Telegram-herald., 1891-06-29

nsallon Il 600 COO gallon. Of water PEI
day Of twenty four 20 hours esch
uBtt tue supply shall amount l. ten
million 10 600 COO galioas pei day,
should the locality fFst chosen - the
Cook Well Company bs found nuabie
10 furnish the eDLlse amount 81 tea
million 20. 000 co gallons per day OF
tseaty-f0uf "a hours each bat NH
furnish not less than I'VE milton
100 600 per day OF tNeaiy-foor 81
hours each, then tue Cook Vel Com
pany shall, al the option 81 sae Board
OF Public Works sink wells Tor al adj
diuonal supply OF at least I'VE million
80 ,0eo. COO gallons per day III = second
locality. within tao IL miles Of tue
present limits OF the city, 10 be ap~
proved by the Board OF pablle Works,
under the same tests and conditions
specified for the supply from the first
locality. The ground for the supply 10
toe furnished by the city OF Grand Rap
lds.
should the supply IN either locality
amount to less than fiye million 5 coo. :
0oo) gallons per day OF twenty-ioar "a
hours each, the said Cook Well Com
pany shall not be entitled Ia any COM
pensatIon for labor and material for
the wells IN that LEGALITY.
IHE Cook WELL COMPANY,
III. r. Cook, President.
Report Of the special committee Of
the Common Council recommending
that special election be called 10 vote
upon the question OF raising the neees-
sary funds TO extend the water mains
and secure new supply OF water.
To the Honorable the Common Council of the
cits 81 1rand Rapids:
GESTLEMEN-lours special committee
on water supply. 10 whom was referred
the communications of the Board of
Public Works of the city relating To wa
.er supply, would respectfully report
that they have made careful aud
thorough investigation of the matter
referred To them and that in the opln-
ION OF your committee, after tuch IN
vestlgaton. II is necessary that steps be
taken at once To procure large extern
sion OF the water mains and the devel-
lopment of a new source OF water supply.
The recent extension of the limits Of
The city have brought within the taxa
bic area large amount OF the thickly
settled territory which Is wholly with
put sufficient IRE protection, or suita-
Die water for domestic purposes as well
IS for protection and the sprinkling of
awns and streets. When 1t is consd-
.idered that in addition to this. large
portions of the old city are wholly
without water, and no funds are at
hand for the extension OF mains IN any
direction, II must be apparent that
something should be at once done ~ re-
icve the situation.
Upon the question of source OF sup
)ly, your committee are unanimously
,f the opinion that the water OF Grand
liver is not hit for domestic use, and
should no longer be used. From the
Experiments already made your COM
nlttee are convinced that an abundant
md lasting supply OF pure water is
close at hand and can be readily OBJ
tanned by the well system. Whatever
will be the ultimate source of supply of
The city's water, and whatever may be
Thought of the ultimate necessity of
obtaining the same from Lake Michi-
gan, or from some large stream trIbu-
larry to Grand river north of the city,
Your committee are convinced that the
Sisest step to be taken for the present,
md many years in the future, is To OBJ
ain supply of ground water. Your
committee are Of the OPINION, however,
that no water from wells should be used
without going far enough from the city
tooe beyond the source Of contamina-
All that no contract should be made
viii any company for putting down
TN wells without guarantee being
gIen ty the company to secure TO the
dy an adequate supply of pure water
tr at least ten years after the contract
made, provision also being made in
he contract to insure supply COM
iensurate TO the growth of the city
urIng that period.
Your commit would respectfully
recommend that IN tle immediate fu-
lure special election by the voters OF
the city be called, at which be submitted
10 them the question of raising the ne
tessary funds to procure the needful ex-
tensions of the city's water mains, and
to secure to the inhabitants thereof WA
ter fit for human consumption OF such
kind and quantities as will do away with
all danger to the public health from the
| use OF impure water, and to abolish
forever restrictions upon the amount
and quantity they may use.
All of which is respectfully SUBJ
mitted.
ISAAC NJ. TURNER,
FRED SAUNDERS,
EUGENE ID. CoSGER,
WM. ALDRIcH TATEUM,
l.. q. DUNToN.