1893-1894 - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

124 NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF HEALTH.
cause for complaint arising from tlie character of tlie suppl}'
or local conditions of the water-shed. No system of
sewers.
A franchise was granted last year but the parties have
failed to materialize. The natural method of disposal
would be by discharge into the Neuse or creeks tributary
thereto, but the conditions are favorable for disposal by
irrigation or filtration at a much nearer locality.
HENDERSON.
The water-works are owned by a company and have been
in use for about three years. Supply derived from an old
mill-j^ond on a small creek about two miles from town.
The pond and creek are fed to quite an extent by springs,
but the water becomes somewhat turbid from surface washings.
The city supply is purified, however, by a filter
built in a crib some distance from the shore, and the water
furnished is apparently unexceptionable. The water-shed
is reasonably free from danger of contamination, both
present and prospective. Some apprehension has been
expressed in regard to the drainage of a portion of the
town reaching the pond through a small branch, in the
event of the town being built up in that direction, but the
danger can probably be avoided by cutting an intercepting
ditch and diverting the drainage into a branch discharging
below the dam. No sewerage system. The prospective
disposal in the event of a system being built will apparently
not be a serious problem.
NEWBERN.
Water-works with an artesian well supply have quite
recently been put in operation. The works are owned by
a company. An analysis shows the water to be of a satisfactory
quality. Cisterns and driven wells are in general