The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-05

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Off Water Wagon
In fact. the entire city was off
tbe water wagon.
housewives had their COM
nlaints. too, They found the salty
water unfit for use in washing
clothes and dishes, being unable to
get soap TO lather.
No lawns were watered for fear
nj the salt killing the grass. And
il appeared as if baths will get
hack TO the Saturday night sche-
dule.
Late yesterday afternoon men
scurried over the city with buck
cts. bottles, jars, etc., seeking wa
ter at pumps primed by the city.
Naffitt reported last night that
2 least n well has been put
into use in just about every section
Of the city and that more will be
made available for use today.
Twelve streams of water a r e
flowing at the Rose Ice company
plant, he said. Other water sup
plies for drinking purposes are To-
Gated at: 1O4 Red Cross street, 819
Dock street, j. Holmes Davis, Jr.,
at Oleander Kyle Bannerman at
Forest Hills, w. G. Broadfoot at
Forest Hills.
Yesterday afternoon James E.
L. Wade, city commissioner Of pub
lie works, announced that several
pumps had been put into shape and
appeared to be taking care Of the
situation nicely. The sources of wa
ter available yesterday afternoon
were at:
City pumps at Fifth and Camp
bell streets, Fifth and Bladen
streets, Fourth and Princess
streets, Third and Wright streets,
On Wright street between Fourth
and Fifth streets. and private
pumps or deep wells at ITO Mar
ket street, 1920 Chestnut street.
filling stations at Sunset Park near
the school, 513 Chestnut street,
White Ice Cream company plant,
the city pump opposite the city
market on Front street, and pri-
vate pumps Or deep wells at 1917
oouth Second street, at the indie
pendent Ice company plant, 1902
Orange street, ZIG North Fifth
street, at the northwest corner Of
Fifth and Orange streets and at
the Southern Box and Lumber com
pany plant at Love Grove, SOUTH
west corner of Third and Grace
streets, and southwest corner Of
Forest Hills Drive and Market
street.
Wade said the private pumps
should be considered for neighbor-
MOOD use only but that the larger
wells are for general use of the
public.
Maffitt reported the water in the
APE Fear river is becoming
:lsn1ly less saline but that there
~ no real relief in sight yet. Yes
.efoay morning at dead low water,
we only time when the water is
aiy"nere near fresh enough for
ase' inc water in the river con-
,aAieo 5oO parts of salt per mil
.'ol, At that time, however, he
Saia' the water level in TONERS
Iteek was higher than the water
Sset IN the river and it was inn
boSslole to get any of the water
4Unl the river into the creek.
AN hour later, he said, the salt
ou'ent had gone up to $50 parts
W. million again and still was not
"~aclently high to allow water
" LOW into TONERS Creek.
At Whites Plant
Esfly yesterday afternoon, Wade
eaiu' a well at the White Ice
nam company plant had been
p pipeo to the front of the plant
~nlere four faucets make water
IN ,Iliaole to the public, to be taken
homes in buckets for drinking
s "aoe was loud in his praise of
PUBIC for the wonderful CO.
e epeSslon we are getting in this
ba"eigency both from those who
dess private surface wells, private
p,slls wells and those who, without
thois' are having to 60 out of
No. MONIES for drinking water.
~ nave been swell" he said.