The record-union., 1893-08-19
A RIDICULOUS FALSEHOOD.
The Assertion that Well Water Causes
Boiler Scale.
1t Is Disproven at the County Hospital
and Other Places-Opinion
of an Expert.

One of the absurd arguments that is
being used in the attempt to defeat the
pure water proposition is that it's use will
cause scale" in boiler.
There is not particle of truth in the
assertion. The engineer at the County
Hospital, where well water has been used
for many years in the boiler of the pump
ing plant, declares that they would
hardly know what scale is if they had to
get their knowledge of it from expert
ence with the well water in use there.
They have had no annoyance from it
whatever.
The owners of the wells in that locality,
who have used the water in boilers for
years, say the same thing, and Jacob
Gebert says boiler scale was not known
when he ran the engine at Scheld's brew
cry.
Ih1s talk of scale is weak invention of
the enemy, and about on par with many
OF the other absurd falsehoods retailed
about the streets by certain men, some of
whom are public officials and fed by the
taxpayers who want to see the city rise
out OF Its present condition.
WHAT G. A. sToDDARD SAYS.
In regard to this matter of boiler scale,
called on GA. Stoddard 1.-The weIl-known
civil engineer Of the railroad shops, for
his views, having learned that Mr.. Stod-
dard had investigated the subject.
Mr.. Stoddard said he examined the boil
ers at the County Hospital and was salts
fed that they had not been affected to
any material extent by scale. He con-
sidered this evidence that the water was
unusually pure.
In regard to the properties of the wa
ter" said MIR. Stoddard, II am not pre-
pared to make any positive statement at
the present time, as my investigations
have only been preliminary. l believe,
though, that this water is tirst-class. So
far, am very much pleased with it, and
II Fish can supply the city with water
equalling in quality that which l have
examined, the citizens should not hesl-
tate TO vote for the proposition. But even
that matter should hardly be taken into
account, for under the contract, if the
water is not just what it is represented to
be, the city can decline to do business
with Mr.. Fish. have partially analyzed
the water. and can find no trace of sew
age properties in it. The sand it runs
through is of fine white quality.
have bottle of it in my Office that has
stood for over week, and as yet there
have developed no bad qualities"
FURTHER TESTIMONY.
The boiler on the H. G.. Smith place has
been in use with the clear water seven
years, and the proprietors report mo
scale deposits; the boiler keeps Clean"
The same testimony comes from the w.
R. Strong place, where the clear driven
well water is used in the boilers.
The same testimony comes from the
Clark well: used the water three wears
in this boiler and no scale Deposits
ONE OBJECTION WHOLLY REMOVED.
Mr.. Grau, the Superintendent of the
Buffalo Brewing Company, called at the
RECORD UNION office yesterday to say
that he was not opposed to clear water.
He wanted it. All he objected to
WAS the absence in the specifications
of the words aft for manufacturing
purposes" II that were inserted he
would, to use his own words, postpone
a contemplated visit to Fresno, take off
his coat and gladly work for the clear.
pure water experiment" Mr.. Grau said
he had called on Judge HolI, Mr.. Fish's
attorney and stated the same thing, and
that the Judge replied that he saw no
reason why the additional words should
not be added.
Thereupon Mr.. Fish was last evening
called upon by RECORD UNION reporter
and asked if he was willing that in the
agreement as to the quality of the water
there might be inserted after the word
domestic" the words, land for manu-
featuring purposes; that is. that the
water to be furnished shall be suitable
''for manufacturing purposes" Mr.. Fish
replied: Certainly. Those words may
be inserted so far as 1 am concerned. If
the water is found fit for domestic uses.
it will be fit for manufacturing purposes.
Yes, the additional requisite may be in
serted"