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KEEP ITER
Special Committee
Urges Many Im
provements.
“UNJUST CRITICISM
OF DEPARTMENT”
Wat<Tr Board Thanks Com
mittee For Its Fair and
Complete Report.
That the waterworks department has
been unjustly criticised Is the comment
made In the report of the special com
mittee appointed to Investigate the
waterworks situation, which was sub
mltted to the water commissioners at
the meeting Wednesday afternoon. The
report enumerates a number of Im
provements needed In the waterworks
system, but calls attention to the fact
that most of these had already been
called for by the general manager.
The commissioners adopted a resold
tlon th&nklng the special committee for
Its report and commenting upon Its
fairness.
The committee recommends the pur
chase of a new pump of 10,000,000 gal
lons capacity at the earliest date possi
ble, the extension of the second main
to the reservoir, the speedy completion
of the new reservoir and the extension
of water mains and supply, pipes to that
portion of the city which is now with
out adequate water supply. It Is es
pecially urged that the waterworks sys
lem’bc kept In advance of the demands
upon It, In order that the safety and
welfare of the city may be at all times
.assured.
The report. In full, with the resolu
tion adopted by the board, follows:
The Committee's Report.
Atlanta, Go., Sept. Id, 1907.
Honorable Mayor and General Council,
City of Atlanta:
Gentlemen—Tour committee appoint
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Central Bank &
Trust Corporation
Candler Building,
Branch Cor. Mitchell and Forsyth.
ed under the attached resolution to In
vestigate and report as to the needs of
the waterworks system and what Im
provements are necessary for the ef
ficiency of the same, after Inspecting
both plants and all available data for a
comprehensive study of the question,
beg leave to submit the following rec
ommendations: >
■1. We And that owing to the great
amount of sand carried In th'e Chat
tahoochee river, and more especially
since the construction of 'the dam at
Bull Sluice, that the valves In the
pumps at the river station cut out very
rapidly, thereby causing a great
amount of sUp. as will be shown by a
study of the chart hereto attached,
which was prepared by the general
manager of the waterworks, and which
shows that the monthly pumpage at
N*o. l exceeds that at No. 2 by approx
imately 100,000.000 gallons, a very large
proportion of which Is due to t:«> slip
In tho pump valves, the balance being
accounted for In washing filters, seep
age. evaporation, etc. For the cor-
action of this trouble we would rec-
ommend the Construction of a settling
tank In connection with the pump well
of sufficient capacity to allow the sand
carried through the Intake pipe to set
tle before reaching suction pipe of the
pumps.
Extend Second Main.
2. We also deem It of the utmost
Importance that the 36-Inch main now
under contract to be lafd from station
No. I to the top of Caseys Hill be ex
tended to. the reservoir, as soon as the
pipe can be delivered, as the full bene
fit to be derived' from this additional
main can not be obtained until It la
connected with the reservoir.
3. The new reservoir, the grading of
which has been about one-half com
pleted by the county commissioners,
should be carried to completion as rap
idly as possible, as It Is apparent that
the reserve we have on hand with the
present reservoir la totally Inadequate
to meet the demand of this rapidly
growing city. The amount of water
In the present reservoir available for
the coagulating basin Is only about
76.000. 000 gallons, and as we are now
using about 12,000,000 gallons dally,
this only gives about <n week's supply
when the reservoir Is full, which Is too
close a margin to operate on. In con
nection with the new reservoir we also
recommend the purchase of such addi
tional lands as may be necessary for
betterment and enlargement and if,\
purchase of a site for an additional
coagultlng basin, to be used In con
nection with the new reservoir. The
construction of this reservoir necessa
rily carries with It the laying of n\
pipe for the connection with the pres
ent system, which should be of suffi
cient slse to meet future demands for
several years.
Another Settling Basin.
4. We approve of the work now un
der contract for an additional coagu
lating and clear water basin, which,
we think, jrlll very much Improve the*
condition of the water supplied to the
city.
6. We also approve of the call for
bids for additional filters, and as we
are now using at the rate of approxi
mately 12,000.000 gallons dally and
havp a filter plant of only 7,000.000 gal
lons guaranteed capacity, we think the
call for 6,000,000 gallons additional Is
rather small to meet the demands, and
think It would have been better for tho
good of the service If the old plant
could have been duplicated In quanti
ty.
