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DECA. UR COUNTY.

Burney. No public supply. Five private supplies were examined. Two were suitable for drinking purpose, and three were polluted.

Clarksburg. No public supply. One private supply was examined and found to be badly polluted.

Greensburg. The Greensburg Water Company, a private concern, supplies this town with its water, being establishd in 1889. The water is pumped direct from bored wells. About 400,000 gallons per day are used. One private supply was examined and found to be of very poor quality.

Letts. No public supply. Water from one private well examined was found to be suitable for drinking.

New Point. No public supply. One water examined was found to be of poor quality.

Sardinia. No public supply. Four waters examined were all found to be potable.

St. Paul.-No public supply. Two private supplies examined were both badly polluted.

DEKALB COUNTY.

Auburn. The supply for this city was built in 1898. The water is pumped from drilled wells direct into the mains. About 600,000 gallons daily are consumed. Three private supplies were examined and all were found to be of good quality.

Garrett. In 1896 this city built its own water plant and gets its supply from bored wells. The water is pumped direct into the mains.

Waterloo.--The Waterloo Water and Light, Company was built in 1902, the water being pumped from drilled weils into a reservoir. About 20,000 gallons are used per day.

DELAWARE COUNTY.

Albany. The Albany Water and Light Company, using a system of drilled wells, supplies this city. The water is supplied by direct pressure.

Muncie. The Muncie Water Works Company, a private concern, supplies this city. The water is taken from deep wells and White River and Buck Creek. About 3,500,000 gallons daily are used. The water from White River has an unpleasant taste of salt and oil.

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER FROM SYSTEM OF GREENSBURG PUBLIC SUPPLY.

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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER FROM SYSTEM OF JASPER PUBLIC SUPPLY.

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DECA. UR COUNTY.

Burney. No public supply. Five private supplies were examTwo were suitable for drinking purpose, and three were pol

ined. luted.

Clarksburg. No public supply. One private supply was examined and found to be badly polluted.

Greensburg. The Greensburg Water Company, a private concern, supplies this town with its water, being establishd in 1889. The water is pumped direct from bored wells. About 400,000 gallons per day are used. One private supply was examined and found to be of very poor quality.

Letts. No public supply. Water from one private well examined was found to be suitable for drinking.

New Point. No public supply. One water examined was found to be of poor quality.

Sardinia. No public supply. Four waters examined were all found to be potable.

St. Paul.-No public supply. Two private supplies examined were both badly polluted.

DEKALB COUNTY.

Auburn. The supply for this city was built in 1898. The water is pumped from drilled wells direct into the mains. About 600,000 gallons daily are consumed. Three private supplies were examined and all were found to be of good quality.

Garrett. In 1896 this city built its own water plant and gets its supply from bored wells. The water is pumped direct into the mains.

Waterloo.--The Waterloo Water and Light, Company was built in 1902, the water being pumped from drilled weils into a reservoir. About 20,000 gallons are used per day.

DELAWARE COUNTY.

Albany.—The Albany Water and Light Company, using a system of drilled wells, supplies this city. The water is supplied by direct pressure.

Muncie. The Muncie Water Works Company, a private concern, supplies this city. The water is taken from deep wells and White River and Buck Creek. About 3,500,000 gallons daily are used. The water from White River has an unpleasant taste of salt and oil.

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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER FROM SYSTEM OF ELKHART PUBLIC SUPPLY.

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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER FROM SYSTEM OF GOSHEN PUBLIC SUPPLY.

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ber 16, 1907, the water was found to be potable. Samples from four private supplies were examined, three of which were found to be satisfactory and one was of poor quality.

Selma. No public supply. One sample analyzed from a private well was found to be of fair quality.

Yorktown. No public supply. Four private supplies were examined and from factors determined two were polluted and one was fair. Owing to smallness of samples, a satisfactory examination could not be made.

DUBOIS COUNTY.

Huntingburg. A public supply was established by this city in 1893, which obtains the water from a pond covering 20 acres. The water is pumped to a standpipe, and about 170,000 gallons per day are used.

Jasper. This town gets its water supply from the Patoka River. It is pumped into a reservoir.

ELKHART COUNTY.

Elkhart. The Elkhart Water Company, a corporation mainly owned by Chicago capitalists, was built in 1884. The supply is from dug wells. About two-thirds of the population use this supply.

Goshen. Goshen built its water supply in 1880. The water is pumped from wells to a standpipe, and about 3,000,000 gallons per day are used. Four private supplies examined proved to be potable. New Paris. No public supply. One private supply examined was of good quality.

Nappanee. This town owns a bored well, the water from which is pumped into a tank. About 200,000 gallons per day are used.

FAYETTE COUNTY.

Connersville. This city has a supply which was built in 1869. The water comes through a hydraulic canal fed by the west fork of Whitewater River, and is pumped from the canal into the mains. About 1,000,000 gallons per day are used. Ten private supplies have been examined. Eight of these waters were of good quality.

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