The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25
INSPECTING A WATERSHED
40 Enjoyable Visit to the Spring
Brook Valley.
NATURES FINE nANDiNORK
II II Exhibited to Advantage to Guests OF
the spring Brook Water supply
Company plans for an En-
lar.ed Watcr system.

lied Spring Brook Water Supply COM
pany, a party of seventy representa-
tive citizens of Luzerne and IAackawan.
ma counties yesterday morning visited
the headwaters of the stream whence
the company expects to derive us sup
ply for the Wyoming valley. The pur-
pose of the visit was to enable the
guests of the company to perceive the
superiority OF the Moosic Mountain
water shed over any other available
source of a large water supply within
piping distance of Wilkes Barre and
surrounding towns, and also TO give
them a clear idea of the facilities when
the company will soon have to carry
out it's contract with the communities
that it intends to supply with bubbling
spring water.
The party was recruited in two Sec
tions. The Luzerne contingent COM
prising representatives of Wilkes
Barre. Plymouth, Kingston, West
Pittston, PittstOn and AVOca, came up
on special train to MOosic, where 1t
was Joined at $50 o'clock by the Scran-
ton section, the latter being conveyed
to Moosic in special traction car
From Moosic carriages transported the
joint assemblage up the Spring Brook
valley as far as the mouth of Green
run. ! ter forenoon's observation of
the company's contemplated extension
Of its system of storage reservoirs. a
retreat was effected to the house of
Steuben Church. below the intake dam,
where Huntingdon had In readiness an
appetizing dinner The dinner des-
patched, there was an hour of formal
and informal oratory, after which the
party returned to Moosic and the ace
dispersed.
THE COMPANY'S PLANS.
The present plan of the company for
the supply of Wilkes Barre and the
towns on the east side of the Susque-
hanna contemplate. besides the build
ing Of dams below mentioned, the lay
ing of long line of 36-inch pipe which
will give to Wilkes Barre a constant
supply Of Spring Brook water for do
nestle service, having sufficient pres
sure to carry the water to the highest
point on Wilkes Barre hill. As an
emergency plant the company proposes
the immediate erection on the banks OF
the Susquehanna river above Ptttston
of Il pumping station of capacity suffi-
cient to supply the entire system with
the water from the river. This station
will be used only In case of emergency,
but will be built with Il view Of having
thoroughly modern. well-equipped
pumping station Of ample capacity! In
itself to supply the whole of the terri
tory embraced in the system of supply.
The towns on the west side Of the river
down to and including Plymouth are
already supplied with Spring Brook
water, and when TIC work now under
way Is completed Il whole Of Wyom-
ing valley will be fun Shed with a sui.
iiciency of thoroughly Stable water.
The present system reservoir in
cludes q series Of dar. \sltuated one
above the other up Spri. Brook. The
company a present have n their sue
| cessive dams a storaf. capacity of
about .0O0.OO0.0O0 gallons OF water.
which in itself is far in excess Of the
actual present demands Of the regions
supplied. The company, however, to
provide against any possible conting-
ency of the present time and to guar
antee for all time an inexhaustible
source OF water for the vast territory
| Of the Wyoming valley intend imrne-
diately to erect a number Of additional
dams which when completed will have
a capacity Of over 5000, 900 gallons
of water. The work to be done by the
company has all been laid out on the
broad basis of providing not only for
the present needs Of the regions sup
plieu. but for the erection and MAIN
tenance Of plank which will be found
| adequate when the present population
Of the coal region shall have many
| times doubled itself " Is intended to
provide not only a sufficient but also
u wholesome supply of clear, cold wat
or, to which end the now naturally
clean watershed will be kent free from
human hobitation and consequently
free from all opportunities Of pollution.
THOSE PRESENT.
| In addition to President l.. a. Watres,
Secretary T. II. Watkins. Treasurer
Robert c. Adams. General Manager ].
l.. Crawford. Assistant General Man
ager q. NJ. Lance and Directors Lem
rel Amerman, William F. Hallstead,
c. d. Simpson and Morgan r. Williams,
Of the Spring Brook Water Supply COM
Dany. the party .cluded the following
persons:
From Wilkes -Barre--Judge Lynch, A.
II. McClintock. DR.. F. c. Johnson. A. II.
Van Horn, Judge Darte, w. p. Ryman,
ex-Attorney General H. w. Palmer.
George Il. Bedford. c. F. Lippincott, I.
Jones, J. Roberts, jr.. Roger McGarry,
H. II. Harvey, NJ. T. Smith. b. NJ. Espy,
J. S. Sanders, Liddon Flick, NJ. r. Nor
gan. A. j. Davis. John Graham. Walter
Roberts. Isaac Long. Benjamin Will
liams ar William Williams.
| From Scranton-President G.. H.
Zehnder of the Dickson Manufacturing
company; c. S. Weston, r. H. Dale,
Reese G. Brooks. w. G. Parke, A. H.
Christy. H. p. Simpson, A. II. Storrs.
j. e. McCfure. r. Fl. Pratt. r. ]. BEAM
ish and Livy.S. Richard.
| From PittstOn-William s. Simpson.
Thomas Ford. 8. b. Bennett, Alex
Craig. A. A. Dryden. G.. N. Wilmer.
Theodore Hart. Charles Coward, Thorn
as Monte. G. +. Anthony, John b. Law
and Max Parke.
From Plymout!-Edwin Davenport,
Peter Shupp and ]. A. Opp.
From New York, Mr. McKenna: from
Kingston. Abram Nesbitt; from Ayoca.
| William Wah ner and from, Nr,l,ni., w