Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-01
The Water Ban0uet.

On Saturday night, the 23d ult., Tucson Water Company celebrated the intro duction ot water into this city, by splendid banquet at Porter's Hotel, in which some two hundred prominent citizens of the city participated.
 The water company's franchise was first obtained by MT. R. \. Leather
 wood, who interested in the scheme NIT. Sylvester Watts, St. Louis capitalist, and Mr. J. W. Parker, of Atchison, Kansas. These gentlemen have had l extensive experience m other like en- 1 terprises, and have been uniformly successful ID every project.
 The source of the water supply was ! selected at a point on the Santa Cruz river about SIX miles south of the city,
 where the water rises from its sGbter- ranean bed ID great volume. Here ex- cavatiOns were made and d water-tlght | a4ueduct constructed to the reservoir where the water enters the mains. ] The fountain Is about seventy feet high CT than the street grade at the corner of Congress and Meyer streets, and the
 water descends into the city by gravita- ! ti0n. 4 bountful supply Is provided, and competent judges estimate that the mains are capable of furnishing water sufficient for city of 5000 people. The
 water is of very excellent quality, as will l be observed by the following report of
 analysis by Prof. Rickard:
 l The sample of water which 1 have received from LeatherwOod and Culver ! (by authority of the City COunciD and | analysed by their order as marked un- der and contains:
 From upper supply, Gays Ranch, ] Santa Cruz river.
 In solution 26 So grains of solid mat | ter per American gallon of & lbs. con-
 sisting of
 Carbonate Lime (Chalk) ).........1l.30 | Sulphate Lime tGypsum) .....-.... 2S4 | Sulphate Magnesia Epson Salt. l-32 1 Chloride Sodium Common salt).... 345 | Carbonate Soda (AlkRline) ........ L22 l Carbonate Potash (Alkaline) ...... .35 | Organic tanml and veg'ble natter B
 Grains per gallon n.......-........2 .26.S0 Temperature, e4deg, air in shade be-
 ing 62deg.
 It Is bright and colorless, having neither acid or alkaline.
 W. T. RICHARD, F. c. ;.
 The banquet given upon the compile ton of the water works, was brilliant
 affair The details of the feast were
 entrusted to the sole direction of Mrs.
 A. 4. Porter, and they were perfect in every particular. The tables were
 tastefully arranged and were covered
 with tempting and luxurious ylands. The invited guests were seated at the tables about ten o'clock, and for an
 hour they did ample justice to the good things. Col. C. D. Poston acted
 as chairman and proposed the toasts, | the first of which was "Ihe Mayor and Corporation of Tucson" responded to by
 Mayor Tully.
 Then followed regular toasts m the order given: ''The Tucson Water Work responseby NIT. Sylvester Watts; "The Tucson Gas Works" response by Judge Alex. Campbell; "rhe Railroads" re- sponse by Judge Haynes: The com mercial interests of Tucson" response by Gen. Walsh: "The Santa Cruz
 riyer." response by MT. l.. c. Hughes; ''The Skeleton at the Bancuet," re- sponse by Hon. Thos. Fitch; "The water Lilies, the ladies'" response by Mir. Move Wicks; "The Press" response by
 Geo. W. Brown. Col. H. B. Reed then
 recited The Water Mill" by request,
 and the banquet adjourned sine dIe. The music was exceedingly well ren- dered by Jose Sansone's band