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making OF the contract of July IL. 1905.
"Whilc 1t is true the Water Department
has the right to take the water from
the Brandywinc in the establishment
and maintenance OF the city water sup
ply. il is also true that il so takes the
water as the agency OF the city in it,
right MS q riparian owner The right is
in the city acting through the agency
of the Water Department. Il must also
be conceded that the Street and Sewer
Department, acting as the agency Of the
city in the preservation OF the natural
water courses and in the furnishing OF
sewer facilities to the citizens OF the
city, insofar as il does not thereby in
terfere with. divert or diminish the nee
essary supply for the city needs has the
power and acts within the plain scope
Of IFS duties aud authority in the max
ing of contracts providing for sewer
facilities such as the contract of April
IN, 1905
1T Is apparent from the facts and
figures above set forth that the neces-
stiles of the sewer system at the time
/ Of the making of the contract of 1905,
we're imperative for the protection of
the Brandywine creek from sewage
being one of the natural water
courses within the limits of the city
! and the source of the city water sup
ply. lt Is also evident that the city
requirements are not jeopardized to
any extent as a result of that con-
tract. Inasmuch as the average daily
flow shown by the figures quoted al
ways exceeds, by comfortable mar
a. fttHf. nft A.
ments for daily consumption, there
can be no question that the contract
is reasonable In terms and OF binding
force.
ION the point of loss to the city
by reason of the fact that the water
passing through the Bancroft filtration
system is not metered through the
city water system, IL is asserted on
the authority of the Water Depart
ment that the present cos of furnish
ing water in large quantities TO manu-
facturers at the present rates is IN
excess of the revenue therefrom. In
other words, the city is not at loss
by reason of the Bancroft Company
taking water under the present con-
ditiOns, but ON the other hand the
! City Is saving the difference between
| the present cost of supplying that
amount of water through it's system
and the possible revenue merefrom,
/ While the Water Department plant
generally Is sufficient 10 take care of
/ such increased demand, the city
/ filtration system would have TO be
enlarged to provide for an increase
of 7.O0OO 900 gallons daily. From no
point of view, therefore. can the pres
! ent situation be properly criticized.
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million gallons Of water or such por-
tion thereof as flows through said
sewers from the Bancroft mills and
from that section of the city con-
tiguous thereto. and as said action
was taken at the instance of the Wa
ter Department, this board feels that
their predecessors were acting clear
ly within their jurisdiction and in
compliance with their duty. While
it is the duty of the Water Depart
ment to provide a system for the sup
ply Of water for the city of Whining
ton, and in doing so may take the
water from the Brandywine creek,
and may acquire rights in connection
Herewith, it is the plain duty of the
Street and Sewer Department to pro-
tect the natural water courses from
said sewage. in order that said water
courses (as the Brandywinel may
remain source of water supply for
the use of the city free from con-
tamlnation This duty, we believe,
vests in this department, when nee
essary, the right to enter into con-
tracts which may result in such di-
version Of water as is necessary for
the flow of sewage. This is the posi-
ton of this department now. and
upon inquiry we believe IL to have
been the position OF the department
at the time of the making of the con-
tract in question.
II this statement Is not clear to
your honorable body or if you desire
further information, We are yours to
command Respectfully,
Board of Directors Of the Street and
Sewer Department.
Secondary
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RRANpx>NuAE MlZERcEeZzNle 5EWER5.


