The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07

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n pure and plenty. IL like a
n Marathon runner with one
lex.
II our statement is emphatic, Il is
because we rccollect a time IN otr
committing youth when we had to
chop a hole through the ice Of "A mill
pond 70 get washing water and had
70 travel Il long way to a spring
os,en at 4 midnight hour. TO obtain a
tg Of drinking water. Such expert
ences are useful provided they do no,
snbltter one or induce the belief tina,
water Is a civilized superstition. In
sat;ing back to nature we must not
forge, that water is natural and that
mos, every animal except the cat uses
Il freely.
There was a mar who built an ex-
penslve house on 4 hill top not far
from the metropolis. The view was
magnificent and the house perfect in
all It's parts. Only the arrangement OF
the water supply had been left TO the
Last. To get water one project after
another was tried out. None of them
was found practicable. II was simply
impossible to supply that fine. new
rome with water; just az II 1t had
been built IN the Arizona desert. The
sespair.ne owner put the place on the
market az a price below cost. Prob
ably the person who bought 1t wor-
red along with a cistern. and in dry
spells had water Carted by the bar
rel
This is an unusual and extreme
case. but 1t illustrates the folly of
,sckllng the water question last in
stead Of first.
Most suburban towns have water
mains, at least in their central parts,
which simplify the problem for the
Individual home makers. II Is on the
outskirts or in quite isolated loca-
Ions that difficulties arise. A water
,smpany may be induced to extend its
Inc provided "A certain number of
Nolseholders along the route will
agree to take the service. or II the
company is reimbursed for part Of the
extra expense. 1t may be possible 70
pu. a little pressure on the water
company through the town authorI-
lies, for an adequate distribution of
water Is a public,as well az a private
con7ern. II you pay water X you
are entitled to holler for water: the
ak is osteE Sibly for fire protection.
The town usually pays the water com
panv 50 much n year for each ny
irant. and If a line Is extended the
company has revenue from the towns
.EroAf y y.lv0 vsC &c NInll "a rnrGnnn1
service. The company may think an
extension wont pay; the town fathers
'esr increased taxes on OF
sydrants. There is a chance FOR the
conmuter TO play politics.
The cost Of running an individual
pipe line from water main To house
5 between IS and 40 cents q running
'oot. A galvanized iron pipe II.
lches in diameter will do. ii must he
placed az least three feet under ground.
= the distance involved is several
hundred feet and the cos per foot is
'oward the maximum, on account Of
local conditions. IL NAV be better to
g!ve up town water and plan for an
Independent system. An independent
Nd' upp4N ms many duNtilAdSt
Usually u means purer water than
What the company obtains from a
river or reservoir and retails to its
customers. Also II is used freely
without thought OF a water meter
licking away. After the first cost Of
installation there is no annual water
water hill To pay, A company may
charge a minimum. say. of SIS a year.
ou' YOU will probably use more than
ne minimum, and YOU don't know
when the rates will 90 up. The
pleasure ~ watering a lawn or a
Nower bed is damped when you think
OF the extra toll.
or the Independent systems the
hs', simplest and luckiest is a good
spring which nature has planted near
your site and enough higher so that
gravity does the work OF putting the
water where you want il. This is like
nd.nC gold in chunks. II happens.
ou' not often. II in important to
Eno" that the spring is a bona fide
row ~ underground water. not sur
'ace drainage or seepage. and that II
" not liable 70 90 on strike in dry
weather. It is a good plan to dig the
spring ou' 10 a depth of 3 or 4 feet,