The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-09-24
The Water Works Question.


The committee having in charge the in
vestioation of the subject of water works
were engaged part of last week with
Mr.. Schad, OF st. Louis, represent.
ing we'll known firm of contractors OF
that city, in visiting the possible sources
of water supply for the city, and discus
sing the practicability of system suffic-
lent to meet the present and, possibly
increased, future demands of Hillsboro.
It is understood that, in the opinion of
this expert, the Patterson Springs To-
cation would afford the best supply of
water of any Of the places visited and on
that assumption he will form an estimate
of the approximate cost Of the plant, so
as to give the voters of the town some
basis on which to frame an opinion pro
or con.
This is as far as the matter has gone
as yet, and we will probably have to GO
through good deal of discussion before
the project comes to head. 1t is the
opinion of good many who are we'll in.
formed on the subject, however, that the
most promising location of all was not
visited by Mr.. Schad The amount
of water required for Hillsboro's con.
sumption, at low estimate 80 gallons
per day for each inhabitant, is 100000
gallons. This is for the present only and
does not provide for future increase in
demand. When this is taken into con-
sideration good many will be prepared
to doubt the feasibility of the Patterson's g
Spring project and inquire if there is not
somewhere more ample supply.
With the object of satisfying this in
quiry, an N. II. representative, under the
guidance of Col. Nath. Massie, drove
out of town last Saturday in the direction
of the farm belonging to Mr.. G. B. Ed.
wards, about six miles north of town
Mr.. Edwards, who is something Of ge.
ologist besides being great advocate Of
the Peoples Party, readily consented tc
give all the information on the subject
in his power. A shsrt drive northwest
of Mr.. Edwards house soon led to the
spot which may prove happy solution
to Hillsboro's difficult problem.
The whole section north of this poin
is underlaid by stratum of gravel from
five to ten feet thick covered by a thir
layer of clay. Several years ago Mr.. Ed
wards secured the contract for the finish
ing OF the "Jimtown" road and at thi
, point opened gravel pit. 1t was durinI
, an intensely dry summer, but when th'
, gravel was struck, the flow Of water va
, so great that all means in their power Il
carry off the surplus were used in vail
until steam pump with capacity of l
barrels per minute was brought int
action. During the two years the pi
!, was worked, it was necessary to kee]
this pump going to its full capacity t
have the pit dry enough to work il
This alone should convince anyone tina
an inexhaustible supply is in sight, as tn
pit can be enlarged indefinitely and tn
supply increased in the same proportion
xhO ulbV1ACC oOCh1o az hlbt w NO GIL IL
, surmountable difficulty but it must b
learned that the point is one of the high
est for many miles around and highe
a than any point in Hillshoro, so that
:, there is any truth in the proposition tbs
"water seeks its own level" no othe
. force than gravity will be required
s bring the water to our doors. Col. Ma
r sic, who is surely authority on the topoI
raphy of the county, is of the opinio
s that from this point water will flow
@ College Hill.
}, Mr.. Schad, during his visit here, antit
e ipated no difficulty in using water
>. enough could be found. This "spring
o now one.half acre in extent and l5 fe,
II deep, will certainly give the largest SUI
ply OF the best water and it can do n
harm to investigate the practicability
If utilizingi t.