Evening star., 1898-07-30
SUBURBAN NE WS
LAUREL, MD.

1t is said that the Laurel Water Company. IN
corpcrated by the legislature at Its session.
Is prepared to erect water works at The
Baltimore fncorporators Messrs. Joseph N.
Cone, ]. Strart Macdonald and William Minch.
Mr.. Gone has been interested in the subject for
several years. At first 1t proposed to
Bear brabch as a source of supply but it was
found that the greatest flow there would fill only
an eight-irch pipe, and that this quantity would
not meet the needs OF the town for four
years. The Baltimore capitalists came to the
conclusion that they could not spend the large
amount OF money required for water works, and In
q few years have to change the supply The
standpjpe to be erected will have a capacity of
5UO.OU0 gallons.
The only point from which sufficient water can
De gotten it has been developed, is the Patuxent
river, a short distance above the cotton factory.
concentration Proceedings will have to be gone
through with In order to secure the right to use
this locality. Enough can be gotten from
.nis source 1t is said, to supply the town for the
motive power Of the cotton factory and the Avon
dale -four mills in Laurel, save for two months In
,d 1ne year-during the dry season. Millions of gal
IONS oi water go to waste over the dams except in
time Of drought like the present. An exhaustive
examination has been made of the Patuxent water,
pcre The banks Of the river above Laurel to
the headwaters are wooded. and there are said
investigation made by the state geological survey
shcWs that an artesian well system is an impos-
soon as the result of the present canvass for
furnishing water to private parties for household
purposes is made known it is said that the Laurel
Mater company will go ahead with the work.
The reservoir is to be placed beside the river at
me me po11t selected for securing this supply, and
the water viii be pumped from this reservoir into
the standpipe. Under the act of Incorporation the
Whole town must be supplied with the water
works.
In the apportionment by Controller Goldsbor-
oueh of the $150,0O0 for the purchase of text
books for Tie public schools Prince Georges gets
$3;t'S32 for white and S1,419.55 for colored
scho OILS.
Bids for the erection of the high school build
IN uuujn ifiadr r1o
BEEN e msds by M he Rd~ard aasS
held at the city hall Monday night that bein;,
the time for the opening of bids for the erection
committee We're present: Messrs. Edward Phelps.
x. x W. Kerr, Kerr, Charles e Stanley, T. NJ Baldwin,
VIM. Mfstead and Mr.. D. NJ Fisher When the
bids We're opened they showed the following
suits for the completed building: r. L. Turner
Carroll s12.lSs; james 7. Ioveiess, $3.50; c.
Gable, Washington. s15,s17: H p Burgess Brook
sna p $50 Sc 1ab5 Watsr ;,,sr gurha na
$13a a54; G. H. Lowery, Washington. S1e,96O; w
L. Nichols. Laurel. for brick and concrete work
81, 11s; otto wolfstein & Co. Baltimore, for gal.
inston. for heating less masonry S455; H. l.
Gsresory Washington for heating and ventilation
Sl't3o; teck-W1llfamson Heating and Ventflatiug
Co., for heating and ventilation, 81 os5.
-, Al IT the bids for the completed building
were laid aside for future action
chairman Phelps, who had been appointed a
con n1fttee of one to consult with the owners of
the CronmiiIer lot, reported that the lot owners
agreed TO sell for 81 700, or IL allowed strip
forty feet wide on the nerth side the lot would
Sell the balance TO the committee for 81 500 Dr.
J: f. BILLIARD. Charles H. Stanley, p P Cas-
tie, NJ Bond. T. II. OBrien. L. NJ. Baldwin
and Edward Phelps voted in favor of the propo-
tion, and R. W. Kerr and d. NJ. Fisher against It,
On the west side Of the lot is strip Of ground
owned by the Laurel Mill Company, which they
have agreed to donate to the committee for school
purposes Mayor Phelps instructed to con-
suit further with the owners. He states how
ever, this matter has been adjusted
MIR. Chas. II. Stanley among the members
who attended the meeting of the state bar asso-
clat1on at the Blue Mountain House Wednesday
Miss Matte Gilbert is visiting friends in Phla-
delphia, Pa.
The members of st. Mary's Sunday school were
given picnic by the Rev. f. 2. Mackall We'd
nesday at the farm Of Mrs. Honora Jardin