Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-23


temporary hardness. We remain,
Yours very truly,
SAMUEL p. SADLER & SON.
Philadelphia, May 21st, 1912.
Arthur l.. Terry, Jr.,
E 1414 Pennsylvania Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir:
In response to your request that
should comment on the analysis of the
two waters submitted to me labeled
Raw" and Filtered respectively,
which analyses were reported in a
letter of even date would say:
The Raw water, which I am in
formed is peaty water, is of purity
which would make it satisfactory for
drinking The only figure that ap-
proaches the limit allowed is the al
bumenoid ammonia CO. 085 parts per
million) but with the low figures for
ammonia nitrates and chlorine and the
absence of nitrites and phosphates it
would not condemn the water.
The FILTERED" water, obviously
from the same source, is better in sew
eral respects than the Raw" and is
in all figures within the allowance for
safe drinking water.
Both waters are relatively soft
waters and the filtered sample is i'm
proved compared with the raw.
remain,
Yours very truly.
SAMUEL P. sADLER
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Mr.. Hungerford representing the
firm of Hungerford and Terry, filter
manufacturers There has been con-
siderable money spent for investiga-
ting artesian water, but none for in
vestigating filtered water-at least
there has not been enough evidence
of its merits or demerits to work
upon. Why should not the same
amount of money spent for investi-
eating the artesian water, two or
three hundred dollars, be spent in
installing a small filter at the water
works, one that will filter 20 gallons
per minute; then We can see what
the filter will do in actual operation.
The filtered water that was analyzed
was filtered through a small filter
made ina tumbler and could hardly
be taken as "a fair test of what the
filter will do
Mr. Batten: The point is well TAX
en-.
President rCoombs lealled Council
together for the assgaara1ed meeting
at sos. AIessrs. Martin and Wick
ersham were absent.
The applications for signs to be
hung in front of the Public Service
store and the Herman store were
granted, they having been applied
for at q. previous meeting.
On motion of Mr. Parks the D. &
A. T. & t. Co. were granted per-
mission to erect pole on Davis st.
Mr. W. H. Turnbull asked per-
mission to hang a sign and awning in
front of his store. S. E. Stevenson
also asked permission to hang an
awning at So West St. On motion of
Mr.. Batten, both petitions wsre re-
ferred to the Street committee TO re-
port at the next meeting.
A communication from the Board
of Health requested Council to use
natural sand filtration. if that body
should decide to install filter. On
motion of Mr.. Batten, the commune
cation was referred to the Water
committee.
On motion of Mr.. Bayer. VIM. Up
ton was appointed special private
officer at the request of G. G. Green.
| In a communication the Board of
School Estimate informed Council
that they had decided to ask Council
| for $4,000 for the school year end
| ing June 80. 1913 On motion of
Mr.. Batten. the communication was
received and ordered spread in full
on the minutes.
| The Finance committee was author
ized to have the Assessing and APP
propriating ordinances prepared.
| Mr.. Batten congratulated the Board
of Education on their success in keep
/ ing down expenditures.
| The matter of fixing the broken cul-
vert on w. Packer street was left to
be done at the discretion of the Street
committee.
! Mr. Afatlock reported some stag
nant water on Dickerson street. On
his motion. the clerk is to call the
Board of Health's attention to same
Mr. Parks reported that all the
Councilmen had free phones installed
| by the Eastern Phone Co. but Mr..
Burkett. On Mr.. Parks motion, the
Companv is to be notified to install
! one in MFR. Burkett's home.
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