The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-22
C|TYs WATER SUPPLY
PLENTIFUL AND GOOD
Raleigh No Longer Suffers From
Contamination Which Seriously
Threatened Health OF Citizens.
NEW PLANT NOW is COMPLETE
Sufficient Water Can he Stored to
Fill All Needs for Ninety Days,
Even With Source Cut Of-fIigh
Standard of Purity.
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Raleigh. =. g.. June 21.-Ralcigh's
city commissioners are being congrat-
ulatcd on the evident complete recovery
of the city water plant from the deluge
OF contaminated surface water that
poured into the main storage basins
and filters and put the city on con
tamirated, as well as muddy water for
several days. Those in position to
pass upon such matters say that the
commissioners now have the plant and
the extensive engagements and I'M
provements. In progress there for the
past several months, adjusted to
point where 1t will be practically i'm
possible for the city to have another
such aiiiiction. The fact that during
all the time the rebuilding and enlarge
meDt of the water plant has been in
progress there has been only one or
two really serious periods OF Interrupt
ton of the service Of water that was
fit for any and all uses Is taken to
be really remarkable fete of engi+
ncerinS ana construction work Tho
plant has been brought to that state Of
equipment that, whereas Il year ago the
city was on a short allowance of water
service that necessitatcd cutting off
the water during the greater part o:
the night and sometimes at intervals
during the day in order to give time
for water to accumulate i'll the tower.
as It was taken direct from the flow OF
Walnut Creek. lest there should be an
outbreak: OF fire without any water
stored with which TO combat the
ns,ncs now there is stored at the plant
n supply of water sufficient. in addition
to the regular flow of the creek, to run
the city for sixty or ninety days If
drought conditions should develop that
would cut out tho flow OF water in the
creek entirely. Furthermore. the wa
ter is clear and measures up to a high
~f Ill IL, M .Ci In
the State laboratory of hygiene.
Loses to Charlotte.
Raleigh loses to Charlotte the head
quarters for J. O. Jones. travelling pas
scnCer agent for the Southern Rail-
way. he having been transferred from
the Raleigh to the Charlotte district
He is succeeded by o. +. York. OF
Greensboro. who arrived to-day TO take
over the work for the Raleigh district.
MI Jones will move his family 10 Char
lottc at once. lie married Miss Mary
Stronach two years ago.
Definite announcement is made that
the state School for the Feeble Minded,
at Kinston, which has had such n
chcckercd history during its period of
erection. is TO be formally opened for
the special work for which II was es-
tablish ed-the best possible training
for feehleminded children-on July l.
under the superintendercy of DIR. Z.
Banks McNairy. 1t is announced that
the policy VIII be TO take in first the
highest grade Of the feeble minded
girls in the State and then the highest
grade boys, the age limits being six
10 twenty-one, and then admit the lower
grades In their order until the capacity
OF the school Is exhausted. The fac
ulty will include Miss Sallie Shaw. of
Red Springs. as principals; Miss Sallie
Shaw, OF Wallace. late of the state
Normal kindergarten department.; Miss
NJ N,,l,-x G.,1.
the Appalachian Training School; Miss
Myrtle NJ. Norton. of Highlands. late OF
the Emmons Industrial School; Miss
Annie Ramsey, of Lincolnton, trained
nurse; Mrs. James Iiickerson, OF Lenoir,
housekceper: Mrs. Florence Leonard,
of Lexington. matron; Miss Kathrine
klutz, of Charlotte, Stenographer.
VIII Entertain hardware Men.
Raleigh Is to entertain the Hardware
Merchants Associate OF the Carolinas
July TO ., the convention being one
that will bring leading hardware men
not only of the two States. but of the
whole country here. and there will be
special features OF entertainment in
addition to the business sessions that
will be teeming with interest. The
hardware men Will be welcomed by
Mayor Johnson and John c. Drewrv.
and the responses Will be by NJ J.
o'Neil. OF Henderson, y. c.. and NJ. ].
Craig, OF Greenwood. 5. c., for the
two Carolinas, and by H. NJ Owsley.
of ST. Louis. for the associate members.
residents OF other States. Some OF the
big features of the convention will he
an address by Editor X. T. Soule. OF
The Hardware Age. on Points of Con
;act; an address by l.. L. Mitchell, OF
Arkansas. president of the National
Hardware Association, and an address
by state Commissioner OF Insurance
James X. Young OH Fire Insurance
Common Sense