6. As to the necessity for a new
pump and boilers at station No. 2, we
find the capacity of the present pumps
to be 36.000,000 gallons dally, consist
ing of one unit of 16,000,000 gallons
and two units of 10.000,000 gallons
each, and that the average dally pump
age Is approximately 12,000,000 gat
Ions. At first blush this would seem
to Indicate that we had a reserve force
sufficient for the present, but conald
erlng the fact that the average pump
age Is very unequally distributed
through the day and night, running for
part of the day at the rate of about
16.000. 000 or 19,000,000 gallons and on
some occasions for a short length of
time, ts stated by the chief engineer
of the pumping plant, ss high as at the
rate of 22,600,000 gallons, It can be
readily seen that the time haa ar
rived for the Installing of another
pumping unit at this plant, for If the
16.000. 000-gallon pump for any cause
should be out of commission It would
not be possible for the two 10.000,000-
gallnn pumps to supply the demand,
and under these conditions the hlghei-
elevatlons In the city would be without
water and would have no fire service.
We, therefore, deem It of the utmost
Importance thnt the contract for a
pump of 20,000,000 gallons capacity
should he made at once, as It will be
badly needed by the time It can be de
livered and Installed.
Extend City Mains.
|7. Ws would also urge the Impor
tance of a more general extension of
water mains and tha enlargement of a
great many of the small pipes now In
use, ns there Is still quite a large part
of the city that Is without water.
The work suggested In the above
several recommendations, we consider
the most Important for the betterment
of the service, and we urgently recom
mend that tho mayor and general coun
cil will provide the necessary ways and
means for its speedy execution.
We also suggest the following work.
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Twin Beds, 44 inches wide; price $175 per pair. Dresser, 59 inches wide, 26 inches deep, mirror 34x48; price, $145.
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the moet of which will be necessary In
the next five or six years, If the city
continue* with the rate of growth that
It has been showing for the last few
years.
1. An additional Intake pipe from the
pump well to tho river.
2. Additional tfitake pipe from reser
voir to coagulating basin and from co-
ogulntlng basin to fitters.
3. Additional coagulating basin to be
used In connection with the new reser
voir.
6. New pump and bpilers at station
No. l.
6. Additional main from station No.
2 connecting with distribution In the
city.
We herewith submit chart showing
the monthly pumpage of water at each
station from August. 1893. when the
nqw works were opened, to September.
1907. A study of this chart will be of
Interest to show the growth of tha
works, and what may be expected In
the next few yeurs.
Keep Syetem Ahead.
In cloning thle report, we would urge
upon council the Importance of keeping
the waterworks In advance of the de
mands that may be made upon It. This
Is by far tlfe most Important and val
uable asset that the city has, and Us
success Is absolutely dependent upon
Its proper equipment and maintenance.
We further desire to Mate that tho
above suggestions and recommenda
tions are made by your committee
without a conference with the water
works department. Since arriving at
tho conclusions above enumerated, we
hnvo read a communication addressed
to your committee by the manager of
the waterworks department, and he has
Included in said communication most of
the above recommendations.
Wc find further that the waterworks
department has urged for the past few
years upon the attention of the city au
thorities the Importance of a majority
of the Improvements suggested by your
committee.
We make this statement In justice to
ihe waterworks department, which we
believe has been unjustly criticised by
liersons who are not familiar with the
facts In regard to the active manage
ment and needs of the waterworks de
partment. Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) .
T. D. LONOINO, Chm.
' H. M. BEUTELL,
CHAS. E. HARMAN.
J. W. POPE,
H. C. STOCKDELL,
E. VAN WINKLE,
R. M. KLAYTON.
The'water board passed the 'follow-
Ing resolution, of thanks to the com
mlttee: ,
Thanks for Report.
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 18, 1907.
By Commissioner Pace:
, Reaolved by the board of water com
missioners, That we hereby express our
thanks to the special committee com
posed of representative clttsens and
members from the city council appoint
ed to Investigate the condition of thq
waterworks system and the needed Im
provements and additions to the system
for their fair, full and Impartial report,
as submitted to the city council on
September 16, 1907.
