Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-20
DUNDEE TO VOTE ON BONDS
Village VIII Have Special Election on
February Twenty-Eight.
WANT NEW WATER WORKS PLANT
Question a. 70 Health fuIness of City
water 81 Omaha Threshea Out at
Meeting OF Improvement
CIub.

Dundee. as a village. will vote February
% on an issue OF $40 900 bonds with which
TO install an independent water works
system.
More than I75 members OF the Dundee
Improvement club crying water at any
cost" gathered Saturday night in the town
hall and heard both sides of the question
discussed
Arguments against the proposition were
presented by r. B. Howell. Isaac Condor
and Charles r. sherman OF the Omaha
Water board.
Supporters Of the necessity Of immediate
water in. the village were not wanting and
John Yeiser and Sylvester r. Rush. among
others, we're champions. Many yet re-
NAMED who wanted to talk when the
meeting broke up at 11:45 O'Clock.
Howell Defends Omaha.
Mr.. Howell pointed out that Omaha is
one Of the most healthful cities in the
United States, according to statistics, and
that there could be little criticism along
that there had been times the last two
summers when the water supply had been
insufficient. He promised, however, that
when the litigation between the Omaha
Water company and the Omaha Water
board was finished that everything that
could be done would be done. Ha said
Omaha and Dundee and the people OF
other suburbs were all people dependent
upon one system for it's water supply. He
assured the improvement club that he.
nor the other members of the board. In
tended to interfere, but merely wished
that all sides Of the question be known.
Mr.. Condor promised the assembly that
whatever prevails In Omaha will prevail in
Dundee He also dwelt upon the matter of
unity and said the people OF Dundee should
look 10 the future.
DIT. Willard Langfeld was called upon at
this time to testify as to the purity OF the
city water. He said that as there had been
no challenge and all the previous speakers
had dwelt upon its purity he felt no need
to say anything.
John Yefser Makes Appeal.
At this point John Yeiser said since he
had tackled everything else he wouldn't
be afraid Of a few germs. In the course OF
an appeal for water works system at
once, providing plenty OF water and on the
second floor II wanted. he asked why II
was that sewage from Sioux City was more
healthy than well water pure from the
/ earth. He said it may be more healthy. but
II is more nauseating and while his body
Z might slauu II MS mlhd feDelleQ-
/ During the course OF DR.. Langfeld's de-
Tense OF the water he took occasion to hurI
/ a few pleasantries at Mr. Yeiser. The two
mems repartee kept the crowd In a state
/ OF merrfment.
Following an explanation OF the investiga-
ton made in Omaha by Or. L. L. Lumsden
OF the United States Marine department
relative to the purity of the city water and
/ the need of filtration, 8 r. Rush spoke
earnestly, presenting illustrations and sta
tistics.
Denies water T. Healthy.
/ He predicted that II would be two or three
years before the water works litigation
would be finished and perhaps much longer
/ He denied that the city water was healthy.
Answering the argument OF Or. LangfsId
that filtration alone was not enough he
said that In Pittsburg a few years ago the
pneumonia death rate was 10 to the 1.O0C
and now with a filtration system the rate
was only forty-two. He brought out the
fact that Dundee would eventually be taken
in by Omaha and that then Omaha would
have to assume the debt
The matter OF the special election was
brought about by the Improvement club
/ which was formed about a month ago.