. Book of the Royal blue . k.^.. MAr\ STUEBT, XOKIIl (iirN ami \>\\>i^ liin-^ uliich en-ables them to give unfailing service tothe town, and never since the construc-tion cif this pubhc service utihty ha>there been an epidemic of typhoil feveror other mahgnant disease of any consefjuence. The water furnished is cleanand clear. ha\ing been draindl from awatershed where there is no possiblesource of contamination. It i-. e<|uall\good for culinary services and for drink-ing. Ior many years the PennsylvaniaRailroad procured the water from Wash-ington for its l
. Book of the Royal blue . k.^.. MAr\ STUEBT, XOKIIl (iirN ami \>\\>i^ liin-^ uliich en-ables them to give unfailing service tothe town, and never since the construc-tion cif this pubhc service utihty ha>there been an epidemic of typhoil feveror other mahgnant disease of any consefjuence. The water furnished is cleanand clear. ha\ing been draindl from awatershed where there is no possiblesource of contamination. It i-. e<|uall\good for culinary services and for drink-ing. Ior many years the PennsylvaniaRailroad procured the water from Wash-ington for its locomotives, it having beendiscovered that there was little forma-tion of scale in the boilers after the useof water from this point. Twenty years ago Washington took adecided step towards the conservation ofthe public health by employing ColonelWaring, of New York, who afterwardsgained fame by cleaning up Havanawhen the American troops occupied it, todesign a complete system of modern sew-ers. This was installed in 1891. Sinceth
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