The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-16
County Commissioners.

County Commissioners.
In addition to the resolution quoted
and commented on elsewhere they have
passed the two following:
Resolved, that the sheriff be and is
hereby instructed to visit each and every
place where intoxicating liquor is sold in
this county Of Pemblna and see that q
proper license is conspicuously posted in
the place of business, and if not, he is
hereby instructed by this board to make
complaint and see that the offenders are
dealt with according to law.
Whereas, Messrs. H. L. Norton and H.
N. Joy, having presented a petition to
this board. signed by the board of SUPER
visors of Hamilton township, the board
of supervisors of Bathgate township and
139 others in various parts of the county,
asking that the county aid the Hamilton
Artesian Well Company to the extent of
g, 900; and
Whereas, this board, being satisfied
that the obtaining of good water ut said
town of Hamilton would be of very great
benefit to large territory surrounding
said town; therefore, be it
Resolved, that the credit of the county
be given to the Hamilton Artesian Well
Company TO the amount of $1,000. with
the understanding that the county shall
have an interest in the Well Company
for the amount of money invested, and
the county have two representatives on
the board of directors, namely, the
chairman Of the Board of County Com.
missioners and Commissioner Haight,
and that county order issue to the
Hamilton Artesian Well Company for
So. 600, payable on January LIST, 1880, and
that 10 Indebtedness of the company
shall DO incurred over and above the
subscription ofthis board.
The first of these will DO conceded by
all interested to be good idea, but the
second may cause some criticism. At
first thought it would seem as if this
$1,000 WIS a large sum to be expended
on so experimental matter as an arte-
sian well, and for what would seem to be
for tile sole benefit of small town. But
whether successful or unsuccessful We
believe it will be money well expended.
There is little need for argument to
prove that the value of good water is
priceless. and to every one who has had
occasion to need water for himself or
stock at Hamilton, it is known that good
water is scarce article. Not only is this
true, hut there is quite range of land
through the centre of the county which
is good land in every respect except the
lack of water. On many Of these farms
bored wells of from 100 to 200 feet in
depth have produced only alkali or salt
water, unfit for drinking.
Now, ifthe artesian we'll is a success at
Hamilton, the same kind of well would
probably lie a success on the adjacent
prairie, and the problem of water sup.
ply would be solved. Again. st. Thomas
waits only to hear of Hamilton's success
to have well Of her own. and conse.
quently is nearly as much interested in
the outcome as is Hamilton. Such wells
generally flow with heavy pressure
sufficient to conduct the water to the
upper stories Of the highest buildings
and there distribute it in a convenient
form and are the best kind of protection
from fire. This reduces the rates of in.
surance materially and in that way is 9
material income to the inhabitants; and
an artesian well is the cheapest and bes
fire apparatus obtainable.
While Pembina is blessed with goot
wells at moderate depths, yet if we wer'
certain that We could get an artesial
well with strong pressure we believe i
would be as good an investment rs coul,
be made. The knowledge, then, o
whether such wells are practicable il
this county is valuable, and any reason
. able expenditure in search of the know
ledge is money well spent. Tie we'll a
Hamilton is now down 1000 feet an
they are now working in a stratum
. granite. Those who have studied til
h geology Of this country claim that th
t stratum is from sixty to one hundre
feet in depth and that good water gel
9 orally lies beneath.