The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-12-03
the New waterworks.

Tn New WaterwOrks.
In referring to a certain locality
W .s remarked that it was au awful.
nice place except that 1t lacked woou
and water, To which the Noted Col. In
gersoli r%espended: that was ali hell
lacked.
How do you like the new city water
works, anyhow
Come now, would il have teen better
to have gone on mouth after monli
jangiins and w%rangling over the mar
llrr III which the Well now in use wac
settled and pnih tor, meanwhile getting
anUut tpougn water from ltlp old wei.
all Told to water %ahsucking calf--jusl fOl
The sake Of spiling somebody or some
thing.
How do YOU like it, now that there's
water a plenty?
Personally the GRAPHIC is nightly (
pleased-pleased only because it is a
long needed public improvement, worth
its cost twice over unless it is desirable
that Kimball be too dead to skin. Kim
ball is Que Of the best business points i'll
the entire state; its business men are
making money hand oyer fist, Ii i,
would be a difficult matter to buy til.
business Of any OF them. A town OF
that kind ought to have a little enter
prise or its sluggish citizens give way
to those who are built on different lines.
Some people get into a measely rut and
stay there-like the fellow who wanted
nothing because he always had nothing.
The abundant water supply with which
the town was once 80 freely supplied by
a flowing well slipped away so gradually
that the bulk Of the population was be-
coming accustomed to sucking wind and
in danger OF becoming recOnciled to it.
Seems good to have some water-in
the afternoon as well as in the morning,
doesn't il?
In the face OF many obstacles, Mayor
Foote and tho council are entitled to no
little credit for the manner in which
they have gone ahead to utilize the
water from the new we'll. Mayor Foote
is entitled to special mention in the
matter for the persistency with which
he has pushed matters-giving his per-
snnal attention to the work almost daily
for two months. The town now has
better fire protection and a better water
system generally-sO far as practical
utility is concerned-than for ten years,
or since the earliest days Of the old ar
tesiin we'll. With the big $4,000 gallon
tank full, the 500 barrel reservoir at the
corner of First street ditto and the gaso.
line engine ready OF any moment, we
are in pretty good shape for a fire, and
for the first time in years. The big
tank will force a strong stream from
any fire hydrant, the engine at the we'll
eau be connected directly with the
mains instantly, and with the fire en-
glne pulling water out of the big c%istern,
there can be no little water spread
around if there gets to be q hot time in
this old town.
Is it a good thing or isn't il?
The beneficial effects of having plenty
Of water will De more apparent later on.
The number of consumers in touch
with the s, stem are not 80 many at press
ent. The whole water plant aud con-
oections has from non-use got into a
rather dilapidated condition and the de-
mand for water is not pressing in the
cold months except for stock. There's
got to be a general %overhauling OF all
matters connected with the new regime,
too, a new water ordinance and revision
of rates and so forth, for one thing, all
OF which takes time. The principal
thing was to get the water.
We think the new water system will
ba a blessing to everybody, satisfactory
all around and a success as good as we
dun afford at present at least, To be
sure. there will be no water to waste nor
TO give away and there will have to be
economy in its use during the hot
mopths-same as in all cities where
water is pumped-but 1t doesn't take
much to beat nothing, Our greatest
wish is that the improvement may be
the means of completely allayiDg all
past differences and that the future will
fad the entire community united in all
matters Of common good and working
in harmony for the advancement Ct
Klmbal].