New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
,,.orrT JAMECO'S PUMPER.
,s,. TTtus's Process Nag Solue
p-ookIvr's Woter Problem.

ing The stories printed in The Tribune
F'" - sas " Titus the pumper OF Jameco.
Ts island. who by his secret process has IN
Lans the capacity Of the plant from about
e'slSS - 100000 gallons q day. and Of the posi-
49, installing his system in other places go
pig prookyn could be furnished with large
t&I s-np,y The Brooklyn Eagle said yester
sy
i > 80 ne uresent supply wiIhin six months from
S9ty % a. Ihat - 0O0,o00 can be obtained within
- r--5rs OF Brooklyn IS not doubted. Deep WelIs
lie IL. - ri rate enterprise producing successfully,
sslA = = oIsesfIoa Yarhaps more than 20o000O0
Es.--e-. ran Be developed from Lae watershed con
ss4ols- ~ Broklyn buco Iying outside of it, The
Eg.or AZ q CuuJ0 gallons Gs-.y will insure Brook
lgl - 11-e II vii as well insure TO Brook
j. VII - - p1re water Il viii permit the aban-
Ea- of t1a use OF surface gathered waters.
GO1nlell has sr-Iyed when surface water should
I-srer I-s De used. N the growth Of the population
u ne 80 has been covered with butIdings and
--s-5-s,s Tie dangers and possibilities OF con-
a-lina.l.- no.. ~ sr1p1ITt for RrooZlvn within reanS
o. o.. oscessity Of the establishment Of ample fltra-
-. -r rIsnts would te present But the deuonstrs-
3s5 Of the sources Of water al varying depths.
sa-.-f-r nc relation whatsoever 70 the surface,
--i.T pure aI5 absolutely free from contamina-
~ obviaIes the necessity OF the expenditure OF
--sut Of such plants would entail. Hence the 40-
"a m gallons Brooklyn furnish and the 20o60-
~ snF more from the watershed, by the sinkjrs
= feep wells, vii permit the abandonment of the
Ts,sr in which lies danger. AS it is, at present
william c Coz;eT. Deputy Commissioner OF
vsts- Supply Gas and Electricity for the Borough
a, BROOKLYN. IN speaking Of the wells at Jameco
ss.s yesterday:
TeL we have increased the supply some 2s, coo oaO
gallons day since results were first obtained from
E. reformed wells OF Jameco. II therefore goes
~ he saying that there Is In the facr gTeal
.ssssrs of satisfaction I think results were 7rst
attained az Ja1leco on February ?. 1906 Since that
6ste these wells have been sunk and most OF them
ers row = operation. OF course, included are the
-ss,ts from t1e Jamecc wells. Water has beer
S-sEa from these oeeP water sources BY wells
--st have been newly driven or equipped for
eHr,srt work after long years Of disuse or have
Seer rehabiLtsted- notably az Jemeco It is a
matter Of record that a. Janeco there are twenty
G-e wells, the 7ow ot which for years Up TO JanI-
az last had averaged 800 go gallons daily OF
-bsse fifteen have been reformed under the Titus
sonrrsct and are now producing. as ! said before
4. s0 gallons daily # the contractor can reform
re remaining six successfully there will be at
isss, -2el 80 gallons from Jameco alone. fear
boEever thar Or TWO 0f these six VIII be found
vznting N other words some time in the past
,Asv have been r-et-ievably injured by telascopng
All since all obtaining an increase of 5S N10 600
-siors daily. o. which 100000 are from deep
round sources other than JanleCo il would seem
Set these are satisfactory results