The sun., 1900-01-31
Mr.. SAULSBURY'S NEiGHBORS
FIND NO FAULT With WATER
Chief Engineer Bond Makes Thor
ough Investigation of Complaint
20 Water Department..

Chief Engineer Bond, of the Water
DeparI ment, has con. .peted thorough
lnvest,g CATION of the complaints made by
Willard salisbury about the water sup
ply at his residence, Fourteenth and
Broome streets. In communication to
the department., Mr.. salisbury had
stated that he had several times been
compelled to give up his baths on ac-
count of the water being unfit for that
purpose. He submitted a bottle of the
water which evidently contained vege-
table growth of some kind.
Engineer Bond made canvass of the
immediate vicinity of Mr.. Salisbury s
home and received thirty-four opinions
as tn the quality OF the water.
Out of the tlirty-fonr, no essential
fault was found with the water. The
large majority SAID it was all right.
Chief Bond submitted the opinions at
the meeting Of the Water Commissioners
yesterday afternoon. At the residences
| of the following 1t was stated that atpr
was all righ Frank X. Carswell, l40l
Rodney stftei; q. B. Chandler, 1905
Rodney street; W. H. Churchman, III /
Rodney street; James a.. Taylor, 1919
K ,dney street; Henry Thompson, 1905
,dnry street; Annie w. Sellers, 1901
Rodney street; E NJ. Hopes, 1908 Rod
ney street;F +. L. GilDin, 1904 Broome
stIeet; Josiah Marvel, 1904 BrWne
street; William Michael By,ne, 1920
West Foult' e. th street; Chas. G. Rupert,
| 1913 West L ,urteehth street. John Blggs,
1910 West Fourteenth street; George s.
Capelle, 1904 Delaware avenue; Josephine
Warner, 100 Delaware avenue.
| AT the Residence Of o. S Marsden,
l403 Rodney sLleeL, it was stated that
there were Whitish particles in the
water Some OF the persons Intervene ed
spoke of the condilinn OF the water last
summer, which was caused by the reser.
vior being cleaned.
AT the residence of ID. 7. Reinhart,
1911 West Fourteenth street, it was
stated that the water was sometimes
muddy Filters are used by &. L. Brown
1909 West Fourteenth street, w d.
Pennypacker, 1900 West Fourteenth
street. At the ie-idencs of w. B. Page
1913 West Fourteenth street, it was
stated that the water was not fit tc
drink and had to be boiled.
AT the residence Of S. N Thomas. 1905
West Fourteenth street, it was stated
that the water had to be strained last
summer. AT the residence of j. f. Nc.
llaughiln, l5l4 West Fourteenth street,
1t was stated that the water had o scum
on it. At the residence of Wilmer
Palmer, 1907 Rodney street, it was said
there was settling in the water. A fiji.
ter is used at the residence of Frank E.
Patterson, 1890 Rodney street, the water
is muddy after rain. There are fine
PARTICLES in the water at the residence oi
e. w. Chambers, 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue. The water is not clear at the
Il residence Of G, NJ, Mendenhsil, 1903
Pennsylvania avenue. At the residence
of H. NJ. Love, l403 Broome street, i,
was stated that the water was bad as
summer.
1t was announced that q reply hal
been sent to Mr.. Saulsbury's communl
cation, in which it was stated that tn,
Water Department did not guarantee tn,
quality of the water suppned, but en-
deavored to make it as good as possible
, He will be given the opportunity of con
Meeting with tho main on Broome street
A larger service pipe will also be givel
| if he desires it.