The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-27
Samples Taken From Out in Lake
Examined at Chicago Labora-
tories Bring No Relief
ALL CONTAIN SEWAGE BACILLI
One Sample Taken Thousand Feet
East of the Present Intake Proves
Worst Sent Out From Keno
sha for Examination

There is little to be expected from
the present examination that is being
maze Of water in the lake with a view
of finding a, place to place the new in
take if the results of the frst examina-
tions are to be considered as all Of
the samples sent in show that the
water is polluted and Notwithstanding
the fact that one of the samples was
taken almost a half mile from the
present intake the analysis of it die
not show any purer water than is now
| flowing through the mains of the Ke-
nosha Water Company
Engineer Moth at the orders of the
commission sent to the Columbus La
boratories in Chicago three samples of
the water, No. ] was taken from a
point 1000 feet off the mouth Of the
present intake, No was from point
2 900 feet from the mouth Of the intake
and No. from point 1000 feet north
of the point when sample No. 2 was col
lected. The report of the laboratories
is to the effect that all of the samples
contained sewage bacilh and ali Of
them contained the colon bacilli. The
sample No l taken from a point 1000
| feet off the intake proved to be the
worst sample of water ever sent in from
Kenosha and in fact the analysis proved
SO bad that the examining chemist ex.
pressed the belief that the bottle in
which the sample was sent must have
been an unsterilized one. The bottles
were all furnished from the laboratory
and while it is admitted that it is pos
sible that the bottle contained germs
this is regarded as very improbable.
| Sample No. 1 showed an average of
100000 bacteria to the cubic centimer.
The presence of the colon bacill4 was
/ very plainly marked as was the pres
ence Of decomposed matter. The sam
pie marked No. 2 contained on an
average Of 1922 bacilli to the cubic
eentimeter. It contained all the other
germs in sample No. 1 with the excep-
ton of the decomposed matter. Sam
pie No. 3 which is taken from point
to the north Of the present intake show
ed an average of 1864 bacteria to the
cubic centimeter and it also showed
the presence of the colon bacilli.
The examination is anything but a
satisfactory one and in fact it shows
that the condition of the water further
out in the lake is. about the same or at
least no better than it is at the place
where the mouth Of the intake is now
located. City Engineer Moth is of the
opinion that it will be necessary to 90
out for at least three miles from the
shore line to get water that will pass a
proper test. This is the first test that
has been made for the finding Of To-
cation for new intake and under the
orders Of the commission the tests will
be continued and water will be tested
from many places in the lake.
| The great surprise ia the examination
was the showing Of pollution in the
sample marked No. as it was thought
that at that distance north of the in
take most Of the pollution would be
| avoided, but this sample shows a great
er percentage of bacteria than the one
taken directly east of the present in
take