The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-04
LOTS OF FLAT WATER
The Pump Station Below Town HIS
Been Started Up.
SUGGESTED BY THE MAYOR
lie Says the Reservoir Ought to Be
Flushed Out and Filled Up
With the Clean. Pure Fish
Creek Product.

The pump station has been started
up again and water from the fiat Is
now being furnished to the people Of
Butte. The water from the fat Is a
vast Improvement over the water from
the reservoir. particularly at this time
Of the year and has been turned in
not only because it is better water but
as a precautionary measure to husband
the regular supply.
Mayor Thompson has been after the
water company for two or three weeks
10 take TINS step. but the water COM
Fany insisted that il was not neCes-
sary. Ii has finally. however, agreed
to the proposition and the water from
the Hat is now being used.
The mayor contends that the water
in the reservoir is not ia 10 drink. 1t
is the same water which was 50 OBJ
jeCtiondble last summer. The refuse
and the bugs which inhabited the res
ervoir then have not changed their
habitation During the cold weather
they frOze up awhile. but thawed out
during the warm weather OF January
and became as active as ever. II was
apparent that next summer the water,
no matter how pure and fresh the sup
ply, would certainly be contaminated
10y passing through the reservoir. As
a little heaven leaVens the whole
works. so the contamination in the res
eryoir is bound to spoil all the Fish
creek water and all other water that
enters the reservoir.
The mayors view is that the only
way is to let all the water run out of
the reservoir, cleanse ii thoroughly,
and then let il fill up once more with
new and good water. This. OF course,
cannot be done at present. for il would
he dangerous now 10 let the reservoir
run dry and leave Butte dependent
in case of biE fire on the water on
the Hat. The mayors plan is To wait
until the spring freshets start. then
have the company let the reservoir run
dry. Ice cleaned thoroughly and fill up
once more. The company will be ask
cd To conduct the Fish creek water
around the reservoir and directly To
the city, without passing through the
reservoir. 1t is too bad to nave the
good mountain water from Fish creek
utterly spoiled by having To pass
through the reservoir before IL comes
to Butte. liy March or April the Fish
creek water will be high enough 10
supply the city in conjunction with the
water that can be obtained from the
fat.
In my opinion" said the mayor.
THAT is the only way tho people of
Butte can have a good water supply
this summer II We can empty out
that reservoir and start over AGAIN. we
can have real water raNt summer.
water that we can DRINK. Z am very
anxious 10 soc good water i'm Butte
next summer. Iut J can see NO other
possibility OF obtaining it, Tho time
To agitate this sui inrt is nou-not next
summer when il is t"o lat" 90 apply
any remedy Their, rs nothing personal
i'm this matter with mo. There Is moth
ing SO important as 10 have good water
and we can't have good water until
that reservoir is allowed to run out.
There will be plenty of water when the
spring freshetS come, and the proper
thing is 10 get rid Of the old water
there and then fiji up with the new.
The water company has not agreed TO
do this as yet. but from now until
spring l will do my utmost to bring
This about"