The Bucks County Gazette from Bristol, Pennsylvania • Page 3

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K. Smith, 706 Llnplncott Building, mil and Filbert THURSDAY, MAT 24, ,1906. Tamed down by the Prohibitionists with no probability of receiving any favon at the bandj of the Lincoln party, Mnyor Wearer IB going to start a party of faix own for the purpose Of making a gubernatorial flight from the Oit.y Ball of Philadelphia to the State Capitol at Har- ziKbnrg. J. Emery, Jr.

for yeah has vali- ent ly battled for reforms that all true Ropuhlioans desire. He has been an lin- plucable too of the Standard Oil ootnpni BDrl be rlngi true In every fibre. In al probability he will be Dominated for governor by the Lincoln party convention next week. He will also have many friendi lb the regular Republican convention, Emory is of the Jndge type, and by the Republican convention nominating the McKesn conn ty man all factional strife wonld be ellm innted. The boom of Mayor Weaver for the Lincoln party gubernatorial nomination it reaching luoh proportion! that it i canning toDie of the genuine reformer of the Blankenburg type more uneaiinaai than it does the "organization" Repub lioani.

It is a fact that the Major ha Dot the uoboucided oon6d0noe of all the moD who have seriously devoted theii time and energies for the reformation city of Philadelphia. There is gome thing about the Weaver candidacy tha lenvei an unpleasant taste in the mouti of reformers to the manor born. The thing that is right from an othloa standpoint ii nearly always sound from an economic standpoint. But Masaa clmsetts has just furnished the world an apparent aiceptlon to this rule. An in Buranon company in that state whiol started out to pay benefits upon the birth of children Is in the hands of a receive booausn President Roosevelt's anti-race suicide campaign has increased the birtl rate until the premiums were inadequat to keep up the" beneficiary fund.

Th Actuary of this company, like some al leged statesmen, who figure politics "values," failed to include In his caloa Intlons Roosevelt's hold upon the hearts ol the common people. "Drink straight whiskey and alway add a little water to it," is the profea sionsl and personal advice of Professo Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau Chemistry of the Agricultural Depart mont to whiskey drinkers. That is tb way Wiley takes his. He admitted i to the House Committee on loterstase and Foreign Commerce, before which he appeared in support of a pore food bill Dr.

Wiley claims that what is commonly known "blended" whiskey is no Whiskey at all. He says a blended whis key wonld be the blending of two whis keys, but that most of the so called blooded whiskey is nothing more no lei than alcohol, water, caramel or burn sugar and flavoring extracts. Mayor Sohmitz, of San Francisco, bos dfiilt the saloon a hard blow in the ruined city. And yet three is no evl donee that he is an anti-saloon man. The proposition, however, is simple.

Mayor Schmitz la the official guardian and pro teeter of innocent lives in a prostrate helpless city. Cnder the best possibl uondltions, the enforcement of law and order is difficult. With the saloon to ex cite men's passions his tasks would be ooine impossible. That is his view of the cane and be has prohibited the saloon Not only that, he lias warned saloon men that it will be a long time before they Ttlll be permitted to open tlielr places business. When Governor Folk provec that St Louis people oonld live without the Sunday saloon, the West which re cognizes no Sunday in the saloon bnsl DPII looked on in wonder.

But here is tho mayor of a larger city than St. Louie cutting out the saloon seven days in the week, and doing it not for spiritual -or legal reasons, but for the purpose of preserving human life. All the prohibition speeches of the past century combined do not argue as strongly as this simple anti-saloon proclamation of Mayor Schmitz. Bnclu Court? Equal Suffrage AM'Q. The advocates of Equal Suffrage In Bucks county held their, eleventh annual at Richboro on Saturday, May 19th, with afternoon and evening sessions.

The old officers were re-elected and are: President, Beolah Betts; Secrs- taiy, Anna K. Worthington; Treasurer, Abbie B. Bloe, all ofMewtown; Corresponding Secretary, Susan O. Appleton, of Langhorne. Sarah B.

Smith of Newtown, read a re- snrae of the year's work. Mewtown and Langhorne have the largest number oi mtmbers. Rlohboro is third in membership and first In amount of money raised outside of regular dues. Solebnry leads In press The watchword for the ye ir is agitate and educate. To demonstrate the better advantages and laws under which women now live lo several states, a rerame of the State laws of Texas, affecting women, was rend by Mary Betts, of Wrightatown.

The great improvement In laws in some other states to protect girls and give to women the oaie of their children and earnings, are due to the influence of the efforts of good men and women who believe ID equal suffrage. The various clubs pledged from two to three dollars apiece which amount was forwarded by Abbie Rice to Oregon to MBitt In the campaign that closes June 4th, whereby it la hoped to secure equal rights for men and women. Benlah Betts gave her annual address showing the rapid -growth of equal suffrage sentiment. The convention re- qnasted that.it be printed. Over sfatty columns of space have been it-van suffrage reports and ar- by the newspapers of toe county TlieTReDonllcan, Intelligencer, Democrat and Advance have been particularly helpful.

