Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-06
MUD BROTH.
Daily Dish of Nolf River SIush.
The Case Reset tor the 18th, Be-
fore Which Time a Sup
ply is Promised.

When the Water Company case was
called this forenoon, the attorney for
defendant read an affidavit to the effect
that several witnesses, important to
them, were absent in New York and
other places, and their presence could
not DO obtained or their dispositions
taken in the short time allowed. To
this plea for a continuance until next
term was added part Of yesterdays
affidavit, but Judge HOrrigan could
not be persuaded, and pronounced the
reasons insufficient. Thereupon the
facile attorney reached down into the
depths Of his ~capacious pocket and
drew forth another and more
voLUMINoUs AFFIDAVIT,
setting forth the substance Of tile two
former ines and some new matter just
about as weighty. Most of the points,
however, we're the same as those in
the former afidavits and in the de-
murrer to the bill fled in the Circuit
Court against the Company.
The following are extracts:
Without delay or with as little
delay as possible for a work oiso much
magnitude defendant engaged the
building of the new and permanent
machinery of frst.class builders,
giving the contract to a firm which
promised to complete earliest of oil
others, so as to get the machinery at
the earliest possible day. Defendant
urged the contractors from time Ia
time to press forward with the work.
1t did everything it could to procure
tho work. In the meantime defendant
a did all in its power with temporary
machinery to supply the public"
r MORE PROMISES.
The work for months has been
pressed day and night, Sundays inclu.
ded, as many hands having been EN-.
ployed as could work to advantage
with a view to the speediest compile.
It ton of the work. 1t is very nearl!
complete and it will afford an ampl,
n supply Of water. 1t will be completed
II by the middle Of this month, if com
pletion is not delayed by some acct
dent'o cause which human foresight
cannot anticipate. The works ar,
practically built over and suited to tn,
new and enlarged demand for the ex
tensive sewerage. The present old ant
temporary works cost $50 per day NOR,
to run them than the new will, so tina.
it is greatly to the interest of the de
PENDANT to get the new into operation
if it did not desire to do so to NEE.
the wants Of its patrons"
The remainder of the document il
a reiteration Of its former defense
= fear that q fair trial cannot be obtained
: on account of the excited condition
of the public mind, etc.
A LITTLE TIME
was gained by fine manipulations. TIL,
case was set for the 18th inst, when i
is said no hitch will occur to delay tn,
trial longer. A little sparring mattel
took place, however, between the attor
ney and the judge before this conclusion
y was finally reached, and both got
trihe angry. 1t was agreed that de
fendant should have a jury from
among the country people, who ar
, not prejudiced against the company
" instead of long suffering but nov
y justly indignant citizens, who hav
: suffered almost to a man on accoun
of the Water Company's delinquen
y cies. The President Of the compan.
L and the attorney said in open cour
that they would furnish a suficien
supply Of water in eight days at tn
outside.