The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-02-13
Their Side Of the Question.

Their Side OF the Question.
The officials Of the Mount Holly Wat,
Company did not like the articles pull
lished In the local papers last week an
have made reply. Willing to get all til
Information possible and to give the pull
lie the benefit of every point that can b
secured in any discussion that has tn
welfare of community in 1t, we publis
all of the letters. sff1davits, and persona
explanations that have been handed US
We give them In the following order:
Office Of Mount Holly Water company.
The Mount Holly Water company dur
ing the past few years has been assailed
on numerous occasions by the local
papers with false reports in regard to
the quality of the water furnished to
the people of the town. Except verbal
ly. these statements have been passed
over without further notice. But recent
publications have varied so far from
being true, both in statements and
should be informed at this time about
the operating plant and how it is con-
Quoted.
About fourteen months ago the COM
pany completed and put in operation q
new series of pumps, operated by water
power, which have been run almost
continuously since, sending water from
the creek to the reservoir on the mount.
In Its course from the creek to the reser-
voir all the W alter has to pass through
the filtration system ss it is impossible
to send any water otherwise, the pip
ing system not being arranged to send
1t direct.
On few occasions, when the water
power has not been strong enough to
run the new centrifugal pumps, the
old steam pumps have been used, but as
In the case of the new pumps. no water
has been sent through them to the
reservoir, nor can 1t be done without
radical change In pipes.
About year ago the company had
q new and additional filter erected;
the builder of which was here a few
days ago and on looking over the whole
filtration system, pronounced it in good
condition. An agent of the state board
of health was also here at the same
time and made no criticism Of opera
tions. He told me that the officials of
the state board have always considered
this plant one of the best in the state
the percentage of efficiency being very
high"
In the numerous periodical analysis
of the filtered water supplied to the
town, the nitrites, Indicating sewer
contamination, have been conspicuous
~ absent.
This company during the past two
years has expended many thousands of
dollars in improving the water supply
for domestic use, for fire protection and
for general efficiency. For these efforts
fail to remember having seen in print
any commendatory notice. The COM
pany considers that no blame can be
to it nor its employees for pres
3nt conditions.
JAMES s. HUME,
February S, 1912. Superintendent.
with which nave been re-
,ently assailed, wish to say that am
not now nor have / been pumping raw
vi alter from the creek to the reservoir,
since l have besn in the employ of the
company, about six months
Further, that without a radical
,hange in the pumping system 1 can
1ot do so, statements of a reputable
,itizen" to the contrary notwithstand-
nR.
EARL L. EVERLINE,
Chief Engineer.
This is to certify that l personally
the insertion of the pip
ng system of the new pumps driven
BY water power, put in about fourteen
months ago, and assert that no water
San be sent through them from the
creek to the reservoir without passing
through the filtration system, without
. radical change being made in the
pipes.
JOHN NJ. HUFF.
President Shreve offers the following:
February 8, 1912.
70 the editor of TIE News:
Sir-Referring to the alarming articles
published In local and Philadelphia papers,
We desire to say that we began an investi-
,ation last week, and that on Monday,
February B, Mr.. Lection of the State Board
# Health, and Mr.. Roberts of the Roberts
Filter Manufacturing Co., made a careful
Examination of our plant, at our request.
Ne asked them to report any defects
ither of machinery or management, and
DR.. Roberts was directed to give us an
stimate upon any device that he thought
night make our plant more efficient. They
10Th reported verbally, in advance of
heir written reports, that our plant was
Terv efficient, that they saw nothing that
ould cause suspicion of any failure to
liter the water, and that any small i'm
they may later recommend in
writing will be of minor importance.
We are satisfied that our water supply
8 much safer than the wells upon which
more than quarter of the houses In the
own are dependent, and we assure the
public that we shall spare no expense or
fort to maintain our plant In the most
perfect state of efficiency, and to give
hem pure, wholesome water.
We append an affidavit by our engineer
o prove the injustice of the charge that
he typhoid fever cases were caused by
lis pumping unfiltered water into the
eservoirs and pipe lines.
The Mount Holly Water Co.,
B. F. HAYWOOD SHRRvR,
President
Engineer Everline has made the follow