Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

| Soheicse, IN winch 6ttentiOn WA called
the sources OF pollution at and above Cum
berland. where various mills breweries and
| other establishments discharge their refuse
| into the river. He quoted the results OF
| the investigations OF a number OF scientists
| INTO the effect OF q polluted water euppiy,
ana also gave comparative statistics OF
cities IN this country and Europe. showing
the fluctuations In the number of typho,d
| Fever cases as the character of the water
varied In purity. He spoke OF the case OF
/ = woman In western city. who has
government because of the death OF her
husband which she attributed TO the i'm
| pure quality OF the public water supply
| Dr. Johnson said IL II was impossible TO
/ prevent the pollution Of water which seem
ed 70 De admitted. then the remedy was 10
| purify impure water. II was not sufficient
| TO rest on the possibility OF the water being
/ purined by running through the open air
because II had been shown that was moi
| accomplished after the water had run l.o
miles 1t was also known that a single
| case OF FEVER could pollute a water supply
| OF an entire city.
Filtration the Remedy.
1t seemed to be the opinion OF the best
| sutnorlties, and had been so reported to the
board. that the publication OF a water sup
| ply could be brought about by a filtration
plant. He added that il had been estimated
that plant Of this character for this city
would cost about sl.GO0Ooo He thought
annually In this city. as he had stated,
Soo0U0. an expenditure OF the same amount
TO prevent Ii ought not to be regarded az
extravagant. He was OF the opinion that
such an expenditure would pay
MI Greenlees then read some resolutions
which were unanimously adopted. setting
iorth that the public water supply of th.
District of Columbia Is, in localities ins;lffi-
c.ent. from lack OF distributing mains from
the reservoir. and is frequently impure and
undesirable for domestic uses, II is there
fore. resolved by the Washington board
OF trade that we respectfully but force
fully urge u, On Congress the necessity for
prompt and effective action looking to the
completion Of the abandoned aqueduct
tunnel and Howard University reservoir
Also that Congress be requested 10
give immediate consideration to plans for
the publication OF the water supply. and
mat this board places itself record as
being unalterably opposed to the general
Introduction of water meters in residences.
believing that everything reasonable should
be done to make the supply abundantly
sufhcient for the needs of every house
holder and as inexpensive possible.
1t is further ordered that the officers
OF this board and the appropriate commit
tees be empowered to present the forego-
ing matters to the proper authorities"
Mr.. Henry Blair said that while this city
did not have as yet the Howard University
! reservoir or filtration system. yet ii had
been spared the meter system. and he
therefore offered n resolution to the effect
that the Washington board Of trade ten
ders its thanks to those members OF the
House of Representatives whose energy and
votes resulted in the striking out OF the
District appropriation bill of the clause
which threatened to impose upon the house
holders of this community measured
ter service at a cost reasonably estimated
to be in excess of one million dollars.
Also that the officers of this board and
the appropriate committees be requested to
call the attention of the Senate to the
Sihla action of the House on sal nf
water meters.
DR.. Farden thought that perhaps it would
be better policy not 10 adopt such resolu-
ton. ii would seem to criticise those
who voted for this measure.
Mr. Geo. II. Harries said he had heard
from several sources that when anything
was done for the District there was no
word of thanks ELECTED, and he thought the
| resolution as proposed was very appropri-
ate at this time.
The resolution was then adopted uuani-
ously.
The Public Schools.
A report from the committee on public
schools was then made by the chairman.
DR.. A p. Pardon. He said that IL was
| the purpose to present at this time only
| one phase of the work of the schools.
namely, manual training. He spoke of the
| importance of accompanying the training
| of the mind with that of the hand and
eye. He said that many of the brightest
men in the cities had been reared in the
| country and he believed it was due TO the
| fact that they were called on by the varied
experiences on the farm to use their hands
while they were training their minds
DIR. w. A. Croffut spoke Of what he had
seen in the manual training schools. and
said that good results Were achieved, in
spite of the inadequate buildings. He be-
leved in the multiplication of these schools,
and he thought that this was one OF the
| needs of the city. He believed If these
Il 30 or frRh cd nhar
| they would be filled with pupils.
In the opinion of Mr.. b. +. Davis, manual
| training resulted in a diminu;ion of Juve-
| nile crime. The statistics in France, he
| said, where this system had been in opera
ton for long time, showed this. lie be-
| lieved when an appropriation for this pur-
pose was asked that if members of Con-
| gress were told that the money was needed
| for purposes of utility. and not for charity.
| there would not be much difficulty IL get
| ting the amounts asked.
Specimens of Work.
Mr.. W. H. Singleton then explained some
| specimens of the work done by the children
in the manual training schools. pictures OF
| which were thrown upon a screen. He
prefaccd this by stating that the object OF
| these schools was not to fit boys for trades,
as only wood working, iron working and
| modelling were represe while bricklay
| ing and the other trades were not repre-
| serted. The rrrpcse was to educate the
| child that it would be better fitted for
| the duties of life and to bring into use all
the faculties. He spoke of the develop
ment of the child as he she passes
| through the various grades. 1t was after
the sixth grade that the pupil went into
| the manual training schools. He called AT
| tention to specimens of iron and wood
| work exhibited on the platform, which. he
said, considering that they were made by
| young boys, were remarkable examples OF
the training given.
| An interesting series of pictures was then
| shown on the screen of the work done in
| the manual training schools, and also OF
the buildings occupied by such schools in a
number of the cities.
| Interesting comment on the pictures was
made by Mr.. Singleton. and he called spe-
cal attention to the contrast between what
| he termed Temple of Labor. the Man.
ual Training School, on o street, with the
| fine buildings i'm several other cities. As
| the o street building is small two-story
| structure one portion of which, Mr.. Sim
| gleton explained, was formerly used as a
| school and another portion livery sta
| BILE, the contrast with the large and hand
some buildings shown on the screen as