Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-14
WATER CONDITION
A SERIOUS ONE
Supply At Water Works Is So Low
A Water Famine Threatens
ALDERMEN INSPECT PLANT
Serious Situation COnfronts Water Con-
sumers Net One Drop Must
Be Wasted.

A visit to the reservoir will soon
convince anyone that the water ques-
ton is serious one for the citizens
else the greatest care in the use of
this necessary household commodity
and not to waste drop. The situa-
tion demands that every precaution be
taken to conserve the supply.
Sunday, in company with several
members of the City Council, repre-
sentative of The Capital made COM
plete investigation of the physical
condition of the reservoirs and i'm
pounding dams of the Annapolis
Water Company and walked over the
entire ground. despite the intense heat
that prevailed in the valley where the
impounding dams are located. Leav-
ing the city about 10 O'Clock in Alder
man Russell's automobile, the party,
besides the host consisting of Alder
men Parkinson, of the First Ward;
Wells. of the Second. and Levy. of the
Third. and The Capital reporter,
soon arrived at the house of the Chief
Engineer, Mr. James Brady, who ac-
companied the party on their tour of
inspection and who proved valuable
guide to the Aldermanic committee
/ trying to obtain first-hand informa-
tion on the water supply of the city.
The group walked along the banks
of the impounding dams and saw that
the scarcity of water would soon be-
come acute if the supply is not re-
plenished in some manner The inn
pounding dam near the pumping sta
ton has become so low that the bot
tom is easily seen, and the one TO
the east of this contains no water at
all, and the suns rays had baked the
bottom and caused the clay to peel
not unlike the rind of an apple when
it is baked. Serious as this condi-
| tion may seem it is hoped that the
supply will soon be replenished and
the dams filled, but that is a matter
that can be accomplished only by a
heavy rain, or new source of supply
AS the matter now stands il is a seri-
Gus situation that confronts the citi-
zens of Annapolis and it would be
well for all to see that there is no
waste of water on their premises
At the head of the upper impound-
ing dam there is a small stream that
| seems to be doing all that can be ex-
| pected of it, but its flow is of such
small volume that it can hardly be ex-
| pected to furnish water for even a
small part of the city. This stream
is supplied by two smaller streams
that wind their way through the hills
and join each other about twenty or
| thirty feet from where they enter the
| pipe leading to the dam
The Aldermen found everything in
a fine condition and "clean as a new
| pin" to use common parlance The
floor of the pumping station, even in
the boiler room, was spotless and no
housewife would wish for cleaner
walls and paintings, although there is
but little of the latter, as the building
is of brick The visit was entirely un-
expected by Mr. Brady and there was
no effort to dress up" for the occa-
| sion. The grounds and buildings are
| in first-class condition and the reser-
voirs, one located on either side of
| the road, are clean and free from
| marine growth, although the water is
: very low in each of them.
In passing it must be said that
there is not a prettier site in the
county than the one where the water
I station is located Standing at the
head of the upper impounding dam
/ and looking towards the pumping sta
tion a view presents itself that can
hardly be surpassed. Stretching out
before the vision is valley that man
has converted to his own use. This
valley is level and the erection of the
| impounding dams causes the pumping
station to appear TO be in the bot
tom, as only the upper portion is Wis
/ ible from this location, while on
either side rises high hills, and in the
| distance the thick woods now in full
foliage with its deep green tint is a
fitting proscenium to the curtain Of
blue that hung in all it's splendor
around a scene of peace and tran
| guilty