Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-27
WATER FROM DEEP NELL
Trustees OF the Poor Plan for
an Entire New System.
TWO EXPERT DRILLERs SPEAK
While One Bidder for Furnishing the
New Water supply IL Much the Higher,
He Gives Excellent Guarantees Pres
ident Springer Resigns.

New water supply IL Much the Higher,
He Gives Excellent Guarantees Pres
ident Springer Resigns.
The B,ard Of Trustees Of the Poor Of
New Castle county met At the almshouse
to-day aud discussed plans for an entire
new water system for the county aims
house. Those present we're President
sptinger sud Messrs Crossan, Toman.
6armsn, Keller, Newell, Lawson, Walker,
Culbsrt and Weldin
George K Kennedy. a specialist Ia the
business Of artesisn well drilling and
maintenance, was asked to address the
board He spoke in the interest Of
proposal which he submitted from his firm,
Of Philadelphia, guaranteeing to drill and
it up an arteslan well--snppiying the
outside easing OF the we'll, OF 6 or 10
Inches, a streiner at the water surface or
suction line running mp Oh the inside Of
the casing not less than 100 feet
For 6inch casing, s. per foot
S-inch casing, 81 90; 10 inch, $40
He guaranteed to give 40 gallons per
minute for 6 inch casing: 60 gallons
for inch casing so gallons for 10 inch
casing. This would make
total cost, rating the S-inch casing aud
| judging from the depth Of the we'll at
the Delaware State Hospital for the
Insane, this would cost the trustees
about 81 600.
Mr Kennedy made an explicit ex
/ empihcation OF his method OF boring
srteslan wells, and made specification
that, In the event OF striking
rock strata, an extra charge
Of So s foot would be made He did not
calculate that any rock would be found
IN this section IF the country before an
abundant supply OF water Was reached
/ Henry Waterman, Of Waterman
Brothers, Hemmerton, Pa, offered to do
the work for 81 foot, but would not
I guarantee forty gallons Of water
minute out Of one we'll He suggested
that more than one we'll be dug and
thus more than 40 gallons OF water could
be obtained at such great depth-pei haps
not more than 100 feet de did not bid
for inside suction pipe.
Mr. Waterman's proposal provided for
furnishing everything for So a foot
if the trustees would agree 20 board
tie two men necessary to d. the work
and operate the Keystone drilling
machine The work, be thought would
last about a month at the longest
Tbs Waterman proposal will probably
be rejscted because they offer no guaran
toe Of force or maintenance Of the we'll.
Report of Affairs at the AImshOuse.
The payroll amounting this month
TO $3.50 So was allowed
Superintendent David MoGay's report
for the month Of March showed the fol
lowing population.
White men, i55; women, So children
s. total 2l9; c0lored men, 1S women. II
children, 3 total 34 grand total Of
inmates, $40.
Deaths during the month-Noah King
73 years old, Of Wilmington; james
Brown. 2l years old, Of Wilmington
Henry Gordon, 75 years old, Of Christi
ana; George Brown, 80 years old, Viii
mington,
President Springer Resigns.
Dr. Francis L. Springer. who has sc
ably represented White Clay Greek
hundred IN the board for min,
years, serving for the past
year as president, resigned The
doctor has removed from White
Clay Greek hundred to Chris
tiana hundred Messrs. Crossan, Tomsr
and Salmons made fslicitous speeches o.
their pleasant associations with 4 th,
doctor, and the latter replied feelingly.
, Cal vim W. Crosssn-will be selected Il
su coeed the doctor as president.