The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-08-11
Our City Water Supply.

In our last issue The journal called attention to
the serious shortage of water. The Cobb County
Times published an interview with member of the
water board in which he claims that there is no dan
ger of Serious shortage. The Journal stated
last week that there had been shortage not on one
occasion but on many occasions and that each time
the water board had made excuse, just as they
are now doing The fact remains nevertheless, that
Marietta continues to be short for water, and en-
tirely without water from time to time even though
many additional wells have been dug at a great ex-
pense to the city.
More than four years ago there was shortage
and at that time the present mayor and water board
employed two Of the best engineers in Georgia to in
vestgate and pass upon the supply and to advise
the city authorities to the future. These engineers
after a thorough investigation, advised the water
board in writing that they did not believe an ade
quate supply could be obtained from the wells and
thta in their opinion an ample supply would have to
that in their opinion ample supply would have to
were employed and paid for this expert advice New
erheless the water board has continued to dig more
In the meantime the city supply is exhausted from
time to time.
The advice of the Engineers referred to above
has been vndicated by the experience of other towns
in this section of the state who have endavored to get
a supply Of water from deep wells for example !;
Griffin who has increased the number of their wells
from time to time. They now have engineers en-
poyed, and are laying their plans to get a supply
from stream East Point; its largest consumers are
having to furnish their own supply and the city it.
self is negotiating for supply from another source
The same is true with College Park Kirkwood Tai
ladega, Ala and many other towns in the Piedmont
belt From The journals investigation, wells in this
section in towns of 5000 or more have proven to be
failure; to say nothing of the great expense and
loss OF money invested in these plants that later have
to be abandoned
The water boards largest customer the L. & N
Railroad forced to furnish their own supply due
to the fact that the water board notified them that
it could not furnish them water longer The water
board has been purchasing for weeks and weeks wat
er from the l.. & N. Railroad and not for few days,
as the interview in the Cobb County Times stated
Since the present administration has been in Of
ice, the fire insurance companies have raised their
rates In Marietta due to an insufficient water supply.
1t appears to the Jouranl that this alone is sufficient
answer to the claim of ample water.
DeeP wells nave Deen tried out IN Marietta for
ten years or more. Alley have proven to be failure
New wells have been continually dug at great ex-
penSe and still Marietta finds herself without water
from time to time. This has not happened once or
twice, but on many occasions
This is not petty politics, nor political matter
1t is one OF the most important matters that has ey
er confronted our people If we as community are
to increase our population increase our in1ns+r;s
ana progress as we should we must have ample wat
er Tor hre protection, and all other purposes Water
Is necessity. The journal is interested in Marietta,
IN her people, and not in petty politics.