The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-06-03
THE PROBLEM SOLVED.

Everybody knows that the TIMES
has for long time been hammering
away on the bad water theme, seeking
Tor remedy, seeking to stop the
stream of collins constantly flowing
into our cemetery, largely If not al
most wholly through the effects of the
bad and deadly water which the
Water, Light and Power company of
Superior have been furnishing our
people all along.
We are glad to know that we have
not talked III vain. Two weeks ago
renewed our appeal for relief in very
earnest language. This appeal, it
seems, found Judgment in the heart
(excuse the word, giZZard would be
more appropriate of the aforesaid
Water, Light and Power company Of
Superior The company, like its water,
became "roily," and a meeting was
called and plan Of relief for our
people was formulated, and Mr.. !. \.
Cross, general manager Of said corpo-
ration, was instructed 20 send Us a
copy of the plan OF relief proposed by
the said Water, Light and Power
company. 1t least we take it for
granted such authoritative action was
taken as MI Cross surely sent the in
formation.
The proposed plan is no doubt
good one, as it comes from such emf
nent authority on water supplies, and
will no doubt be appreciated by all our
people 1t is as follows;
May %, 1898
Editor SUPERIOR TINES:
Referring to the complaints in the
TIMES of the quality OF the drinking
water at Superior, please allow the
suggestion that the matter can be
remedied, temporarily at least, by fit
ting up vessel with clean Watert tight
compartments, holding III all say 100,-
900 gallons. This vessel should, near
the close of each day, go out iRt0 the
lake, say % miles out, and then pump
the compartments full of clear, pure
lake water. This done return to SUI
perior, arriving there early next morn
ing. The water then to be placed in
water delivery wagons with faucets,
so that an abundance of pure lake
water for drinking and cooking uses
for "A hours can be delivered to any
home wishing it. In this way pure
water can be easily secured and the
cost ought not to be excessive.
Respectfully, X.
In vulgar parlance, here is rag
for the people of Superior to chaw on
for some time. 1t is given to them by
the Water, Light and Power COM
pany of Superior, who have been
granted charter, by the people whom
they thus insult, to furnish the city
with good, pure and healthy water for
a term of years. Since this charter
ras granted this company has never
For q single day lived up to or fulfilled
feFe important feature of the compact
made with the people. The people
fhave never been furnished with good,
pure and healthy water, nor has the
city been given good and sufficient
essential features of the contract.
When we make this statement this
company through both its former and
present manager say we lie; they
claim that the water furnished is from
the lake and good and pure. Now we
have not made our charges on our own
knowledge alone The physicians Of
the city have told their patrons that
the water furnished is poisonous and
urged them not TO use it. The use Of
the water in the public schools has
been forbidden the insurance com
panies Will not reduce rates, bat on
the contrary raise them, because we
have no water system which is q pro
lection against fire. Here are charges
which are not our own. These men
then, these physicians. school board
and insurance men are also liars, are
they?
Mr.. Cross, manager Of the Superior
Water, Light and Power company
says to our people our company has
got you 10y the throat, you are down
and under our feet, if you do not like
the diarrhoea, fever and sewerage we
are giving you III the name Of good,
pure and healthy water, build yourself
Il boat and a water tank and 90 out
into the lake twenty-five miles and get
water to suit your fine tastes, haul it
about in wagons and deliver it 10 such
as do not like Our water.
This letter of Mr. Cross is not
meant for the TIMES alone, but is
meant for all the people of all the city.
We have to have water for our heat
ing plant and for our closets, and cat
tie, and for this we pay the outrageous
price of $3l per year. For drinking
and cooking water we do not have to
go out into the lake for we have an ex-
cellent prblic we'll only three blocks
away where We have been getting our
water for drinking and cooking for
months past. Hence we can get along
without Mr.. Cross patent system for
securing pure water. But thousands
of people in this city are not So favor
ably situated as we are. They have 10
public well to go to, and by the terms
of their franchise, this company will
not allow the city to make more public
wells. Everybody must use the filth of
sewers or adopt the remedy given
above by the great and brilliant man
ager of the Superior Water, Light and
Power company. How long will the
people submit TO this plan?