The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-01-26
ST. A YEAR,
The Reservoir Question.

converted to the presently proposed
system of handling the towns
water snpply-believing TIA! ii
would prove defective and dis
appointing. This belief was based
largely upon the experience of other
users of wells of similar
character.
The writer tried to make clear
two points In that article ; one, that
seepage water was threatening
menace to the reservoirs supply /;
the other, that the gravity flow
from the so-called arteslan wells
would most probably prove dis
appointment. Approaching that
the unquestioned purity of the
water and It's unfai!ing supply were
necessary characteristics of the
system for it to ever be popular
with our people, We felt that
we were fully justified in writing as
we did. Our neighbor, the Enter
prise, marvels at our ignorance, as
exposed in the IBERIAN article.
We reproduce the article from the
Enterprise: e,
"Just as we are closing our
forms, our neighbor, the Iberian,
makes its appearance with an article
treating Of The water supply of the
water works system now IN course
If construction. Speaking of the
reservoir, tie writer says: This
reservoir has no covering for the
bottom. 1t is simply the loany
clay We are surprised at this
assertion, emana,ing from the
source tina, 1t does. The wri.er has
had every opportunity TO be well lii
formed and there is no occasion for
such inaccurate statement. as q
matter Of .tuct the contract calls for q
concrete and cement bottom to this
RESERVOIR as ,ceN as q heavy coat o.
Portland cement orer its entire
inside sarJace, and especially 4,
It stipulated that there is to be epery
guarantee against seepoge acoter.
As to the natural flow of tue wells
If 1t be not sufficient, under tbs
plans decided upon then air lifts
must be resorted to. Their opera.
ton and maintenance IS a source oil
expense, ami 1t is the opinion o.
Captain Nicol, the City Engineer
that they will not he necessary
Let us wait patiently and see."
The ltallcs are ours. Now let u
see just where We are
}, New Iberia, Nov. ID, 1900.
Tue Board of Trustees of tn
:own of New iberia met this da,
pursuant to call of the Mayor. witt
Mayor John Broussard in the char
md the following members present
tn-wi,: Mes~ra. w. r. Burke, J
l.amperez. J. b. Lawlon and j. A
French. Absent, J. A. Fagot and I
NJ. Bernard.
The Mayor stated that tn
object Of the meeting was tor th
purpose of considering the changing
# the original plans and specltica
tions IN regard to the erection o
the water works system substltntin!
!, deep underground basin twelv
fee, in diameter by fifteen feet il
depth for the surface basin, so tina
the water from the bored well
would flow into this large vel
without the assistance Of an al
) lift which would cost abou
3 S25OO.0O extra.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton
f seconded by Mr.. French that tn
! we'll twelve feet in diameter b,
: Fifteen feet III depth he substitutes
7 for the settling basin as orlginall
provided for IN the plans AM
| specifications for the erection of tn
f water works system, PROVIDED
the change does not increase tn
8 contract price for tue erection o
e the wa er works system. A yea an'
, nay vote was taken upon the abov
1 motion, which VAS as follows
i to-wit Yea, Messrs. French an
y Lawton nay, Messrs. Burke an
= Lampertz. 1t being a tie vote, IN
t Mayer voted in favor of th
motion and declared the sam
S carried.
There was no reference made i
I the report of the Council proceed
'ngs as to just what the specifics
, Mons of the deep we'll or reservoir
were, and as far as we can remen
2 Der. the article above quoted !
italics ls the first ti,e they wer
made public. Now, that they hav
been, who is wrong? The IBERIA.
simply recorded plea tor what |
to be done.