Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-25
THE W ArER suPrLy.
sI.soker ON IN Second ward" Rises TO Answe
the sNew Ere" Editorial.

eIjuD89f On IN B8OOn0 " ara Rtsts 70 AnbWor
the ssNew Era" Editorial.
y EDITORS OF INTELLIaENcER-I had
thought not TO troubls you with another
oommunication, but would ask your In.
duleence for this, the last. 1t will be
1oticed that the article published In tho
Nev Era % an answer to my first com.
municatiou 10 NO answer at all, but an
aetsmpt TO throw the public of the track,
70 blind them % to the true facts, and q
desperate effort to save the Republican
Party Of this city from . just criticism Of
Shelf stewardship, and the Just odium they
are bringing upon themselves, particularly
81 The water works fraud. They cannot
oDoape from IT, and mnst stand the con.
eequsnces Of their costly and extravsgant
obogtion.
aid not condemn the purchase OF the
new aix.million pump, but in view OF the
1ecs that the 100000 gallon pump could,
and DID, more than I'LL the storage capacity
on hand, that 1t would have been wiser and
bettsr 70 have laid by that fund (amount-
iug In al TO some CSC, ,000) towards erecting
moro storage capacity. The very argument
Of the New Era In favor of pumping capa-
city, the possibility OF breaking down OF
Ne pumps, II ten fold stronger when ap-
plied 70 IN ample reserve supply, because
you may have hall Q dozen pumps, and O
like calamity may beisll them oil, whereas,
with large and ample reserve on hand, we
would not be 90 much at the mercy
of aOCidentA Then again the NeW Era
takss offense at my calling the remopat
q the water works ga fraud" and It's
u anewsr to that point IL rs lame
= its other. The Idea OF the conduit
- lSaS nlA IL k~r A,a-l
( md overstrainod. Tho writer OF that idea
~ one who verify would 'ohoke at q gnat
md swallow camel" There would alb.
0Mdoit filing or choking with mud or dirt
than there would the main pipes leading
from tho pump to the basin, or the service
pipes distributed throughout the city, or
the sewerA 1t would have TO be looked
sfter and attended to - any other part Of
the works. ~ matter OF course. 1t was
not pointed out Is tho New Era says, by
Engineer Croes, rs q source OF difficulty,
but on the other hand he said that the water
could be Just 90 well conveyed by this
means to the pumps, rs to move the works
- iar ~ getting clean water was concerned
was there myself and when the engineer
uuggssted . conduit OF wrought iron, l
SsVHRc4 ~ shduhy WhOehoA ~ WOulu hui
b. better 10 have 1t made OF cast iron. The
answer was. yes, certainly" But this did
not suit the members OF the committee, and
they " went T" for the entire removal of the
plant And how we'll they succeeded, and
bow happy they were over It, and how
oxAlted and high they felt Gin their own
entimatiou) can be seen. II any one will
take the trouble and visit this monument
of stupid folly, by casting their eyes up
towards the top OF the building and looking
y NE marble slab entombsd In its walls with
tho names Of this wonderful committee
oUhlazonsd thereon, informing the present
gsseration that they erected ths"' hebang,"
and also that posterity may know the
builders hereof, and honor them. But the
NeU Era does rot enligi en- us
o. the subject OF the rSsndon-
ment of the water power. This, Hter all,
- the important point In this escapade
q the Republican city councils and Its com.
mittee. II there was no intention to use
watar power at the new site. then, Ia the
name OF common sense, what was the use
Of purchasing the Ranck mill and farm
That money added to the fund for the
q Q09 900 gallon pump would swell It nicely.
Tho Reference to the sttaching the "hieh
duty" arrangement does not alter the si,us-
tion bit 1t no doubt will save some coal.
Dut You could save good deal more coal
nd consequent expenses by utilizing the
old water power. The "high duty" con-
oorn II but one Of the methods OF pulling
the wool over the eyes of the dear public,
The Nev Era admits frankly and candidIy
that storage supply IL the proper and in
face the only safe reliance, but says 1--WE |
Infants must creep before we can walk
Comment is unnecessary. Putting the CITY |
70 IN uncalled for expense, nay an utterly |
nseless expense, an expense that will yield |
noehing In return, an extravsgsnt and worse |
enan foolish expense that will entail upon /
~ dsy system ofpumping water that will /
ooge more than three times per gallon what
at ever did before. And the water will he
just - muddy, just ss dirty and iasi ss
olthy - ever. SelahT Is 1t not q Hpood
thing" for coal deaiers9 Should they not
- hsppyf
Such things didn't used to be-" said an
nd Democrat the other day. No. And
no-day We have Republican city, a Re-
publican council (both branchss), Repub-
Liam committee, Republican superintend.
onts. all I" solid for Gilhooly." And to day
public opinion is settling gradually In con-
demnation Of the administration OF affairs,
y words aud language, in terms 20 plain |
hat they are unmistakaple and In letters so |
aEge and plain on the bill board of the |
pohlic heart that be who runs may resf.
None 70 blind ~ those who won't see
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