Daily Republican., 1883-01-03

water w. Sewerage.
The practicA 81 suggestions made by the
late Chief Engineer Of the Water Dc
partment in his annual report,if adopt
cd by the City Council, would etfectu-
ally prevent the construction OF tho ex
tousive net work Of sewers projected by
the Board OF Health, prominent philan-
thropists and some leading business
Rsntlsmen of this city. To adopt both
would bankrupt the city to such an ex-
teut that it would not recover for many
years. The excellent health Of the city
better than for years past, With
smaller mortuary report than the most
of its size, show that there is no need
for plungipg it into debt, to give some
body a fat Job Better let well enough
alone for the present and let our people
and City Council turn their attention
70 our threatened inadequate water sup
ply. We have entered into new year
We hope Of equal prosperity at least
with last year, with a population Of
over fifty thousand souls that need Wa
tor, and hundreds of large manufacto-
ries-rapidly increasing in number
that must have water or they must
shut down. The consumption Of water
last year was 1.705, ZIG, 1888 gallons. To
supply this enormous amount Of water
what are our water assets? A city
mill containing our water machinery.
A limited partnership in the South
race that Is, even now, In warm dry
weather, taxed to it's utmost to supply
the demand, even encroaching upon
the rights of our partners in ownership.
We have turbine pump that does
whatit cap, and We have a Worth
nxton pump, which ii the great de
pendencs of the city. The basins are
storage reservoirs, that cannot DO doLe
without. Should the turbine pumps
fail, the Worthlhgton could, by running
constantly day and night supply the
city. Should the Worthington fAil and
not be put into operation Tor ten Gays.
the city would be- without a sufficient
supply Of water.
These are facts that should be looked
in the face by our people and they
should be promptly dealt with in such
. manner that there could be no posi-.
BILE danger of failure in our supply Of
water. The ex-Chief Engineer very
properly recommends As one OF the
chief things to keep up our wafer supply,
the purchase of all the water rights OF
the South Long Race. According to
the water arblters report IN April last,
we can only obtain from this race
$500, 248 gallons per day, which is only
about half what we have been using.
Fortunately, 10 attempt has been Il ade
to enforce the April decision, If IT had,
the city might have ere this been with
out water. The only security the city
can have against water famine, &C
cording to the report Of Mr.. Mclntire,
lies in the purchase OF al the water
rights of the South Long Race aud the
purchase Of an additional Worthingtou
pump. This change would give US wa
ter enough In quantity, II not good
enough In quality, tor years TO come
There are none Of the rCcommenda tons
made by Mr.. McIntire that are not
needed-some of them imperative needs
that should Lot be delayed Chang ny
the course of Crooked Run from Hart.
man 4 Feren baeh's brewery, making
it to empty into kattlesuake Run and
then sewer pipes to carry the water Of
both to point below the source of the
South Long Race, is needed, iHthe PEG.
pie desire pure aud wholesome water.
Rodney street basin needs nlarg cement,
more mains are needed and larger
pipes are needed, where there are sma,I
ones. To furnish all shese that are i'm.
perativey needed will tax the city to
its utmost, without undertaking to lay
net work Of sewers ali over the city.
Water il the first great consideration.
DUB MOREING CUDt5mpOrary feds
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