and from actual tests made several
times by the engineers of this depart
ment. the maximum daily flow of matter
through said sewer was [, 100000 gallons.
with a daily average of about one-half
this quantity. Moreover, with the eX-
ception of five days within a period of
years, ls00-l009, as per the reports of
the Water Department, there had never
been flow OF less than 30,O0O,OO0 gal
hons of water in the Brandywine at this
point and by The same reports an ap-
proximate daily consumption by the city
of l4,OO0OOO or l5,0OO,0OO gallons.
The question has been raised as to
the jurisdiction of this department in
entering into the agreement In ques-
ton and we would respectfully in
that connection, refer you to Section
!. Chapter z, page 224. of the Charter,
Laws and Ordinances of Wilmington,
same referring to the Street and
Sewer Act, which reads as follows:
The Street and Sewer Depart
ment to have the entire jurisdic
ton and control within the limits
Of said city of the drainage there
Of and may open cutters, drains
and sewers within the limits
thereof, and regulate. MAINTAIN,
cleanse and keep the same and
the natural water courses, runs
and rivulets within said limits
omen, clear and unobstructed."
The opinion OF the Board of Direc-
tors of the street and Sewer Depart
ment at that time was and still is
that this department has full iuris-
diction to the maintenance of drains
and sewers and when the purity OF
the drinking water was preserved by
the diversion of not more than SIX
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year jumped TO 81 100000 gallons, with
an average of 47,00O.OO0 gallons, and In
December the minimum daily flow was
81 100000, and the average daily flow
76OO0,O 900 gallons.
- the consideration of the figures
above set forth il is important to note
that the measurements of the flow were
made several hundred feet east of the
point of intake into the Bancroft Ultra
tion system. In other words. that the
figures shown i'm the tables above re-
fcrred to represent the amount of flow
OF the Brandywine after the diversion
of approximately 100000 gallons daily
at the Bancroft filtration system. II
will be seen, therefore, that all of the
water represented by the figures in the
tables referred 10 reach the city water
supply and that while on one day in Au-
gust, 1908, the daily flow was reduced TO
Z 100000 gallons. the average daily flow
during that month was 10000. 900 gal
Ions. II will also appear that while
during the months of August, Soptem-
ber and October the Vinimum daily sup
ply during those months fell to $1,000.
600 gallons and 100000 gallons re-
spectively the average daily flow during
those months amounted TO AZ 600. 600
5000 900 and 40.OOO.OOO gallons re-
spectiycly. I'm other words. during mo
period within the time covered by the
tables above referred 60 has the average
daily flow for any one month been less
than three times the city's requirements.
which are approximately l3,O00,O00 gal
Ions daily.
ut is true hat the city is only en-
titled at the point of ITS taking of water
supply to one-half of the flow of the
Brandywinc, but inasmuch as there ap-
pears ~ the tables above referred to al
ways to have been, throughout every
month. an average daily flow Of over
three times the dairy consumption, the
city has never been IN danger of being
deprived of its necessary daily consump-
tion, nor mas there ever been period
when IL has been suggested that the
amount of diversion was seriously Affect
ing the city supply.
"An examination of the measurements
of stream Hows made during the wear
1913 develops that the average daily
flow calculated over the period each
month never fell below l0l.O0O.O00 gal.
Ions. The minimum daily flow during
the year WAS 53,000,O00 gallons, and the
maximum daily flow was 2S000OOOl
gallons. II win be seen from these fig
urcs that the statement that the aver
age daily flow was l3,00O.00O to $4,000,
600 gallons. or only little in excess
of the city's requirements. is grossly
inaccurate and misleading No material
change in the daily flow has occurred
and none is expected. Under these cir.
cumstanccs the necessities of the sew
age conditions iustifcs the action OF the
Street and SeMer Department I'm th1
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STREET AND SEWER BOARD
CLAIMS AMPLE AUTHORITY

