The sun., 1900-01-24
WATER WIS UNFIT
FOR BATHING PURPOSES
Willard Salisbury Was Afraid
to Use Water Drawn From
a City Spigot.
PATCHING BIG WATER MAIN
The Water Commissioners VIII Pay
for the Dredging of the River
Bed About the Big Main
at Third Street
Bridget

AT the meeting of the Water Commits
sioners yesterday afternoon communi-
cation was received from Willard Sauls-
bury complaining aboutthe water supply
at his reside net, Fourteenth and Broome
streets.
Accompanying the accommodation was
bottle OF the water complained of,
with the injunction that it be shaken up.
Mr.. Salisbury, in the communication,
stated he had paid the full charges for
water and was entitled to pure water and
if necessary to give it him, the city
should give him an entra service pipe or
even give him pipe from the reservoir.
He claimed that he should be supplied
with just as good water as any body
else.
He had found the water on several
occasions unfit to use to take bath in.
The bottle of water which came with the
communication was critically examined
by the Water Commissioners.
The water EVIDENTLY contained a
vegetable growth, which seemed to be
souea form Of algae. The water was
taken from aspigot in a bath room
Water drawn from the spigots in the
| kitchen was found to be all right, but
these are on a different service.
| The matter will be investigated by the
Water Commissioners. MIR. Salisbury
will be given the opportunity of connect
ing with the main ON Broome street. An
effort will be made To ascertain the con-
dltion Of the water drawn fro II hydrants
in that vicinity.
| The commissioners have made ar
rangements COR the protection of the 20,
inch main across the Christisna at
Third street from being fractured by the
dredge.
Chief Engineer Bond held severa! con-
ferences with General w. I smith,
United States engineer of the dredging,
with the result that portion OF the river
bed about the main will be allowed to
remain undredged for the present.
The Atlas Dredging Company will
commence dredging about the plIings OF
the bridge and between the draw on
Thursday, and by the arrangement made
by Engineer Bond will not touch the
river bed for space of about thirty feet
in the vicin ty Of Jhe main, making in
dredged later by the same company al
Vic DcilSC VI bliO WY
This work cannot be done until the
eight-inch main across the river al
Orange street has been laid. The mair
at Third street can then be re-lad anc
the dredging done. Captain Williams
will resume work on re-laying the mair
at Orange street as soon as the weather
becomes settled.
The cost OF doing the dredging will b'
about 5000.
A communication was received asking
that free water be furnished the Brandy
wine Library Association, which il
occupying the old library building ovel
the Brandvwine. The building belong
to the city, and it is on this ground tina
the request was made. The matter wa
laid over until the law can be examined
/, All city buildings used for public pur
poses are furnished water free of charge
A request was received for rebate OF
the water rent of the new st. Anne
parochial school at Eighteenth ant
| Union streets. She school is at presen
charged for water at meter rates. Th
commissioners stated that they had II
+ authority under the law to give any re
! bates.
. The wee 'ly pay roll of $722,14 wa
!, passed. The balance in bank was S4l
428.20. The water rents are still comm
q very fast.