The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-21

NUMBER or INTERESTED clTI-
zENs CALLED TOGETHER BY
DESIRE TO FORWARD MOVE
MEnT FOR soFTENlnc CITY
WATER.

the movement OF isoftening the city
water.
The number included Mayor z. W.
Greene, two members OF the water
toard. Messrs. w. B. Chlttenden and
.. d. Rogers, and Geo. A. Nam, su-
perfntendeEt of the water works.
G. M. Carrier was elected chair
man and Geo. A. Main, secretary OF
the meeting, which convened in the
general parlm of the hotel.
The chairman called upon T. A.
Snider to open the discussion, but
Mr.. Snider said he though a state
nent Of the conditions made by the
superintendent Of the water works
would place the mater more clearly
before the meeting, so Mr.. Main took
the floo- and made a very clear and
definite statement as to the condl-
tons prevailing, the approximate cost
of installing and maintaining a water
softening plant and other interesting
data, backed up by figures and state
ments by high authorities on water
matters. Mr.. Main was closely ques-
toned upon various details by several
of the gentlemen present and speak
ing of the plans used in sofoenlng
said either the continuous or inter
militant flows were good. The plant
proposed for Daytona would, he
said, be constructed of cement and
:, 30, /,t,;oo, Nv porYnomouf
Many good reasons for softenng
tire water were advanced by those
present and there was a unanimous
expression of belief in the benefits
to be derived thereby.
ID. D. Rogers when called upon in
regard to the feasibility of the pro-
cess for softening water said there
was no clement of experiment in it,
that it was in practical use through
out the country and had been for
years, the lime and soda plan being
most generally adopted.
Mr.. Main, asked as to the use of
the water for drinking purposes,
quoted w. F. Monfort, chemist of
the water department of the city of
ST.. Louis and a high authority on
water matters. Mr.. Monfort has
written Mr. Main that, eff the sup
ply were used entirely for drinking
purposes it would still be advisable
to soften it.
The saving in soap, the longer life
of plumbing and other benefits re
snlting from softening were dis
cussej. Mayor Greene spoke at
some length, agreeing upon the ben
| efits that would accrue from softened
water but stating that the city was
no in a condition financially to place
the necessary $4,000 at the disposal
OF the Board of Public Improvements
to install the softening apparatus. i.
| w. &. Chittenden said he believed
the number of consumers of city
waher would be doubled by softening.
| Major Foster called attention to the
fact that unusual conditions pre-
vailed i'll Daytona in regard to water
supply, any resident being able to
have all he wanted for private use
by putting down we'll. He further
stated that unless the water was soft
eEed many of the present consumers
would abandon it and return to the
use of water from their own wells
and this sentiment was concurred in
/ by several present.
The matter of the F. E. G. Ry
making use of the water was also
touched upon as it would likely fol
lew upon the softening of the water
The sentiment of the meeting, viii
net showing disapproval of the &C
ton of the water board and city
Ilcouncil, SO far as they had gone
with the matter, was strongly il
favor CT pushing the plan for sof
water to a successful conclusion az
speedily as possible and to this enc
the chair appointed Major A. B. Eos
ter, T. A Snider and G. B. Seaman
committee to circulate a petition
among the citizens to be presentet
t. the city council asking that tn,
necessary steps be taken for thi
} purpose.
For the benefit of the public al
analysis Of the water as 1T is nov
and as it will be after softenfng i
] appended:
i Composition Of Residues.
Now After Treatmen
Silica 1.29 grains gal.
J Calcium Carbonate 1910 LILO
Magnesium 800 O
III . Chloride Ala
Sodium an POtas-
sium Chlortdes 22.S2 H.l2