Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
LOCATION OF SUPPLY DAM.
Laurel Authorities Preparing to Es-
tnblish Water Works.
of The Evening Star.

| LAUREL, Md, August 4, 1900.
| After carefully going over the ground in
| the neighborhood of the Brashears place the
water BOATS, has about determined upon the
! location of the supply dam for the water
| system for this town. The purchase of the
| local electric light plant has also been
| considered desirable. Members of the water
| board, in company with Engineer Allen of
| the firm of Hill, Allen & Quick of Balti-
| more, made a careful survey of the Bra
| shears place Thursday evening and one of
| the results of the survey was the discovery
mat tAefe We're no springs OF adequate
How on that property to accommodate the
| needs of the town ai-d the cost of bringing
the water from tina. Lint to the town
would about eat up the greater part of the
amount allowed Laurel for the establish
ment of the water works. Accordingly the
party descended the stream leading from
the property and found desirable location
for the. building of the supply dam on the
upper part If the Eantine farm, located
about TWO Lilies from the town limits.
Should this tract b. decided upon it would
save the authorities. it is said, about $1,000.
The plan of the system to he adopted here
provides for the water being drawn from
the supply dam to a pumping station, at
near the electric light plant, by gravity.
From the pumping station the water will
be forced to standplpe near the property
of Mayor Phelps, in the western part of
the town, where the elevation is greatest
The capacity of the standpipe. which Will
be about 100 feet high, will be near 10000
gallons. The water will be supplied from
this pipe to the different portions of the
town by means of gravity.
The electric light plant. owned and oper-
ated by a private company composed
tirely of citizens of the town, can, it is
thought, be purchased for about 5000. This
plant was built in 1888 at a cost Of sI3.
l4a. t6 by private capital subscribed by a
number of Laurel citizens, one of the num-
Der being ex-senator German, but was sold
in 1885 to the present owners, who have
during their ownership. spent S2,2O2 in re-
pairs and improvements. The net earnings
for the past year have been 1864. o.
Figures have been supplied the board for
the construction Of a plant similar to the
one now in operation. and the cost set
at Sl4,7 +6 The present plant was also val
ued at Sl3. IO6 by the engineers. After care
full consideration the board decided to pur-
chase the local plant, SO that 1t could be
operated in the future by the city, which
has been paying to the electric light COM
pany annually $1,2OO for the lighting of the
streets.
The mayor and city council au-
thorized by the last legislature TO issue
bonds TO the amount of $4,000 for the es-
tabiisnment of water system and the
purchase of the electric light plant, the
amount to be devoted to the water works
being $35.OOO, leaving 100000 to be spent for
the electric plant. The bonds are forty
year gold bonds and bear per cent inter-
est
number Of friends at her home. a short
distance from this town, last night. Dane
ing and other amusements were the order
of the evening. Some of those present were
Misses Bessie Clayton, Nettie and Sophie
Snowden, the Misses Tunis. Sophie and
Mamie Shepherd, Hattie Smith. Laura Sad
Ter and Messrs. r. r. Norris, D. German.
W. Henrchs, w. Billiard. o. Marbury, X.
Sadler, r. A. Clark, G. Bennett, E. Duvall
and w. Tyson.
A surprise party was rendered Master
Albn Bond by his young friends last even
ing and a most enjoyable evening was pass
ed in music, games and other amusements.
Among those present were Emma Flester.
Elsie Lyddard. Bessie Lyddard Bessie kir-
by, Edna Beail. Flora Croeker, Bessie
Robey and Harry Gambrill, Fred Shaffer,
Earl Lowell. Guy and Marion Bond, Fred
Morrison, Richard Kaiser, James Crandall
and William Beall.
Messrs r. r. Norris of Washington and
Douglas German are visiting at ex-senator
Germans home near this town.