Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
A w. Wolf Demands His
Machinery of the Water
Works Company.
If Some Definite Action is Not
Speedily Taken, MexicO's
Water Supply Will be
Shut Off.
Tho City Would be in Darkness. News
papers Would Have to Suspend and
the Result Would Prove q Pub
lie Calamity.

The appearance of A. w. Wolf,
contractor of the hole.in-the-
ground" and the subsequent de-
mand for bis machinery now being
used by the Water-works company,
has caused quite a futter all over
town. No sooner had the Water
works company gone to the expense
of fixing up the "hole-in-the-
gound' and got 1t in running order
than they are asked to buy or
give up the machinery. If the
latter, it means q great deal more
than the average citizen would
imagine; it will shut down the Fire
Brick Company's works; turn of
the electric lights, stop the print
ing presses and elevators, and, in
fact, cause complete demorallza-
tion of business. This is a sad
plight for city of the magnitu
Of Mexico to be In, but 1t seems
such is the case. The water
works pond is nearly dry and
the water company's- only chance
to serve its patrons was to fix up
the "hole-in-the-ground'' for a
supply. This, We understand,
was only temporarily, to tide over
the dry spell, and was done simply
t. test the water capacity at "the
we'll" to see if the flow was of suf-
fclent quantity to supply the town.
A LEDGER man, in COZ versation
with Rufus Hisey, president of the
| Mexico Mining and Manufacturing
Company, asked Mr.. H1sey if Mr..
Wolf had any right to demand the
machinery at the "hole-in-the-
ground?" Mr.. Hisey said: ''Yes,
sir; Mr.. Wolf has a perfect right to
the machinery by the compromise
made and is entitled to remove it
nj any time he wishes. We gave
The Water works company the
privilege to test the supply OF
water in the we'll, but no authority
to use the same.'
! Mr. J. F. Llewellyn, speaking
for the Water-works Co, says his
company nad permission from the
Mexico Mining and Manufacturing
Company to use the Wolf machin'
cry until sufficient rain came tc
enable them to use water from the
pond; that they have gone to big
expense to fix up the hole-in-tne
ground so as to obtain water sup
ply, and that the Water-works
company should be protected BY
the Mining company. The officer
and directors of the latter aamec
company seem to be quite indiffer
ent as to the outcome of this sc
rious matter. The compromis'
between Wolf and the Mining com
pany had not been effected whel
permission was given the Water
works company to make it's exper
iment for water, hence. under tn
circumstances, the officers of tn
f water company say they are emit
tied to protection at the hands q
the Mining company.
The Water-works Co. claims
: can shut down at any moment an
for as long a time as it desire
, without forfeiting its franchise
! By the terms of the contract wit
( the city, the Water-works comps
i ny is only, under penalty, CON
PEELED to furnish fire protection
! the city and this it intends to d
by reserving enough water in th
pond to use in such a case OF NJ
d cessity. This is the shape
e which the matter now stands an
e unless it is amicaoly adjusted, an
y that right soon, public and priva'
/. consumers will be rhut off frol
J. their water supply. Such calan
70 ity to business could hardly be e
Il timated in dollars and cents,
). say nothing of the privat1on to Il
3, general c,mmunity.
e Contractor A. W. Wolf was see
al by a LEDGER reporter and aske
? what he intended to do. "Abe
!. was in a fine humor and said
B. wanted nothing but what VI
e. right. The machinery at "the well
,e belonged to him, he said and he G
a. fered to sell it to the water comp
,e nv for $500. 1t cost him 81 gu
of If no one would buy it at that pri
>. he would at once proceed to mo-
IF it East. MIR. Wolf said he "
is glad the test had been made-th
a it proved what he told our peop
al three years ago, that there Is
re inexhaustible supply of the be
n. water in the world to be had at
"a small outlay. He is satisfied it "
I'll never give out. The water, N
IL Wolf said, would never scale up
to corrods a boiler or pipes, as the
ch is just enough alkali in it to p
as vent this. There is also taint
in sulphur to it, which makes
he healthy for drinking and domes
do purposes. Col. Wolf thinks
cd have great bonanza IN this wat
and says the supply can bs dor