The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02
Meeting Last Night Of the
Water Works Committee
is PROCEEDING CAREFULLY
A. M. Lynn Of the Water Works Com
pany Explains What is Being
Done-MeetIng Adjourned
for Two Weeks.

The committee appointed to look after
the matter of filtration of Birnlinghams
water supply consisting of Mayor w. NJ.
Drennen, City Attorney I'd Smith, AL.
derman ]. ]. Altman and City Engineer
Julian Kendrick, met last night In the
Office of Mayor Drennen to consider what
progress had been made in the work Of
installing the filtration plants to be con-
structed by the Birmir CHAM Water COM
pany at North Birmingham and Shades
mountain. A. NJ Lynn and superlnten-
dent Geoi ge Reyer OF the water works
company, were present at the meeting.
Mr.. Lynn when eskcd by the commit
tes what progress had been made by his
company towards giving Its patrons fill
tered water stated that considering the
magnitude of the work before them, he
thought that considerable progress hal
been made towards the filtration OF Rlr-
nirghams water supply.
No One System.
"It must be remembered" said Mr..
Lynn. that there is no one system of FL
tration to be applied to all waters. The
local conditions and the analysis of the
individual water must be considered. The
proposition of altering the large volume
of water supplied to the Birmingham dis
trict is not a simple one. Water that is
used for sprinkling purposes and water
that is wasted-and the latter Is no small
quantity-must be treated by sedimenta-
ton. aeration and filtration with the
same care that water is treated for diet
etic purposes.
There Is no filtration system In opera
ton today In the United States as large
In capacity as that already planned for
Birmingham. The method of filtration
has already been determined upon-that
of mechanical filtration by gravity The
details of construction for the North Blr-
mingham system have already been de-
cided upon and the details of construc-
ton for the altering system on Shades
mountain will be determined upon re-
ceipt of the report of H. p. Juengst, an
expert engineer on mechanical filtration,
who spent last week In Birmingham Ac
tive work will commence In the near fu-
ture and will be pushed to an early COM
pletion by experienced engineers"
Proceeding Carefully.
Mr.. Lynn stated further that his COM
pary was proceeding carefully along cor
rect lines. and would use every effort to
install a perfect filterlng system. That
they did not intend to make any mistake
in the beginning which would caus. them
as fn frsuc anr1f al In
remedying. He said that ne could not
state positively just when the work of
construction would begin or when 1t
would be completed, but that 1t would
be pushed as rapidly as possible. He
thought that In two weeks he could give
a definite answer In regard to this mat
ter, and was perfectly willing that the
city engineer should examine tho work
done and that contemplated. and fix the
time.
Mr.. Lynn further stated that the Bir-
mingham Water Works company had the
interest of Birmingham as much at heart
and probably more 80 than any individ-
ual citizen in the district and that while
ne felt they had compiled fully with their
contract with the city to furnish pure
and wholesome water. they had decided
TO increase their investment here fully
IS per cent. IN adding perfect system Of
filtration.
Upon motion Of ]. J. Altman the meet
ing adjourned Until Tuesday night, Sep
TENDER 1C. at which time Mr.. Lynn stat
ed that he would endeavor to give a de-
finite answer as to WHEN the work would
be completed and the system In opera
ton.
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