Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-23
CITIZENS
HEARD MORE ABOUT
WATER LAST NIGHT.
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And ii consequence number o. ques-
Itions were asked Of both DIR Melvin
and Mayor Levy la course III the dis
cussIons that followed Sir. Melvin
among other things. told his audience
THAT ais q result 81 survey Of the
situation that had been made BY engi-
lneer Quick. OF Baltimore, that the
lcity's water mains could easily be ex-
TENDED from the city to the village,
Ifr0m the foot OF Third street, By
means Of stx-inch piping for about
$2.000 ana an eight-inch pipe for about
ly3 900
This. of course, brought forth many
questions IS TO the laying Of pipes on
1.-THE various thoroughfares Of the VIII
1iage. and the cost therefor. but no de-
tailed information on this score. apart
from an approximate estimate as %
Icost. can be supplied at this time.
Everyone was abreast of the fact that
an adequate water supply must travel
hand tn hand with i sewerage system,
for the establishment Of which the
Taxpayers of the village have now
taken the bull by the horns
In connection with the two issues,
Iboth Mr. Melvin and Mayor Levy as
sured the audience that the water
Company, as we'll as the city, stood
ready to grant everything possible.
within reason. for improved conditions
and the general welfare and comfort
of residents of the village
In his address. Mr. Melvin. In part.
said
Through this community welfare
association. the people OF Eastp0rt
have asked, as they have right to
ask, for the extension Of tho city wa
Ter supply across the Spa to Eastport
With the growth Of the suburb of Ans
napoiis its people have recognized the
fact that an abundance Of clean water,
from source that can be kept free
from contamination, Is an absolute
necessity No progressive, modern
community. large or small will de-
pend on wells and raw water for its.
potable or domestic supply,
We have in Annapolis L water plant
that Is moi, perhaps. what II ought to
be. Id all respects Few cities that
know Of have. The mountain supplies
FOR western Maryland towns have
been enlarged and supplies of noun
tain water for these towns are hand
led according to the most improved
scientific methods FOR delivery to con
,sumers. and sources have been or are
being enlarged Surface wafer smp-
plies are being everywhere carefully
looked after We read in the Balti-
more papers that since annexation Il
has been found that the city water
supply must be enlarged philadel
p1lia. New York. the great and grow
Ing cities Of the country, are solving
the same problem
This association naturally wants for
PASSPORT the best possible water sup
ply. and sees the means Of obtaining
1T by connection with the Annapolis
system. / agree thoroughly with you.
The city system may be confidently
placed, for purposes Of comparison,
beside that of most communities of the
same size and equipment OF course
1T would be better II it had a stand
pipe, for a standpipe into which the
water could be pumped for distribu-
ton thorugh the pipes to the consum
aTs would vastly increase the pres
sure. Ii would be better II II had a.
method Of making all the water run
ming into the houses and business
places of the consumers absolutely
clear and pure, for then all the water
served would be potable and cit for
domestic uses: and not only would the
lpotability and domestic uses Of the.
water be served, but We would avoid
wasting millions OF gallons in the sett-
ling basin and the untold waste at the
spigpts, whore consumers naturally
let the water run in the belief that the
sediment and discoioration will pass
Away.
Up to 1912, the Annapolis water
plant was owned and operated BY a
private corporation. With former
Mayors Strange, John dep DOW. and
other citizens Or annapolis, may
with due modesty. claim to have had
some share in the purchase by the
city 81 this public utility. and placing
II in the hands OF the community
some things that were left 10 private
enterprise and private capital in the
past are thought To Be in this day and
generation peculiarly the objects Of
public ownership. or of control. by
public service commissions A COM
5munity is certainly capable Of manag
ing It's own affairs. and public utili-
Ties. such as water. are the closest Of
It's aaairs. for they AFFECT the health.
comfort and convenience Of every man
woman and child in the community
There was some opposition to the.
requirement of The water company BY
the city BY purchasing the State
stock. however, the city had, with its.
own stock. nearly al the shares Since
then Ii has acquired al the shares
that were held In private hands
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