Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-20
S0UL WARE SPRING
IS FREELY FLOWING
w,r5erful Discovery by Alderman
BspsOn Thoroughly Tested.
.,,.oArcE OF PURE WATER

.,,..,,c Benson Knew That Water
w., Available and After Eighteen
Years of Argument Demonstrates
n. Faet-A Fine Flow obtainabls.
,omber Of gentlemen interested
:. ,bs ,ity's water supply and In the
,.r,,vrment Of the water plant went
:. Boolware spring Friday aud Satur-
a,,,o witness some experiments made
:, Alderman Benson along this line.
n, Benson has bored several shafts
h,,,rh the hill At q point some II
=, "A feet above the present outlet OF
,.s uster and 20 prove that he had
o,nd the true current from which We
now obtain our supply. he had his
w,,snen 20 send clown . drill, the
,hprping Of which caused muddy water
,o,,n from the mouth or outlet OF the
,r,,rtrsnesn channel, then set the
farce pump. having q three-inch dis
charge 70 work. This pump, having a
cspsci,y " 275 gallons a minute, 1880
an hour and 800, 600 gallons in twenty
for hours. running to its full capacity,
failed 10 lower in the least the usual
soS into the reservoir, and therefore
did not lower the stream, basin or
source Of supply. At noon Friday the
mercury registered So degrees. The
ame thermometer kept IN water as it
nn from the city mains fell to so de-
grees. The water taken from the dis.
charge Of the experimental pump is 40
degrees. and with larger pipe laid in
straight linc-thus avoiding friction
and the constant wearing Of machinery
and extra cost for fuel, and the piping
placed at least FIVE feet below the sur
face. avoiding the heat OF the sun, and
connecting with the large pipe at the
large reservoir o East Gainesville, our
people would have an abundance OF
water for all purposes, the tempera-
tire OF which would not call for ice,
that fruitful source OF indigestion and
conc5mitant eEils. Then, too, we would
not be annoyed by rapid growing water
moses, such as infest and befoul the
average reservoir, as these do not grow
IN water shut out from light and heat
The experiments of Mr.. Benson As
eIhI'l'rd would have convinced any
rs'li,sl mind that he has solved the
problem Of cool water, water free from
vegetable matter OF any kind, and wa
trr IN ineIhSustible quantity
VIZ BENSON deserves a great deal Of
credit for his energy in this matter,
Which he declares he has been ham
mrfnR away at in his various terms
"a !erman Of the city Of Gainesville
l"r The past eighteen years Not
N't'tanding that some OF the braini-
e'' men in the city have composed the
c.Ia'II during this bng term, feS OF
h'm have manifested sufficient conf
cfn's 10 Alderman Benson's theory TO
''' 81 experiment. hence Mr.. Benson
vs. WAT might be termed alone in
I' 'sht Tor more and better water.
..' ally induced three OF his col
.'a. - ~ the present council to vote
20 efficient appropriation TO bear
We EirAse Of an experiment, with
''r 80 at that his theory has proved
''.'..y correct, and the people OF
"a .'''liIe now have al ineIkAustible
-. } - pure water. which IL worth
.f"i' Of Thousands Of dollars 10
.. iy especially since a system OF
.''.'sR" will likely be installed with
.. .'' n-It year.
Iestion % water has been .
'''. "iing one to the people Of Gaines
many years. While the pro-
! BoulWare spring has alWaJs
'. ~ analysis TO be second to none
south, and inferior only TO the
Pollard springs' water OF
here has been IN the dry times
aiming scarcity, but this scarcity
'' r3T be avoided, and the city will
''~d With ~ pure water a. can
Nd IN the world.
'ithfui assistant Alderman
lad Harry u. LsWis. q Uell
rAHfYf ~ Moth GafnnawftI. NJ
thoroughly efficient m his
40 the general formation 81 the
40 dow OF the spring assured