Evening journal., 1914-03-16
WATER BOARD
BEGINS PROBE
Acts on Council Resolution In
quiring About Use Of
City Supply
TO RUSH WOAK ON
METER INSTALLATIONS

Colonel Weller 70. Stover, chairman
of the finance committee of City
Council, attended the meeting of the
Board of Water Commissioners this
morning to confer with the commits
sioners relative to the resolution
adopted by City Council last Thurs
day night, requesting the Water De-
partment to furnish Council with
data relative to the use of water from
the Brandywine creek.
Colonel Stover had intimated at the
meeting of Council that thousands OF
gallons of water we're being used
from the creek for which the city
received no money.
The resolution, I'm addition to re-
questing the amount of water fur
nished to departments of the city,
also requested the Water Board to
Furnish Council with the names Of
any persons or corporations who are
taking water from the Brandywine
creek for use i'm manufacturing pur-
poses or for distribution i'm private
/ houses i'm violation of the law.
Following the reading Of the COM
munication from Council Captain
Horace Wilson moved that the COM
munication be received and that the
chief engineer be directed to gather
the information requested and have
il tabulated at his earliest possible
convenience, and TO notify Council of
the receipt of the communication and
of the boards action upon IT, The
motion prevailed
Colonel Stover explained TO the
| board that Council wanted TO find
out who was using water from the
creek without paying for It.
The main reason for his presence
at the board meeting, however,
Colonel Stover stated. was to urge
upon the board an early start in the
I installation of water meters. He in
formed the board that they would get
their money for this work in the
$4,000 bond issue for that purpose
not later than April IS.
He urged the board, however. not
TO wait until they get this money. but
TO start at once with money taken
from their current funds which they
could reimburse after they get the
! special fund. He explained that the
board could get an advance on theiI
next quarterly appropriation, witt
which they could begin the work Ol
installing the meters at once, and
then on April 10 the board, wher
they receive the money derived from
the bond issue, could reimburse tn,
amount used from their current
funds. This would give them a chanc,
TO get an early start without having
to wait until the last minute to be
gin.
Captain Wilson explained that TIN
Underwriters Association has heel
working i'm this city recently making
tests and has been keeping the depart
ment pretty busy
The commissioners agreed that Col
oncl Stovcr's suggestion was a good one
land they will take action along the line
he proposed
At the meeting Chief Engineer Edga
NJ. Hopes. Jr., informed the commits
sioncrs that he had received an unofi
cial communication from the Chambe
lof Commerce through Josiah Marvel. re
qucsting what the board would charg
for the water supply for the Way Mut
fcr Company. The communication
stated that the new concern would con
sumo from 35OOOO to 100000 gallons o
water daily.
Mr.. Hopes informed the board tha
in order 10 furnish water 10 the new
concern, which will be located ON Bow
ers street. between Edge Moor, Thirty
hrst and Thirty-ffth streets, II woui'
(. be- necessary to lay l2meh pipe for
distance OF live OF six blocks, or abou
200 feet The pipe would cost y
foot 10 lay and there would have TO b
|at least 1000 feet lie estimated tina
the work would cost close TO -, 400.
Upon motion of Captain Wilson th
matter was referred TO the chief engi
neer with power TO act.
A communication was also receives
20 supply water to "a houses in Con
+ cord Heights.on Twenty-siXthe street
between Monroe and Van Bure
streets.
This request was also referred Z
the CHIEF Engineer with power 4
act, and he will make a report o
both these requests at special meet
ing, which will be held by the boar
on Thursday to consider coal tests
The following reports covering IN
, operations of the department for tn
week ending March IA, was submit
ted by Chief Engineer Hopes:
, Three new services were installe
aud four services were repaired.
Seven new meters we're installei