Evening journal., 1904-03-29
REPORTS
ON. WATER STATUS
Water Board Will Investigate
Bids For Printing-Scent
A { ombine
BUSINESS BEFORE COMMISSIONER.

At the regular meeting Of the Water
Commiss on yesterday afternoon Chief
engineer Theodore A. Leisen presented
n interesting statement concerning the
Naier situation in this city The re-
ort contains several alternative prop
1sitions but the principal plan Is a par
lal gravity system, entailing the con-
-truction of a dam across the Brandy
Inc above Rockland to control the
water and to serve to a limited extent
an impounding reservoir; the con-
4truction of q preliminary filter near
he same point and the installation of
centrifugal pump TO raise the water
o the filter beds. From this point 10
ool Spring reservoir a conduit would
he constructed TO conduct the filtered
water 20 Cool Spring reservoir, the
onduit TO have a capacity of 30,000,000
allons IN twenty-foH hours. From
'ool Spring II would be distributed TO
he low service system through the
city, and for high service It could be
pumped from Cool Spring to Rodney
street basin. The cost OF constructing
he dam and conduit would cost about
$3.50. 600
Chief Lelsen speaks Of the probable
difficulties that would be encountered
IN securing the necessary water power
tights from Rockland TO this city IL the
lbove proposition should be adopted.
II the question of the water power
rights was disposed Of he would recon-
mend this as the only plan to be
adopted. The report further says:
Since the erection OF the new Penn
sylvania railroad shops and active
operations started at the freight yard
the draught on the water supply north
Of the Brandywine has been so heavy
that many consumers have suffered
from a shortage of supply, and it is
evident that a new main viii have to
be laid from Cool Spring to that section
IN the near future and the pipe over
Washington street bridge also will have
20 be abandoned and replaced by a
main laid under the bed of the creek
for the high service. For the extern
sion of the low service II would prob
ably require an 1S-inch main from
Cool Spring to Twenty and West,
which would cost about $4,000. The
selection Of the Weldin farm site would
obviate the necessity for this work.
In conclusion Chief Leisen recom-
mends the selection Of the Weldin farm
IN preference to the Wawaset Driving
Park as a reservoir site.
The board refused TO consider bids
which have been received for printing
meter and rent books. contending that
local concerns have formed q combine.
It was decided TO ask for new bids, with
the understanding that the commission
is not dealing with a combine. and
1.-THE board threatens to have It's printing
done out Of the city II 1t is not treated
falriy.>
The bids for printing the books were
from Mcintyre & Company. Julian B.
Robinson, the Mercantile Printing Com
pany and Charles NJ. Smith. Mcintyre
& Company's bid was for $3.50 while
the other three were for Si42 each.
Mr.. Garrett claimed that the price
asked for printing some of the books
was about so per cent. higher than the
price paid last year.
The position of plug Inspector. made
vacant by the death Of Patrick Dough
erty, was not filled, action in the mat
ter being deferred.
Applications for positions were re-
lceived from George II. Crawford of No
sos Broome street, William Kelley OF
no. 204 North Van Buren street, G.. A.
Harklns Of NO. 140t Adams street and
James Edgar, the latter being recon-
lmended by the Benjamin F. Shaw Com
lpany. The applications were filed.
The weekly payroll of S9SS.26 was
approved as was the monthly pay roll
of S5S1.67 and the quarterly one Of $225
The bank balance is $l0i.17419