The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-06-16
WE ARE PROUD
OF BeIlefontaine's Water Supply and
Water Service.

We agree with President Orton, that
in,striking our present water supply,
in our search for gas and oil, we found
something of infinitely greater value to
our city.
We have an inexhaustible supply OF
as pure and cold water as was perhaps
ever used in any city in the world. 1t
is abundant, refreshing, pure and
healthful. 1t contributes vastly to the
convenience and comfort of our people,
and has done more to promote the
health of our city than can possibly be
estimated.
The value of an abundance OF pure
water, free from microbes, for drinking,
cooking cleansing and rsprinkling, is
beyond computation
1t is cool enough in the hottest days
for most refreshing drink, it is OF
such character that it is never heavy
on the stomach, and no one ever feels
any inconvenience from over drinking
of it, and typhoid fever, diphtheretic,
and other kindred diseases are the
rarest among those who use it.
1t is hence source of genuine pleas
ure to know that our water works are
managed with great success and econo-
my; that our mains are being rapidly
extended, and that our people are get
ting better service for less money than
any city in this part of the State.
We have now 16 miles of mains, 5 of
which were laid during the past year,
we have 154 street hydrants, and there
are $40 paying customers. Our mains
and hydrants are larger and deeper
laid than in neighboring cities, thus
securing immunity from frost, better
fire protection, and provision for a
larger growth of our city.
Our reservoir is better than a stand
pipe, and gives us fire pressure that
no other city near us can equal.
Our city is supplied free with water
for it's offices, parks, fountains, water
troughs, schools and for fire purposes.
The amount paid by the city of Urbana
for fire purposes alone, would pay the
entire interest on our bonds, and leave
us balance of 5000 ayear.
In addition to this our people are
supplied with water at an average rate
of fifty per cent. less than the people
of our neighbor cities pay.
For street and lawn sprinkling, the
charge is only half what it is in neigh
boring cities, and our people are al
lowed to sprinkle four times as long.
Our works are paying expenses, re-
pairs, and 81, 600 year above this, and
the number of paying customers is
constantly increasing.
1t is the intention of the Trustees to
soon put down two eight-inch wells.
This will give enough water to supply
the pumps, and furnish more water
with the same pumping and at the same
cost. The supply of water has always
been ample-has never failed in the
least-but there are only two six-inch
wells to supply twelve-inch supply
pipe, when there should be four, and
the result has been that the pumps
have never been able to pump supply
equal to their capacity.
The income of the works last year
was 81, 900 more than for the previous
year, and the increase of new customers
will be as great, this year, over last.
The following table will give our
readers an intelligent idea of the rates
consumers have to pay in Bellefontaine,
Urbana, Marion and Kenton. In Belle
fontaine and Kenton, the city owns the
water works. The figures are taken
from the rate books of these cities: