New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

supplv the water needed by the company VIII 0e
strenuousiy opposed.
Another .plan involves the erection Of two dams
and the use Of steam pumps The hrst "ou'o Os
at the site selected for the big dam, the secOho
at another natural site a mile or SO up the stream
These two dams would give sufficient storage 10
carry the water system through the oryeSt peFlo0;
When the new system is in use, which VIII not DC
until the filters have been thoroughly testeo anu
the old pipes and mains flushed out with nltereo
water experts in the university faculty Will maze
a daily examination Of the water. 1t must at 4lI
times show percentage Of safety which is Oeyono
question.
The Tribune correspondent saw a number OF the
influential business men in the city yesterday aho
learned that the feeling for municipal o@neFslip
is practically unanimous. There IS some ollheFe
of opiuion however, TO what shouio oe Oono
after that has been accomplished as the Aolto"e
interviews will show.
Major D. W. Burdick, president of the Business
Mems Association, said: Now is not the ume lor
the business men to say what they think snoulu 'o
done for water supply The hrst ana essehtisi ~
thing Is to obtain municipal ownership. II Is sdLS
to saw however, that ample supply OF pure
water could be obtained for Ithaca in very snort
time
Edwin Gillette, of c. J. Rumsey & Co., hardware
dealers gives a very clear statement Of what might
be done when municipal ownership was secured
He said:
There will be a choice of three propositions-a
water supply from Lake Cayusa. the present sup
ply purified by filtration Deds, II an dLiesIoH "eA
supply. Scientists tell US that AL three Woulo Dc
pure and safe supplies But at the present time
people are excited account Of the many cases Oh
fever and on account of the stories OF the contain
ination of our water. They know that the infected
streams and also the sewer empty into Lake Cayu-
ga and they will not credit the scientists state
ment that the water is pure. They will reel the
same way about a filtration plant to a large extent
The artesian we'll scheme seems to be the only one
which every one is now willing to believe to be per-
fec+Iv pure 1t also seems be the scheme which
can be put into operation most quickly.
r C. H Speed, of the Several Counties Co-opera-
tive Fire Insurance Company Is an open aoVocate
= of the artesian we'll system. He said: we alreaoy
have successful artesan: wells in ithaca, one nav
ing hov Of 10000 gallons a day. The citizens are
in earnest about the matter, and believe tnat an
artesian well system can be installed which VIII
have advantages over any other system. If wells
were sunk TO the east Of Ithaca in the FTeeVie sec
tion we would have ample supply OF pure water
at level of feet above the Cornell campus 1hls
would save pumping expenses
Louis c.. Bement, furnisher. did not 1aVor any
narticrIar plan What Ithaca needs" he SAID,
| sis some supply Of pure water At once The lay
| man cannot tell whether it should be by filtration
| or by artesian wells Let the expert decide and
| then go to work at once" .
NJ E. CaIkens, of the Cayuga Lake Cement Com
| pany, said: THE citizens Of Ithaca and Cornell
! University should cooperate in obtaining a pure
water supply. Both are equally interested see
that the university is signing contracts Tor the
erection of a filtration plant. A filtration plant
told, will take several months 10 odiIo ano
put in running order. The situation is too grave to
wait long, and the citizens believe that they can
obtain pure water by artesian wells IN Iro S,1
| quickly. The ideal way would be uHion IN tnls
| object between Ithaca and Cornell University: