East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-22
Expenditure in Conducting Investi-
cation Would be Of no Benefit to
Public Says Committee.
MAY TEST WATER IN JULY
Committee Also Suggests That City
Engineer Go to Source Of supply
During the summer Months ut Reg
Alar Intervals and Take Measure
mrnts Of the Flow OF Water.

There will be no further investiga-
tion Of the gravity water system at
the present time, the fire and water
committee to which was referred the
recent petition asking that compe-
tent engineer and bacteriologist be
secured. reporting unfavorably on the
ground that the expenditure necessary
would be OF no benefit to the public
at large.
A letter from John T. Whistler, well
known engineer, stating that he could
possibly not undertake the work was
attached to the report which was ad-
opted and placed on file. Also a
comprehensive chart of the springs
and the work which has been done
was presented and, upon motion, 1t
was decided to frame 1t and hang it
in the city recorders office.
The following is the report of the
committee:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Pendleton.
Gentlemen:
we the committee to whom was
referred the petition signed by Hon
orable W. X. Ellis and others. which
is hereto attached, now report there
On as follows:
After having given the matter care
ful consideration and discussed it
amongst ourselves, we recommend
that the request of the petitioners bc
not granted at this time.
In regard to the matter of employ
ing an engineer to check up Mr.. kel-
sey's work we took that matter up
with Mr.. j. r. Whistler, the engineer
suggested in the petition. and receiv-
ed letter from him dated January
1884, to Mr.. John w. Dyer, a men,
ber of this committee, which letter
is hereto attached for your incorma-
tion II Is our judgment that you will
find 1t difficult to obtain the SER
vices of any reputable engineer to
perform the work suggested to be
performed in the petition attached
hereto: but. even if this were not the
case, We cannot see where the peo-
pie of the city of Pendleton would be
benefited by an expenditure Of $500
10 $1,000 In employing an engineer to
have him tell us where we had spent
too much money on job, when the
money is already spent and the work
for which 1t was expended complet- |
ed; such information, II obtained. |
might or might not tend to show that
some individuals are correct and some I,
are incorrect In their views about too
much money having been expended.
but would be OF no benefit to the 4,
people of Pendleton at large.
In regard to sending samples OF
the water from the source of supply /
near Thorn Hollow to a bacteriologist !
for test, we think that at this time OF ,
year there Is no doubt that the water |
would test as good water; but we
of this year samples of the water /
from Thorn Hollow be sent to a re-
liable bacteriologist for test and that |
the result OF this test be made known |
by having the same printed in both |
newspapers published in Pendleton.
We also recommend that the map !
attached hereto be placed upon the
wall in the office of the city recorder
and that the general public be in
vited to examine II at their leisure. We |
think they will find 1t comprehensive |
and clear, but In case they shoulJ |
not, II can be explained to them.
We further suggest that during the
months of July, August and Septem
her, 1914. our city engineer go to the
source of supply of the water at
Thorn Hollow at regular intervals.
and take measurements of the flow
OF the water there and the result o,
his measurements be published in
10Th of the newspapers above mar
toned.
Dahd this 2lst day of January.
1914
Respectfully submitted.
JOE ELL,
JOHN DYER.