, 1875-07-11

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THE WATER QuKaT1o.. !:

THE WATER QUESTION.
Hardly have the Lake Trustees sett'ea VIII
their Hyde Park neighbors on who is to appo' ~
tbs engineers and otherB in their joint water
Works, when another problem lsgsTea.t them Tor
solution. Although sir. Purdy has been ap-
pointed the Superintendent Of Water-"orks IN
both towns, that gentleman has devoted SO little
tine to Lake, and that little only when his pay
ia in Lake that tho Lake Board found It necessary
to appoint Superintendent for themselves
Now the question is who is really the superln-
tendsnt. Purdy cIaims that nothing can DO
done without his orders, and II the lake residents
want more pressure IN case OF IRE, thoy must
hunt all over Hyde Park for Mr. Purd5- BY ae-
pointing Mr.. Foster, Superintendent Tor Lake,
it wss thought no moro running after Puroy
wopld bo necessary, bnt it was mistake. Even
Foster must SEQ Purdy before the desired pres
sure 10 obtained. ;.
Mr. Foster seema quite put ont about 1t, and
in communication TO the Board reports the
Water Works iu vary unsatisfactory condition.
At all times Lake requires d pressure OF 80
pounds, and Foster says tnat it Is hardly ever ~
pounds, ofsener Is, and sometimes nothing at
all It is entirely useless Tor hres, re-
ports tho Lake Superintendent, aud IN
less to save property as they should: He cites
= few examples Ut the manner in which the en-
0ipeer attotld to his orders, as follows Over
an hour telegrapned to call the engineer at
the Water-Woraa aud was unable to get q reply.
pulled the tire-alarm box at IL and then OBJ
tho Water-Works and was told no alarm @
had been given On my way back
/ tried several tire-alarm boxes, which found
in working condition. TIE afarna was given at
inauon / found valves closed on Thltty-ninth
street, Hyde Park cutting OFT our water supply
md also found several OF our valves closed ou
valves leading from State street, on FRIDAY
iast called for pressure, and waa informed oy
tho engineer on duty that ha would Like 10 see
Mr. Purdy frat" III. Foster thinks that if this
continues and cannot bo chauged. that Lake has
q very large-sized elephant on its bands:
B5 the following It mili be seea Lake Is detor-
mined to- have: j.
Resofr.d, That the rights uzked for By John B.
Shetpnxu John r. Ho1ie, and others, to erect gas
uorks be granted, and that ordinanco ba prepared
therefor and that the presidans aua csk oe aatoof
led to sign an agreement with the pArtiez.
still continue to drop in every other night
throughout Lake, aud manage to relieve the
guests mind Of thought as to what he will 90
their pr1ueipal STAMPING grouad. and :anioog The
lasest Involuntary hoats mag be mantionea Air.
E. r. Lewis, On Si1tleth street. MIS-. CLARK also
received CALI although the robbers got moth
ing. Monday, while every one was celebrating
at Barnum Groves, two more honses were
entered and $50 cas!ied Away. What il the
boasted po!cs force doing while these marauders
are prQWlIng around il one Of those things
fellow can never find out
The :Methodists OF Eng4ewooa seem to have
made quite 3 SUCCESS out Of their novel straw
berry festival, US they have: already commenced
building their new church on Stewart Avenue,
near Sixty fourth street.
The Trausit Company, finding tner Eccom-
modaticnH in the Exchange Building rather
paliry IN comparison with tne amount OF busi-
ness that is done; have commenced tho building
of q large addition.