Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Wafer Company Ordered 10
Cut Off None Such
Wafer
HEALTH BOARD
TAKES ACTION
Special tc THE EVENING JOURNAL


Special &c THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, May l5. HAT the
Delaware Water Improvement Company
cease supplying water from None such
creek. the filler basin and the storage
basin TO the citizens Of Ncw Castle, and
that tic pipes, fire hydrents and mains
ol the company DO flushed out TO rid
them OF an tho water from the None
such crcck. was the substance of a
resolution adopted by City Council, Sit
ting as the Board OF Health last night
President Ahern, of the water company.
was present at The meeting, having come
from Reading, Pa. for that purpose, and
Expressed q readiness TO comply with
The order as far as supplying the dwell
lngs with drinking water was concerned,
but did not like TO 0It the Industrial
plants Oh from the Use of the creek
water because it is soft water and less
harmful TO the pipes and interiors of
boilers than the artesian well water A
lengthy discussion over this point en-
sued. but while the members of the
Board of Health were willing that the
creek water should be used for manu-
featuring purposes. they could see no
WAY In which that could be done with
out making It possible for the workers
In Tho plants TO drins itif they 30 de-
sire. aud the order WAS allowed TO
stand as originally put. Mr. Ahcrn
agreed 20 shut OIL the water from the
rfock and the basin and not mix IL with
the nrtcsian water any longer, and as a
consequence about l40 families in New
Castle viii be without city water, As
they are connected with the old or low
pressure system supplied from None
Sucl creek. When this was pointed out
20 the members of the Board of Health
.hey replied that those property owners
Will tave 10 connect to the other system,
which win not be great expense to
thein
The session last night was called to
order hy President stoops. who stated
shat the meeting was being held by
order of the State Board OF Health to
consider what action TO take against the
water company for furnishing polluted
Wnter to the city. Mr.. Stoops called
upon Dr. Julius Dodd, physician To- the
Board of Health, who said that at the
pies of water taken from the various
water supplies of New Castle. including
the town pumps were submitted to the
State laboratory at Newark for eXami
nation, and that the findings of that
analysis We're that the None Such Creek
water WAS very bad, the filler basin
water a little purcr and that in the
storage basin purcr yet. while the arte-
sian we'll water showed a good Oh
the pump tests some shoWe,t good
others bad. said Dr. Dodd The polluted
water from the creek and the basiul
contained intestinal bacteria which
could come from only one source, h'
said. He alluded TO these bacteria al
hidden assassins, and prophesied an epi
demic of typhoid fever ii the conditions
Nero not remodicd. While the artesai
well water was pronounced pure am,
Wholesome i'm the test it was said that
even that went into The city homes pol
lutcd because It is mixed with TN,
creck and basin water In the pipes. DR.
Dodd said that two cases of typhoid III
the city could be traced directly to ia,
water supply
Having stated the case. DR.. Dodd
made way for Nh. Ahrrn, who freely ad
mittCd the condition of the water as re
ported but explained that work being
done at the pumping station would make
~ unnecessary to use the cteck waite.
for drinking purposes any longer. n,
described the failure of the new we'll th,
company tried To sink last winter. but
said that a greater supply of artesiat
water was available. however enough
10 I'm the wants of an the people. am,
TO supply the industrial plants as wen
He offered to flush ont the pipes aus
hydrants. snd said he had ordered filter
sand for the filter at None Such croel,
He expressed the belief that all tho
houses iu the city would soon be- usin.
the high pressure service
what assurance have we that yol
will do these things 2" Mr.. Ahcrn wa
WAS asked.
You've been making as promises lilSl
that for eight years. and III for one
don't believe a word YOU say" declared
Nh Neggenmann.
Air Ahcn insisted that these improve
ments would be made
Alr. Dcemer said that the city didn'
want creek water TO drink. that the con
tract between the city and the waite
company calls for artesian water, mo-
creek water Tie gave il as his opinion
that the water company had invalidate,