Evening journal., 1905-09-08
BIG WATER TOWER
NEARLY COMPLETE
VIII Hold 100000 Gallons
When Filled to Its
Capacity
LIGHTS BURNED MUCH BETTER
gneaIal % nc NyanIng Journal

Special TO The Evening Journal
New Castle. Sept. SIT IS anticipated
that the big water tower Of the Della
ware Water Improvement CO. viii be
finished by Wednesday of next week and
win be ready for connection with the
mains.
Workmen today are rivcting the twen-
ty-fourth plate. the tower now being
one hundred and twenty feet in height
excluding tho nve foot base on which II
STANDS. It's capacity when filled within
eighteen inches of the top viii be 100000
gallons Near the top Of the tank rs
an overflow pipe TO the opening OF which
water viii be forced each day, thereby
allowing the surface water TO escape and
as consequence keeping the water in
the stand pipe pure at all times.
The supply pipe 20 the tank will he
twelve Inches ln diameter. while the ro-
lease main will be ten inches I'm diane
tor When the work Is completed and
water forced into the tower several
caulkcrs viii remain in the city in order
70 repair any leaks that may occur on
Saturday of next week the engine Will
he attached to the plugs and tcst of
tho supply made in that manner
Last evening w r.. Ahrens, of the
Water Company visited New Castle and
madc am inspection of the plant Several
or the Coatcsvlne Boiler Works people.
which nrm Is erecting the tower, accom-
panied Mr. Ahrens.
The arc lights worked considerably bet
ter last night At present they have "a
voltage of but igo candle power but
when the engine and dynamos are work.
ms properly the lamps viii carry vol
tage of 2ooo candle power just as soon
as the street lighting system is working
satisfactorily the new company win take
over the inCandcscent light In operating
those the meter system will be used I'M
stead of the present system of charging
consumers so much per lamp
The company at present is engaged in
laying six-inctEwatcr main TO tho
Raldt Company that firm having COM
tracted to use the water
MAY LOSE his SIGHT
Charles whncsldes living on South
Third street. is suffering with his eyes
end there Is a. possibility of serious
affection of his sight While az wori, at
the Lobdon Car wheel Companys shops
in wilmington recently Mr.. Whitesldos
ron particle of iron in his lcft eye and
as "a result the sight Of both eyes are af-
fccted
INJURED WHILE AT WORK
While al work laying "a plato floor in
the Raldt plant yesterday John McGrath
had his right foot painfully injured lie
WAS assisting in moving an iron plate
when the bar which he was using slip
rod and FALLING on his foot crushed b.
OFFICER SHOT a DOG.
Omcer Harrington at $50 O'Clock this
morning shot mongrel dog which was
acting quccrly In the school green. II is
estimated that within the past ten
mcnths nearly two hundred canincs have
tecn shot
DID NOT SEE HER FACE.
Al the funeral of Mrs. Mary Fry. which
took place Wednesday afternoon. those
who attended the services We're not per-
mtted 20 vicw her face. This was n
keeping with a. request made by Mrs.
fry some years ago at the time of the
death of her son.
BOYS ANNOY RESIDENTS.
Residents on North Fourth street have
been annoyed recently By small boys
pushing electric buttons on the doorways
OF houses The officers have the names
Of several OF the youngsters and thos
viii be brought before Mayor Boyd.