The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-11

last week for two more, making our ca- | pacity two million.
 If you adopt the mechanical filter l | am satisfied you will never be sorry fol it.
 "Somerville Water Co. Somerville, N. J., Feb. 4, 1902. Charles Gay, Ssq.:
 | Dear Sir--We have had our water analysed once a month for year and find that the filters take out from eighty to ninety-five per cent. of the bacteria. This would seem to indicate that with out doubt filtration is a preventive of the disease, at least so far as it might come from drinking water
 Very truly yours,
 "H. F. Gaston, Treasurer"
 Warsaw, Ind, Feb. 3, 1902 If the water could be filtered slowly enough it would make it free from ty- phoid germs, but you need very large plant for the purpose.
 'J G. Sutton, Manager.
 'GreenWich Water Company,
 We use fve-eighths of a grain of alum to the gallon of water. If there is
 
 gnow. I remain
 Very respectfully yours,
 ''BENJ. w. SNYDER, Supt.'
 ''35 Greenwich Avenue
 Greenwich, Conn.,, Feb. 4, 1902. Charles Gay, Ssq.:
 Dear Sir--Your inquiry of January 31st at hand. Our company has a sys- tenn of filtration, and the results cannot be otherwise than pleasing and satisfac- tory. Filtration will purify your water and practically remove any danger from that source. We have very little trouble from typhoid fever. There have been a few cases, and the sickness in those instances may have been con tracted elsewhere. uOr people would not be satisfied now without other than filtered water.
 Yours truly,
 THE GREENWICH WAITER CO,
 Per J. Devine." coffee of the Stamford Water Co.,,
 Stamford, N Y, Feb. 8, 1902. "Mr Charles Gay: Dear Sir-In reply would say that we have not had a case of typhoid fe yer in some years, and have never had case that could be traced to the use of water works since we put the water works in with our filters I have no doubt it would be preventive of ty- phoid fever, as they work perfectly and we wash them out every day.
 Respectfully yours,
 "J c. VAN DYKE, Prest." In addition to the foregoing testimo- ny regarding the value of filtration in preventing typhoid, l refer you to an article in the Water and Gas Review for December, 1901. The facts used in said article were furnished by MT George O. Bailey, superintendent of the Albany, N. Y, Water works, and gives data regarding the filtration system in use in Albany N. Y. MT. thority on this subject, and his report on the Albany filtration system has been recommended to me as reliable. Your committee has a matter in charge that is of vast importance, not one to be measured by dollars and cents. It has the health and lives of the city under it's consideration as well as the making of a schedule of rates. There is absolutely no need of typhoid and your committee has it in it's power to introduce an effective preventative clause in the contract which you report 70 the court of common council. On the 3rd inst, at a meeting of the of the Water company, President Whitney stated acording to he New Haven Register, that steps had 1t last been taken to consider the put ing of a filtration plant at Lake Whit icy, but this delayed report to stock holders does not bind the company any Tor relieve your committee of it's duty 0 see to it that by a clause in the pro- posed contract that such promises shall ! na terialize into a performance. I respectfully submit that no greater can rest upon this con- | nittee than the preservation of the | ives and health of the citizens. In all other respects than those cov- | red by my personal communications to | our commiteee and the court of com non council, tand with the great body l f the petitioners and with the resolu- | ions passed at the mass meetings.
 Respectfully submitted,
 CHARLES GAY,
 303 Ferry street