Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-02-04
WATER, WATER, WATER !!
IYATER. pyATER. EF4TER. VA.
yER, WATER, N.4TER.
Water, Water, Water, Water, Water
Water, Water, Water, Water,
Water, Water, Water, Wa
ter Works Wanted.
WATER. WATER, WATER.

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The subject of water works must be
| agitated and THE TRIBUNE regardless OF
! the small amount it uses, will not let up
until Bismarck has y thorough complete
| system OF water works. The city needs
water for the protection. of city property
the citizens want water because it is less
luxurious than the essence of corn, rye or
barley the shadetrecs want water because
without water they will dies cattle and
horses want water because they have be
come addicted TO the habit and cannot ab-
stain Ii fact every body and everything
wants more or less water. There ic plcn-
ty in the river, but it will never run into
pipes through Main street unless the
people force it; and there is plenty Of
water in the ground ready to come to the
surface if the pcoplcEwlll only help it by
giving it q chance through an artesian
well. There will be no trouble, whatever,
in obtaining water if the people properly
encourage the matter. . &-~. A. .
.-- WHAT IT WILL COST. n,e a
Il has been estimated upon Il car eiul
canvass tnat about $1,000 per month is
now being paid for ;tn inadequate supply
Of water. With, Il complete waler system,
every business antihevery kitchen can be
supplied with water at less than half
what is now being paid. Besides This
item there is the convenience Of having
what water IS wanted at any time. the
bottom Of the barrel IS never reached; it
won't be necessary for men, women and
children to rush out upon the streets, as
if mad, halliu@ water carts: /. pure, fresh
supply O.! water j: always ct hand and a
nrighbol 5 well or cisiern, filled with Old
hats rats dead dogs, etc, does not have
to &c resor:cd to. There IL no argument
in favor ot waiting longer Tor water works
The city cannot afford to pass another
year Without this Improvement. Team
stcrs whose time is worth twenty-five cents
an hour, re noW obliged Ia spend several
hours each day in watering their stock
to say nothing 0l the. lnoonvenie ienue Of
Iai!kmen Instead oi, residences beng,
sllrrcunled BY thrift shade trees and
Beautiful laWns, thcT aceOillgcd, through
lack OF water, to look desOlate and lone
some. in The summer season high winds
Whiri acres OF DIRT into the dry goods and
grocery stores. whereas 'i<, streets should
be sprin!t!cu ard the dirt turned INTO fer
tile garden spots. There are hundreds Of
benefits to he derived FROM water works
that only those who have lived IL cities
having them. can realize.
HOW TO GET WATER WORKS.
There are three f;.;,siblc modes OF fur
nshing the city with wafer, viz: the Hol-
~ system, or direct preS5u:e:. tie rcsar-
yo:r and ar,faian well. Fargo has the
Holly system, wnivh IS expensive but
highly satisfactory. Tie city takes tor
its owu use thirty hytlrants at 500 per
year each, which is :; very good scheme.
Minneapolis owns lis system OF "atcr
works. Des Niuincs, toNi, pays $4,000
per year Tor IT,, milcs Of mains, ten hy-,I
eiGs,ll> to ;hc mlle; Jackson, Mich. pays
$;:};, }Iur ;tnnum per hydran,. Memphis,
Tenn, pays Sis per hvllrunt: New AL I
b;>nY; lad, pays for the first 100 hydr:.nts !
: 100 each; for Ike second So each for
over mat S)H each NsWcrn, Ne~ ! uTk': !
pays $40 OOJ per anmum for 100 hydr;,ntS i
on Sven Mli%s O{plpr, Ant seven per cent. |
on the cost .! All eXlenSi MS. Charleston, !
:. e., pays !; 100 for each hylral. : n;
y he last meeing o! the ci,v council /
t committee was "ppa!ntcd, composed ot, /
NcsSr>. Garland, !tu;i"rnn aItt Meserve, |!
t. correspond. officially, with water works i
cDNi,aui",. INl1 INlH:lNE would sug- !
o.. / Lliat is committee make an offer |
something like the following: The city !
OF Bismarck Will rive to u responsible /
the e>cltlsi We right for twenty !
Years to furnish the city a rd private in
with wafer, The. price of SAID !
water .o Vriv;itn individuals 10 b" re@!li-
lated By the council un.,u the tiS> !
adopted bv 81. Paul. I'ar@v and other
cities: ;1e city further agrees 10 take Tor |
II; own ll>c for tire IIntecljCn, ETC. fifteen |
" twenty :!vtran's at :;0D each per year, +
and for any numbrr over that NUM- Der, |
$ . each: the cit: also agrees TO 5uy said I
works al the end Of twenty wears Il, IL !
'lre not exceeding the Original cost ot The +
works .53" +
... TIE RESULT ., .--...--.,., .~...
o. :slici! ~ Ciier ,wrlI;i certainty bring
propositions. and il. a. III Fargo. Il res
ppnSiujv home company Can be crgan-
1z*u 10 take The matter. IN hand So much
The better; Ii moi, lot any foreign com-
j,ahy have The privilege. ,ti"rc Is. no
need OF bonding 1hr city. Plenty oi 7
money :5 awaiting Investment, a:4.i a
privilege OF this l>luu in Il c.ty vita the
failure lh;t i;;is;narcN has, viii bring IN =,
in tercst in lyrri> years !iat would make