Delegates were named to attend the State convection and an excellent report of the National meeting given by Bather B. Jnstloe, of Langhorne. A ladies' sex- tette sang appropriate selections. Leigh Pownell and Margaret Davis rendered piano solos. One of the most convincing addresses ever given in Rlohboro was glv- by Com K.

Seberry, of Brooklyn, N.T. GRUNDY REPLIES TO STUCKERT Editor is very gratifying to know that at last an officer and director in the Bristol Water Company, over blf orn signature, comes to the front the capacity of an objector to the pro- josliloc now before the people for the lorougti to go into the business of supply- ng Itself with water for domestic purposes and to protect its property with an jdequaie Ore service. And since thin individual is no other than the distinguished director and chief counsel of the lociil Water Board any remark from him upon this subject should certainly deserve consideration; briefly let us see what be tells us. First. The works are to cost $125,000, or more than the Engineers employed by the borough estimate for their construction.

Second. The operating expenses are to be $8000 per annum. Third. Arguing from these, two statements, after allowing the borough the benefit of every possible taker on the basis of the prevailing remuneration the plant is to show a loss of $1,000 a year in operating expenses and fixed over reoiepts Fourth. The Chief Counsel for the Wa ter Company springs into the arena as an advocate of the immediate establishment of a house drainage and disposal system for the borough.

Fifth. Advocates the erection of a utor- age tank by the borough to contain 150,000 gallons of water-150 feet high as outlined by Messrs. Allen and Whitham, to provide necessary protection in csie ol fire, and also insure proper pressure for domestic and manufacturing purposes. These I think are the points raised by him. Mow in the first place, if any reader ol these lines should have a watch to lepair he would hardly take it to a blacksmith to perform this service, nor if he had a frame dwelling to construct would he be apt to go to a stone mason to perform tain necessary constructive work.

And in like irmnner is it within the bound of reason to fancy that a gentleman who has spent bis life in the study of law should be quite as capable of estimating on the coat of a hydraulic construction and steam equipment as men who have spent their lives in this work anc have been connected with some of the largest and most important initallatiuns of water plants in the country. MeSHrs. Allen and Whitham tell us, in their valuable report of February 22 that juoh part of tbe plant as described in Scheme 1 as now applicable to the bor ougb's needs can be erected for $100,000. And furthermore the estimate of the operating expenses incidental to this plant will be about $6,000 per year. Now if by any accident the Bristol Wate Company's shareholder, director anc chief counsel should be in error in bis statements, and the gentlemen who bave spent their lives in planning and erecting these important works should be right, tbe saving that would be made in the Interest on the excess estimate $25,000 and the allowance for tbe elnkinj fund to provide for tbe retirement o' tbe $25,000 In thirty years, would amoun to practically one-half of Chief Oounse Stuokort's deficit of $1,000.

Ana if in like manner he should be wrong in his en timate of the annual operating expenses of this water plant, and tbe Engineers should be right in the amount they name of $6,000, another saving of would be made. Consequently the entire detic it would be wiped out and the plan would start the first year square witb the world from estimated resources. Tbe third proposition Is certainly in teresting, and it was refreshing to know that the chief counsel of tbe Water Com pany is in line with the progressive sen tlment of the borough in favor of house drainage system of sewers with necessary disposal plant. If my rasmory serves me, we sadly missed his enthusiastic support at the town meeting which he tells os was called to consider sewage in connection with the change of the borough charter. The fact that he is a little late in getting his flag raised in a public way on the sewer question should not lead us to suppose that ii has just dawned upon him, that snoulc the borough at once expend the sum of money necessary to install such a drainage BPHtem, this expenditure of the people's money would result in an increased consumption of water for domestic purposes estimated at about twenty- five per cent, of the now prevailing consumption, and: with the present water company in command of the local watpr supply they would thus profit to just this extent in thi borough's expenditure of a oonsldorable fortune for this necessary public utility.

This ground was carefully covered by the committee on streets and highways of the borough council in its report at the last regular meeting, which we would respectfully refer to the consider ation of the chief copnsel who can be no more an enthusiastic advocate of giving thci people an opportunity to express themselves on tbe establishment of a bouse drainage system than tbe members of the town council. It is pleasing to be able to say to the chief counsel of tbe Water Company, on the authority of the Engineers who have been consulted both with respect to the water and the sewerage, that sufficient funds will be available for the municipality to establish botu a municipal water plant and a municipal system of houHe drainage and disposal plant, If tbe people so elect. The final proposition touched upon by the chief counsel of tne Water Company pertains to fire protection and he proposes for the borough to erect a water tower on tbe linos laid down by Messrs. Allen and Whitbum. If a man is going into tbe business of a blacksmith he wants the tools that belong to that trade.

