Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-07-25
THE WATER HEARING.
Council Holds special session to
Hear Advocates of Filteration
and Artesian supply.

President Williams and Councilmen Cat
tell, Matiock, Kugler and Shivers were
present at the special meeting Of Council
Tuesday evening when experts Of liberation
and artesian water presented their views on
this important subject Only a few citizens
were present.
Mr.. Shivers stated the object of the
meeting ard on his motion the privilege of
the floor was given to Mr.. Hungefford, Of
the firm Of Hungerford 4 Terry, liberation
engineers.
Mr.. Hungerford began by reading a
proposition by his firm to install filter
alton plant, the first paragraph Of which
reads
h We will furnish and erect complete
aflteration plant at your pumping station
sop Mantua creek, having a daily capacity
Aof 2, 500, 900 gallons, also an auxiliary high
Hservice pumping station capable Of deliyer-
ling 400 gallons per minute under pres
sure of rs pounds, all as hereinafter speci-
fed, for the sum Of 500, 200. DTThe speoifi-
cations and guarantee are not now especially
interesting to the general reader EV
Continuing, Mr.. H. said that few works
admitted of such plan. You can get
plenty OF water to town but you cannot
raise it for fire pressure. Under this plan
the system is normal until fire comes and
then by turning an electric switch you get
pressure.
President Williams then asked number
of questions the answers to which follow
/ Contamination is removed by liberation.
Woodbury's supply is remarkably pure.
/ Il would be a waste Of money to pipe
kthe water from Prickett's pond to the
Epumping station. 90 =
Artesian wells are just as liable to con-
tamination as the flowing stream.
i A 10-inch well at Burlington was practl-
) cally clear sewage.
From the analysis Of the trial we'll that
water does not compare with the water
from Prickett's pond
The present water is infinitely better for
industrial purposes.
! Moss is a water plant. Filteration robs
them OF food and they disappear.
A somewhat similar moss would appear
in artesian water, but far more offensive.
1t would be supported by the IRON in the
water
Kidney trouble is carried in hard water.
A portion OF Lambertville's water supply
was not filtered. and that section Of the
town had an outbreak Of typhoid and 40
deaths. Since liberation there had been 10
! typhoid in 10 years.
The city of Lawrence used to have 70
deaths per 1000 from typhoid, since filter
alton 5 per 1000.
Where successful liberation plants are
installed, typhoid is eliminated
Filteration removes any present impure
ties, and provides against contamination in
the future
On basis Of 10000 gallons day, the
increased cost Of liberation over present
cost Of operation would be 5000 per year.
He had seen artesian wells give good
water, while other wells, nearby, gave al
most pure sewage. Paterson wells are con-
taminated with river water, and the sup
ply is filtered.
Mr.. Hungerford described the scheme Of
liberation = how all Impurities are re-
moved
SENATOR GEO. PFEIFFEK,
who built the Camden artesian plant, which
is acknowledged to be most successful
one, was then introduced.
/ He began by saying that he had listened
attentively to Mr.. Hungerfords talk. Ii
was very interesting aud much Of what he
said was true. Filteration is the last re-
sort-If You can't get nything else, be ex-
claimed, tEen filter the water. He had
gone over Woodbury's plant and was sur
prised at what be saw. If you don't put in
artesian wells. for Gods sake filter.
The Senator then went into our need Of
FIRE protection. The mains were laid many
years ago, be said, Of light pipe, and in a
few years we will have to haye new mains.
Your mains are not as large as you think il
are. ID, you haye no fire protection, and
when you put in an auxiliary plant you
have the human hand and mind to operate
lis II man makes mistake someone gets
hurt, and then there is the expense.
If you put in artesian wells it will cost
less TO filter the water than the present
supply.
! Gloucester filters its water because it has
: iron.
il There never was a case Of typhoid fevel
: from an artesian we'll in New Jersey.
ii Artesian water in New Jersey cannot b
II contaminated. s,1
q 900 Goo il very Inv nrica for 4 pooz]