The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-03-11

10 Wnich add ten per cent on above invest
.sirnt i"r ehgIDcs, wells. horses, ETC., te.,hOj
...J y"u have AN annual expcnse VI vs,oJO.
,.vM when tile iact - considered tnAt tue en-
.,ues " Iii .xst but = lev years with The best
,. usage It ], evident that the sayine systen'
ls exceedingly expensive. The above sst'-
mates are probably erroneous in being too
low rather than too nigh.
Neither would favor water works prop
,>iiiOn like that now nefOre the Council. pro
posed by Mes>rs. Sears 4 lrIand. Ii the cit.
i. 10 be taxed for water works it is but JUS
tina, the property Of every man within the
-,iy .hsll be protected by them. no mattel
i,ow sinali and inexpensive and remote IRON!
bmsiness center. his dwelling msy be. FOu'
.n.lcs Ut pipe is not sufficient I accomplish
tins. Nothing less than six miles. viii
.eveniy-fiye hydrant-. II ,perly distributed
would rcaeL all parts Oi tue city limits, Win
"a practically working icnytE Of hose.
would dccidcdiy oppose the payment o.
vaO.OJO to company before deriving dol
lar. worth Of benefit from their work.
Il. however, any responsible company will
propose to give us six miles Of pipe aud ses
enty-6ye hydrants bearing = constant pres
stire sufficient to throw n stream ~. one hui
bred feet high, aud charge the city seventy
i've dollars each for them per annum. lthls to
be paid quarterly should favor it heartily
1 beIieve h would be Wise and judiciou.
{ vestment for the city: the annual COS,
would thus be si.6.a.
The benefits to accrue II would be aimO.t
impossible to estimate. A general cOnhagrs-
ton might be avoided which otherwise would
destroy more property In value than the cost
Of water works for . quarter OF . century.
I ann informed by our insurance agents that
We pay upon property within the city limit
xpproxiMxting &s5.V0. annual premiums.
the esszibli shmcnt Of water works It As stated
would reduce these premium. Is per cent,
thus making an annual saving in this item
alone Of ~, $50, TO insurers. while TO tho-e
who do not insure the benefit and protection
would he worth TAR more, in addition.
Dur streets are now spfinkled at an aggre-
crate cost Of probably $1,000 per annum.
presume that the city could employ man or
$40 month who with n hose made for TIE
purpose. could pass from one hydrant ts
another aud keep The streets in - good con-
dition ~ do the present water carts-a net
saving to taxpayers Of $500 per annum
For IRE hoodiAg and cleansing VI gutters.
the washing Of fronts. the irrigation VI gard
Gus. and . thousand other purposes, the
hydrants wonid be OF additional value.
A. 10 the use o. the water by private par
| ties, however, there seems ~ be = difference
| Of opinion many persons maintaining tia
! water being % cheapl, obtained by means OF
drive wells few would care to avail themselves
| oi t:e benefits.
This l. q matter in which the water work
company would be mot Interested, aud o.
course would have 20 take their own chance
| IL Is my opinion, however, that with the tri
ins cv't pur anuuin at which thew ecu q
| keep an ine xhsust,blc supply of pure watcr
| not only in our lower room. but In the upp~l
| -tori.- Of our houses. where, ~ the turning
III u faucet va could siwxys fud water ~,
domestic purposes. aud by the adjustment u
| y nO.c We could protect ourselves against fire
-nAn, .. our citizens would gladly Avail
| taen,.ctv oi the water system. Especially
would 4. BIZ 50 in hotels. upper room Offices
| ctc.
In order thar the full benefit. Of such ~ ,.
| ,ea m,sht be Realized, il is essential that IN,
the pure>t water 10 be o tanned in thi. vi
| ciuits snouiI ,,e furnished by the company
| IL is the opinion oi many medical anI sc,~m
tile men tAas tive drive well wster we ar,
pualpsug sro.n the QIicx.xuJ Ten feet oeio "
Us il ,np.e kuatsj 10 .uen = degree with tn,
sewerage .. the city - 10 be dsieterious t.
| aealIi,. 1 an not aware that It ha. e,~l
;,ern snsi,zs1 aud cAsuot say !. 10 Tn,
,rath OF the assertion. Ii Is. however.
question q; 81 grave and apparent importance
| that the wJaier Is tdas NO enc la, eve
| moved "a the matter OF Ascertaisisg the ,ruti
in rcSs.d 20 it has
Win v.cs TO settling this question tn
writer is now engaged IN r'iI.es,ng sample
o. water from drive weiis in vAriou- iYczsiom
aud 81 various deyts.. withsB the city, ais
frosu Cli.nvlm creek aud toe riSers-sne Lit
tie snJ Bag Arkansa.-fcr the purpose Q
sesdias 10 aconpetent chemical expert an
having them anaiy1cd.
Any one know.ns Of the deepest driv
well IN town will obiise me by the ,n,orms
ton. II any II the river or cr~ck water
prove to be 10 measure sou, and II the sam
tins pusss than the sisise wells sasf.i.
should advocate the express condisisn 4
such water being furnished by suy conpau
proposing TO bu:id such works. and IN shi
evess Ne ssoasd have Al arsa3ess q va-,l
liacreased weight in fasst Of ,as water wsrs
sysssm Hcpia 8 that this mz5 lssd to fssis
end DsrS 80 di4Hs.iss - this vssy iaps
last 0es1ars thsc an able TO br,sg 70 /
i an respectfully.
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