Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-22
LOCAL RANCHER URGES VOTERS
TO SECURE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM

pital bill was between $500 and $500
If such a thing was to happen in Bon
ners Ferry, how many families could
stand an expense of that kind? Not
many, I'm afraid.
Now, all these places l have men
TONED were pumping their water from
the Great Lakes, not from a river or
pond, but where bacteria has only a
one nundredth OF chance to exist
and still see what happened.
In my seven years as chief inspect
or FOR the Duluth water and light de-
partment, l came in contact with many
cases OF carelessness of manufacturers
Where they had what is called the dual
system. This is where they have both
city water for emergency and their
own pumping system for filling boil
ers, which is pumped from the st
Louis bay. Both systems connect with
pipes leading to boilers, while on the
city water pipe is a stop value closed
ana sealed with meter ahead of the
valve. Any time said company wishes
10 use the city water on account of
their own system being impaired thew
under fine, are compelled to notify
the department; also when finished
70 be closed and sealed again. This
is Just to show you what could happen
IN case such precautions were NOT
taken: ! had call from one of said
companies one day that they could not
get water through the city pine.
went out and disconnected IL at the
meter and found it packed full of dead
decaying little fish two and three
inches long that had been forced into
the meter by their system Therefore
II the city plant had not safeguarded
itself by sealed valve behind the
meter all this dead vermin would have
peen forced into the city mains for peo-
pie IN that part of the city to drink.
80 IL there Is any voter thinking of
voting against these bonds to be issued
ior such good cause, they had better
stop and think 1T over, especially those
with children who drink in many diff
ferent places during day. You sure
~ don't want to go through what other
cities | have cited have gone through.
Take Ii while you have the chance
and not when it is too late as it means
money in your pocket. With all the
beautiful mountain streams YOU have
mere to obtain pure water from. to
s-iAAN VI uAAhhiuS WdItI pumped from |
the slough or even from the Kootenai
river in its high stage, in my estima-
ton, is flirting with the undertaken.
And good water is the very best asset |
city can have. Any visitor that visits
your city will, if you have good water,
never fail to mention it-and likewise /
t it is poor.
AS | said before, l am a disinter-
'sted party but am giving the people
II Boomers Ferry the benefit of my
Ictual experience with water depart
nents. Anyone doubling my state
nents can write any of the above men
Toned departments and find as I have
old you
Il have gone farther than intended
o when | started and don't know il
he Boomers Ferry Herald will find
DOM for this, but whether or not. |
eel that l have tried to give to the
eople of Boomers Ferry what / know
S best for them. And I am positive
vhen the people of Boomers Ferry go
o the polls on April 9Th they will
rove that Boomers Ferry is the pro-
ressive little city it is trying to be
nd not back number Yours for
ure water
'F. II. GRIGNON. Rancher."