The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-04-08
Filthy, S.inEfp. Water.

We have not discussed the water
question fox some time We used to
discuss it occasionally, but people got
to calling Us crank and other bad
names, and Frank Ross threatened to
sue us for perjury, and Jack Mather
swore he'd cut off Our supply bad as it
was if we didn't shut up, and Alder
man Cross, also general manager of
the water supply, threatened us with
the penitentIary if we didn't pay up
and stop kicking, 50 we kinder con
Guided that we had better stop, and
stopped.
But now who is doing the kincing?
Why, everybody III the city except the
officials of the water company, and as
they never use water in any form they
do not care about the quality they dish
up to their customers The people
have been doing in the past three
weeks more genuine bowling than we
had ever dreamed of. Everybody eX-
pected us to say something about it
last week, but we did not do it. All
were greatly disappointed, and even
Manager Cross sent an y. ID. I. mes
senger down to see if we We're sick.
Thus urged, and under the cIrcum-
stances, we may be pardoned for say
ing a word now.
To begin with, let US say that the
water the Superior company IS now
giving tie people Of this city is the
blacklist, dirtiest, stinkingest, vilest
fluid ever sent through a water pipe.
1t stinkS so you can't stand it to wash
your feet in it, you can't drink it, you
can't cook with it, and the dog and the
cattle won't drink it, and you have to
fumIgate yonr closets after letting it
pass through them.
Notwithstanding all these IA cts have
been stated to the company by dozens
Of our citizens the company sits back
in its easy chair and smokes its cigars
in IcaCe. Not q single effort has been
put forth TO remedy the evil. Super
ior Bay receives all the deposits of all
the sewers of the city, and 1t is claimed
by many that it is this sewage mixed
with the always poor bay water that
the company has been and still con
tlnues to give us. The pipes are prob
ably haf full Of sediment, dead fish,
worms and other rot which causes the
terrible stencil which arises from it.
Live fish, dead fish, bugs with horns on
them and bugs without horns come
popping into your glass when you turn
the faucet.
Almost every IA miIy in the city has
been afflicted with what the doctors
have cllled winter cholera-poor fel
lows, they must call it something
when it has only been a distressing
djarrhea brought Oh by the use of this
filthy water. Now, however, that the
doctors have caught onto the racket,
they have forbidden the use Of the
water, and the school board has for
hidden The stuff to be allowed in the
/ school rooms, but still the company
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