Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-24
benefit. without any loss to or compensation

benefit, without any loss to or compensation
from US.
We would further propose that if the city at
any future time should decide not TO get their
supply OF water from these wells, and should
cease u operate them so that we could not get
supply OF water, then the land, together with
Sinch pipe, etc, that is the said 100 acres OF
land should revert to and title vest in us with
out compensation to the said city.
W. r. STRONG & Co.
DR.. Briggs said the committee had an
analysis made of the water Of these wells,
! but unfortunately he did not have it with
him. The water was perfectly clear,
| sparkling, and to our taste agreeable. On
! the third stratum, which is in & white bed
of quartz pebbles, the temperature was 65o
and absolutely free from organic or con-
terminating matter. In the second test
made Of the water the chemist pronounced
ii slightly harder than the river water, but
still very soft. The slightest degree of
hardness was not material objection. 1t
was absolutely free from any injurious
| salts. From appearances to the eye and
| taste, and from scientific tests. he thought
| II was what the City wanted. In his opinion
| the Sacramento river would grow more and
more unwholesome each year. Towns
were building up on its banks and hamlets
| upon its branches. and the amount of filth
! deposited in this stream must of necessity
increase annually. We have no assurance
! that the HYATT filter will remove organic
matter held in solution
q. w Chesley said the mater of secur-
ing a better water supply had been before
the committee for over year. There was
no time to be lost. and the quickest and
best scheme that could be devised in his
opinion was to pump from the wells south
east OF the city. He gave his experience
and also the experience of neighbor with
Hyatt filters. 1t used considerable alum,
was hard to clean, and the water after
passing through it was not as palatable as
that drawn directly from the hydrant.
l.. l.. Lewis, who has been East lately,
visited two cities in Missouri where the
| Hyatt system is used. He is positive that
1t would not be q success here. He was
very much in favor of wells. He said
new pump was necessary; to add to the
present system. more mains must be pur-
chased. He advised the Trustees to put
the new pump over those wells, connect BY
a large main the pipes in the eastern por-
tlon OF the city, and furnish district, say
all of the city east of Twelfth street, with
this water.
A. ID. Miller, one of the proprietors of
the flowing Sanborn wells, asked the Trus-
tees to put pump out there and he was
satisfied they would find enough water to
supply the entire city. He did not believe
the wells on the higher land in the neigh
borhood would hold out
The Trustees did not seem to take kindly
to the propositions.
Trustee Wolf stated that in Virginia
city had experimental with inexhausti-
bic wells " to their sorrow. They worked
| all right for a few weeks. Then all the
wells in the valley dried up, the supply
gave out, and they had to return to the
creek.
Mayor Gregory said he did not like to
experiment with the peoples money, and
would not unless some one would guaran-
tee the supply. The Sacramento rolled by
| our door, it was large volume of good
water and there was no fears as to its dry
ing up He said to-day Sacramento had
better water than San Francisco, Stockton,
Oakland or Los Angeles. From reports he
had read of the workings of the Hyatt sys-
tenn 1t had been quite successful in several
large cities.
The Board took the matter under ad-
visement.