Were he to be a watchniaker he would want an entire different set of insrnments. Now the people of this town are satisfied thnt the deHtiny of tbe borough is to be on the lines of an industrial community, and if in this they are right, and if it Is their doeire to so make it, their first doty, is to equip their fire service so that it would be In harmony with these requirements. That the efficiency of the Bristol Water Company as applied to a manufacturing town is of no value to its industrial plants is amply substantiated by reports without number, which I have in my possession, To meet modern requirements Messrs. Allen and Whitham recommend the establishment of a water tower 150 feet in the air, 160,000 gallon capacity, and piping to find from the water tower of required dimensions. Now chief counsel Stuokert suggests that tha borough erect, at its own expense, anch a water tower for the present Water Company to fill.

Is he not aware that tha same water mains which connect the fire hydrants of tbe borough are the same mains which supply the domestic convumers? And is he not also aware that these water mains are entirely inadequate to the demands of modern insurance in manufacturing towns? And we wonld rightly conclude that if bis suggestion is worthy of consideration that the borough, at its own expense, erect a water tower which is estimated to cost $15,000 in order to afford adequate pressure for fire protection, that they also proceed, at the expense of the people, to Install new piping throughout tbe town for the UK of the Bristol Water Company. And If these two were well taken, why should the borough not in like manner prenent the Bristol Water Company with tha filters necessary to filter the water of the town, and farther proceed and present the Bristol Water Company with a site which would not be under water at certain seasons of the year, and the tender on the part of the borough to the Water Company of a couple of modern boilers and up-to-date station equipment wonld very probably be gratefully received by them. All this wonld seem quite as reasonable a proposition as lor the borough erect the water tower in order to af- ord adequate pressure for the needs of ibe town; as in all of the directions men- loned tbe plant of tbe present Bristol rVater Company is sadly deficient. I think I can confidently say tbat the Kjrough will not present tbe Bristol Water Company with any of these necessary extensions and additions to its plant. The more this question is agitated I am convinced, the people of the borough appreciating that the shackles, wbich for years have beld them in bondage, have at last been stricken off, placing at their disposal tbe magnificent credit which for three hundred years lias seen accumulating for tbelr benefit.

They have not forgotten what they have suffered these past thirty-two years in disease and death from impure water and will avail themselves of the opportunity council liar opened to them to go Into the water business for themselves on a basis of interest charges and operating expenses which will defy competition, and then proceed to drink and wash themselves rich. JOSEPH R. GRUNDY. If tbe fire protection be ample why should Mr. Stnckert suggest or even tiink of the borough taking the taxpay- irs money to ereot a tagk? And, again, it be not inadequate why did Leedom, Steel and urundy ereot those tanks on heir properties? None of these man bave reputation of spending their money foolishly.

Finally, Mr. Stnckert asks the question tbe people are going to burden themselves for years to come with a heavy debt? So, indeed. The people have been burdened long enough. Tbey are aoing to unburden now. They are going to become tbe stockholders'of tbe water company and are going to have the dividends laid to themselves.

Are tbey going to vote'for this? Well, for one, think they are. Bristol, May 21. JOHN ANGUS. Angus, Too, Replies to Stnckert. Editor read carefully the letter in your last issue by John C.

Stuckert, I feel sure that yon will allow trie a small portion of your space to matte a few observations regarding tbe views presented'by him to your readers. Mr. Stnokort refers to tbe action of tbe Bristol Water Company in having awarded a contract for the installation of a filtration plant. This is very, laudable and bad the company seen fit to do this, or make other efforts toward to providing of a supply of pure water at an earlier date, the chances are tbat the present agitation on the part of those having the beat interests of the community at heart would never have taken place, but does It not strike Mr. Stnck- ert and his associates tbat it is now rath er I ate in tbe day for bis company to make a move in this direction when the public sentiment is so overwhelmingly in favor of the installation of a municipal water works and filter plant? Borough Council has done consider able work and contracted considerable expense along preliminary lines and the whole matter is now up to the people, and surely no fair-minded man would deny the right ol the people to say whether tbey wish to go in business for themselves in tbe mater of owning a public utility so long as no agreement exists where an obligation to a second party would be broken.

Mr. Stuokert differs with the borough experts regarding tbe cost of tbe proposed borough plant and starts off on a false premise iu calculating the expense, losses, etc, from his suppositions figuring, but the experience of the men engaged by the committee having tbe matter in charge ought to be a guarantee of their judgment, and, as their professional re putations are at stake, I think tbat the thousand dollars which Mr. Stuokert has seen fit to add will bave to be left out of the calculations until he submits more solid proof of its correctness. That the borough will be obliged tc borrow the $100,000 with wbich to erec' its works there can be no cause for con troveray. But the champions of the present company claim that its capital ization la 175,000 and that ten per cen annual dividends are paid on this amount, wbich would make $7,500 yearl; profit.

Now this is just about the amoun tbat wonld bave to be raised by the municipal plant during the Brut year and as one-thirtieth part of tbe total sum would have to be retired or put in a re demption fund at the end of every year, the expenses wonld be lessened by thii amount and its interest. At the end of ten years one-third of the indebtedness wonld be paid off, and at the end of twenty years, two-thirds. Then after thirty years the boys of today, who wil. be the men of affairs then will enjoy th( income of a free water works and al this with no hardships whatever to tbe present-taxpayers except for the first two years while tbe plant IB under construc tion as there will be no income from it during that time. If the present company can pay to its stockholders per year, surely a plant owned by the town where every taxpayer would be a stockholder and where water fit for use at all times was being supplied, should be able to pay like profits.