dam on the Brandywine that the purity
OF the drinking water of the city OF
Wilmington might be preserved.
About the year 1899 the facilities of
the Bancroft Company and the city con-
tiguous thereto had become inadequate,
aud il was deemed advisable to extend
what is known as the Brandywine south
side interccpting sewer. of diameter of
20 inches, at the head of the Kentmere
gate of the Bancroft Company.
About the year 1907 this sewer had
likewise become inadequate and TO such
Ia degree that the manholc covers were
forced of. the sewage oycrtiOwing and
cntoring directly into the drinking
water of the city. The Water Depart
ment called the attention Of this depart
ment TO the matter many times. In ad-
dition to this the pressure ON this sewer
was such that the engineers of the
Sewer Department were fearful that
weak spot might develop, burst the
sewer and permit all of the flow of sew
age TO enter directly into the Brandy
wine. IL was then concluded by this
department 10 parallel the 24-inch sewer
with another 80 inches In diameter
crossing the Brandywine at a point op-
positcc the Jcssup and Moore Paper Mills.
tapping said mills and flowing into the
north long race. as had been done for
many years. In a conference of this de-
ipartment with the various interests,
counsel for the Jsssup and Moore Com
pany insisted that the rights of that
lcompany be preserved by restricting the
| flow of water through said sewer TO not
more than one-half of the How Of the
lBrandywine at any given time. This re-
istrietion was prompted by an excess of
caution on the part of the Jessup and
Moore Company, as is evidenced by the
fact that as per reports Of the Water
Department the average flow of the
Rrandywine Tor years past had been ap-
s0Virnatalv kSnOOnn0n gallons mar dav.
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City Council at its meeting last
evening received communication
from the Street and Sewer Depart
ment replying to the request made by
Council last week for information
relative 20 the agreement entered
into IN 1907 whereby the Jessup and
Moore Company and the Joseph
Bancroft and Sons Company were
permitted TO divert water from the
Brandywinc creek. In the state
ment the Street and Sewer Depart
ment claim that they have enough
jurisdiction over the waters of the
Brandywine creek to enter into the
agreement.
Following the reading of the com
municaton Colonel Stover moved
that IL be accepted and referred TO
City Solicitor Hastings. The city so
licitor was requested last week 10
give an opinion as TO the legality OF
this agreement, but owing torthe time
that he has been compelled to de-
vote 10 a case in court during the
past week in which the city was de-
fendenat, the city solicitor was un-
able TO prepare an opinion in time for
the meeting last evening. Colonel
Stover. referring TO the communica-
ton. mentioned that 1t Is surprising
how engineers will differ. The Street
and Sewer Departments communities
ton is as follows:
March "a, 1914.
Honorable President and Members OF
The Council. Wilmington, Delaware.
Gentlemen; In reply TO your request
Of 22d relative 70 a report by this de-
partmcnt of the incidents and conditions
arising from the recent agitation in re-
gard TO the Brandywine intercepting
sewers, We most respectfully say that
for many years drainage facilities were
permitted TO be installed and used by
the various manufacturers above the citv
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PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

Albert Worth. an attorney. Of
Georgetown, has petitioned Judge
Bradford to adjudicate the Samuel
Bacon Sons Company, Of Laurel, Del,
bankrupt. Mr.. Worth represents
Edward P. Ellis, who has claim Of
S5.OS2.S4.; George II. Cordrey, So
O2S.s9, and James w. Oldheld, $7,-
7SO.
The petitioners declare the Bacon
Company is insolyent and that at
a meeting of the directors held on
March p they signified in writing
that they could not pay their debts.
The court issued an order returna-
BILE March 81. The Bacon Sons Com
pany are large lumber dealers.
Thousands call upon the Want Ads
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Thousands call upon the Want Ads
TO supply the things that are most es-
sential in business and the home.-Adv
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Secretary.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Leopold F. Schmidt, president of
the Olympia National bank. Olympia,
head of the Olympia Brewing Co. and
principal owner Of the Olympus hotel,
Tacoma, died suddenly at Bellingham.
last week, in the new Leopold hotel,
which he had just completed at cost
of half million dollars.
r. H. Russell, pioneer banker and
later prominent real estate dealer of
Pasco, WASH, has purchased the
Grangeville Savings and Trust Co., of
Grangeville, Idaho. He closed the
deal last Saturday and has taken pos
session. Mr.. Russell will take per-
sonal charge of the institution and
will later move his family to Grange
Vile.
Safe crackers entered the Hartline
State bank at Hartline, WASH,
Wednesday night in an attempt to rob
the safe, but the charge was so great
that the safe was blown over on it's
face, thereby preventing the robbers
from getting the $4,000 it contained.
The men escaped after firing a fusi-
lade of shots down the streets to
brighten citizens.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09
SPORTING COLUMN

