Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-18
IMPURITIES IN
LINDSAY CREEK
Health Officer Roe
Makes Examination
Of Water

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made an examination Of the waters Of
Lindsay creek and states In . letter to
the Evening Teller that the water Of
this creek does contain Impurities.
DR.. Roe does not believe. howevor,
that the danger from the impurities of
this creek are 20 serious - was ~
ported yesterday BY Rev. w. +. Eustsr
and Attorney Baldwin. but no believes
that conditions could be remedled BY
turning the channel of the creek - it
would empty into the Clearwatsf b.
low the intake Of the city water sys-
tenn. The city council has this matter
under consideration.
Letter from Or. Rec.
The communication Of Health Of
ficer Roe follows:
"Lewistos,. Idaho. July ls.-Editor
Evening Teller: zee that the old
time hOnored question Of water supply
IL now bothering the people Of Lewis
ton, particularly Of the effects Of Lind
say creek on tho purity Of Lewiston
city water. This question has been
before the council number Of times
and I AZ health officer have made sew
eral Investigations myself. but since
reading yesterdays Teller resolved
to make one more trip to the scene and
find what new additional facts had
cropped up.
I'm regard to Delsol slough. This
body Of water leaves the Clearwater
river about three miles above the city
and flows through beautiful grain
fields and among tke weeping willows
pouring at times large serene bodies
Of water into which the angler loves
TO cast hts hook and on which tho
young lover delights 70 drift his boat
In the evening twilight. The weeping
willows may possibly have rendered
this water little bit briny. though
failed to discover Il k they did. am
very sorry to report that near tho
mouth Of this beautiful slough, there
! IL "a nice body Of comparatively stiii
! water In which the horrid. nasty boys
sometimes go swimming Aside from
! this I discovered nothing unsanitary
about It, Oh. yes. did see the body
of one dead frog
About Lindsay creek. I have re-
recently and my report has been re-
! fcrred to the city attorney. Lindsay
creek ts undoubtedly a rather unsanl-
tary stream. II runs stream about
J one foot wide and 4 to inches deep.
This emptics into the Clearwater river
about 100 yards above the pumping
station. The water In this stream does
not smell nor taste offensive but by
chemical test It shows impurity. How
much Of this gets into the city water II
a question. The intake pipe runs to
the bottom Of the river and about
twenty feet out from the bank.
Propose Turning Course Of Creek.
Impurities Of this kind would not
he very well naked with the deeper
strata Of water In n short distance like
| that, but Of course II II merely guess
work TO say. They are mixed slightly
without doubt.
And the water Of this stream may
become n menace 10 the health Of the
city NJ any time Pvt I understand the
council intends to turn the course Of
this stream 30 that IL will emptv below
the pumping station, which will rem
edy this trouble at once. The present
odor and taste Of the city water II due
r think to the fact that the well al
the station aud the lower reservoir
have been cleaned out recently. wish
to assure the people that the authori-
ties have not been asleep on this
question and will do everything ir
their power to give the people the bes
and most wholesome water possible.
"S. A. ROE.
Smith Offers Suggestions.
In regard to the water situation
Superintendent smith said this after
noon:
1.-THE condition os the water at thi
time Of year Is due to the rily state o
the Clearwater river and To the annua
flushing Of the city water mains"
THE system is in poor condition I
regulate the flow of water when tn
Z mains are flushed. all the waste waite
\ flowing through the business par
Of the city before II ~ released into tn
q river. This matter was taken up wit
4 the council n few years ago and a re
quest made that the main be cut Il
n the upper business district so as I
avoid that state OF affairs No actio
, was taken at that time"
! IN regard 70 the petition which
y being circulated In the city to hav
< the waters of Lindsey creek examine
= and the intake pipe heightened into tn
middle Of the stream. ] would sugges
that rather than that. the intake pip
i should be placed with its mouth nea
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