The increase of water takers should be equal to any additional expense in operating the filters and with new industries coming and more homes being built there should be no cause for worriment regarding the success ol an undertaking where all tbe people would be beneStted. According to my interpretation of Mr. Stucbort's letter, while he does not make any charges be hints at bad faith on the part of those interested in changing from sewerage installation to tbe question of a municipal water plant, I want to say that I was present at the town meeting held at Pythian hall whan thi matter was first brought up and while sewerage was mentioned by some of the speakers, there was no specific understanding on tbe subject. The whole topic, as I remember it, was that the charter should be amended ior the purpose of enabling us to oppor tunitles for improving the town. true tbat this caused the impression to go forth that we were to have a system Of sewerage and in place of the people of the town being a unit for sewerage there was nothing heard around town but criticism of those who had interested themselves in the meeting and all tbe cry among tbe people was: Why don't they first give us pure am aware of tbe fact tbat council took up the matter of sewerage and also understand that a thorough investigation on this much needed improvement was made, but from what I can gather on the subject, it was found to impractahie at this time on account of the necessity of water for flushing purposes and also on account of the heavy burden it would entail upon the taxpayers.

And just here is where Mr. Stuckert shows bis inconsistency. He wants council, without a moment's delay, to install a sewer system and further compel every property owner to connect with it and quotes tbe state law showing the power given to the borough and would enforce it. This shows plainly that be has -ibe interests of the water company more at heart than tbe interest of the- taxpayers. Tbe installation of a proper sewerage would create the necessity of an outlay of more money in one year by property holders than would be required in six years by tbe installation of a water plant even if the water works did not pa; one cent in earnings during tbe wbole of ihat period.

According to the law referred to, the borongh council could jase an ordinance compelling every louse to connect with its sewer and in order to have a complete sewer system not only waste water from the houses, ut water closets as well would have to be connected and it does not require a very great degree of intelligence to understand the hardship that this would en- Ail on many of oar people. Then after this expense was got over here would be the tax to pay the bonded ndebtedness, as well as tbe interest thereon. If you wish to put in a chemical extracting plant in connection with yonr sewer tben yon cannot have a complete system as yon wonld have to confine it to a house drainage and yonr lurface water would remain as it now is. As far as the fire protection Is concerned, I believe that we are fairly well irotected because most of our buildings are low and do noc require as much prea- nre as if we bad many high buildings, 'bat bar protection is not the best is evidenced by oar mills having to furnish heir own protection. If we wish to encourage industries to come here, we hould have ample protection without any expense on their park Water Company's Arguments Rappl.

Editor Brtrtol Water Company bas entered into a contract with die New York Continental Jcwelt Filter for a filter plain wftb a capacity of gallons per day. wbich when completed will cost There will be two coagulating tftnka and tour sand filters, occuping a space of 40x8.1 feet with a concrete storage biisln, 40x80 by feet In depth, he- iiig similar in all revpects to tbe Norrlstuwn Filtering plant except In size, the one at Norria- town liaving a capacity ot 4,000,000 gallons. As this type of filler has bean in extatance only five years, and is Infinitely aaperior to the alum filters iormerly In use at Bordentown and other localities, It ii but justice to that tbe town tins profited by the delay occasioned in endeavoring to obtain filters IBat would furnish healti- t'ul water. The plant at Norristown had been visited am approved by the dlrectorc-ot the Water Compani before the visit to that place by the Borougi authorities ami the tact that It waa deemed applicable in this locality by all who examined i led tbe directors to immediately award the contract Tueworkof installation will commence at once. A DIKECTOK.

Editor Gazette--The article wbich ap pears in yonr last week's paper as a con trlbution from "A Director" of the Bris tol Water Company should have had a its head tbat familiar caption "Importan if True." But -whether tbe statements therein contained be true or not It is welcomed contribution to the discussion now on touching the question of a mun Icipal water plant. Just how true tbe statements contained in tbe article con tributed to your last week's paper may be, we can better judge if we take np it points "seriatim," and to further thi work wonld aek you to publish it again at the head of these lines'. Mow let's see how it looks. Its firs section tells of the contract with tbe New York Continental Jewel Filter Company witb all its affecting details capacit; ol plant, size of storage tank and filter ing capacity. Let us pass this over for a moment.

