The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-27
MORE ABOUT WATER.
A Still Indignant Housekeep Replies to
Mr. Parker.

A Still Indignant Housekeep Replies to
Mr. Parker
1t seems the Indignant Housekeeper"
is not satisfied with the explanation
offered by Chairman Parker We do not
wish to appear sarcastic, but beg to
suggest that If it is the earth our es-
teemed correspondent wants, why of
course she can have plenty of water
with it. Now we may anticipate that
she would reply to this by saying 1T
is only new water system she is af-
ter" but, on reflection, must she not ad-
NIT that the woman Tor man either, for
that natter who cannot lie reconciled 10
a chronic state Of uncleanliness by the
chairmans explanation, must be very
hard to suit indeed? If our hJusekeeper
is not satisfied that she ought to con-
struct water works for herself, as has
been so kindly and pertinently suggest
ed by the chairman, let her go to the
river for her supply of the element.
However, as The Astorian hasn't the
money in its custody that might be
used to build water works. it can only
commend the subject, with the follow
ing additional letter from Indignant
Housekeeper," to those who have:
Editor Astorian-
When l saw by the heading of an
article in Saturday mornings edition of
makes a statement" thought, now we
shall know all about it, and hear some
good reasons, why we do not get our
new water works. After had read and
reread the article, | was still in the
dark, for 1 could not find one word
about new water works, but l did read
that at least one of the present board
had been in the business for twenty
years Well! they tell us that "experi-
ence is the best teacher" If so, surely
twenty years of tuition under one teach
er, ought to have produced some re-
suits in advance of present appearances.
OF all crude, "old-timey" ways of sup
plying city of the size of ours with
abundant water, the present one takes
the palm. Is this not the same way
that the water supply was brought to
the city when it was a little fishing
hamlet, twenty years ago? only the
pipes are longer, as of necessity they
have been obliged to go farther away
after the supply. Now, 1 am a woman
and a housekeeper, Mr., Parker's in
sinuatiOlis to the contrary notwithstlnd-
ing, and I may have asked questions
that had no business to, as women are
apt to do, but l do not need to be told
that the board are properly courteous.
know that VIII that build new water
works? AS to the other two adjectives
of praise, he bestows on them live and
less mossback," / have my doubts, but
these attributes are a side issue. What
1 want to know is, why we do not have
new water works? Is there any reason
for the delay? If so, will Mr.. Parker,
or any other one of the board, tell us
what 1t is? Not lawn or garden in
town is allowed to use water for irri-
eating, not even if they are willing to
pay for it. The last three days we
have had little better supply of water.
1 was just about to write for which we
are grateful, but l won't say that; it is
our right We pay for it, but we are
not by any means sure that this will
continue, as long as there is only lin
tied supply at the fountain head. The
idea of an individual tank for every
house is not an original one by any
means. Every we'll built house is sup
posed to have such an appurtenance
somewhere around. How many are
there in Astoria kept filled by the AS
toria Water Company? There are
windmill tanks, rain water tanks, but
how many supplied by Astoria Water
Company with water? If,we pay the
company for a supply of water sufficient
for our families, in advance too, it is
the business of the company to see we
get it, and if they cannot keep us in
water except we have a reserve, 1t is
tnelr GetCll ldiiiliJ ppy
ing their monthly rate of tax for water
with receptacle tank or whatever il
may be called, to hold the water, ant
thus, as Mr.. Parker puts it, the plumb
ers and carpenters who would like the
job Just now of fixing up things, would
be under everlasting obligations to the
company for the Jobs thus giver
them. How many poor families living
in rented houses can afford to take th'
bread out of their children's mouths t.
furnish work for impecunious plumber;
and carpenters so as to supply the fami
ly water?
No! No! Mr.. Parker, it is the place o
the board of water commissioners t
furnish the city of Astoria with al
abundant supply of water. Why don
you do it?
A still indignant
HOUSEKEEPER.
ATTENTION PRINTERS.