Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-25
PURE WATER STRUCK
BY the Drillers for the Citizens of
the Twenty-SiXth Ward.
PLANS TO SUPPLY THE SOUTHSIDE
BY Drilling Deep Wells in All of the
Squares of Each Ward.
ORDINANCE WANTED FROM COUNCILS

Pure, sparkling water in abundance has
been struck by the drillers putting down the
test we'll for citizens of the Twenty-sixth
ward, Southside.
1t is now proposed to have a similar we'll
drilled in each of the "a squares of the ward.
A petition to Councils for an ordinance to
that effect will be made soon, the Twenty
sixth ward citizens TO stand the expense.
1t is further planned to have each ward on
the Southside take up the movement to OBJ
tain pure drinking water. With an aver
age of 10 wells to each of the Is wards on
the Southside it would make total of 1876
public wells. II is thought that the cost
need not exceed 5000 each, or total of $780,
900. This sum would be raised by the wards
according to the number of wells put down
in each. 1t is argued that the expenditure
would directly benefit the stockholders and
would be paying outlay of cash when
health is considered.
THE RESULT OF AGITATION.
The movement by the Twenty-sixth ward
citizens was first suggested in an article
which appeared in The DISPATCH q short
time since. Several public meetings were
held in the Humboldt schoolhouse, and at last
a subscription paper started to raise the neces-
sary money to put down test well. Sub
scription blanks were put in the hands of
prominent residents of the ward, and soon $500
had been subscribed.
John Connors contracted to put the well
down. and has been drilling two weeks, until
late Saturday night, when veinof the purest
water was struck at the l70-foot mark. The
pump was put into shape Sunday. and yester-
day afternoon it was found that there was 63
feet of water in the well.
The strike was the talk of the ward yester-
day afternoon. and at most any time in the day
persons could be seen at the pump, testing the
water or holding it up to the light and smiling
as they saw it sparkle. Jacob Schneider, one
of the prime movers in the enterprise, was
found at the we'll. He was delighted. and said:
Now, goodby MonoDgahela mud and filth; we
shall not be obliged to drink you more"
Mr. Schneider took bucket of the water
home Sunday night and yesterday morning 1t
was as clear as ever, without bit Of sediment
at the bottom of the vessel.
GOOD WATER TO DRINK.
The water has pleasant mineral taste, and
is pronounced excellent by all who visited the
well and drank to the health of the new pure
water movement 1t is declared entirely free
from bacteria or any disease germs, and an ex-
cellent. healthy drinking water.
The idea from the first was only to obtain
pure drinking water, so that the new scheme
may not make any difference with the receipts
of the Monongahela Water Company.
AS soon as the Twenty-sxth ward people OBJ
tain their ordinance they will proceed to put
down the other % wells. 1t is probable that the
movement will not become general until the
plan is seen to work in the Twenty-sixth ward.
However. the citizens in a number of the other
wards are already talking about trying the
scheme.