The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-13
CHELSEA WILL RESIST.
THE TAKING DISTRICT AUTHORITIES
HAVE A LITTLE WAR BREWING.
Tho Effort to Compel the Citizens OF
Chelsea to Close Up Their Wells and
Cisterns to DO Resisted-A Prominent
Chelseaito Expresses Himself.

There Is lusty opposition over in Chel-
sea to the recent order OF the Taxing Dis
trict commanding the owners OF wells TO
fill them up and use water only from the
water-works. People in tina. ancient vii
lagc have been using well and cstern
water for years. They cooked their first
dinners as man and wife with these waters,
they have used them ever since. Their
children have grown to manhood and wo-
manhood on these waters, and when the
Taxing District tells them that they may
no longer use them they are disposed to
recalcltrate. A good many do not like the
water furnished by the water company,
which, in that section Of the city at least,
is about half the time the sluggish, terra
aqueous fluid that broods in Wolf River.
a prominent citizen Of Chelsea, speak
ing on the subject to an APPEAL reporter,
said.
"The order may have been issued in
good faith and intended for the public
good, but ono cannot SO regard 1t. We
look upon 1t rather as the influence OF the
water company in attempting to coerce us
into taking water from that corporation
whether We will or not"
HAS not u scientific analysis OF the
various wells and cisterns been made
under direction OF the local government
Scientific nothing!" exclaimed the
iratc citizen. IN lot Of young iladgings
just out OF college have passed around and
examined the water. They have made
their report, and now policeman is going
from house to house instructing people TO
close up their wells. What can those boys
tell about watcr2 Don't you think the old
citizens who have been using the water for
n quarter OF n century and enjoying good
health on II know more about the charac-
ter Of the fluid than they do2 Besides
| this, wells and cs,crns cost money. A
well or II cistcrn is valuable realty, and do
| you suppose few Councilmon have the
right 30 come in and destroy that property
10 crafty the love Of an unproycn theory,
or TO assist corporation that has water
Tor salc2 Surprising another set OF Council
men and another President OF the Tax
ing District should be ecc,cd-not
q violent supposition, | assure you-and
that they In their sage wisdom and omni.
science should send school OF youthful
scientists 10 condemn the arlesian we'll
company's watcr2 Would they order tho
nrleson wells filed up and the machinery
destroyed Certainly not! Tho plant IS
100 valuable. Well, We viii show them
that our property is ~ dear TO MS rs the
property olauy citizens Is 10 those citizens.
You can't tell what these scientists are go
Ing 10 do. We arc making such rapid
strides nowadays that next years crop
may discoverthal artesian water is injuri-
Gus, aud that only well or cistern water Is
healihiul."
Suppose the local authorities insist
upon the filling up OF wells aud cislerns;
what them"
"What then? Why, the people will
rise up Ia body aud oppose Il; that's alt.
We people in Chelsea believe in giving
our Counclmcn all necessary latitude. but
when they invade our promises aud ut
tempt To destroy our property or when
lhoy come To us and attempt TO dictate e.
Ms what We shall drink aud where We shall
buy our water, wo will resist 10 the bitter
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