The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-02-12
WILL HAVE DEEP WELL
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in bond election
Judge X. ID. Thompson asked if the
city could not issue interest bearing
warrants for drilling the well and not
have to have bond election.
Mr.. l.. L. Bowman said that the
city had paved the streets without
money on hand and wanted to know
why we couldn't get water the same
way. He said that the question had
been debated until it was almost run
out of town and 1t was up to the peo-
pie to do something.
Mr.. Deering of Dallas, who is
well driller of wide experience hay
ing drilled among others the Oak
Cliff, Praetorlan Building and South
land Hotel wells in Dallas and who
has done work in most of the towns
around Greenville was present and
Chairman Leavy asked him to tell
something about wells, and what they
would cost. Mr.. Deering said that he
had been here several years before
to talk the matter over with some of
the citizens but they did not seem
to be as much in favor of it then as
they are now. He gave a very de-
tailed statement OF the water strata
underlying this part of the state and
the various depths at which water
Ia,
towns, He said that to get water
he thought it would be necessary to
go about 2,7S9 feet That to get the
right kind of well it ought to be
started not less than a 10 SIS or IL
inch pipe and then finished to 6 inch
os at the bottom. A well of that kind
and 2,7S0 feet deep would cost about
$500 per foot to drill for the reason
that the deeper you so the harder
it becomes to drill. He said that il
he was given tho contract he would
make good and sufficient bond to
so the contract depth unless water
was reached sooner
Attorney J. p. Yates moved that
the club appoint a committee to co
operate with the council and com.
mittee to close contract with some re-
4 sponslble party to drill deep well,
Carried unanimously. Mr.. Yates
stated that he was in favor of en-.
ploying an experienced man 10 do the
work, one who knew his business.
DR.. Joe Becton called attention to
a phase of the situation that has n
been spoken of previously, the liabil.
ity to contamination of our present
water supply He said that II the
VIII be great danger of an epidemic
Of typhoid and other diseases caused
by impure water, that II would be
very easy for our present source Of
supply to become contaminated ant
that II would then cause an epidemic
of disease and necessitate the boil
Ing of all drinking water. He alst
heartily indOdsed the employment o
an experienced man and then pay hln
his price and not let any amateur
experiment at the citizens expense
The chair announced the appolAt
ment Of the following gentlemen %
the Booster clubs representatives. OF
the citizens we'll committee: j. y
Boyle, j. p. Yates, l., L. Bowmal
and VIM. Pierson The city councl
appointed w. II. Bush. b. F. l.oone
and Jas. Armfstead as the council
members of the citizens commltte,
These gentlemen and the Booster
club committee viii assist the counc
1 in letting the contract for the we
and supervising II as the work pr
!. crosses.
\ Upon motion OF Mr.. Tisdale tn
club Endorsed the Issuance OF bond
to the amount of $4,000 for the drill
.ng OF the well. only 70 much OF
to be used as was necessary and
be septn under The direction OF II
council and citizens committee. Ca
rIed withCut dissent
There was considerable informs
diseussio, of the details OF the wol
and the citizens committee appoiu
ed by the club and council viii me
Z. in the cify attorneys Office this NOR
:, ing at 10 O'Clock TO let the contra
e for the well. The meeting then q