Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-26
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ne 4sABs6&t 8FS@faeM t9 HEesN@s ~ lsk
readers the best Information II has or
the subicct Of altrati0n at the present
ssIne for Annapolis. Ii has not che
naucGe BIZ consulting with scientific
and engineering experts On the sub,
5ecsr buf MUCH confederation has been
gigep II, and every effors uaadp "a
welsh every fact and argument thsl
appeays ID have real soaring
Ryasion Ii simple process. cOn-
aistlag substantially 0f large tubs
DC sand Df certain kind, through
whici the water Ii passed and whlch
wlaeu properly constructed and main
taissd. RES the water az most III III
physical Impurities and some Of It's
Rarnaa Of disease. ii Ii 4 mechanical
pE0case and. Ut best, lacking ID POSI-
tsyaneas and certainty, 30 aar as It
Arrests disease Gerrns
The posltsye protection against dis
eaaa Il found ia killing the gsrma
through ciaemlcal process Of through
beat III practice. no one thinks 81
altering contaminated water ID tree
Il Of GERMS; Il Ii either boiled OF
cAsnas1aiIy treated for the purpose.
Both of these methoda wero used by
our ARMY Ii Franco during the recent
war
The water supplied the public OF
Annapolis Tor bathing and drinking
hae an excellent taste and Tor
was xagaF ded as most whOleaoais
times particularly when the s0ppsy
wac Low. and tAare wea nss suf0cleiSk
TINS to permit the watef to ssktls.
u wh6u the reservoirs were not pugEs-
clentIy protested aginst yedss la mat
ser. me watar vas dsaeolofed end had
disagreeable Taste. 8pvpF, tne
wases supplied 10 ceFkai consumers
las ogesn cOntalned mpG gesahle
RASTER and dirt, while ik ssaa perfect
81 cleaF 81 me .rsssrycsF aad m oshpr
porsaons of the CITY This pFOved lhat
the contamination lock place Id the
Ciay naina or pipes and not at the
sources 81 ID tns reservoir
Many. probably IA, cf the naysl-
clans 81 Annapolis VIII ~ that shey
have never had case of typhoid or
OshaF disease which could be traced
10 ahh City water ON the other hand.
shay viii tell you that . great many
Uasea hare been traced 10 the nnasni-
kary conditions resulting from lhs lack
IS water auppiy and sewerage sys-
torn ak EasEpork and other suburba
Note fhss point for ID furnishes Il
pOwersaI argument against fltration,
which will Be stated later
SEINE years ago an agitation was
started by few psrsons mostly pf-
aclala az The Annapolis Wator Com
ssny, Tor alesation plant. and some
az oNg citizens Oegaa 10 take an III.
teresa Ii 1Ae subject. lii Developed
that &c expensive system was Is BE-
iasEalsed That tho sand which was ID
aaSntsh the fsltering substance wan sals-
1lcnIt to procure and expensive, and
that Gle system IA many places
nosahly baltimore bad hasn FALL
IRE
There we're CertnaU plaugffle argu
nsansm Nj fav0F Of Altrnaion. Ths taFna
sounds veil and calls up ylalona Or &
faia spHsnging CLEAR - cryse
al srOTn natures sources Under or
dlnasy conditions. one would prefer
altered water, and would wish hlal
community to be supplied with II
Shortly after The subject vas agi-l
tated, tie Federal governments can
ducted 4 general heaisA surrey III thel
County On the subject .og water. u
reported officially Ia the City Council
that three things were advisable. and
they we're placed ID this ordar og Inn
postance First chemical treatment
10 destroy germs GENERALLY the chl0r-
me system ssconp. larger sYRply
10 tao suburbs could be furnished VA
Ter: mird. altratlOn.
AFTER general considerations os tina
aa65ss the yiews 81 ths panpla OF
Annapolis took forsa. and they sgras6
that 10 report of the Federal ofnckals
as stpahle and Salr The cheml-
CAL sment has been nrOvlued, but
nps M2 other twn I'as reaasan wlax
she xo1tine has not baen followed j
that those @ charge oE the Annapolis
gassAey xsssvs IN ssys heNs xsssx ee1lessw@sa !