Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-13
NEW TO-DAY.
A CARD FROM MAJOR Mccoy.

To tbs Eprros OF tbs EUsEaA SENTINEL.
To til, citizens meeting. the Committee az.
pointed at the meeting held the Sunday pro
ceding, last night made their report. The
gentlemen whose names are appended arr
fair and honest men, and l th;nk they are
not unfricndly to me personally, and tbs
failure to present the whole case resulted
moro from want Of thorough investigation
more than any disposition to do anyone de-
liberat,. wrong.
The Committee say: "The Committee also
find that 1t takes an aggravatingly long time
10 i'll the tank. Estimating the water to run
through tho pipes with the sano force that
We found at n recent examination, IL would
take from five to six days to I'LL IL, making II
very dangerous to property holders moan.
while, and leaving tbom almost entirely a,
tho mercy OF the flames"
4 requested one or two members OF the
Committee to go with me, in my buggy. q
the soaIc, of sgpply Of the ire tan but nc
one agreed TO go with mo TO verify he state
ment 1 had made. The first SIX hundred feet
ut the head has q diameter Of four inches. the
balance, except two hundred feet above the
water works proper. has n diameter OF fhree
inches. and the rest Of tho pipe fIom the
Ihe contract with the first Committee, which
is binding on both myself and tie Commit
toe appointed ut the time the Original a. rec.
n.cnt was entered into, required NC TO lay a
IT, o-ineh pipe from near the head OF New
York canyon to the fire tank. III. az the
Committee %say-'lt would require from the
present source of supply fyo or six days 70
fill the t~anA"-from the source Of supply
agreed upon, il would have taken
two weeks. 1t was thought. both by
myself and the committee ut the time tbs
New fort. Canyon pips was laid. that the
supply of water for FIRE purposes was
ample. II proved to be a mistakes; there
fore il was that. ut an expense TO myself in
diyIdgally, | incurred an expenditure OF be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 to secure TO the town
as ample a supply OF water IS could be forced
through a two-iuch Pipe into the fire tank.
and the excess discharged By Superintendent
Bliss into The water works proper could not
be forced into the fire tsak-hence the grea,
waste at the bead. let the committee say.
THE present supply Of water is sadly deii-
Gent" leaving the impression in their re-
port that IL IL owing to n want OF water.
I'VE would add" say tho committee. that
we found a few families taking water IRON
tho main leading from tho fire tank. and
would state that Major McCoy has since stop
pot their supply" / will state that those
persons erected their dwellings, there under
an assurance that they could be supplied
from that source. Ii would DO nm act of bad
faith to deprive them If what they rensona-
bly, supposed were their rights. and ! shall
supply then vita water from that source as
soon rs the fire tank y filed aghin. / will
state, here, that this town does not own one
inch Of pipe nor one drop Of water running
from the Morgan springs 10 the fire tanz;
that | intend to keep tho tank FULL for fire
purI oses if the water is not wasted 70,
sprinkling purposes. If il il. the RESPONSE
bility il with those who do IL. We hnd,'
say the committee, That tho County Com.
mlssioners granted Major Mccoy the priv
iiege Of tapping the fire main 10 supply thosC
families with water TO keep the main frou
freezing. We would recommend that Major
Mccoy should cover the pipe to accomplish
that desirable object" | will state that th,
ditch in which the main was laid from til,
fire tank 10 the corner Of Main and Batemar
strcsts was Of greater depth generally than
was agreed upon, and well covered. according
% tho agroement. Therefore the recon-
mcndation that | cover the pipe is quite uB.
necessary. For the truth OF this last state
meDt, L refer you TO Messrs. Cromer arc
HiucAley, who examined the ditch before thu
pipe was laid, and to the article Of agree
ment between us.
| now ask that a committee DO appointed
on behalf of tho people Of this town to in
vcstiznte with me tho correctness of ever,
statement herein made, and il | bayo failed
in any thing | will make good my promise
| hope the contracting party wit b me will u,
the same. No person has a right to sprinkl,
from the fire tank. or from tho water works
without the permission Of the superintend'
emf.
Hoping that every property-holier AND
fireman will heartily act IN concert with me,
and irown down my useless waste OF water
permit me 10 subscribe myself,
Respectfully, W. W. MCCOY, Proprietor.
Eureka, July IL. 1871. Jyl3-lt