The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-08-02
WATER WANTED.
Three Proposals Received yesterday
For Furnishing q Supply to
the City.
A Lake Four Thousand Feet Above
Helena With Plenty of the
Fluid. Discovered.
Its Water Meeting with Geaernl
Favor

Yesterday was the time. designated for
receiving proposals 70 furnish the city with
a supply Of water. AT Clerk BOtkin's
Office three were received, which will be
opened al a special meeting OF the city
council 70 be held this evening. The ten
ders OF the proposals were A. r. Gates,
representing the WoolstOn company; Mas
sena Bullard, representing T. c. Power,
and JOS. Davis, representing, il is sup
posed, new syndicate. Il is stated that
Mr.. BullArd received dispatch yesterday
from Mr.. Power, who is now in New York,
authorizing him 70 submit a proposition for
him. When Mt. WOOlstOn left for New
York recently IL was giveu out that his
mission, IN measure, WAS to meet and con-
suit Mr. Power, upon the latrer's arrival
TOm Europe, as 10 the consolidation
scheme, u being generally supposed here
that Mr.. Power would agree 10 the com.
blne. That Mr.. Power requested his at
tOrney at the eleventh hour TO make pro-
posAl TO the city leads 70 the belief that he
and Mr. WOOlstOu could not agree.
Mayor Fuller is strongly In favor of the
city owning its water supply and he re-
marked yesterday that a source Of supply.
had been discovered which will furnish
ample water and which the city may pOr-
chase on very favorable terms. Where
the supply is be would not divulge fearing
that others might step in and throw OBJ
stacies IN the way OF the city procuring il.
IL ls hardly likely that any definite action
will be taken at tO-Dighps meeting. City
Engineer MilieT's report covers a descrip-
ton OF the new source which Is likely 20
receive favorable consideration There is
a growing sentiment that the city should
own Its own water at no matter what cost
Another water source has been brought
uRht bY gentleman who sells lightning
rods, and he has prepared a detailed de-
sefiptiun OF the place and how the water
may be conducted 10 the city, for the en-
lightenment OF the city fathers. He claims
20 have discovered lake In the Elkhoru
mountains, about thirty five miles distant,
which Is 1900 feet above sea level and over
LOO feet higher than Helena The lake Is
enclosed IN natural reservoir covering
nifty acres, its greatest depth being forty
feet and the quality of the water Is unQues-
tiOnable. He SAYS il has 9 500 inches Of a
how and could be conducted by pipes to the
city by gravity and will come In with
greater force than Helena has ever had.
he recently sent two men 70 the place TO
nle water night locations ON the lake for
him Rnd these have been placed on record
IN Jefferson county. To convey this water
70 Helena viii be expensive, he says, but
II Will be an expense which ends when the
work Is once completed
About fifteen miles northwest OF Helena
supply of water has been found and, 1t Is
Thought by some that this Is the source
from which Judge Davis proposes securing
his supply. IL Is said his scheme is 70 or
ganize a company 10 bring the water here,
with stipulation In the contract with the
city that Rt a stated period, OF whenever
the city becomes able TO buy, the city will
buy the company out, and during the in.
teryal 20 pay the company interest on their
Investment
The several propositions will be made
known at the session OF the council To-
water.