The record-union., 1893-08-16
NOT a NEW THING.

In the summer of 1880, thirteen years
ago, the RECoRD-UNIoN devoted great
deal of space to precisely the question
now before the public, that of clear.
pure water from driven well supply
east of the city. A number of
articles from citizens were published,
showing the necessity of a change, the
probability OF a supply in sufficient
quantity being found and the great de-
STABILITY OF searching for it.
Among the many papers published in
these columns on the subject at that time
were some by NJ. r. and R. A. Rose, the
well-known well-borers. These citizens
elaborately set out the details of the sew
eral strata, deep in the earth east of the
city, that are water-bearing; where good
and where poor water could be found in
all this section. and pointed out thirty
deep driven wells near the city that had
been used for many years without any
signs of exhaustion, and that gave out
pure, clear cold water.
At the time the subject attracted much
attention and the community was ready
to adopt some plan looking to use of the
east side supply, when il was discovered
that the debt Of the city was such that to
go into further debt for new water works
was impossible, and so the matter dropped
out of sight.
The RECoRD-UNIoN was the first
journal to advocate the clearwater
driven well supply. Its editorials
and locals written at that time could
be printed to-day without change of a
line or a syllable and be taken as pre-
pared for the present hour.
So this is no new question to the
REcoRD-UNIoN. 1t was, indeed, the pio-
neer in the clearwater agitation; it has
believed ali the time, as it did then and
does now, that the experiment of the
east side supply is not only worth max
ing, but that the commonest dictates of
good sense demand that we make it.
The plan now proposed enables it
to be undertaken without costing the
city dime, and if successful will give us
a new water system infinitely superior
to the present, and without increase of
water rates or passing the control out of
the hands of the people. We reprint
few extracts below TO show that there is
nothing new in this for the RECORD.
UNION
iRECoRD-UNIoN, July II, 1891
Sufficient is known to Justify
immediate inquiry and action. Our pipes
are laid and II artesian well water can be
had in quantity all we have to do is to
lit it to little hight and turn it into
our mains. Let us be certain of a sulti-
cient supply. Clear. pure water
in this city means new life, increased
population and great enhancement OF
Sacramento's many advantages for
homes. II Is all very well to tell
us we have good water now.
However content Sacramentans may be
with sand bars in their stomachs, it is
very difficult To convince strangers whom
we wish 10 impress with the desirable
ness of our city that such additions to the
internal man are Improvements by art
upon nature.
REcoRD-UNIoN, July II, 1SSo1
The more the clearwater question is
agitated the clearer it becomes-uplike
the f1uid We draw from the river
The fact that seven wells of varied depths
now supply their proprietors with nearly
one million gallons per day OF clear, cool
and pure water in this city, or near its
borders, is fact too suggestive to be
secuted by our authorities #I
Mere prejudice and an acquired taste for
grit between the teeth must give way to
whatever better may be found
LREcoRD-UNIoN, July 19, $780,
There is a very determined
demand on the part of the people that the
city authorities shall, by experiment.
test the various statements recently
made. If it is true that a sun
ply is at hand and that millions of gal
Ions are daily drawn from wells in and
near the city, then
REcoRD-UNIoN. July 20. 1850
1t will not cost the city dol
lar to ascertain the facts, and ''otf color''
river sophistries will not suffice as re-
plies. Who is il that closes his
eyes to the fact that from nifty to seventy
five wells are now in use, and that the
city water revenue is threatened? Who
is it talks of sipage water at ll6 feet
depth? Stockton has her sup
ply from a subterranean source, pays no