The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-03-13

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The Hon. j. T. Haskell is opposed to
waterwOrks because there is now no water
visible upon the watershed. He said that
three of the five months of the rainy sea-
son, in which the engineer affirmed we
must store water for use in the summer,
had gone and there was not water
enough in the rayine where the reservoir
is to be constructed, to fill an inch pipe.
He graphically described the vain eff
forts of our fire department to put out a
fire with an inch stream of water run
ming through ten-inch pipe. where
is the water which is to supply our vii
lage during the summer months? Then
is the time when we want water" 1t
has run off down stream, Mr.. Haskell.
Water does not usually stay on the side
of hill with fall Of forty feet to the
mile unless there is some obstruction to
prevent it. We are sorry that this is
not the case, since the presence of large
body of water on the slopes of this ra-
vine would be an excellent argument in
favor of that location for reservoir. Vote
for the waterwOrks, Mr.. Haskell, and we
will make an effort to have the dam con-
structed before the next rainy season
commences. Then we will furnish fifty
gallons per capita per diem all summer.
Moreover we will fill that ten-inch pipe.
Ex-PrOf. w. R. Wean is much dis
turbed because the rate Of flow is only
thirty feet per minute, 1900 feet per
hour. Takes seventeen hours for the
water to travel from the reservoir to the
Square. Thus you see it takes nearly a
day to get water after you have opened
the hydrants. In that time an ordinary
building would burn down. Then it
would be long time between drinks,
seventeen hours. 1t is unfortunate on
this account that the engineer made such
blunder as to forget that every time a
hydrant is closed and the flow of water
stopped, it then returns to the pond by
means of suction and the pipe remains
empty until used again. The gravity
system is failure. Mr.. Wean says so.
We hasten to inform him, however, that
there has been change in natural phi
lOsOphy and the laws of physics since he
so ably instructed the youth of our vii
lage in this branch Of science. The
water does not run back to the reservoir,
but remains in the pipes. Now, if Mr..
Wean is thirsty perhaps he can take care
of all the water that will be deposited in
the Square at the rate of thirty feet per
minute. We will have 124 gallons per
minute; 7,440 gallons per hour; 126, 4S0
gallons every seventeen hours. We only
expect to Use $4,000 gallons in twenty
four hours. The pressure at the Square
after friction has been deducted will be
seventy-twO pounds per square inch. Sup
pose ten-inch hole is made in steam
boiler under that pressure, what would
come out? A pailful in seventeen hours?
Col. g. L. Couch thought the Council
were practicing deception upon tho
taxpayers, because they did not abandon
the vote of last fall, since they are unable
to carry out the plan in all of its details
as proposed for the sum Of $4,000. The
proposition to construct waterwOrks
plant and to bond the town for $50, 600
ought to be the question now before the
people. The Mayor also claimed that
the Council had stated to the people that
If the plant could not be built for $780,
600 they would not attempt the project.
On the other hand, a reputable attorney
states that il the Council should abandon
the waterwOrks for insufficient reasons,
mandamus proceedings could be brought
compelling them to proceed. This is sup
posing the second vote to be unfavOrable.
A power plant without filtration can be
put in operation for $4,000 Pressure
filters can be attached to the hydrants
for a nominal sum and they are more re-
liable than the much-lamented sand filter.
The Council made no promises as to
what would be done in event of failure
to make every detail come within the
limit Of cost. Those who are now fer
ninst water used that argument to secure
votes. Perhaps the question of morals
and moral obligations has two sides.
Depends on the color of your specs.
A multitude Of objections were made
to the fact Of the reservoir being a pond
and the water in it pond water. Every
one desires the purest of water. Yet as
one pond is much like all other ponds
sources Of contamination being elimin
ated, what advantages has pond or
Elmer WadswOrth's farm over one near
er the watershed. II a pond there would
in the estimation of our business mel
and Others last summer. furnish spark
ling, health-giving water, what is tl,
matter with pond as favorably sur
rounded in another location? but W.
voted for filtered water" Exactly aat
j can he had. eant filter costs about