The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-04-15
HATERIN EMPORIA.

Emporia lacks in nothing so much as
in her supply OF water. She needs wa
ter for drinking purposes; she needs it
as protection against fire. How sup
ply the former want? how the latter?
There is a number of good wells in
town the water whereof is good and
pure, being free, to great extent, from
mineral impurities; but this number is
far from being large enough. Instead
of from Is to 20 there should be from
200 to 300 In nearly every instance
where parties have dug to a depth
of from 40 to 60 feet good water has
been obtained. Now GO feet is not o
great depth to go for water. People
should dig. They should commence at
once to sink wells. They should per-
severe and not give up until they have
reached n depth of ut least 100 feet, pro-
vided they fail to obtain water before
reaching this depth. We believe with q
proper effort a great plenty of good
wholesome water can be obtained. Let
every man in town who is the owner of
a private residence begin Immediately
the digging of a well on his premises,
with the resolution faithfully adhered to
not to hold up until he shall either reach
water or a depth of one hundred feet,
and in month or two there will be in
Emporia an abundant supply of water.
The fact that there are residents in diff
ferent parts of town who have reached
fine streams of water at no great depth
is demonstration of the truth that ev-
cry man can get water by digging for it
There are good wells in every ward. In
the 3rd ward fine stream of water was
found at q depth of about 40 feet only
few days ago. With good wells in
all parts of town, the danger from frt
will be greatly diminished. The City
Council have now under advertisement
, the best means of supplying the city
J with water as protection against fire
: In all likelihood proposition to issu'
bonds with this object in view will sooI
be submitted to the people to be decided
| at the.ballot box. What manner of pro
viding water will be deemed best is a
} yet an open question. Some favor tn
3 building of large cisterns not less thai
8 in number and holding not less thai
: 500 barrels each. Others seem to favo
: the experiment of an artesian well
s These wells have been tried in variou
Y portions of the country, and in sewers
Q localities have been found TO work ad
: mirably. In Chicago and in variou
E districts in Illinois, as also in certain
= localities in other States they are in tn
= most successful operation. Still tn
9 experiment is somewhat costly and
attended with considerable uncertainty
There are others who believe that sys
= tenn of water-works whereby waite
!. shall be brought by means Of pipes froI
the Neosho will prove the most eficien
t and be the cheapest in the end. With
: large, capaeious reservoir on the hi
: near the Normal School, filled with wa
: ter brought in pipes from the river, an
s forced thence through conductors t
s different parts of the city, we shout
4 have a protection against fire equal I
Q any and every emergency. Whateve
1 plan shall be deemed best there shout
y be something done, and done immed
d ately. The citizens recognize this fact
It they are read to vote the money, an
o we expect the Council to act withOu
h delay.