New Britain herald., 1914-06-02
PlainVille News WATER co. OPERATES
 ITS PUMPING PLANT
Town to Be Furnished With We'll
 Water During the Summer.
RESERVOIR SUPPLY DISCONTINUED
Barrows to Be in Charge of Plant Fell and DisloCated Knee-Dance at Country Club-Expect Return of Pastor-Busy ut Freight Yards.

Country Cub-Expcct Return of Pastor-Busy ut Freight Yards. Water from wells in the Mountain View section is to be furnished to the tcwnspeople from now on, according to the plans of Supt. Joseph N. Mo Kernan of the water company. MT. McKernan has had the machinery overhauled at the pumping station and the pumps were put into opera tion yesterday afternoon. They will be run every day during the summer and it is the intention to discontinue using the reservoir water until cold weather.
 During the past week there has been noticeable change in the water supplied to the company's patrons The growth of vegetable matter In the bottom of the reservoir has been responsible for a most unpleasant | taste to the water. This condition exists every summer and the sinking 1 of the wells was planned as an inn l provement for the summer supply. Although the reservoir water dur | ing the warm weather has almost a | nauseating flavor, the analysis which i Supt.- McKernan. has had made every
 
 l and in no way unfit for human con- l sumption.
 Preparatory to starting the pump l ing plant the company had all it's hydrants and dead ends flushed. It will probably be day or two before all the reservoir water is out of the l pipes, and. the improvement will not l be very noticeable until then. The l well water is not only clear and pure, but is unusually cold. It is consid | cred superior to the water furnished In any part of the state
 i While the pumps will not be cper- ated at night, the supply from the | wells will be continued after the | plant closes. the water coming from the company's big stand pipe, located near the reservoir. A. C. Barrows ] will be in charge of the pumping l station.
 Fell and DisIocated Knee.
 Jackson Mckee of Park street will | be confined to his home for some | time as the result of an accident yes terday.' While on his way home MT. Mckee was walking on the railroad tracks. A short distance below the Main street crossing he tripped and in falling dislocated his knee. l He was found in a helpless con | dition a short time later and was taken to his home.
 Dance at Country Club. Members of the tango class. which concluded it's meetings a few weeks ago, are anticipating most pleasant ] time tomorrow evening when they | will go to the country club In Farm ington for a social and \dance. Ar engagements have been made to bring the party to Farmington in autos owned by members.
 Music for the dancing will be fur nished by Lynch's orchestra of New Britain. A luncheon will be served.
 Business at Freight House. l While complaint about business continues in some of the factories there has been no appreciable falling off in shipments attended to at the local freight office and although the railroad force is rushed but spas1n1G- ically, the men in charge of the sta ton report that conditions are quite satisfactory.
 | A marked improvement has been noticed in some of the manufacturing concerns while others are still slack. Some good shipments have been made of late, however, accounting perhaps for the increase in business at the freight yard.
 Transfer of Land.
 Fifty acres of land belonging to the estate of the late Andrus Corban has been transferred to Mary A. Eaton, according to a record filed ] with the town clerk of Bristol.
 Mrs. Eaton is a daughter of Mir. Corban and is an heir to the large l estate which he left.
 Expects Pastor to Return.
 Rev. William Franklyn, pastor of the A M. E. Zion church. will attend annual conference of district to be hold Thursday in Bridgeport. The official i board of the church has petitioned l the conference to have the pastor re- turned here for another year and it is expected that favorable action will be taken on the petition
 Since coming to Plainville MT. 1 Franklyn has done much for the To- cal church. During his stay here | new parsonage has been built and | church property otherwise improved.
 At the parsonage tonight, a recep- 'tion will be given him in connection | with the ice cream and cake sale for |