The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-08

uO1ldtu SIdHJtd Cctiu COMPANY ~
charter, or under the summary proNi-
sions of the Act of 1887. as amended
by the Act of 1899.
At present the Water Company IS at
tempting to compel the owner to DESTROY
said pond without expense on their part
or compensation on the part of the cWnef
by Indictment. The city attorney does
not think that their suit Will "hoid
water" He calls attention to the fact
that the act of 1899, furnishes an "hee-
tive and summary method of removing
this mill pond. He also states that MT.
Castleberry. the owner Of the POND IS
willing to have the dam torn down ut
once and leave the matter of damages TO
jury.
As to the question of compelling the
Water Company to act he IS OF the
opinion that Il failure to properly pro-
tect the water supply will work for
fixture of their franchise.
He states that the suit brought by the
Water Company will hardly be settled
before the fall. and the pond should
be drained within the next month or
two.
The following recommendation are
made:
l. That the Board order the Water
Company to remove the dam and dram
said pond before May 10th, upon penalty
of suit being instituted to declare SAID
franchise forfeited.
.. That if said pond is not destroyed
by said date. that the city refuse to
pay said company the hydrant rental due
from January list to July 1St.
3. That they order said Water Com
pany to take such necessary steps aS
may be required to insure no contamna-
ton from the town of Cary.
4. To require the water shed of Wal
nut Greek to be thoroughly policed and
protected.
Mr.. Ernest Haywood as attorney for
the Water Company. asked frat action
on the report of City Attorney Busbce
be postponed and stated that he had
never known its contents until then;
that it was composed If questions Of law
to which there we're Two sides and
the Water Company was doing every
thing in its power to remedy the COM
plants about the water supply; that the
reports of the city's own eXpcrts-Dr.
Anderson and DR.. Abbott-Snow that the
Nattl W. Iltt mum Aiit -Niiitf7 VI Wv
ease and that the contamination fr1lG
acid had decreased in marked degree:
that as the laying OF inc new pip
had been completed ny the company 1T
a cost of over 5000 AMI the water
turned into them lie acii trouble was
ended and as the experts declared that
the water was IRE from the germs OF
disease there Sh}l.d now be no cause
nj n an of
As to the Castlt berry pond Il suit for
its abatement WAS ON pending III court,
but uts.de of this the company long
since determined that the dam must
come down and will do all in its power
to accomplish this resa.. that immediate
action on the report would not expedite
the removal of the dam. but its only
effect would be to AGAIN puc the COM
Imny in the position to be imposed
upon as to price as it WAS recently when
the company was forced 10 pay so per
acre for land which was assessed TOR
taxation at only so per acre; ti.t- in
spite Of this Castleberrv pond ab0itC
which SO much has bern said the Health
Records will sh0W rhat since the ddop-
ton Of the city water the health of the
city has steadily improved aud very
few (if any at alb cases of serious sick
ness from water can be traced to city
all of them being caused
by wells or ciSteIns; that the company
had in the past spent all its earnings
hi the Improvement aud bctterment of
the system and intended to continue to
do everything in its power TO make the
service as near perfect as possible.
Alderman Drewry said that while
there was mo immediate danger. yet
if the Yates pond was allowed to con
tilHIe through the sumNner. it insight
b. the cause Of thousands Of deaths.
That the water company had been negli-
gent. That this pond had been stand
ing for years, and it amounted to almost
criminal negligence on the part af the
water company to set still and let this
pond stand. This thing was condemned
by the Board of Health and it was oue
of the conditions when the franchise
was granted that this pond shoul he
removed. and yet it had stood for II
or 13 years. We want to warn the
water company that if something is
not done this board will take action.
The physicians report stated that the
acid trouble was Il mere bagatnlle 10
the danger threatened by the Yates
pond
Alderman Miller moved TO refer the
matter TO the water company.
Alderman Pegram thought the matter
should be acted upon at once by the
board.
Alderman Miller thought it was a mat
ter that should be discussed anl on
which the wafer committee should he
heard.
AT the suggestion Of Alderman Par
IRISH, Alderman Miller accepted he
to refer to water committee
to be reported to the board at al ad.
joumed meeting to be held next FL
day night.
REPORT CITY PHYSICIANS.
The city physicians, Drs. McGe4 and
Rem, made the following report
Number of patients treated, II; office
consultations, 80; visits made, 139; pro
scriptions written 10; sent to hospital,
1, discharged as cured 60; continued,
5; died, >; vaccinated, f4S.
y letter from the Seaboard Air Line
engineers relative to the inadequate cul-
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