The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-26
WATER PROJECT
APPLICATION J0R
TO START TO-DAY
Continued from Page One,

Ae'ioii NY liz clly commissions,
came after a widespread demsas
on the part of the public +bla
something be done to give tbe a oa
permanent relief from the salt tbs.
is now present in the city's ws md.
supply. Yesterday was the 99ss
day that the water in Wilminytau
has been undrinkable. A
The motions to employ cor,,.
tent engineers to make til, nacps
sary surveys and to authorize ~.
public works department to NV us
pare a WPA application for pc aEs
in building the new water 1i a'a
were made by Commissioned
Finance W. Louis Fisher and
onded by Commissioner Wade sni
Mayor Cooper respectively, Tba
motion to call a bond election ~
the earliest possible date wa a.
made by Mayor Cooper and sao
onded by Fisher. Ali three NV.
tlons passed unanimously.
By their decision he city Com.
missioners tackled e problem thu.
has plagued Wilmington periodi'
cally since the day decades ago
when water was first taken from
the Cape Fear. river for purifica'
ton and delivered to consumers
In other times of drought upstate
combing with high tide brackiS1
city water has occasioned a flurrv
OF demands for change in the SIM.
ply that resulted either IN mina-
improvements or merely d;ed
away as the salty taste disan.
peared.
Explosion Hazard
Among those attendin the meat.
ing yesterday morning was PAT
O'Crowley, who warned that use NJ
salt water in boilers can constitutn
an explosion hazard. He urged that
a competent boiler engineer be con.
tacted by the city for information
as to how industries with steam
boilers and homes with heatinp
boilers can be kept safe from such
explosions.
Bruce B. Cameron also pointed
out that many homes in the CITY
are governed by thermostats and
said if these thermostats should
become corroded with salt, explo.
sions might result. 4
This action was taken a. a meet.
ing at which representatives Of the
chamber of commerce and other
interested citizens dema, ded i'm.
action and warned that
salt water used in boilers may
cause explosions.
To avert any such possible ex.
Wade moved that he be
authorized to contact safety boiler
inspectors to the end that proper
Information can be given to those
who have boilers or other equip.
ment using steam to the end that
expert advice can be furnished
users of city water in the care Of
their boilers and that this informa.
ton be given to the public through
necessary publicity, by contact
and by other means.
Passes Unanimously
The motion wan seconded by
Commissioner Fisher and was
passed with three ayes.
Among those attending the meet,
-ng there was expressed doubt il
The measures the commissioners
.ook Wednesday to give the city
temporary relief from the salt va.
:er now in the mains by connect.
ng deep wells with the city mains
feasible.
At the suggestion of Bruce B,
Cameron, who said he did not be.
ieve the deep wells would produce
enough water to fill the city mains
md rid them of salt, the commits.
'ioners adopted a motion made by
Wade and seconded by Fisher that
he mayor be authorized to con.
act the state board of health, the
States Board Of Health and
he War department, requesting |
assistance in the current emer-
,ency for making possible any
lelp which they can give to assist
n alienation of the present situa'
ion temporarily or otherwise.
Cameron had suggested that the
ity seek the use of mobile water
ratification units which the army
as, such as were u1ed in the
loanoke river section in flood
and that water be taken
rom Greenfield Lake, purified IN
1ese units, and put into the city
lains.
The motion passed unanimously
Those attending the meeting
Their than Mayor Cooper, Com
Missioner Fisher and Commission
r Wade were Louis --anson, H.
:. Latimer, Sr., L. T. Lander
outs E. Hall, Pat O'CroWleN
ruce B. Cameron, r. A. Loughlln,
lty engineer, and E. G. King. f