Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1905-10-20
W. L, &P. Co. Answers, MIR. Juckett.

W. l.. s. p. Co. Answers:NIr Juckett.
1st.-What method did you use to
get Mr.. =. W. Martin to send the tele.
gram that he did, which was read at
the City Council meeting when the
ordinances we're finally passed extend
ing the franchises?
Answer.-The same honorable busi-
ness methods that haye ever character
lied the management of this corpora
tion. The writer wired Mr.. Martin
asking him to request the Council to
grant the extensions and MIR. Martin
did so,ssand the only possible excuse Mr..
Juckett could have for asking such q
question is, either he seeks by insinua-
tion to cast reflection on our bust
ness methods, or that honorable busi-
ness methods are so foreign to his
system of doing business that he don't
know any better.
2nd.-"Is Mr.. Martin still in favor of
the City Council extending the fran
chise ut this time?"
Answer.-M Martins address is
Dealwood, S. d. Mfr Juc2ett can iiud
out by writiug to this gentleman.
Have you in yonr possession g
written opinion from Hon Il. w.
Martin stating that the City Council
has a legal right to extend q franchise
eight Y .ars before the expiration there
off"
Answer Yes.
4rh-,'.i'ill you kindly explain TO the
patrons of your water system what
system OF tilteriug you use in filtering
the water which you take from the
creek back of the old Chautauqua
building and which you are furnishing
the city:"
AnswaI There is at present prae
tically no water being taken from the
creek back Of the old Cheutanqua
huicjing. and what little there is. is
filtered through eight feet Of fine
gravel at the intake, then it is conveyed
through tie pipes TO our regalsr filter
Arrangement located 1900 feel ,listan.
where ii empties ia5o our stone anG
cement reservoir, then Il is again
filtered through two feet more ot finC
gravel into another eompartment O
t1a saase reservoir. from where il
oatars the suqply pipe after first pass
ina thlDugl & very fine Wire screen
0ur principal water supply At presan
comes from Cold Springs u what il
lSnovn as the Fish Pond property
Ihi- wNter is twenty degrees coide
than our former water supply ais[. ~
pure. supply Of water aa4 20 bette
system OF alteration could passiol5 b
had III tlais locality. Oar presen
s,rran gehleut foi furnishing water t.
our patrons has been worked out b,
competant hydraulic engineers, q
ulaeh expense to the company. 1t j
the best supply that can be had an,
the engineers tell rs that it ie secont
to nome in the United States. | an
furnishing this same supply of waite
to my good wife and mother and 81.
little children, all of whom are yer,
dear to me Should | be apt to Civ
the best? Or would | carelessly fur
nish them typhoid germs in the shape
of impure water? Mr.. Juokett's in
Situations indicate that 1 would de
the latter. What nonsense.
9TH Will you kindly inform tn,
people who are using the city wate
! when you last cleaned out the reser
voir on the hill, from which we are
furnished with city water?''
Arswer.-Septembe Sd, 1905.
1t will be obvious to any fair minded
man that Mr.. Juckett has sought by
insinuation to create distrust among
; the people, first as to our business
metho Is. second poor water supply
The City Council personally investi
} gated our water supply and were en-
tirely satisfied with it. In this con
troversy have sought to be tru5hfn
in all the facts and figures that 1 hav
submitted. AS a citizen of Hot Spring
have the same interest in the futur
welfare of this city that Mr.. Juckett o
\ any other citizen has. l believe th
! request of the company is reasonabl
4 one, but is is up to the voters to sa
. whether the request will be granted o
f not. One thing however is certain, i
} the present corporation had its none
t out of the plant the city counc
J, could not run fast enough to give 1t
J, franchise that involved the investmer
9 of one half OF what it has at preseI
y invested in the plant.
Q Respectfully
0 J.F. PARKS,
= Superintendent.