The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-06

The mass meeting Of Green Ridge
citizens, held last night in the Green
Ridge library, to discuss the question
of the water supply furnished by the
Providence Gas end Water company,
was q very enthusiastic enc. In fact
1t had probably more interest taken
In it than any gathering of the like
ever held in Green Ridge. One of the
most important features of the even
ing was the reading of the report of
the secretary of the Household Econ
omics section of the Green Ridge
Women's club, which organization has
started the agitation concerning the
question. Short addresses were made
by many of the gentlemen present, and
Aaron Goldsmith brought along with
him a bottle of water, which came
from the faucet in his bathroom. The
liquid was certainly bad looking
fluid.
The closing event of the evening was
by no means the least important. >
contribution was taken up to raise Il
fund for the purpose OF pushing the
water crusade through, and to be
placed in the hands of that section of
the Womans' club, which had been
making such vigorous efforts to carry
the thing along, S101.65, in cash and
pledges, being collected.
DIR. LANSING PRESIDED.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock by Rev. l. j. Lansing, d.
D., of the Green Ridge Presbyterian
church, who acted as chairman, with
Charles L. Hawlev as secretary. The
hall was crowded with enthusiastic
Green Ridge people who listened at
tentively to the sccretary's report, us
read by Miss Amy Won Sails Gerecke.
1t described in detail visit to the
reservoirs of the Providence company
and the unwholesome conditions they
found.
She was followed by Attorney S. b.
Price, who gave a hearty, enthusiastic
address, in which he substantiated the
secretary's report, he having been over
the ground and closely examined the
territory mentioned. He expressed his
opinion that another analysis should
be made of Green Ridge water, and
concluded by stating that the ladies
| association was deserving of all credit
| for their industrious effort.
Colonel F. l.. Hitchcock was the fol
lowing speaker and in a few short
| terse remarks expressed his approva
of all that had been done by the Ladies
association, and added that he believed
/ the directors Of the company wer,
really ignorant of the great danger in.
CURED in using the water from thei
reservoir. He also suggested the ad.
visibility of using a good filterlng sys.
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and, like the other speakers, thorough.
ly endorsed the measures taken by the
Ladies' club.
f. b. Sturges was called upon fo
some remarks, and suggested three
courses of solving the difficulty, first
by sending a committee to the Provi
dence Gas and Water company to con,
fer with them and come to an agree
ment, if possible; second, to apply t
w. w. Scranton to supply Green Ridge
from his reservoir; and, third, If al
measures failed, to indict the Provi
dence company on account of the dele
terious condition of the water. Amone
the other speakers of the evening wer,
]. H. Rittenhouse, George b. Davidson
Professor II. L. Burdick, Rev. w. j
Ford and DR.. G. f. Dean, all of whom
spoke shortly and to the point.
MR.. STURGES' MOTION.
1t was then suggested by DR.. Lansint
that collection be made to defray tn
expense of having a Cornell exper
come here and give the water a thor
ough test. Mr.. Sturges, however, mad
a motion, which was carried, that
committee of six, four to be member
of the Ladies' society and the othe
two gentlemen appointed by the chair
should confer with the Providenc
Water company, and unless their griev
ances were given immediate attention
to present an indictment at the mex
meeting of the grand jury.
The collection was then made as tol
above. Negotiations had already bee
made with w. w. Scranton relativ
to the water supply, and a letter wa
read from him in which he stated tina
he had offered to sell water to tn
Providence company and had offered t
buy their system east of the Lacka
wanna