The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26
Civic Organization Secures Promise
That Intake For City's Water
Supply VIII hs
Extended.
PLAN SCHOOL GARDENS
Committees Named to Visit Schools
and Present the Idea to the Chill
dren-WiII Get Street
Boxes Ready.

Report was made at the Civic league
meeting on Saturday regarding the in
curry as to the purity and source or
supply of the city water. Mrs. Leon
ard Matless, chairman of the commit
tee made the report, that l.. w. Young,
local superintendent for the Water
Works company had made a definite,
promise that the intake pipe will be
moved from the point where it is now
placed. The committee following it's
appointment month ago had inyestt-
gated the terms of the contract be-
tween the city and the water works
company and had interviewed two or
three lawyers as to the best method
of procedure. They had form of pc
t1tlon drawn up and ready for clrcula-
ton. They went to the mayor and
city officials to explain what they were
about to undertake and then went to
the officials of the water works COM
rany with the same explanation. Mr..
Young at once pledged himself that
the pipe should be moved. He said
that II. l.. Letton, representing the
United States health service would be
here soon to investigate the condi-
tions. Mrs. Matless then wrote to
Mr.. Letton for the committee. Since
the present contract between the city
and the water works company expires
June 1, the sentiment of the league
was that something definite should
be done very shortly.
The unusually disagreeable and
dirty deposit which is now lodged
just above the intake pipe was dis
cussed, brief mention Of which was
made in The Gate City few days
ago.
1t was the sentiment of the league
that should there seem to be unnec-
essary delay in moving the intake
pipe into the open current the COM
mittee was given power to circulate
the petitions which are already pre-
pared for circulation.
School Garden Plans.
The report OF the progress of the
school garden plans was reported by
Mrs w. G. Blood, who presided at
the meeting and by Mrs. Matless, who
has been acting as chairman. Mrs.
]. J. Ayres was appointed chairman
of the school garden committee and
the following women appointed to
present the matter of gardens to the
school.
Garfield, George Washington and
Terrence schools-Mrs. j. J. Ayres
and Mrs Harry Culkin. Wells school
Miss May Westcott and Mrs. H. 0.
Whitney.
Carey and Jefferson schools-Miss
Caroline Baldwin and Miss Elizabeth
Collier
Lincoln school--Miss LA Mitchell
and Mrs. D. w. Bishop.
1t was reported that more than a
hundred dollars worth of seeds had
been ordered by the children, at
penny a package and that the inter
est was greater than it had been at
any time in the four years since the
plan was started. Miss Baldwin spoke
of the window boxes in the downtown
districts and said that late in April
or early in May the plants should be
placed in the boxes. The same plan
of maintaining and keeping the plants
watered will be followed this year
last year.
Mrs. Blood distributed tickets to
the Tuesday evening lecture given
under the auspices Of the Retailers
league. This lecture is Of interest to
the league because it has to do with
the garden city plan Of Dayton.