The author next tells "As this type has been in existence only five years am Is infinitely superior to the alum filter formerly in use in Bordentown and otbe localities it is justice to say that the town has profited by the delay occasional in endeavoring to obtain filters tha would furnish healthful water." On hardly wonders that the author of thi statement hesitated to sign bis name tc it, when we realize that the type of fil ter in use in Norristown has been in successful operation in water plants cities and towns in this country for near ly twenty years, in fact has been in successful operation so long that th patent rignt for the construction of tbi method of filtering has expired som years since, so tbat all makers of filter are privileged to construct plants of thi type. The next statement is as follows: "Th plant at NorristoWD bad been visited an approved by the directors of the Bristo Water Company before tbe visit to tha place by the borough authorities, and th fact it was deemed applicable to this lo cality by all who examined it led the di rectors to immediately award tbe con tract." Now as a matter of justice tbi statement is entirely untrue and not ID accordance with the facts. The Stree committee of tbe Borongh of Bristol, bav ing had the question of improved wate supply before it for many months, befor recommending the gravity sand filtratioi system to council, desired to see it i successful operation. Among plant called to the attention of the Uommitte was the Norriatown installation, and on Friday, tbe day of April, the entir committee on Streets and Highways vii ited Norristown for the purpose of in specting this plant, and on the 23rd April reported to councils, its favorabl indorsement of this system as embodiec in the very able report of Messrs. Alle and Whitham of February 3rd, 1906.

I was not until two weeks after tbe Stree Committee's visit, to-wit, on April 27th the President and several directors ot th Bristol Wator Company made a simile examination of that very complete sys tern of water purification. Yonr anonymous contributor tells "The faot that it was deemed applicabi to this locality led the directors of tb "Bristol Water Company to immediate! award the This may or may not be so and if tim and space permitted it would be an inter esting contribution to local history to tel tbe people in detail of tbe attitude toward filtration in general tbe and directors of the Bristol Water Com pany assumed at the time of their arriva at Norristown on Friday, tbe 27th April, and it was only after the big broad-minded business men of that bor ougb, who are in control of that import ant public utility, figuratively speaking took the President and directors of ou: local water plant upon their knee, as wonld be done witb peevish children, anc told them some of the local troubles tbey had passed through in Norriatown witn the water question, and explained the workings of their filtration system an then cited a few Acts of Assembly which were applicable to obstreperon water companies, did tha President ant directors of tbe Bristol Water Company conclude to return home and reoommenc what would have been possible for them to bave installed fifteen years ago. But about this proposed installation of the Bristol Water Company. Let as see bow It shows np for efficiency. An examination of the preposition impresses one as being in thorough accord with tbe best traditions of this company since its beginning for Inefficient equipment.

We are informed, by onr Engineers, tbat the amount of water pumped by the Bristoj Water Company daily aggregates about 1,400,000 gal. for railroad and borough uses i. e. 1,000,000 gaj. and 400, 000 gal.

respectively. This I think was the statement made by the President of tha Bristol Water Company to our Engineers. To provide for this amount of water tbe Bristol Water Company proposes to install four filters ol a total 2,000,000 filtering capacity. Now let ue look at the sit- untion with other installations with which onr people are becoming familiar as per schedule below. Mt.

Holly 1,500,000 gal filtering opacity, 330,000 gal. daily use. Bristol proposed municipal plant 1,500,000 gal. filtering capacity, 400,000, gal. daily use.

Norristown 4,000,000, gal. filtering capacity, 1,500,000 gal. daily use Bristol Water Company gal. filtering Capacity, 1,400,000 gal. daily use.

We are informed that tbe daily consumption of Mt. Holly, N. approximates 330,000 their local water company provides filtration equipment of 1,600,000 gal. capacity. Norristown With a daily consumption of 1,600,000 gal.

provides itself with an equipment of 4,000,000 gal. The proposed scheme by Messrs. Allen and Whitham for Bristol is 1,500,000 gal. filtration capacity for 400,000 gal. daily domestic consumption, and the regular run of installations of this character is from three and-a half to four times the filtration equipment to tbe actual consumption.

The reason why a filtering installation for a plant having no large reservoir mast be made about three times as large as the daily consumption, is tbat tbe rate of consumption in all localities is greatest daring a period of eight hours in tbe twenty-four hours. The greatest rate of consumption is on a Monday, due to washing of clothes, and in the summer time. The filter mast be large enough to neet the period of greatest consumption. Sow tbe Bristol Water Company proposes to install a filtering equipment wbich violates ill established rules of insulla- by having the consumption nearly equal to the possibilities of the filtering capacity and would hardly allow a rest of one hoar per day per filter fur cleans- og purposes, to say nothing of any break downs or repairs which are incidental to every mecbanical appliance even provid- ng tbe consumption averaged tne same through the 24 hours instead of as before stated. This situation might not be quite so bad if the clear water well they propose to install amounted to anything, jut as this proposed well will have a capacity of only about 200,000 which, it the rate of consumption of the Bristol Water Company, would last but three hours, one can readily see the splendid possibilities for excuses as to why raw water instead of tbe filtered article wonld be necessarily given to tbe people of the town for their consumption.

