The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-18
Progress Of the Filtration Expert
mentS at PettaconSet
HAS BEEN VERY SATISFACTORY
Mr. Weston says, and Has Proven That
Pawtuxet Water Can 10 Purified by
the Use OF Alumins-The Registrstion
Figures-Hall Notes.

charge OF he filtration experime Is that
have been rried on for several months,
said this morniug that IL wou d probably
be three weeks before The tests are COM
pleted and the results formulated. Tie
hrst series of tests VIII comp eted proved
tothe sa isfaction OF those CO due ing
them that with half a grain of the sui
p ate Of alumina per gallon Paw, uxet
water can be purified.
The purpose Of the present tests is to
determine the best ana most econo lical
hltsriug medium. Up to the present
lime the water has been run through
pulverized quartz. This is more cost, y
han sand and an effort is now being
m 'de to find saud that will do the work
effectively and which can be found
In the VIC nifty Of the f.tral ion
station. Mr.. Weston says The tests as
whole have been very successful aud
satisfactory and he his not the slightest
doubt thtt with alumina the Pa tuxet
wafer can be relieved OF practically all
oeleterious matter.
He does not think the alum will have
any bad effect. Indeed lefore the water
flows from the filter the alum has been
decompossd and caunot be found in the
effluent n all. The tests Of
tie natural and mechanical filters
have shown that the results obtained
fr IN each system were practically the
same, although there was a very small
percentage in favor OF the mechsn cal
filter. BY the use OF the natural filter
two AID oie nal million gallons of water
can be purified TO one acre OF bed in
twenty -four hours. BY the necha ical
filter the quantity per acre will be 1885,
OOO.Oe in twenty four hours.
Mr.. Weston believes the mechanical
system will be decidedly more economi-
Cal for the city. As ZOO as the tests are
completed and the data obtai Ell pre-
pared meeting Of the filtration CO NJ
mission. which Is composed OF Commits
sioi er Smith, City Engineer s ledd, and
Superintendent Of Health Chaplin. will
m ct aud decide on the system to be
adopted.
Ahead or Last Year.
Seventy-fve names were added to the
regis ry list yesterday and fifty more to-
lay. making the total thus far 1891. This
10 an increase OF 1915 names over the
same date last year. The unusually
arge reRis ration at this time is very sat
isfactory to the clerks in the city clerks
Office who hope il will continue as ii it
does there will be less OF a rush md a
crush during the closin days of the rear.
The number of citizens of forei IN birth
who have thus far failed to bring their
naturalization papers with item when
registering is very sman indeed; thus
showing tha the ess ms Of last spri, q
have not been lost upon the
This fact will not be very satisfac ory to
tine Denosrat.c olitlcians, who will have
o chance TO pr 'te alb Ut RepnDlica
schemes to disira g ise foreigu-Dorn citi-
q ms. as they did u few months n 20.
And speaking Of the city d mocra s
rings to mind the fact that some OF tile
sapient believers In that party are pre-
piring to make a fight for the comnlis-
sionership of public w rks. There
isn't any doubt that the Democrats
would like TO get control OF this de.
partnent il they could T rat in su h an
event it would be turned into a politi al
machine 10 beyond question. At time,
the department. has IN it's employ nearly
eleven hundred men and with practical
Democratic politician at the head every
one of them could be safely counted on
to vote the Democratic ticket
Not That Kind of Man.
1OmtnlstiOucf - nOt tnAt KIM
OF a m,n. however. During bis lhree
years Il service he has never asked an
applica IT for Work, nor an EN- ploye of
tie depsr tment to what political party
ne belonged. III there was
vacancy and the man
could fill it pro perly he Was put to work
mugwump. Mr.. SIN tn has made many
In a 4 ha A tk,s.
portant department. WAS plac ID In his
DIS and. it is safe to say, that if he
desires another term he will get it.
Everyone who has 70 lowed the work Of
the departing mt duri the last three
years has noted the smoothness with
which affairs have been conducted. There
have been no hitcbe., no haxglin mo con-
leption. Everything has been carrie on in
prompt, business-like manner, which il
in strong contrast with the quarrels aud
chickering's which charac erized the work
OF the department before IL was put un-
der one COIN missioner
Notes Aboui the Hall.
Captain Prttis yesterday renumbered
Bush street, which runs fro "a ID ,uglss
avenue to Oregon.
Providence is one OF the few. II not the
only CITY H. the Gu try, which furnishes
street numbers Tree Of cost to house
owners
Tonight the committee on printing will
hold meeting Ia committee room B at
o'clock.
The board OF aldermen will meet at 8
o'clock tomorrow af ernoon. A. IL is
what Is known IS "street day" IL IL ex.
pected that consid r bic business will
come up. is likely hoMexer that
the West combi . viii be assent gam NJ.
there is 40 danger Of me.ti of the
wo branches In 10 Mt couve ,iion.
IL l. ubd rstood hat tue roadway In
front OF the city hall will bs rep ired
about the lst OF N vsmber so the police
parade will not take place until after that
date.