Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-18
NEW WATER COMPANY
A Number of Southside Capitalists
Will Ask for a Charter
TO SUPPLY THE HILL DISTRICTS.
COuncilmen Inaugurate Move Against the
Monongahela Concern.
THE LATEST ANALYSIS OF THE FLUID

A new move has been made in the water
agitation.
When The DISPATCH made the exclu-
sive announcement a few weeks ago that q
new water company was to be organized on
the Southside to supply the hill districts,
the idea was laughed at by many, while
by others interested in the present
water company it was regarded as a
bluff to compel them to extend their lines
on the hill. Since then the matter has as
sumed more tangible shape, and on No
vember an application will be made for the
charter for the prospective company. With
in the last few days the following agreement
has been circulated among few well-known
business men OF the Southside and signed by
them:
COPY OF THE AGREEMENT.
We. the undersigned, citizens of Allegheny
county, State of PENNSYLVANIA, do hereby agree
to subscribe the amount set opposite our names
to the capital stock of an intended corporation
for the supply of water to the public OF Bald
win township, Allegheny county. Pennsylvania,
to be known as the South View Water Com
poration is to be slO,OOO divided into 400 shares
of the par value of SIS each.
Among those who signed this paper are
Edward F. Hays, Thomas Miller, Chas. G.
Miller, John H. Nusser, VIM. Wigman,
John P. Schneider, P. M. Pfeil, ]. Boyd
Duff and Thos. A. Noble.
1t is the purpose OF the company to in
crease their capital stock to at least S1OO, 900
as soon as the charter is secured, and work
will he commenced at once on the water
works. The right of way has already been
secured from the township authorities and
the main will be run up along Beck's run
to South View place. The water works will
be located above the mouth of Beck's run,
so that the water supplied the consumers
will be free from the contributions OF that
stream at least. 1t is claimed by the pro-
mOters of the new company that they can
furnish better supply of water than is fur
nished to either Pittsburg or Allegheny.
Bids have already been received for the
erection of the water works, which will be
built upon the latest and most improved
plans, and the best appliances for purifying
the water will be adopted.
THE COMPANY A NECESSITY.
new company are largely interested in the
Birmingham Land Improvement Company.
This latter company made several efforts to
induce the Monongahela Water Company
to extend their mains out Southern avenue,
but without avail. Several reasons were as
signed for this. One was because the
Monongahela Water Company had not a
sufficient pressure to force the water out to
South View place, and another was be-
cause it was said they had no charter to
supply water in Baldwin township. This
latter reason seems to be the most likely, as
it is said the Monongahela Water Company
had begun to consider the matter of getting
an extension of their charter, SO they could
supply the water to the Birmingham Land
Company.
1t is also said the Monongahela Water
Company will object to the new company
securing charter, and an interesting con-
hict is looked for. The South View Com
pany will have public sympathy and the
Southside Councilmen at its back in case a
fight should come. The Councilmen have
already inaugurated a move to aunul the
contract between the city and the Mononga-
hela Water Company on the grounds that
the latter has not lived up to its agreement,
by fairing to supply up to the standard of
quality.
The special Councilmanic committee will
meet this afternoon. There is said to be a
general impression among the members of
this committee that the water is bad and
they are determined that better and more
plentiful supply must be furnished. DR..
McCord, a member OF the committee, said
in an interview upon the subject:
A PHYSICIANS OPINION.
Al
of the water, and the citizens on the South
side have just as good right to pure water as
the city when they paw for it. The fact, that
the Monongahela Water Company threw
barrels of lime into their reservoir, when we
had an epidemic of typhoid fever, is evidence
of the bad condition of the water. Another
thing we have to complain of is the INSULT
cheney of the supply. Whenever there is
fire on our side OF the river it is almost i'm
possible to get water. AT times there is not
even enough water to supply the works and
private houses. Ii the analysis OF the
water shows it to be impure, and think
there is little doubt as to the result of the
analysis, l will move that the contract be-
tween the company and the city be annulled
The health and welfare of the Southslde is
turned until we see the people of our side
getting pure water or know the reason for
not getting it.
The Monongahela Water Company's
officials have made frequent assertions that
they were prosecuted by the newspapers
They have recently ordered Prof Phillips,
of the Western University, to make an
analysis of the water for their benefit, and
in order to show that there is no disposition
on the part of The DISPATCH to persecute
anyone, the result of that analysis is given
below;
RESULT OF A RECENT ANALYSIS.
The sample was taken from the main at Nc
Gully q Coz glasshouse on Carson street, be-
low the Smithfed street bridge, and the report
on it is as follows:
Grains Parts
per gallon. per million.
Total sobids. ......... 1877 I443i
Losson ignition..... 2.5 S57
Chlorine .......,...... U.5 ID