This board Is composed of gentlemen
who have given their time and atten
tion to the careful and proper manage
ment of the department and receive no
compensation whatever for their serv
ice, and It Is extremely hard for them
to submit without protest to the unfair
and uncalled-for criticisms by persons
who are actuated by personal or other
motives and without excuse. It Is,
therefore, gratifying to this board to
receive the commendation of so repre
sentative a body as that which com
posed this special committee.
Resolved further, That a copy of this
resolution be furnished to each member
of this special committee and that the
city papers be requested to publish In
full the report of said committee to-
ether wlfh this resolution.
Daniel Brothers Company
L. J. DANIEL, President.
45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St.
JOHN R, DICKEY
OF
George E. Argard Made Sec
retary of Masons’
Organization.
CAROLINA FARMER
SWALLOWS POISON
8|MM‘lfll to Tin* Georg Inn.
Salisbury, N. C„ Sept. 19.—George A.
Kepley, a farmer, aged 45, with a fam
ily of live, committed suicide thle morn
ing at Spencer, by drinking laudanum.
He ha# been on a debauch for sev
eral days, threatening to kill himself
Tuesday. Laudanum was taken from
Mm. The family was aroused by gurg
ling In hlit throat and two empty bot
tles were found by the bedside.
* Physicians worked several hours, but
were not able to revive him*
JOHN R. DICKEY.
He has been elected head of su
preme lodge of annuity.
At the closing meeting of the fourth
biennial session of the supreme lodge. Ms
sons* Annuity, held In tho office of Secre
tory George E. Argnnl Wednesday after
noon, John It. Dickey, of Atlanta. was
elected president, and George E. Argsnl
wiis re-elected secretary.
first rice president, John
Inn in; second rlee president, J. Stovall
Hinltli, of Brunswick: aecretanr, George E.
Argard; treasurer, Albert P. Wood, ot At
lanta; medical director, L. P. Stephens, of
Atlsnts; supreme counsellor, William R.
Stubbs, of Havanunh; supreme auditor, John
D. Wing, of Atlanta; chaplain, Marshall A.
Weir, of Macon; supreme Inspector, Alex
A. Keese. of Atlanta.
The following representatives attended
the meeting: . ___ .
W. P. Webster, representative of Flori
da. Jacksonville; Thomas II. Jeffries, for
Georgia. Atlsnts; Frank Datfes, for Louis
iana. New Orleans; Henry C, Yawn, for
Mississippi. Lumberton; A. L. Barton, for
South Carolina, Charleston: Elmer F. Hoyt,
past supreme organiser, Birmingham, Ala.
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REV. BRANNEN MAY
GO TO CONCORD, N. C.
Mllledgevllle, Os., Sept. 19.—Rev, D.
W. Brannen, pastor ot tha First Pres
byterian church, has received a call to
the First Presbyterian church at Con
cord. N. C. Mr. Brannen haa not yet
decided to aocept the call, but the
probability Is that he will, as the
church he has been called to serve Is
third to the largest In North Carolina.
Mr. Brannen has been pastor ot the
church here for a number of yeers, and
he Is held in the hlgheet esteem by
the members of his congregation and
the people generally.
SHINON
GEORGIA PAINT & GLASS CO.,
40 Peachtree StrecL
BANK DEPOSITORY
INHAWKINSVILLE
Hawklnaville, Ga., Sept. 19.—The
First National Bank of this city has
been designated as a United States de
pository. and allotted 260.000 under the
order of the United States treasurer.
This Is considered a compliment to
the trank, as well as a recognition of
the Imponunace of the city as a cotton
center.
I psld 30c for s wnnt advertisement In The
(leorylsn for RnnielNMly to do embroidery:
77 women nn.wered II. 30c for s wsnt sd.
snd n IV box of Wiley's rnndy free.
NO BEE BUZZING
AROUND AUSTIN
FACING LONG TERM,
HARRISON SENDS A
The political bee has not been buss
Ing around the ear of Attorney James
W. Austin and In spite of the requests
ct his friends, he will not be a candidate
for one of Fulton county's seats In the
pext legislature.
In denying that he will make the race
for the legislature. Mr. Austin states
that he has never been conscious of so
much as one-half of one degree of po
litical fever, and that for the present he
hss no fear of the epidemic now preva
lent In Atlanta.
MANY KOREANS
KILLED BY JAPS
Toklo, Sept., 19.—Japanese etates.
men admit that their country will an
nex Korea. Just now bands of Korean
Insurgents are gathering around Seoul
nnd are threatening to attack the cap
ital itself.
