The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
MAY EXAMINE WATER PLANT
Condition Called to Attention of
Underwriters
Ey Chjer Inspector OF the Hartford
Steani Boiler Inspection Company.
Matter Called to Attention OF Clar-
endon Company and City Officials.

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The water situation has been brought
again prominently 10 the public mind
by the criticism OF the
chief inspector of the Hartford Steam
Eoiler Inspection Company, that the
conditions at the plant of the Claren-
don Company are not favorable and
he suggestion that the matter should
be looked into.
The question is one of serious In
terest and 1t is being handled by the
local board of Fire Underwriters
A.r. ". NJ. Francis, chief inspector
Of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec
ton and Insurance CO., Southeastern
quar- ters at Atlanta. under date Uf No
yemDer 18th addressed a communica-
:oI, TO Ilessrs. Willard and Giles, in
cuTaace agents this city, in which h
said:
TIE conditions at the plant of th2
CIe.. elGun WaterWOrks Co. do not
strike me as at all favorable at the
present tine. and it would seem thac
ments il regard to steam power were
in order. Having understood that the
plant either had Or was about to
charge hands, felt that to have same
pas through your office would insure
Al the present time, he says,
there is en!y one good boiler and two
very ClG Golfers in the plant and that
Inspector Coyne states that the two
together will not furnish the nee
essary power to properly operate the
plant The tendency then will be to
Postpone shutting down the good boil
e. to clean it as II should be done
which leaves a possibility of trou-
bic arising through this cause. If any
thing should occur to the new boiler
making it unfit for seryice for several
days the other boilers being not large
enough to run the plant, the result he
says is obvious. Inspector Francis
says that efforts to arrange for the in
spectiCH Of the large boiler for the
past year have always been met with
the statement that it cannot be spar
ed
The letter to Messrs. Willard & Giles
was turned over to the local board of
Underwriters and through it's secretary
Ms. S. NJ. Boatwright a communication
was addressed to superintendent w. F.
Robertson of the Clarendon Water
works company on. the Goth inst, call
ing attention to the matters mention
ed in Mr.. Francis letter and asking
what steps will be taken to remedy
the condition.
In reply to that communication,
Superintendent Robertson on the 27tn
o. November wrote that all three
boilers are in good condition and tha.
the boiler is ready at any time for par
ties interested, to make inspection. In
conclusion he STATES: 1--WE think It
proper to say that this plant was taken
over by the city af Wilmington on
the first day Of this month, a fact
EorrobOrated by public records ana
public prints and by other evidence"
Replying to, Superintendent Robert
sons letter Mr.. Roatwright stated
that Messrs- Willard and Giles have
wired the Hartford Steam Boiler Com
pany to. give the boilers immediate at /
tention,. and that for reasons given in
his letter, all the information contain
Ell in the various communications 4
would be furnished the mayor, which
action was authorized at meeting OF !
the local board of Fire Underwriters
on Friday afternoon.