The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-10-04
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Bond Issue Of $125,ooo
Submitted For Election
On Oct. 80
PLAN NEW WELLS
PROPOSED TO PROVIDE WATER
SUITABLE FOR DRINKING AND
HOUSEHOLD USE.-WlLL ALSO Be
NECESSARY TO RECONSTRUCT
SERVICE AND THE PROTECTION
AGAINST FIRE.

After using water little less than
vile for the last thirty years, the peo-
pie of Mitchell are to have an oppor-
tunity on the 3Oth Of this month, to
vote on the question Of obtaining
new source of supply and one that
would provide water that could be
used alike for drinking and house,
hold purposes. 1t will come before
the city in the form Of question
whether or not to issue 1925, 900
worth of bonds for the construction Of
a new water system.
In conjunction with the drilling Of
new wells, into differtn water level,
it is proposed to reconstruct the
pumping station, TO assure the city
an adequate delivery of water and the
best of protection against fire.
Nothing that could be proposed by
the city would affect more people in
the city of Mitchell than this bond
issue. Every family has been obliged
either 10 drink cistern water, obtain,
ed by a more or less expensive sys-
tenn of plumbing and flltering, or else
to purchase spring water at so much
gallon or barrel. IT is estimated
that, in winter months, the people buys
as much as $4,000 barrels Of water
a month at great exnense.
The Mayors Statement.
Mayor Wells, discussing the plans
of The city, Tuesday, said:
we must. take steps soon to re-
build our water system. For one thing,
1,,n rnlIcf hava npW n1,nn ming faCiit,
Lies. We have proposition from the
Mitchell Power company to furnish
us power for electric pumps, and we
will either accept som such offer. Ill.
the rate is low enough, or put in oil-
burning engines that would relieve the
city of the boiler trouble that. has.
bothered all steam plants..,e. s.es,s-g.s, -.
of water. The present deep. wells give
lis water that is a disgrace to the city.
We are in great hope that we can OBJ
tain a great enough supply in the up
per sandstone, which is only 100 to
i25 feet down. It will cost materially
less to drill wells 10 that level, so, II
necessary, we can put in number OF
them at moderate expense. 1t remains
to be determined whether we can OBJ
tain sufficient volume at that Level.
We of course would make thorough
tests TO find out whether the supply
would be ample. We do know that
the water at that level is Of very fair
quality. The mineral substances con-
tanned in it amount to less than one
third the proportion in the water VIC
are now using. The Realty building
and the widmann hotel and the Mil
wauKee round house have, had wells in
discovered any shortage OF supply.
.If it is deemed best, We. can retain
the Dresent deep wells. and use them
for fire or other emergency This cay
easily he done by fitting up the. old
reservoir for the deep water wells.
.The people of Mitchell may be very
sure that nothing would be done Win
out the most thorough investigation;
or without the advice OF experlencen
and competent engineers: Il
Election Officers Named.
The election at which the people OF
Mitchell will decide upon the issue OF
siS5 600 for improvements in Nit.
chells water system will be he!d
Tuesday, October 80 in the four WARDS
of the city The election booths III
thc first ward will be IN the shooMn.,s
gallery on Main street near the NH NIL
waukec station. second ward, the tlre-
and the fourth ward in the city hall.
The Judges of the election for eacll
ward II have been named and are as fol;
lows: First ward. w. H. Snow; Wool
Smith md i. II. Davis: second waru;;
NJ. Fitzgerald, Charles Crnmh. ana ana
William Dattison: Third ward, George
Foster, NJ. ,Boyce: and Ber. rIos Mowi,N \, :
crnssel and ii. g. Frost. The bond is
snc M T IS for tic construction of new
water wa power building and the drilling
nf ncW wells. :" s..e