Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-28
THE WATER QUESTION.
Mr.. VIM. Perry Gives the City Council
the Benefit of his Views on the
Subject.

Inc last OF q series Oh ADJOURN
ed meetings of the city council
for considering ways and means
looking to the securing of a more
adequate water supply was held
Monday afternoon. The council
were anxious to have the tax
payers share in the responsible
ties of the situation, and to this
end invited citizens generally to
attend the meeting. The invita-
ton, however, was not generally
accepted. After discussing the
question in a desultory fashion
for some time the whole matter
went over until the next regular
meeting of the council on Nov.
1st. The thanks of the council
were extended Mr.. VIM. Perry,
manager of the Brennan Com
press, Oil G. Mfg, Co., for the
suggestions contained in the fol-
lowing communication, dated
Oct. 25:
To the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of Brennan:
AS citizen of Brennan
would like to express to you my
views of the most economical and
surest method of obtaining a
water supply for the present and
future needs OF Brennan. If
such can be obtained by the bor-
ing of surface wells or an artesian
well, l don't think you should
make any mistakes in the actions
you will take to obtain this need
ed supply. l notice in the Even
ing Press of the 22nd that you
have paid $1,000 to the contractor
who bored to the depth of 705
feet, and who at the depth of
about 100 feet struck a water
bearing STRATA, which on a test
developed about 10000 gallons of
water in "a hours. Now I think
it is generally conceded as a fact
that the most desirable water for
general purposes such as for
boiler, household and drinking
purposes, is obtained at a shall
low depth of from 100 to 800
feet; while on the other hand
nearly all deep wells obtained
at a depth of above 1000 feet
contain more or less minerals,
and the temperature of the water
is much greater, and often total
ly unfit for general purposes as
mentioned above. Again it does
not follow because you get arte-
sion water in one place, you can
do so anywhere. l believe that
rivers and lakes flow and form
under ground, the same as above
ground, and while the percent
age may be much greater in
number of lakes and rivers under
ground, than above ground, still
it does not follow these lakes and
rivers can be tapped by boring
for them any where. 1t is an
evident fact that from the arte-
sian and bored wells in this Sec
ton of the state, and you might
say all Texas, that both surface
and artesian water is found in
strattas of water bearing sand
and gravel, particularly the bored
well from 100 to 800 feet in depth.
Now all the statistics of the arte-
sain wells of the state should be
well considered in discussing and
deciding what is best to do with
the means of the city to secure a
supply of water. After
obtaining this information and
after you decide as to whether
you Will bore for artesian water
DR. try several wells of a depth of
LOO feet to see if you can get a
supply from the present Strata
you have; then the question
arises as to the best and most
economical way to bore these
wells. The present well has cost
n actual cash paid contractor
$1,000, not including any Incl
1ental expenses above this. You
nave a possible supply of 10000