Evening journal., 1905-11-07
CAN LAY MAIN
IN TURNPIKE
Amicable Agreement Reached
Between TurnpiSe Com
pany and Water Ioard
FAVORS MECHANICAL Fill RATION

The Water Com aission will no longer
be held up by the Wilmington and Great
Valley Turnpike Conn any in -e work of
laying the new water nan the Weldin
farm. The officers of that company have
conferred with Chief Engineer Leisen OF
the Water Department and according TO
the report of the latter at the weekly
meeting of the board yesterday afternoon,
the turnpike officials are willing TO allow
the city to lay a main on the west side
of the turnpike instead of on the east
side. provided the city will enter into an
agreement to indemnify the company.
The Water Commissioners are satisfied
with these terms.
LETTER FROM WARNER COMPANY.
The Charles Warner Company sent a
communication to the board on the mat
ter of mechanical filtration and suggested
that the department install a temporary
altration plant Of about 100000 gallons per
dav capacity to test this method Of puri-
flying water.
The letter stated that such a plant could
be built for 81, 100 and that the total cost
including materials, would be less than
5000. for the full test. The commun' cation
follows:
Wilmington, Del, Nov. 6, 1905.
To The Board of Water Commissioners,
Gentlemen: We have been much inter
ested of late in the discussion of the H.
tration problem effecting the interests Of
the city Of Wilmington, and aside from
our position as citizens and large tax
payers Of this city. we are naturally in
+ terested from the point Of materials to be
used
The different sides Of the problem Of
slow sand versus mechanical systems
have been well presented during the past
few weeks. but there are further phases
of the question that we respectfully beg
to bring to you attention.
1t has been stated as against the me-
chanical system, that it would be impos-
sible to secure proper regulation and
freedom from dangerous variation In the
quality of water, but as many Of the
largest manufacturing industries in the
United States. including industries pre-
pairing special food s0iffs, depend fol
their success upon far closer regulation
and demand greater accuracy in the pro
portioning OF their elements than Woul'
ever be required IN the treatment o
water for filtration purposes only. We d.
not see that this objection should ser
iously influence any person, particularly
under conditions hereafter mentioned
Furthermore. the proper designing o
any mechanical outfit using the neces
sary duplicate parts and duplicate units
together with the proper telltale device
showing the correct or incorrect opera
tion Of any important part Of the process
instantly. will certainly protect a plan
of this kind from syops and errors sucl
as have been advanced as argument
against the use of the mechanical system
The initial investment is so much les
in the case Of the mechanical system
that the interest and depreciation on TN
saving in investment naturally amounts
to a large item each year, and is one rea
son why we have been investigating IN
matter on cur own part recently.
The city Of Lorraine, Ohio after
seven years use Of mechanical filtration
has recently ordered an enlarged plant Z
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