South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-11
TWO.TH|RDS OF WATER
SAMPLES PROVE GOOD
Board of Works Expresses Sat-
iSfaCtiOn Over State Board
Report on City Water.

General satisfaction was the express
sion OF the board of public works at
the Monday morning session after
hearing the report of City Health Of
ficer Strubbe on the reports received
from the state board Of health at In
dianapOlis on the condition of the
water supply Of Mishawaka.
About three weeks ago preDara-
tons were mace with the state board
for a general test of the water. TWEEN
ty-five samples were gathered by Mr..
Strubbe and \. r. Kline, superinten-
dent of the city water department. and
forwarded to the state board. These
samples were taken from the worst
taps in the city, said Mr.. Strubbe
Monday morning. Most of these taps
were located on dead ends, or in
places where water has been but sell
dom drawn. BY using this method
Of gathering samples it was thought
fair test OF the general condition
could be secured.
The report Of the state board re-
ceived Monday morning showed that
out of the - samples forwarded, II
were good and eight bad. The board
in specifying bad samples referred to
water which contains gas formers. OF
SO samples forwarded since the test
was started several weeks ago. only
one was reported as containing gas
forming bacteria and none were re-
ported as containing bacteria. The
gas formers, il is reasoned by the To-
cal officials. is due TO the use of the
chloride Of lime several weeks ago.
The lime was pumped into the mains
from the plant and il is known by the
officials that cOnsidera BILE of it remains
in pipes where water has not been
drawn out since its use. In many
cases of the samples were taken from
such places and under such condi-
tons and SO the gas formers are ac-
counted for in this manner.
However. the board is not yet ready
for general announcement that the
water is ready for use by the public
for domestic purposes and further
tests vii be made. Plans are now
under way by the officials to have To-
cal chemists, as it is thought that bet
ter results can be obtained by using
the samples while fresh. In the case
of several of the samples sent to the
to board four and five days had
elapsed before they were analysed.
Considerable discussion was held
over the street lighting proposition in
Mishawaka. During the past several
weeks a large number of petitions
have been received requesting street
lights in various sections of the city.
A committee consisting of PreS't
McDOnOugh Of the board, Supt. Kline
and w. II. Upper were appointed TO
investigate the situation.
Another committee composed OF
Pres't McDOnOugh. City Atty. Jerne-
gan and City Engineer Cole was ap-
pointed TO investigate the best plan
for taking care Of the sewer situation
north of Lincoln way +. and east Of
Indiana av. \ trunk sewer or a Sc
ries OF local sewers along +. Joseph
St, was the subject of the discussion.
4 petition of George Eberhart and
several others for a sewer on l..
Fourth St, between Wenger av. and
Mason St, was granted. This will be
a local sewer.
Resolutions adopting final estimates
on the w. Eighth St, sewer the S.
West st. sewer and the Benton av.
sewer were adopted.
\ resolution accepting the final esti-
mate for the +. Battell ST. sewer was
adopted and the date Of hearing was
set for two weeks.