Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-29

r... ION OF the Board Of Water Com
... 90 the meeting Yesterday
w,h respect TO tne desire oi
ra.suaic Water 60. TO las pipes
. e.fr streets along tne r8hl OF
l5tl.. b.. B. & W kailroao 70. was
- m communication TO iNe
Directors 0f the s1eet and
n.oartment winch was aocpt d
...r The Water Commissiques
.t.e.r communications
'3lfne citv OF Wilmington having out
IN its old water system, has entered
sV tbe execution OF new plan Tor
uPO;ling An adequate supply OF pure
Pv' ,.rrbolesome water, and in doing this
sii bod regard to the daily consumption
ul,,sa,,rerted usa ,'s by the railroad company as
ri tbe city's largest consumers. 1t
manifest that no city can have an eiil-
.;o't and wholesome water supply unless
/. con depend upon a constant and uni
~ rate of supply and consumption.
g', ~ ono nerson or corporation is allowed
= bave an independent water supply
H. anv number who may desir>, would
a,-a W., an equal claim upon the city authori-
~, forthe institution of their own private
water supplies, anu, eloOieeiDeii
sost we would be taking a backward
Van which would result in increasing
ibe burden upon others not capable OF
s,o,idinp for themselves an independent
rmnv Of water. To grant these indi-
,5nal rights would materially interfere
,5+b and overtun the basis of calculation
rsder which the authorized agents Of the
~nnicipalitv of Wilmington have entered
mon the construction Of the new water
vorks at a large expenditure of public
,,onevs While we would not unneces-
ssrilv place the slightest impediment in
be wsy of the legitimate progress and
imnrovements Of any one of the corpora
to6s. great or small, yet we are unwilling
~ grant to them any concessions and
rnviepes which would relieve them Of
snv rert Of their fair and Legitimate
Elrden in support Of the municipal
imnrovements so necessary for the
general public good. There is already
snirit of unrest at the manifest
inequality in the burdens of general
taxation which have grown out Of
The vast increase Of property holdings
Of railroad companies and other public
oorporations, without a corresponding
and proportionate increase of taxation,
lor the support of the county and city
government. We hold it to be funda-
mentally wrong for a community, and
much more for public servants, to give
swsv valuable rights and franchises
without corresponding and adequate
benefits, and especially is this true when
the grant Of the special privileges asked
for as in this case, strikes a severe blow
at the prosecution and completion Of the
plan already enterd upon for providing
an adequate system Of water works,
which has entailed a very considerable
outlay for supplying this railroad COM
pany as well as other corporations and
citizens with a sufficient quantity OF good
water"
The board adopted a resolution refusing
to withdraw its objections and requesting
the Street and Sewer Department not TO
alow any person or corporation to lay
pipes in the streets to supply water.
Bids for 5000 feet of eight-inch pipe
we're received as follows: J. X. Dim
mick, S31.50 per 100 feet and three cents
pound for specials; r. d. Wood & Co.
$50 and 23< cents for specials; United
Stats Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co.
SSll5 and cents for specials. They
we're referred to the chief engineer.
The balance in bank was reported to hG
AS03S7S to the credit Of current ex
penses, besides a special fund Of Sll5,
1854. The weekly payroll Sl,995,Ol
and monthly payroll, 81 ,545.33, wer'
approved andsordered paid.