The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-13
APPEAL FOR HELP
City Council Water Committees
Need Of Money.
LEGISLATURE THE ONLY HOP
Alderman Lane Outlines City's Needs
and Points Out the
Remedy.

The water committee of the city coun-
Gil appeals for help in it's campaign lot
bond issue to hasten the day OF better
water In Minneapolis.
The city council some months ago adopt
ed a resolution asking legislative author
ity to issue S250.000 in bonds for the I'M
proYement of the water system ana the
completion of the new pumping station IN
Northeast Minneapolis, and members OF
the committee are now urging upon the
members OF the legislature the Importance
of putting through the necessary leglsla-
ton.
The committee announces that unless
the bonds are issued the city will be I'M
able to lay a single foot o. water main
this coming season. except as the money
is advanced directly by property owners
The average amount OF water main laid
in recent years is about eight miles. APP
plications have already been received tor
seven miles, all OF which Is needed TINS
year. But the water committee declares
that there is not one cent available FOR
this purpose, and will not be until an
other year. Alderman j. S. Lane of the
committee and father OF the new north
east pumping station protect, is naturally
one of the persons most interested In the
movement to issue bonds. Speaking Of
the necessities Of the case, he says:
bond Of the amount asked Is the only
adequate supply Of water from up the river
during the coming summer. Without the
help Of the bonds 1t will be necessary to use
the West Side station again during large
part of the summer, and there will be no end
of protests, as before. Given the bonds, we
can get to work early and before summer
arrives complete the most necessary part OF
the Improvement needed to assure an ample
flow from the reservoir at all tmes-a new
S0-inch main between Twenty fifth and Thir-
ty-seVenth avenue NE to supplement the pres
ent. inch main there. This main would re-
leve the entire East Side and help out the
West Side by reversing the current in the
20-inch main across the river at Twentieth
avenue N. The current now flows eastward
and draws from the West Side supply. Then
with fair luck with the Camden Place pumps
the reservoir can be made to serve the whole
city through the warm weather.
The pumps at the new station will be- in
operation probably by Sept. l. If we do not
get the bonds not stroke of work for the
improvement of the distribution system can
be done before next year, and at least one
Of the lower stations will have to be kept
in service this summer.
Now good deal has been said in criticism
of the city council that it has not done more
for the cause of pure water. This is largely
unjust. The council has gone just as far as
it can, and now if the people who have been
pounding us will show their good faith by
helping us out in the present crisis the city
may get the relief it has so long been pray
ing for Otherwise 1 see little show for us.
1t is going to be a hard task to get the
legislature in line for this measure. The dele
cations from the three large cities must
stand together for it or it is all up with us.
We need help and need it badly, and I hope
that that part of the public that has any
influence among the legislators will join
with us in pushing the bond measure.