Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-18
Tadpole Water Company.
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" hsu the ostrich IS closely pursued ] . ei.i fin is head into the sand, apparan,
 .y uae.ascious that the chuakiest far , .s -picuousiy visible. IT any n,al so,. .hi- pecuiiar;ty of the ostrich and vii eAhibit himself. l know of n, ] llv .a prevent it, The water quest- o, ! is 9 practical one and shoaId Ee met an, settled as such. Assertions are no
 proof, neither are inordinate vanity an, stupendoas egotism coupled with ; ] rroneness to use stale platitudes mis
 taken for thOlouShness of culture. Tn,
 aloisu. for tine Tadpole Water Comran, questions the motives and ability to Der . iora t}eir c2H,-ac-s oi those who hay, . o5taiuea water aul gas franchises of t9s
 cijy. What assiuaacgs, if any. has s,e
 fadpoie Company given that it has the
 ability and honesty to perform its con. tracts. It asks for franchise and tb. protection of its rights for a period oi
 twenty-five years. Does it obligate ii. self to complete the water works within
 a gwen tme2 DCes 1t obiigate itself iO
 bmld the water works: It does neither
 The Council, If 1t has learned anythipe
 by past experience, will exact a good and
 suihclent bond Ol any company to whom 1t grants a water franchise, that such
 company shall furnish at all times to the
 city and citizens an ample supply of wholesome water. That the works shall
 be completed and in operation within a specified time, and that the water shall be furnished at a price. Ter example, say not exceeding the average found on adding together the prices charged by the cities of Chicago. St. Louis and the Spring Valley Con- pany, ot San Francisco. The Council Co determine suca average on the lst of January each year, III advance, for the year. Any one representing a worthy enterprise will not resort to misrepre- sentatlon. People do not leave here in summer on account of the quantity or quality of our water. People leave be- cause of our long, hot summers. and the best system of water supply would nos retain those who have the means and inclination to solOurn Tn pleasant places during our prOtracted heat. Excepting for the eXunguishment or fires, we are now amply supplied with good water. and the character of our buildings ren- ders a cOntiagration impossible. The sponsor informs us that tadpoles and frogs purify water. The more frogs and tadpoles the purer the water. Then the company, If 1t shall obtain a franchise. Will pay special attention to the propa- gatlon Of the 6actrian family. What a splendid Inducemeu- for a colony of 2 rIa q IaF +. -l.H hood We hope no one will interfere with tle tadpoles and frogs of the com pany, as we are informed by the very learned sponsor that f they are de- stroyed 1t will leave t. water without "aeration." Iteration is good. very. for one who prOfessess so much "cultchaw." '" We suggest to the gentleman that he es- chew pulvsylabies entirely and confue himself to words that he knows some thing about. We now present to the readers of the CITIZEN a comprehensive, scientific and authoritative definition of water and its component parts.
 W ater ''ls compound of oxygen and hydrogen, two volumes or measures of hydrogen gas, and one of oxygen gas. The proportion of the ingredients in weight IS Ss-y parts of oxygen to LII of hydrogen. 1t has its maximum density at 5@ degrees Fahr., changes to steam under the ordinary atmospheric pressure at 2i2 degrees and to ice at B degrees When pure if k colorless, destitue of taste and smell, transparent, and in a very small degree compressible"
 Hydrogen ''is a gas which constitutes one of the elements of water. It is an lntiamable, cOlorlesS gas of extreme hghtness. Its specific gravity is 0.0692: that of water being l. It enters as an element into the composition or nearly all organic bodies"
 Oxygen 'ls a gaseous element, desti- tute, Tn its ordinary condition of taste, color and smell, possessing strong chem ical af1inities. Its combination with bodies, when rapid, produces oombus- ton, and in slower forms, oxidation. It serves to support life, and, though hea- vler than air, forms abOut 22 per cent. Of the atmosphere. By composition with hydrogen, it forms water. In cer- tain conditions 1t is peculiarly active, and possesses both odor and taste, and IS then known as ozone"
 Whether the water of the Santa Cruz Is fit to Grink, or can be made so, is 8 question Of fact on which the advocates of the IadpOle scheme have thrown no light excepting their assertions. All water is filled with ami nal life and their presence is no indication of its fitness for domestic uses. There are such striking resemblances between the Mississippi, Nile, Thames and Santa Cruz rivers, in all respects that one familiar with all, standing on the bank of either and forgetting for the moment his latitude and longitude, would find it impossible to tell which II was-so says the revelation of science as expOunded by a Tucson water sharp. We do not believe Darwin's theory of evolution. We do not believe that man descended from the monkey. We very much prefer Genesis to Darwin on that point. The missing link between monkey and man las not been supplied. The missing link or man with a tail the followers of Darwin have been for some time inGustriously looking for We have met men who resembled monkeys in a very marked degree, and one who looked very much like a grand old ba- boon. Whenever We see the latter, al- though tenaciOusly holding to Genesis, we voluntarily think of Darwin and the missing link" If, however, the Oar winian theory shall be fortified by the finding of the link, we venture the opinion that Tucson will produce him, and that the prehensile ornament will be found to adorn the lovely form of prominent member of the Iadpoie Wa