Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-02
CATION WANTS THEN
George Cation Wants the Wells
Located on His Farm
Now.
Discusses Question Of East and
West Sides Of Levee Road
For Wells
Claims he Can Save City Money
Benson and Fisher Favor
East Side

Tho location OF the new wells that are
to be sunk for the city.s water supply
has aroused some discussion in the
council and will be discussed more or
less by the citizens. The water COM
mittee after careful investigation re-
ported in favor OF sinking wells on the
east sidesor the levee road, that is, two
OF the committee. Messrs. Benson and
Fisher. favored this proposition, but
the council in caucus decided to re-
main where they are already located on
the west side. This evidently does not
suit Mr.. Cation, who has land to sell
on the east side, as is Indicated by his
communication to this paper. He
says:
Editor Times To the
citizens OF Marshalltown one Of the
most important questions to solve, at
the present time. il the location OF the
water system. There are two routes In
view. The one that seems most favora-
BILE to the honorable council Except the
water committee, who have thoroughly
Investigated this question: is the one on
the west side of the levee. north of the
present pumping station. The other one
Is due north or nearly so, from the
water works.
.Shpuld not the sewerage or the pos
slbility OF having sewerage in the water
be the first thing to be considered? As
<r,ss %
new supply OF water, have you ever
thought how near those wells would be
to the levee. IL located on the west side? ?
There are three ponds under those
three bridges and you can see they
pump them nearly dry with the one
pump. Is not that similar to pumping
water from the ponds in the park?
They say we can fill the ponds. Will
not this be expensive? If houses We're
built on the east side of the levee they
would be near to the wells, but we can
q fix that. We can put in ge and
Q water. system there. That is true. but
how much would that cost the city? IL
they should want to extend north at
any time they could only go short
distance before coming in contact with
the sewerage north. Do you know Two
years ago the city scavengers used the
ground eighty rods west OF the well8to
dump in? Would not they take some
chances on sewerage on this route:
The route north OF the water works
would be eighty rods east OF the levee
where the we'll would be put in. Is not
this q far greater distance from sewer
age: And IL the water is tosbe taken
from the valley or bottom lands to sup-
ply the system, Is not the acreage
larger? Then II they want To. extend
north at any time you can see they
would have straight and clean route
for almost two miles on the same kind
of ground, with Just as much or more
water and without any danger of sew
erage.
.'As to the expense think byfair es-
Inmates on both sides you will find the
east route $500 the cheaper AT least
would agree to give them a waterway
TO the north line OF our farm for the ex-
ira cost between the two routes, and
possibly allow them enough to pay for
the right -of-way thru Hoyt's land. Is
not this quite an item? And is not this
4 location the greatest item by far of any
for the supply and purity of the water:
They say they are pumping u great deal
OF water! and do not know as they could
find much water on the east side. Is
this good reasoning, when they put
down wells on the east side and found
theswater the same as on the west side
Of the levee? And besides we have as
much water on the east side of the
ievee that flows OF its own accord as
they are pumping. The pumping has
never affected the flow of this stream ir
the least Would not there be just as
good a reason to say II they Were
s pumping on the east side that there
was no water on the west side? Be
sldss you can see b., the lowering OF the
ponds one-half miles northeast that
they do not get all the water from the
ground where the we'll Is located.
They say If we go on the east side
and make failure we will be con.
demned by the citizens. Can they tel
you why 1t would be possible to make 8
failure to get water on the east side
when at the same time there was plen-
IL OF water on the west side OF the
levee, or can they tell you why they
turned down the water committee who
have spent 80 much time in Investigate
ing this question and had decided to 10.
cate on the east side OF levee and spend
from s.. 500 to $500 more to go on thu
west side OF the leyee?
..They say am Interested in order e
get some money That part la 80.
am. Should that make any difference
if.it is for the benefit Of the watey sys.
TEN and Is less expensive? Think thii
over, fellow citizens, and Investigate
for yourselves before 1t is too late, ant
take this for what 1t Is WORTH Your:
respectfully, GEORGE CATION"
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