But let ns be charitable and forget and forigve all the foregoing, and let UB frame our minds to believe that the Bris tol Water Company is penitent and is pleased to install a filtration system wbich the borough authorities enclose and approve as recommended by Messrs Alleti and Whitham. Would it not be well to remind the Bristol Water Com pany tbat the borough authorities en dorse and approve a good many other things which Messrs. Allen and Whitham recommended in their interesting report? And let ns for a moment fanny tha the Bristol Water Company would be willing to proceed and install these oth er very necessary alterations ajj mtlinec by Messrs. Allen and Now suppose, if it is possible, tbat the Bristo Water Company, as suggested by onr En gineers, would proceed to a point above tbe town where the channel is deopes and where the water is purest, and there place their intake pipe. Suppose the; wonld install their pumping fitatiun with boilers and pnmpj of modern pat tern, as recommended by our Engineers Suppose tbey would also erect the coagu lation tanks and filters, and suppose they wonld further proceed and construct tin water tower of 160,000 gal.

capacity, 15' feet in the air, and discard the primitive and inadequate piping tbey now have in tbe ground and in its place lay wate mains of dimensions as recommnnded by our Engineers as being of sufficient size to meet the requirements of an up-to- date manufacturing town. And to do al this, suppose they expend the sura esti mated by our Engineers of $100,000 What wonld then be the situation Would it not be something like this? The ristol Water Company has already capitalization of about $75,000, and tc make tbe improvements suggested above as recommended by Messrs. Allen and Wbitham, and endorsed by onr borough authorities, would add an additiona $100,000 to the capitalization of the Bris tol Water Company, making it stani $175,000. Now it would be the aim, and undoubtedly tbe ambition, of tbe di rectors of the Bristol Water Company make a return to their shareholder on this amount of capitalization and an the; have been in the habit of distributing a dividend of about 15 per cent, per an num to original holders tbe water rate would necesarily have to be increased tc make any return which would be at al satisfactory to the The borough can proceed and construe all that is posaible for the Bristol Wate Company to do with a capitalization $175,000 for an expenditure of $100,000 It can, borrow the money at rate of interest which no shareholder in a water plant would be willing to en tertam as a return upon an investmen of that character, and would, therefor be in position to serve the people at tb minimum cost tbat water could be take from tile river, purified, and put int the homes of tbe people. Further, the municipal plant in ownership and possession of tbe peopl and operated and conducted by tbe tow council elected by the people and conn oil would be held to strict acconntabil ity for any want of attention on its par to properly manage this trust and woul be answerable to the people at tbe eleo tions beld every year at which time bal of the council retire.

Whereas, from BO experiences, we are aware-tbat it ha taken thirty-two years to get the peopl in a position where they have been abl to have at least a hearing at the hands the Bristol Water Company. Last and most important of all, wit the water plant in the hands of the peo pie and under the management of coun cil, all danger wonld be forever elim: nated of having this most neressar public utility sold to a wealthy foreign corporation, whose only interest woulc be to extort from our people both as in dividuals and as a municipality tbe larg eat possible water rates; public ownersbi. would prevent all this and place onr wa ter supply for all time to come in th control of the people's representatives annually elected and insure them pure water and adequate fire protection at las cost than like service could possibly be performed by any private company. JOSEPH B. GRCNDI.

If Legal, Is It Not Too Late? Editor Section 7, of tbe Constitution of this Common wealth, reads as follows: "No corpora tion shall issue stocks or bonds excop for money, labor done, or money or property actually received, and all ficti tions increase of stock or indebtednes shall be void. The stock or indebtedness of corporations shall not be increased ex cept in pursuance of general law, nor Without the consent of the persons holding the larger amount in value ot the stock first obtained at a meeting to be held after sixty days notice given in pursuance of law." Tbe notice referred to in the foregoing section by the various Acts of Assembly, is diracted to be given by advertiiemoni in at least one newspaper published in the place where said corporation carries on business, at least once a week for sixty days prior to either a regular annual, or a special meeting of stockholders, said advertisement to set forth the intention of the managers or directors of such corporation to increase either the capital stock or the Indebtedness, as the case may be. The Bristol Water Company is incorporated, and exercises its corporate rights under and subject to a strict compliance with the State Constitution and with all acts of Assembly enacted in accordance therewith. Information has baen publicly given the borough newspapers that a contract has been executed with a con struction company for the installation of a filtration plant, the reported cost hereof to be $25,000, nearly or quite thirty-three and one-third per cent of the present capitalization of the company. This certainly involves an INCREASE OF INDEBTEDNESS to that amount, if the English language be onably construed.

While the Acts of Assembly above eluded to exempt increases of indebtedness for ordinary operating expenses from notice as above stated, it is certainly a (rave question whether such an extraor- linary large increase of debt, without ompllance with the provisions of the Constitution and laws relating to notice and requiring prior ratification by a ma- ority la amount of the shareholders, is not of at least doubtful legality, saying lothiug about fair dealing with atock- lolders. That, however, is for them to pass upon, if they be allowed so to do, nd it is likewise in order for tba mater to be settled satisfactorily those 'bo will be asked to finance (he busi- 388. Had the company, or rather its mangers, at any time during cbe past five years, yes, witbln 'two years, yielded to ft-repeated requests, pleadings, and en- reatlee, and installed this greatly needed- mprovement, then we wonld probably ever have heard oi the present agita- ion. As it is, tha tide, which, taken at ts flood, would bave safely floated the company over the rapidly Increasing Lit Brothers THIS STORE CLOSES DAILY AT 3.30 WE DELIVER ALL GOODS FREE BY OUK DAILY WAGON SERVICE TO Bristol, Croydon, Bridgewater, Eddington, Cornwells, Andalusia, Torresdale, Holmesburg, Bustleton, Somcrton and Byberry, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to Qrundy's Corner, Newportville, Flushing, Hulmeville, Eden. Langhorne Manor, Langhorne and Midway, and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to Bloomsdale, Bdgely, Tullytown and Bmllle.

DATS Trimmed Free of Charge Week Sale OUR EXTRAORDINARY PURCHASE OF THE ENTIRE STOCK OF JACKSON'S, NINTH AND MARKET STREETS, PHILADELPHIA. Thousands of New Garments Are On Sale This Week. Women's and Misses' Coats, Suits, Skirts, Waists, Etc. We are now In the second week of our remarkable sale of JACKSON'S stock. This week tha bargains are bigger than ever.

Manufacturers who had orders for new garments aid not have them In. Large lots had to be marked to be reduced. We believe that everybody who Is Interested In great values in ready-made garments should visit this store this week. We ask you to come to set the results of our efforts to give you the best and newest apparel at the lowest prices ever quoted. Handsome Street or Evening Coats of Natural Pongee and Black Taffeta Silk Bcmi-fltted or loose-hanging back; collarless style; trimmed around neck with silk braid in scroll design Full length sleeves, with deep trimmed cuffs.

A Qfl Jackson's price price The Fashionable Sunburst Dresses of Taffeta Silk Old rose, reseda green, Alice blue, navy blue and black. The entire dress is accordion plaited. TO Crt Jackson's price price Summer Wash Dresses of Plain White or Figured Lawn, Chambray and White Linen Jackson's price $350--our pi ice $2.00 White Linene Coat Suits Jacltson's pric'e $4 00---our price $2.98 Jackson's price price $3.98 Jackson's price $8 60--our price $4.98 Jackson's price price $6.98 Princess Suits of Shepherd Plaid Linene Princess skirt, with Jaunty Eton jacket. Jack- QO son's price price y.rU HandEcme Linen Coat and Eton Suits Beaiilitiilly trimmed with handsome medallions; finished with lace insertion. Jackson's price $25-- our price The Jackson SHIRTWAISTS At Prices the Lowest Ever Known This, the second week of the big sale, promises to be even more Interesting than the first week.

New lots have been added from the stock rooms and some remaining lots from last week have been reduced even moro than ever to effect immediate clearance. Some beautiful LAWN, BATISTE, MADRAS and NUN'S VEILING WAISTS have been placed on separate tables and marked at the following low prices: Jackson's price $1 00--our price. Jackson's price Jnckson's price $150--our Jackson's price Second Floor, Eighth Street. Jackson's price $2 25--our price. Jackson's price $2 50--our price.

Jackson's price $3 00--our price. Jackson's prices, $350 to $5 75--our prices $225, $275 and $2.93. Fine White Net Waists--China silk White Jap Silk Waists Prettily lined. Jackson's price 50-- -7 CA lace trimmed price i CA our price A.OV 2 95--our price Fine Net and Lace Waists Silk Pretty Jap Silk Waists--White and lined Jackson's price $4 95-- QO black Jackson's pries $3 50-- our price our once our price Summer Weight Coats--Some Special Values Taffeta silk Eton Jackets, covert cloth anC broadcloth; hip-length jackets. Smartly tailored throuiheut; trimmed with stitched straps of well-shaped plaits.

Collar- A OX less styles. Jackson's price price T.XU Full Length Automobile or Travelling Coats Semi-fitted or loose-hanging back, with double-breasted front, made-of natural color linen. Jacknon's 2 Oft price price a.VO Silk Shirtwaist Dresses Jackson's price price $9.98 Tailored Suits of Light Weight Summer Fabilos Broadcloth and maonlsb mixtures. Nobby Pony Goats and Etin jackets; some are plain tailored--others attractively trimmed. Silk or satin lined.

Graceful skirts in a new plaited style and circular models. Jackson's A AA price $15.00 to price IW.VV Taffeta Silk Suits--Nobby Eton Style Plain black taffeta silk of good quality. The Eton jacket is i i aiound back and front with three deep turks Lace appliqued collar. Elbow sleeves; plaited skills, with pretty flare at foot price QO price A BRILLIANT DISPLAY Trimmed Hats For the Coming Horse Show After WOeks of preparation we are now showing a superb assembling of imported and Now York model hate-many of those hats were speclallf designed with the Horsa Sbow in view. The majority of these model hats bave been reproduced with charming fidelity by our own skilled trimmers.

Besides there are many exquisite mool- II cations. Undoubtedly this Is tbe most beautiful collection of trimmed hats ever called to your attention. It Is remarkable for its beauty, for its charm, for its variety--Indeed you may expeot a notable Horse Show opening. These beautiful hats are brought lo you at tne Lit Brothers' low prices--prices most emphatically demonstrate tbat we sell I HATS FOR LESS A A WHAT OTHERS CHARQH. Third Floor, Eighth and Market Sis.