The opening of the bowling season
last week was rouslng success.
Manager McGraw says he will take
no part in any kind of transforming
this winter.
After 30 rounds of slow boxing at
New Orleans Sunday, Joe Mandot Of
New Orleans was awarded the deci.
sion over Joe Rivers.
Boxing Instructor George Douglas
of the Spokane Amateur Athletic club
is looking forward to an exceptionally
big year for his bunch of boxes.
Jake Daubert on the Brooklyn team,
is the real leader of the batters of the
National league, and Ty Cobb, on the
Detroit team, in the American league
Four Vancouver, three Spokane ana
two Ballard men take the honors Of
the Northwestern league season for
fielding their positions during the year
of 1914
Football claimed it's first victim of
the season October at Sapulpa, Okla
Ray Allen, 10 years old, of the Stan
ley high school team was tackled
in a game with the Tahlequah Indians
and died 30 minutes later without re-
gaining consciousness.
A peculiar and interesting angle of
the worlds series of 1914 Is the fact
that although the American and Ma
tional league pennant winners are the
cOntending teams, all the games will
be played in American league parks,
owing to smallness of Bostons Ma.
tional field.
When the Philadelphia Athletics and
the Boston Braves go into action in
the 23d series for the worlds cham
pionship baseball honors Friday the
diamond campaign will be fought out
by teams which represent the old and
new in the national sport. Although
the average age of the leading players
of the two combinations is not widely
separated, the Athletics machine is sc
famous and its success SO striking
that it appears old by comparison with
the squad that George Stallings
whipped into shape in midsummer
and thus won pennant for Boston
Taking 20-odd players of the two
teams as basis, 1t will be fount
that the average age of the Athletic.
Is 26 IL years and the Braves "a 81
years.
Saturday Football Games.
| Yale 81, Virginia 0.
Harvard A, Springfield Y M. c.
college O.
| Princeton 10, Bucknell O.
| Colgate 7, Cornell 3.
Navy 10, Georgetown 0.
| Purdue q, Wabash 3.
| Wisconsin "a, Indiana 0.
Michigan So, Case 0.
Minnesota %, North Dakota 6.
Nebraska IA, Washburn Z.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM OUR DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED OVER THE GLOBE
Happenings National. Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers

Emperor Nicholas, it is announced,
has left for the theater of war.
The North German Gazette admits
the appearance of cholera in Germany,
as we'll as In Austria.
Massachusetts democrats in state
convention Saturday adopted a plat
form that indorsed the national ad-
ministration
Major General Freiherr Won Der
Horst. the commander of the Twen-
tieth infantry. was killed last week
while leading his troops.
Luis Antonio Hernandez, captor of
John r. Silliman, when the American
was United States consul at Saltillo,
was arrested Saturday in Texas.
Seven thousand women dressed in
white Saturday marched through the
business section of Cleveland in the
interests of suffrage amendment.
Lieutenant General Won Trotha, for
merly commander in chief of the
forces in German southwest Africa,
was recently killed in the fighting In
East Prussia.
Great Britain is busy collecting blan-
kets for Lord Kitchener's new army,
and patriotic housewives are not only
stripping their own beds but impor-
tuning their friends.
Germany's position economically
and financially is such as will enable
her to carry the war to successful
conclusion. in the opinion of Vice
Chancellor Clemens Delbrueck.
A report reached Venice Saturday
of the sinking of another Italian boat
and the death Of her crew of SO men
at point near Trieste, as a result
Of coming in contact with floating
mine.
G. A. Goodell. general manager OF
the Northern Pacific railroad east Of
Paradise. Mont, died at St. Paul Sat
urday of heart trouble. Mr.. Goodell
; was 50 years old and had been Ill for
some time.
One of the most delicate questions
that has arisen as a consequence OF
the great European war relates to the
status Of foreign-born sailors on
American ships who either have be
come naturalixed American citizens OF
have taken out preliminary papers.
A gift of 100000 to the building
fund Of the Episcopal cathedral of st
Peter and st. Paul at Mount st. AL
ban by Mrs. Archibald d. Russell Of
Princeton, N. j., Is announced by
Bishop Harding. Mrs. Russell makes
the gift az q memorial to her mother
Mrs. Payne.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09
AND WOODWORKING.

