Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-18
MORE ABOUT WATER.
City Council Likes Present Supply
Broad Street to be Oiled. A Two !.
Hour Meeting. 4


and all members present, City Council
toiled through the longest meeting of
the year Tuesday night. Nearly
everything that Council is ever con-
cerned with came up during the
course of the evening, the discussion
of the water supply coming as a eli
max to the meeting. Mr.. Bayer moved
that when Council adjourns, it is, to
meet again on April %, and the motion
was carried. After the motion had
been passed, Mr.. Batten said that be-
fore that meeting is held, something
should be done. The filter is good, but
there is no use putting it in unless
we go back further. We should sub
NIT the proposition to the State Board
of Health, and have them investigate
1t with Council and Board of Trade;
the watershed should be thoroughly
investigated, and determined whether
pollution will increase or whether it
can be stopped, etc.
Mr.. Burkett said that the ditch be-
tween Rrickett's pond and the pump
ing station is said to be the place of
the alleged trouble.
Mr. Bayer stated that f1rst-hand in
formation shows that artesian water
is not the panacea for the cure OF
water problems, for practically all
the surrounding towns using artesian
water have more OF less fault to find
with it. Doctors say there has never
been case of sickness from our wat
er and analyses show that the pres
ent water is better than that coming
from the old artesian well sunk at the
foot of Matlock's hill. Boiler inspect
ors have nothing but praise for our
water.
Mr.. Burkett showed a piece OF scale
taken from the boilers of the Croft
plant in Camden where artesian water
is used. They were in terrible con-
dition when cleaned a few days ago,
said Mr.. Burkett, because of the
scale.
Mr.. Coombs stated that there is not
one gentleman arguing for artesian
water who, if he owned the present
plant, would give it up in preference
to the artesian water.
Mr. Wickersham stated that the per-
sons who are accustomed to drinking
artesian water think our water is ex-
ira fine. I have an opportunity to
drink Camden water {artesian) every
day, but | won't drink it. Artesian
water has a deposit. Only the people
who do not know artesian water want
to give up our present suppy. If they
knew what they had to contend ith,
they wouldn't talk so much. By
cleaning out dead vegetation and the
immediate watershed, believe our
water ills will be done away with, and
the filter plant, would not have to be
4 -Irv h.74 in nf
emergency.
Mr.. Batten said that by digging out
a shallow lake within the present wat
er-shed, where the sunlight could al
ways fall upon the water, the erection
of a filter would be unnecessary as
the air and the sun would do the work
more thoroughly than any artificial
contrivance.
The water question was dropped,
the Water Committee to arrange
time to inspect the watershed in COM
pany with members of Council, of the
local and State Boards of Health and
a committee from the Board of Trade.
The minutes of the regular and spec
ial meetings were read and approved.
In regard to water accommodating on
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by is not the cause of the trouble.
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sprinkler is being repaired. Mr..
Parks continued with his reports by
saying that in regard to the drain
which Mr.. Connor desired the city
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