LIT BROTHERS LIT BROTHERS shoals of discontent and tbe reefs of public exasperation, has been allowed to ebb, the psychological moment has apparently passed by; should the managers realize that "Of all sad words o' tongue Or pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have it will be because, in the issue which has been joined between the water company and this community, tbe verdict bas been rendered and judgment Is about to be entered in those small but fateful words "TOO LATE." JOHN 0. MAULE, Blind horses never err in choosing their diet when grazing. Their sense of smell guides them infallibly in tbe selection of food. COLONIAL Ohas. B.

Burns, E. T. Stanley, Manager. Resident Manager. SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1906: MATINEE AND NIGHT.

Stetson's Original Big Double Spectacular Production of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, The Bar num of them all. Under the management of LEON W. WASHBDRN. More grand novelties than ever. Gorgeous scenery.

Mechanical effects. Prof. Jur- fae's military band. Colored female fife aud drum corps. Bloodhounds.

Beautiful chariots and tableaux. Wagons drawn by handsome Shetland ponies. Genuine Southern onko walkers. Buck and wing dancers. Male and female quartettes.

Jubilee singers. Orand vision and transformation scenes. Eva and her golden chariot. Watch for the big parade--it beats a circus. Special feature this season--Queen Draga's beautiful gowns.

Einllle, Pa. CKJR BENT- HOUSE modern Im- provemento: large lot with stable and other mt-bulldlngs: this place Is also for sale. Ad IreasE. K. ALLEN, Holmef Hie, Pa 4-6-131 Opportunity to Make Money Will pay at least $25 a week to men or women qualtOed to teH a new plan of Accident and Sickiifti Insurance, including Valuable legal iervices to the working people i only policy of Ito kind on the market.

HUSTLKKS A A DAILY. AildreatV Schonck 143 Liberty street, New York City 8-3-41 Farmers National BanK of Bacls Co Bristol, May 1, 1900 Tbe Board ot Directors has tins day declared a dividend ol BIGHT PEK. CKNT, payable on demand, clear ot a 1 taxes. LCHAKLKS K. SCOTT, Caslller RIBERA.

The Percbeson otulllon, will ntnmJ tor the Hea- son'HBervloa nt Gomtort'b Faint, now occupied bv ElwooU In PonntiMnnor on Penn Berry mile mid a half Kawt ot Wheat-Sheaf. Kibera neighs over U-RKi Ibs 1 gray in color, with heavy bone and well oped luuncles, long mane and tall, He has flue style and an extra good disposition gentle In all harness to work or drive. Pedigree--Blbera was aired by imported Le- fard, No3387; Dam Modenty, her Hire, imported PhtlOTilcnB, No. 1436, grumldiim Kit, her fire, imported Granger. No, 380 Insures a living colt.

$2 00 down at time ot service, the balance of 00 when the colt Is foaled. Colt heM responsible until full amount paid. For particulars addretts A WATSON. 4-t6-tmo8. PBNN'3 A PA.

SPECIAL PRICES Five 5c boxes Matches, iOc Full Cream Cheese, I4c Best Granulated Sugar, 5c I5c can Pineapple Chunks, I2c Lemon Cling Peaches, can, I5c Fresh Creamery Butter, 25c Silver Lake Flour, 33c Campbell's Soups, 9c Vanilla or Lemon Extract, 7c Ice Cream Salt, big bag, lie Childs Grocery Company BRISTOL. Have Your Eyes Tested by an Experienced Optician. We make the test and give advice free. Our glasses are of tbe bnet quality, anc jerfect fitting. Try tbe "SMURON" Eye Glass.

It fits where all others fail. Examinations every Friday from 1.30 to 9 o'clock P. M. at Charles H. Anckar's, 109 Cedar street, Bristol, by Hi.

O. OPTICIAN AND JEWELER, 6-10-tf of Newtown, Pa. THE I- Bristol Business Men's Association I ADVOCATES 3.vte and claims that NOTHING IS TOO GOOD FOR BRISTOLIANS, Their arid Prosperity being the first consideration. The Public is earnestly invited to patronize the and thus contribute its share to the general welfare. An Ounce of faction is worth a ton of talk.

When you buy our specialties you get sixteen ounces of satisfaction with every pound you buy. We continue to give away premiums in exchange for trade marks. Accept our invitation to visit our show rooms and inspect the extensive line of beautiful and useful presents, which you can obtain with our trade marks taken from packages of Karang Coffee, Golden Joss Tea, Thistle Ammonia, Golden Bar Soap, White Crest Baking Powder, Golden Joss Washing Powder. These Specialties are sold by all leading grocers. MUSCHERT, REEVES CO.

Prerrlum Show Rooms STOCKTON STREET Opp. Hanover Trenton, N. J. A. P.

VANZANDT, Mason Builder, OBB1NO, BRICKLAYING, PLASTEBtNO. 038 Bath Street, Bristol. ell 6-10-tf.