Several villages have been destroyed
by Japanese troops ns punishment for
mistreatment of Japanese officials.
Thus far the losses among the Japan
ese soldiers have been trilling, but It Is
believed that thousands of Korean reb
els have been killed.
STRIKE IN ITALY
LEADS TO BLOODSHED
Rome, Sept. If.—Advices from Caro-
sa state that the labor troubles of the
Pugllie region have led to bloodshed.
The strikers have frightened the pop
ulation by parading the streets armed
with guns and pistols In order to pre
vent any one's going to work.
JULIETTE BRIDGE
NEARLY FINISHED
Juliette, Ga, Sept. 19.—The 219,000
bridge being constructed over the Oc-
mulgee river will be completed by next
October. This bridge Is being built by
the Juliette Milling nnd Glover Man
ufacturing Company. The bridge will
facilitate traffic between the three
counties of Monroe, Jasper and Jones,
and will necessarily prove a very po
tent factor In the upbuilding of the
commercial Interests of this section.
U. S, S. Huntress Disabled.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 19.—The United
States ship Huntress has put back Into
Pensacola with her machinery disabled.
All on board le well. %
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Coffee DOES cause a weak
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POSTUM
"There’s a Reason"
Convicted of Abducting Boy,
Prominent Carolina
Man Kills Self.
Norfolk, Va„ Sept. 19.—Rather then
spend twenty years In the North Caro
line penitentiary for kidnaping Ken
neth Beasley, the little son of State
Senator Beasley, a crime of which one
of his last acts was to declare himself
guiltless, Joshua Harrison shot himself
In the New Gladstone Hotel here at
6:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, dying
eight hours later.
Harrison arrived here Tuesday and
went direct to the hotel. He came here
front Elizabeth City, N. C„ where he
had appeared In court to renew the
bond on which he was at liberty pend
ing the decision of the North Carolina
supreme rourt on a motion for a new
trial in his rase. His bond was raised
from 63,000 to 26,000, and he had no
trouble In furnishing It. He Immedi
ately left for Norfolk, and the su
preme court almost as quickly rendered
a decision adversely to him. The Nor
folk police were naked to arrest him,
as he had threatened suicide.
In Harrison's room was found a let
ter signed by himself, In which he de
clared thnt he was Innocent of the
crime of which he was convicted and
knew nothing whatever about It. The
exact wording of the letter, the police
have not eeen fit to reveal.
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MRS. MARY E. WELLS
HAS PASSED AWAY
The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Wells,
pioneer resident of Atlanta, who
passed away about 6 o'clock Wednes
day evening, was held at 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon at the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Laura J. Pope.
The Interment was Jn Westvlew.
Mrs. Wells was the widow of the lata
John D. Wells. 8he was aged 64 years
and practically the whole of her life
was spent within the confines of this
city. She was always regarded as a
woman of sweet temperament and lav.
Ing nature, and her death haa thrown
a shadow Into hundreds of homes in
Atlanta and elsewhere.
The following grandchildren survive
her: Mrs. W. R. *'. Smith, Mrs. I .aura
J. Pope, Mrs. E. M. Pierce snd Mrs. W.
W. Roberts; and two great-grandchil
dren, Waller Pope, of Chicago, and
Miss Bessie Pope, of Atlanta.
ROGERS TO RETIRE
TO PRIVATE LIFE
New Bedford. Maes.. Sept. 19.—Hen
ry H. Rogere, the oil magnate. Is great
ly Improved In health, but It Is now
practically certain that Mr. Rogers will
never resume his position at the head
of the giant corporation. When he re
covers his health he will probably live
In retirement. *
Mr. Rogers continues his automobile
rides with Mark Twain as a companion
and till appearance shows he Is much
better.
WOMEN AND BOYS
ARE SENT TO DEATH
Riga, Russia, Sept. 19.—Convicted
before military tribunals of participa
tion In the rebellion of 1905, twenty-two
persons have been sentenced to death.
Many of them are women end several
young boys.
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SIR THOMAS LIPTON
STARTS FOR AMERICA
London. Sept. 19.—Sir Thomas I.lpton
left London today for Liverpool, whers
he embarked on the Baltic to sail for
America. It In presumed he Is going to
America to arrange tho details of the
op for the America's cup.