The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-28
THE LOCAL
WATER SUPPLY
Progress of the Public Water Works
Construction.
ONE PUMP IS COMPLETED |!
Mr.. Gallagher Says Water Will Run in
Six WeekS-The Old COmpany'S
COmmendable Precautions.
ONE PUMP IS COMPLETED !

Councilman f. f. Gallagher, who is
chairman of the committee on public
water works, has returned from Jeanes-
Vile, where he inspected the pumps which
are being made for the works and made
measurements required in connection
with the order for the steel pipe which is
to connect the Fowler's Run reservoir
with the pumping station.
Mr. Gallagher says one of the pumps
has been completed and will be shipped
from Jeanesville to-day. 1t will be de-
livered at Brandonville, the nearest point
of railway connection, to the pumping
station at Davis Run. Mr.. Gallagher
also says that the second pump will be
finished within few days. that both will
be put in position without delay and if
the contracts for the manufacture, de-
livery and laying of the steel pipe are
carried out all connection will be com
plete and the operation of the works will
be inaugurated within six weeks.
While the chairman and other members
of the water committee are enthusiastic
over the prospects and firm in the belief
that the works will be ready for operation
within the time specified, there are great
many people who are just so firm in the
belief that the operations will not materi-
alize before the latter part of next spring
or first part of the summer.
The adherents to the latter belief point
to the fact that the difficulty between
Contractor Quinn and the Borough
Council over the breach in the Davis Run
reservoir has not been adjusted and the
breach is still there. It has been init
mated that there is very little likelihood
of Mr.. Quinn repairing the reservoir at
his own expense. He offered TO stand half
and this the Council rejected, at the same
tir1na eyiy yinc notion n Mr. Flninn tn rapai1s
the damage and if he failed to do it the
borough would and charge the expense
against the contractor. Mr.. Quinn has
not replied yet and should his answer be
in the negative, when it does come, it may
lead to complications
Meanwhile the Shenandoah Water &
Gas Company is enjoying harvest of ia
vorable public opinion. 1t Ia going about
| it's business as if the public water works
had no existence at all and is looking af
/ ter the interests of the community with
painstaking diligence. The restrictions
| placed upon the company's distribution
/ of water has resulted in keeping on hand
supply of pure quality and there is M
| room for complaint on that score
\ during the hours the hydranti
| are in use. In addition to this the com
pany has cut off the supply to the collierie
altogether and these places must look tC
| other sources they can command unit
| SUCH JlulG us Jut uIOukub DEtdhS. Iuls
/ step has contributed towards winning
additional good will for the company.
| OF course there are some people who
will take the stand that the people are il
no way under obligations to the compan!
for the measures it has taken in behalf o
the consumers and that if it did otherwis
lively fight could be made upon it unde
its charter, but all conservative peopl
must admit that the course of the com
pany is a magnanimous and judiciou
one, such as it could avoid, if it wished
aud give the people a much wors
supply than they are receiving. Water
scarce in all parts of the region and man.
places are complaining that the water i
unfit to drink, but in the case of the Shen
andoah Water Company the precaution
taken have served tolkeep on hand goo
quality and very fair supply. Takin
everything in consideration, there ar
many worse corporations than the oil
water company.