An effort is being made to reorgan-
lie the numbering business at Egan,
Mont, and company entitled the
Egan Lumber company has been or
ganized with T. D. Farrow, VIM.
Kiley and VIM. Patterton organizers.
The company has a capital stock of
$4,000.
Five indictments for rebating, re-
Gently found by federal jury at
North Yakima, have been transferred
to Spokane and in three of the cases
pleas of guilty have already been en-
tered and fines paid. The Potlatch
Lumber company and J. J. Lohrenz
were endicted on a charge of violation
OF the Interstate commerce law and
the lumber company entered a plea of
guilty and paid fine of $1,000. The
Potlatch Lumber company and ]. e.
Cunningham also were indicted on the
same charge, the lumber company en-
tering plea of guilty on 10 counts
and being fined 5000 on each count, or
total Of $4,000. The cases were
handled by special counsel for the de-
partment of justice and the settle
ments were in the nature of a COM
promise.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09
RUSS IA Wins BATTLE.
DEFEAT GERMANS At AUGUSTA.
WO WAS COMPLETE-CAUSl
COMPLETE ROUT.
ABANDON CANNON ON FIELD
Retreat Toward East Prussian From.
tier-Germans Forced to Leave
Wounded on FieId-BattIe Be-
gun Sept. 20 with Artillery.

Petrograd, Oct 4.-The official COM
munication from the general staff
headquarters issued tonight reads:
"The battle of Augustowo ended yes
terday, Oct. 3, in victory for the
Russian arms. The German defeat is
complete.
"The enemy is at this moment in a
disorderly retreat and in flight toward
the East Prussian frontier The vail
ant Russian troops are in close pur-
suit, the Germans abandoning in their
desperate retreat trains of cannon and
ammunition not having time to pick
up their wounded.
Beginning Of Fighting.
"The battle of Augustowo began on
Sept. 20 with bombardment by the
German heavy artillery in the region
of Sopotzkin, on the left bank of the
river Niemen, followed by an offensive
movement by the enemy against the
same fortified town.
"At the same time the Germans
made repeated efforts to crush and
dislocate the Russian forces near Dru.
skeniki, on the Niemen.
ION Sept. 26 the Germans began an
attack on the fortress of Ossowetz, but
everywhere met with fierce resistance
and were compelled to retreat. Not
satisfied with counter attacks, our
troops took the offensive vigorously
and pursued the enemy. Notwith-
standing the energetic resistance Of
fered by the Germans they could not
check the onward rush of our troops,
who captured the enemy S positions,
one after another.
Routed by this irresistible engage
ment, the Germans weakened and at
present are in full retreat; they are
leaving our territory in haste. At GER
tain points this retreat is degenera-
ting into a flight"
Completely Routed Germans.
Rome, via Paris, Oct. 5.-The Rus
sian EN- bassy here tonight made pub
lie an official communication from the
Russian headquarters staff, saying:
"The defeat of the Germans is COM
plete. Their retreat Is changing into
a rout that is so disorderly and pre-
cipitate that they are forced to aban-
don everything.
1.-TWO Russian armies are proceed
ing, one from the west and another
from the south, toward Allenstein, in
East Prussia, so miles southeast of
Elbing.
THE German losses have not yet
been officially ascertained, but it is
estimated that they had 10000 men
disabled"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09
Advertising Ideas,

For luncheon or picnic have a few
bottles Of these olives.
This store is just as clean behind
the counters as out in front.
Our unfettered policy--quality, guam
tity, service, satisfaction.
This fresh, sweet, dainty, snowy
white crab meat is simply delicious.
Soups, chowder or consOmme in
cans all ready to serve after heating.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Relia-
BILE. Hardware that stands wear, costs
less than cheap stuff that soon breaks.
Reliability Is our motto.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09

Just get this fact firmly implanted
in your mind. The average individ-
ual is honest in his intentions and
honest in his dealings. Humanity in
the mass is ION the square" Most
people recognize the fact that this
statement applies to themselves with
accuracy. The trouble is that they do
not believe that it is true of their fel.
lows. The element of distrust is far
too prominent, and 1t is one of our
greatest drawbacks, harmful alike In
its effects in the aggregate and in its
personal influence.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-09
Cattle Shipments Decrease.

Chfcago.-There were 26O,331 fewer
head of cattle received at the stock
yards here and the six other markets
OF the west during September than
in the same month last year, accord.
ing to an announcement made by
statisticians of the Union stock yards
The report showed decrease of 731,.
800 head during the nine months ended
September 20. The report was issued
to emphasize the reduction in the live
stock supply Of the country and to &C.
count for the present increase in the
price Of meat.