The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-05
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1.-THE WATER ,QtEsT1oNll |
Mr.. Parker Again Pays Ills Respects to
Indignant Housekeeper." 5,.

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Astoria, June 4, 1894.
Editor AstoffanLYl T. J5Tt1 Id
To Indignant Housekeeper," in your
issue of Sd inst, answer she is wrong,
in error, mistaken and deserts the ques-
ton at issue as usual. and picks up side
issues which have nothing to do with
the main nucstion9 and iweEe9funy set
tied several days ago by mutual consent
as l understood the matter And she
misunderstanding the side issues, too.
What has the fact, or otherwise, Of
one days supply Of mal-odorous water
LAST SUMMER to do with the great
ly magnifed question new water works
now?" why leave the main question?
viii such course Of, action give us new.
works and an abundant supply now?
Suppose by accident the water man did
last summer. draw from the larger reser-
volr, which had just then" been thor
oughly cleaned, a part or a day water
to supplement the natural 1ho&, and
thereby put into the supply pipes some
e'ean, / Ipure-as-any- -mointaIn- -stream-
can-be-water tut which. from a weeks
exposure to hot sun, smelIed badly,
and then made all the proper and possi1
Die amends for his mistake? And now,
suppose the matter is revived, brought
up and all the possible changes be rung
thereon? ''''
Win that give us new water works
and an abundant supply Of water? W.
Hence, "Indighant 1Tohsekeepef" may
proceed III showing up the cohditlon OF
such things last summer If She pleases.
A few days ago some writer in the
oregonian sbid the Portland people were
now using water from the sewers in
that city (by the back-water Of the rag
ling, up stream, Wiflanette).5 Are the
"water eommitteen there blamable for
that state of affairs? Perhaps that con-
dition doesn't exist up there, except
among the wheels in the head Of the
Complainant there. is anything Of that
kind the fault with the wheels III our
complainants head? hope not. Rather,
/ hope, the wheels there are all running
well, and that when complainant is done
with asking our water commission ques-
lions, which have been fully and in
telligibly answered several times in this
correspondence, then she will take the
next best course and continue her COM
munlcatlons on this subject, telling the
commission all about what is needed in
Astoria In the matter of new water
works. ''A'' '"'"'"'- 4''"4.'"a ''1 0i-'4'
l can truthfuily say, without making
any special suggestions, there is wide
field open here for sefulnessAwhere
one can prahce around in Nancy
Hanks" style, or dn our own vernacu-
laC, like a parched pea ina hot Skillet
or in more thoughtful mood, like the
complaining housekeepeI7. % If several
persons should take up my hint and
partial suggestion, some one or more Of
them might develop an aptitude Or fit
ness for water tommis slonef, and thus be
Of much service in bringing the com
mission to the same conclusion In the
matter. The commission still thinks the
right-ofLway for the water pipe over
lands and lots should be secured and
the reasonable amount uf water needed
the next ten years be determined, If pos
sible before commencing the clearing
OF the path, or digging the trench, for
the pipe And IT hopes the developments
Of the next few weeks will assist IN
coming to that determination 80 This
statement is possibly helping a little to
solve the Question connected with this
matter heretofore alluded to as beyond
the knowledge Of rnortals. 'NNi 'Ao q"
Perhaps this will be some consolation
to complaining "Housekeeper." Re It so,
or not, am still ready to answer all
questions that can be answered, and to.
ask lots Of them, even TO carrying the
war into Africa, or Scotland, with the
slogan, ''Iay ON MeDunff, and damned
be he Tor the other one) who first cries
hold Enough" ~ l.ao b'l P9iin ~
.n7FoR THE w ATDR COMMISSION. ~
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