New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-03
TUESDAY,
MARCH 3. 1896.
MIR. ZIMMERMAN'S WORRIES.
THE PROBLEM OF THE HoUsroN-sr. HOT
SPRING STILL PERPLEXING.
SHALL. THE PROPRIETOR GO INTO THE MINERAL
WATER BUSINESS OR JUST KEEP ON
MAKING sAUsAGEs?-TIIE BOARD OF
HEALTH DECIDING THE MATTER

MAKING sAusAGEs?-THE BOARD OF
HEALTH DECIDING THE MATTER
WITH GREAT CARE.
On.ra,,ors at Zimmerman & Guckenheimero
Houston-st "IIo, Springs came to sudden ter
nination about noon yesterday BY order OF tns
Board OF Health. A representative from DR.. mar.
tin appeared with big demijohn In ms manu- any
delivered an order from headquarters tha' '"s
pumping OF the water into the street TOT the a'ee
use of the multitude must be stopped' not '"as
there had been found far. any deleterious OF
pernlcous elements In the water, Tor the eSam""'
ton Of II was as yet incomplete. but because IN
the opinion OF the Board. II was unwise to permit
the wholesale use Of 1t until II had been dehh"ey
determined Just what the nature OF the water "as
and where It came from. The analysis OF the water
By the Board of HealtI had not been SATISFACTORY
because OF its roy condition
The big demijohn was filed up py the rePreee"'e-
tive OF the Board with his own hands, and the tenn
perature Of the water again taken In the street"
registered SO degrees and In the smart "a degrees.
Up to late hour yesterday no definite reports NAG
been received from any or those persons VINO hao
taken the water fo- examination ms was =
source Of great disappointment TO Mr. Zimmermanj
WAC has been sitting the anxious seat Tor sewers.
days IN state of perpexity as TO whether ne nros
pective mineral water nabob. whether he was.
after ALL just plain manufacturer OF good oo'os"s
Mr.. Zimmerman said yesterday afternoon that he
wanted the matter DECIDED one way VI tc o''I.'
r. he had a valuable spring he wanted to know II,
so that he could plan for utilizing IT, and II not ne
wanted to hurry forward the competitor oi liz
building. ,, o,.rd,v
The steam pumps began working YESTERDAY
morning Just as usual. and despite the heavy laI
OF snow the numbers coming to get the water were
as large as ever anc the number OF utensils OF me
same Varied assortment. In the afternoon When
the supply had been shut Of crowds continue %
hang around the fence which Mr. Zimmerman nad
erected around the premises. waiting with growt-
ers'' In their hands and with disappointment en-
their faces TO II something would not turn up
to enable them to get the health-giving water.
Mr. C;uckenheimer. the Junior member OF tne
firm said that ne had little faith himself tnat me
water contained any curative properties no
Thoroughly believed, however that II was spring.
one ~ the peculiar features Of the case Is that the
water does not rise above the level OF the river.
The dimensions OF the shaft are about six rect
square and eight feet deep 80 ...,., .sa.
1t was given out yesterday with authority ina.
~ the examination Of the water OF the spring SHOWS
that II has healing powers, then the sausage rae,
tory Will be moved to another part OF the cry. ana
the whole establishment will be converted into
mammoth bathing house. Developments In tns
final outcome of the matter are awaited Will '~
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