Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-03-21

the greater the necessity for the peo-
pie of the city becoming equal to the
emergency 1t is a matter of import
ance to sprinkle streets and door
yards and protect property from de-
struction by fire, but of much more
Importance to protect the people from
diptheria, typhoid fever and ali kind
red diseases.
The ANALYSIS made by Prof Daniels
of the University, shows that the
water from the town spring contains
chlorine, amonia and nitrates largely
in excess Of what should be found
therein land is not suitable for do
nestle use.
The analysis by Prof Daniels re-
ceived last night shows the water
from the well on block 10. and from
the well at the depot are mot yet ser
iously contaminated but ..are not
pure water. and if the city is looking
for municipal supply are not salts
factory" The water from the well at
the depot is reported as the better of
the two. 1t has less chlorine, less
amonia and less nitrates.
The well at the depot was drilled
1879 feet deep and passed through an
apparently imperyious stratum into
sand and sand rock where there was
seemingly and abundant supply OF
water, but that well was first sunk
open to the sand rock and timbered
up, and with the surface water stand
| ing in it was drilled about $50 feet
more-and no protection against leak
! ago from surface water-and there
are three large pits close by and i'm
mense waste of water at the tank and
necessarily a great deal of drainage
into the open well. If that water is
not seriously contaminated it is
| plain that a well drilled from the sur
face and properly piped and guarded
against leakage from above the upper
stratum must furnish pure water, and
in large quantities, but whether a sim
gle well can supply the city is an I'M
solved problem.
A we'll could be easily sunk 100 feet
1 deeper into the sand rock which is the
4 great water bearing stratum Of this
section, for possibly $500 or less. and
would furnish large quantity oi
| water: but how much we cannot say.
The well at the depot although not
| pumped from the bottom has never
failed to supply all the wants of the
company; and the well $50 feet deep
near Mr.. Knapp's home on the block
south Of the court yard last season,
when testing it and the machinery
we are told furnished 250 barrels per
day for a number of days in success.
sion, without materially lessening the
water in the we'll
The geology of Wisconsin tells us
that the sand stone reached about 200
to $50 feet below the surface furnishes
an ineXhaustabe supply of water,
| furnished by the great water sheds
toward the central and northern parts
of the state
Should deep well be resorted to
the reservoir will he dispensed with
and the size Of the tank will be large
ly increased and the tower need NOT
pc quite so high. The cost of the res.
ervoir and the reduced height Of the
tower will certainly pay the increased
/ cost Of the tank
The water will have to be lifted
from the deep well, but the power
needed to force it from the spring to
the hill will be dispensed with
The former report of the committee
contemplated a tower and tanks To-
Gated on lot owned by Brooker Bros
directly west from Towering mill and
shops of Brooker Bros.
This lot seems To be the most de-
sirable location for the tower and
tank and can be bought of owners for
a reasonable figure. So much of the
/ lot as is needed for the tank and tow
or, when size OF same is known, can
he used and the balance BROKER Bros.
will buy at fair valuation The
part Of lot the city would want of
course viii take valuable or street
side II il and the balance left will be
IT use only for garden or storage
ground
Last fall nothing could be done as
to ascertaining the cost Of what land
would he needed at mill or spring for
the reason of litigation then pending
in regard TO property and we deemed
1t advisable 10 leave that until the
litigation was over. rs we understand.
the matter is not yet settled and no
definite arrangement can be made or
information obtained as to act at
present
Without knowing whether the land
could he purchased or not we finally
sent to Prot Daniels, professor Of
Chemistry, a sample OF water to be
tested with result a. gwen in proceed
ing report
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