The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-21


ing out from IN Ter thc city hill. on the grouu'is
that il is contaminated with sewerage Of The
town. Parry NJ. !, ot like ability an influence
protests against the buryins nf the peoples,
funds within the uneX XpOred regions ot the earth ;
bowels, regarding such procedure ~ hap
hazard aud the resurrection oi series oi failures
that first took place IN the capitol squire over
hty yeats ago and furthermore, they call atten-
ton Ia the fact that Tie So sitld-to be cunlamina
ted setpage waller is i,ntcaily the same AS
that contained in the wells Of HE city ou: OF
which the magnitude OF the citizen have been
drinking and enjoying robust health from child
hood. Party No. 3 consists OF the residents of
thinly settled districts, and apprehensive
as To their getting the benefit of the hydranis
and faucets just now, and therefore naturally
don't lily second any scheme in which they
have no immediate interest.
To the first party will state in hopes of mod
eraing but not obiiterdting, their arlor, that it
is the opinion o! Mr. Il n Ellis Chief Engineer
of jacksonville water works, who has bored sew
eral artcsian wells and made the subject study,
that Tallahassee is unlavnrAby situated tor u
ready flow of ar esan water To the second par
~ ! will call attention To the TACT that Col j. I.
Tanning, probably the highest authority in the
world on water supply, and to whose opinion |
must subnrdnae my own, says the wells of old
towns become ioul and poisonous The third
parry, who are mostly the industrious coorcI
citizens, owning little homes are all within the
seen by this plan of the distribution of pipes
which | have the honor 10 submit to YOU
Therefore, let ali those among them who bear
not the burdens ot insurance heed the fact that
every little spark That tarries to dance around
their chimney tops cont ns The elcm.n Ot dcs
truction sufficient TO wipe out all they posses. in
few short moments.
With due respect 10 the opinions Of all inter
esied parties, ask The privilege to call them To
a realization OF the fict that all this mctns-
unless their be concert of action am ing the
inteligen, of Talah .sste-he city must go
projected against fire and fifth. The IN ire
opueni must continue TO insure at provokinyly
heavy rates and drink from dreggy ciotcrns, while
the uninsured homes ot workin"n, wi lows aud
orphans must continue TO perish in uncombated
flames, and they themselves NUT g on drink
ing the waters OF foul an poisonous wells.
As an instance OF what growing necessity
water has become to many other cities, let me
cite n passage from Fanning's treatise on water
works:
When The people have become accustomed
TO the rea ly flow from the faucets, At the sinks
and basins, and in the shops AMI warehouses,
then, il the pumps cease motion or the valve is
closed al the reservoir, the household opera
tions from laundry 10 nursery, are brought To n
stand STILL engines in The shop cease motion,
| hydraulic hoisls and motors In the warehouses,
! cease to hndle goods, railroad trains, ocean
steamers and coasters delay for water, and n
general paralysis checks the busy activity of
| the ci,y What a thrill is then given by All
alarm OF fire, because there is no flow or pressure
| at the hydrants" Reading such an extract, one
would almost infer that old slumbering Talla-
bassee epjoyed q rare blessing by being exempt
from such caamites; having no hydraulic
hois,s. motors and other darned Yankee notions
To bother with, she can afford ~ dtze But il may
| happep. as it once did, that on windy day, she
may be awakened from her lethargy BY rOus-