Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-27
COOK WELLS IL Is
The Council Committee Viii
Recommend a Test
1T WAS DECIDED LAST MIGHT
AT the Joint Session 10 Try 10 Secure
Supply Of Pure Ground Water
for the City.

1t looks as if the city would now try
for supply Of pure ground
water. Last night the special commit
tee of the council and the board OF
public works held session and de-
cidtd 10 recommend a test OF the Cook
well system. The matter passed unsn-
mously, and Mr.. Worden MAS 80
slsted al the result that he actually
applauded. There were present at the
meeting President Shelby and Messrs.
Letelher, Worden. Harrington aud
Carr OF the board of pubic works, and
Aldermen Frost and Hsuser of the
council committee. President Shelby
stated that he had called the meeting
to listen to a report from a suo-com-
mittee appointed some time ago. The
clerk read letter from Percy L. Cook
asking the board Of public works to
take immediate action 10 securing
pure water supply. He considered the
present source of supply dangerous to
health.
The Report.
The report of the subcommittee was
read as follows:
"Your subcommittee appointed to
recommend some plan of action, re-
spectfully reports that II has gwen the
water question careful consideration
and believes that the future water sup
ply for Grand Rapids for many years
will come from Grand river or from
wells near the city.
IA 1T can be demonstrated at a small
expense whether or not there Is a
sufficient quantity OF wholesome
ground water to be had TO supply the
city, by entering INTO a contract with
the Cook Well company, your commit
tee respectfully recommends that the
council be requested TO instruct the
mayor to execute the contract which
was presented to the common council
last year with SAID Cook Well company.
The Cook Test TO BE Made.
Following are the reasons: First
The citizens of the city OF Grand Rap
ids voted on the question of bonding
the city for securing a supply of pure
water. The CITY was bonded ana there
is now considerable money on hand.
Second-No filter which the city
move germs OF disease.
Third-The people OF this city will
not be satisfied until q practical test
has been made to determine whether
or not there is sufficient supply of
wholesome ground water in the I'M
mediate vicinity of Grand Rapids.
Alderman Hauser said he agreed
with the committee except that he be-
IS hi orb
make the test cheaper than 1t could
get the Cook Well company to do 1t.
President Shelby said one objection TO
the filter, besides the objection men
toned in the report, is that the cost of
the filter would be more than the city
could afford to expend at present.
Mr.. shelby's Resolutions.
The Cook well contract was fully dis
cussed. President Shelby said he had
no faith in the source Of supply. Mr..
Harrington objected to the Cook test
on account of the expense. Mr.Letel-
her, as he has always done, talked in
favor of the Cook we'll system. Presi-
dent Shelby submitted the following
| resolutions:
Whereas, There seems to be desire
I on the part of large number of citi-
zens to procure a supply OF whole
some ground water, and
Whereas, The Cook Well company
has submitted a proposition to make a
test of the quantity necessary, and
quality, at a reasonable expense; there
| fore
Resolved, That the committee recon-
mend to the common council TO take
| up said proposition and with such
notifications as may seem best for the
interest of the city and direct the
board of public works to report a con
tract TO make such test"
| Mr.. Worden moved the adoption OF
! the resolution. The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
The report of the subcommittee wa:
not acted upon as il was simply in the
nature of a suggestion to the whole
| committee.