The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-30
The Water Supply.

Inc wafer supply.
AT the meeting of the township com
mittee, Thursday evening, the propo
/ sition OF the town purchasing the plan
| of the Mount Holly Water Compan,
/ was taken up and thoroughly discussed
and the decision reached was that tn
township woulo offer the price Of $1O3,
500 for the present plant and all of it
appurtenances, uncollectsd and unearn
ed rents, and everything that would z,
with the concern. If the company agree
to this proposition then the people OF tn,
town will be called at special meeting
to decide whether the action of the
township committee will be ratified.
Should the decision be favorable II
will be necessary to have bond issue,
which will amount to about $126. 900. II
will require this sum to buy the plant,
purchase new land and some new ma
chinery and install artesian wells. The
township committee has been inspect
ing various plants and has come to the
conclusion that artesian water is entire
ly practical.
The amount that will be offered to the
water company is lower than the corpor-
alton at first signified it's willingness to
accept. 1t represents about the par
value of the stock, and it is thought this
is as much as should be paid. There 10
no doubt about the wisdom of the town.
ship owning its own water supply, but
what it should pay for it, whether it
ought to build new concern or buy one
already equipped are questions that de-
serve consideration. II artesian water ia
to be used, then the question arises
whether new plant could be installed
as cheaply as the old one can be con-
tinued.
The main point is a pure water supply
and no more important matter can be
imagined. The article we have had
served has been severely criticised and
has caused more than one lawsuit and
recovery of damages. For the last two
years, more or less, there has not been
so much trouble with the water, although
it is generally conceded that what Ia
taken from the creek is not entirely at
to put in ones system, even though
boiled. There should not be any neces-
sity to boil water in order to make it.
pure. A question that arises is what will
become of the present equipment if ar
tesian wells are dug. To this comes the
reply that the wheels and other appar-
atus could be used to generate electric
power for various purposes, among them
operating the pumps for the artesian
wells. In opposition to this is the COM
mon knowledge that there are certain
times in the year when the water is 30
low in the creek that the wheels cannot
be operated and the steam pumps have
to be resorted to.
Among the Improvements to be adopt
ed in case the purchase is effected will
be the installing Of practical chemist
to have charge of the water works, and
instead of having spasmodic analyses of
the water, to have daily ones, or if neces
sary, more than once day. In other
words, to have practical man on the
job all the time. All of the points that
have been mentioned will be presented
at the special meeting that ts to be
called, and it will be well for the tax
payers and those interested to study up
on the subject and be prepared to prop
erly discuss it when the time comes.