Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-03
SCARE THE SECOND.
A Water Famine That Does Not E


 Described by the Republican.
 More than two months ago the Ameri- can startled the community by an nouncing that the water supply of the Mad river and it's tributaries was almost exhausted and that in less than a week there would be a famine. The dire calamity predicted did not come to pass, and every day since the rash statement was made the pump has been steadily at work.
 To day, in a double-Ieaded article un- der a scare head, the Republican says that there is water famine.
 Like the wild utterance of the Ameri- can the Republicans statement has no foundation in fact.
 Last night pumping was suspended for four hours in order to allow Rogers & Brother an opportunity to fill the pond which supplies their plating mill. To-day the pump is running as usual. There is no immediate danger of a water famine. We make this state ment without fear of contradiction and invite people who have the city's in- terests at heart to take walk out to the pumping station and see for them selves the great volume of water in the Mad river after so dry a season as we have experienced.
 If the suggestions offered by the DEM OCRAT a year ago had been followed tht re would have been no need of even | temporary suspension of operations at the pumping station. By laying mile or so of pipe and building small dam the water could be taken above the fac tories and the Rogers pond could easily be kept filled, without stopping the pump.
 President Welton of the water board | this morning said that the daily con sumption of water was about 2,OOO, ,OOO of which ,500, ,000 is pumped from the Mad river, the balance being taken from the East Mountain supply. The reservoir at the latter place is falling al the rate of about one inch a day. When asked for an opinion in regard to the Mad river supply President Welton acknowledged that there WIS ar abundance of water in the eastern ter ritory, but added that in his opinion the Mad river of itself was inadequate to the needs of the city.
 i Experts from BrC oklyn were here dur ing the summer, MT Welton said, anC made an attempt to sink an artesiar we'll near the banks of the Mad river They struck bed rock in three places and declared that the artesian well sys tenn Tn that locality was impracticable. l The water commissioners met las evening and approved the monthly bills.
 The petitions of B. F. Kilduff for pip extension on North Willow street and 0 John Henderson for extension on Aide street, were reported favorably, witt recommendation that the same be lait next season.
 The subject of the present water sup ply was discussed. The board voted t prohibit all street sprinklIng, unless b. special permit, and authorized thor ough inspection to detect and preven waste.
 Rule 12 reads a. follows:
 ''AlI supplies of water will be ful nished subject to the rules and regula tions of the board, and it shall be tn duty of every person supplied to preven all unnecessary waste and to answer a all reasonable times all proper inquirie made by the commissioners or thei agents, relative to the quantity, pun poses and manner in which the water used upon their premises. And tn commissioners and their agents sha have the rih Int at all reasonable times t enter into any dwelling house or othe premises where the water is supplied, make such personal examinations of g fixtures and inquiries as to the use ( said water as they shall deem necessar to faithful supervision of the same.'