The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-28
rhe water Question Again

There was meeting, last night, in the
offices of Eckard P. Budd, of the COM
mittee appointed in the dim past to con-
slider the question of obtaining a better
quality of water for Mount Holly. 1t
was not the original committee, however,
as the members are not all among US any
more. Time has wrought changes in
men, but not in the water
The committee held its last previous
meeting on September 81, 1901. B. F. II.
Shreve, representing the Water Company,
appeared at that meeting and stated, ac-
cording to the minutes
THAT the company was now ready,
after year spent in investigation and ex-
periments, to carry out plan for the i'm
provement of the water, and desired the
plan should be approved by the commit
tee before the work was begun"
The plan referred to was the installa-
ton of an alum gravity filter which the
company proposed to install lat the pres
emit pumping station, and Mr.. Shreve
thought the work could be done within
two months.
After consideration, the committee,
which still had some faith in the promises
of the company, decided that the filter
above referred to would be satisfactory.
The two months have passed, likewise
over two more, and it's the same old story
gold brick.
But all things have an end, and the end
is drawing near.
The committee held another meeting
last night. The members all showed signs
of WEAKNESS at the delay, and determine
ton to bring matters to focus speedily.
No representative of the Water Com
pany was present, but letter from Mr..
Shreve was in evidence 1t is dated
January IA, which was three days after
the notices for the committees meeting
had been mailed. The letter states:
'Eckard p. Budd, Esq,
Dear Sir:-ln view of certain recent
criticisms of the Water Company. it seems
proper to advise you as chairman of the
citizens committee, that the committee
on improvement of the water supply are
still at work on their plans.
1--WE have been on the point of accept
| ing several propositions for loaning US the
necessary funds, but each time have been
delayed by more favorable offer This
matter seems to be practically settled now
and a competent engineer has been en-
gagged, who is expected to be in Mount
Holly next week to prepare the detailed
plans and specifications for the entire
work, including not only sedimentation
| hut oil fha b,.s1 1iror 20
house the filters and the new stack and
boiler.
"As soon as these plars and specifica-
tions are received, the contracts will be
| let and construction begun as soon as the
weather will permit. The filters will be
ready before the building is complete, and
the entire plant will certainly be in oper-
alton long before the hot weather of sum
mer can affect the water. AS l have be-
fore assured you, will be glad at any
time to tell you frankly what we are
doing in the matter.
yours very truly,
"B. F. HAYWOOD SHREvR,
''for committee of Water Co. .
All of which shows that the matter has
not progressed since September 81; in fact
it has refrigerated
The committee passed motion to ad-
journ to meet on February 49, If, by
that time, the Water Company cannot
show satisfactory contract, properly ex.
ecuted, for the installation of filter and
other necessary machinery, then a public
meeting of citizens is to be called, al
which the committee will report that nc
arrangements to better the water can be
made with the Water Company, and rec