The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-11
VERY THANKFUL
A Most Decided Improvement in
the Water Supply.
CARROLL is DISCOURAGED
The Water in the Reservoir Is Spelling
and the Evil Day When II Must Be
Used Must Come When the
Flume Gives Out.

There has been a very decided i'm
provement in the water furnished the
people of Butte the past two or three
days. and for this the people Of Butte
are surely thankful. This improve .nent
results from h company having ceased
to supply Butte with water from the
reservoir, and having turned into the
pipes water brought by nume from Fish
creek around the reservoir.
While this is a welcome change. II
seems to be only putting off the evil
day, for doubtless water in the reser-
voir is still spelling. and will get worse.
So while Butte can have a good quality
of water so long as enough water comes
down the nume to supply the city, 1t
will be necessary when the supply Is
exhausted to use the reservoir water,
for II is all Butte will have. So the
fact that the reservoir water is spelling
in spite of the thorough cleaning out
given the reservoir last spring is an
exceedingly serious thing.
Superintendent Carroll has asked the
council to go u with him to the res
rvoir and investigate the condition Of
haAAliS ool NltINs u Ni1 SctAlSli 10
set no time as yet for this trip. Mr..
Carroll admits that the water is spoil
ing in the reservoir, and at the solicit
tation of the mayor he shut of the res
ervoir supply and turned in the Fish
creek water direct to Butte.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Carroll is much dis
c~ouraged. for after the reservoir had
been thoroughly cleaned In the spring
he was confident hat never again
would the people of Butte have occa-
sion TO complain of the water. The
reservoir in April and May was emptied
and cleaned out thoroughly and
secured. They went down to bed rock
so that there would be no further
chance for vegetation on the bottom OF
the reservoir. All the vegetation was
scraped off the banks and carted far
away. Those who visited the reser-
voir after ii had been thus cleaned
were inclined to agree with Mr.. Carroll
that the water in the reservoir would
thereafter be all right. SO the reser'
voir was filled up again with water di-
rect from the mountains, and when II
was about filed the city mains were
connected and reservoir water poured
into town. II was all right for 9
while. but then the water got hear
disease, and the discouraging announce
ment had to be made that the watel
was spelling again. Mayor HarrinG
ton, however. takes a somewhat nope
full view of situation.
Il realize said the mayor. that tn
water in the reservoir is bad and hkel,
to get worse, and that we will W. L
use IL later or use none. But although
we hoped the reservoir problem wa
solved, yet in any event we are n
worse off than we were a year ago. !
YOU remember, when we visited the res
ervoir a year ago the water in the res
ervoir was very pad The odor wa
dreadful. But when the cold weathe
came on the water seemed to get a
right. The bad smell seems to disap
per with cold weather. and l think TN
winter we Will find the water quite q
palatable as last winter. II Is only II
summer that the water is bad, anc
therefore, I am insisting on having tn
Fish creek water brought direct to tn
city as long as that supply lasts