The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Mayor Reviews

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As these wells decreased in capa-
city, supplemental water was taken
from a 49, well about $50 feet deep
across the Little Yough, south Of
Oak, which had served the old
Oakland hotel. The town thea
drilled a 6" well about 200 feet
deep in the alley between Oak and
Water streets, east of the Little
Yough. This WELL altho fitted with
casing and with a reported good
yield, was never used as it was
condemned because of unsanitary
condition of the grounds on which
it was located.
Land Is Purchased
"The towns next venture in 1919
was to purchase a piece of land
known as the Hamill tract where
three 6" wells, 100, 1902 and $50 feet
deep, were drilled on the hillside
just west of the reservoir and mid
way down the slope. These wells
reduced in capacity and were
abandoned about 1888 Our next
search for water resulted in drill
ing 6" well on the hillside west
of Bradley run and above the pres
ent golf course in 1889 This, at
a depth of 325 feet, proved to be
a dry hole. Another g. well, $50
feet deep was drilled in back of
the golf club house. This was used
until October, 1947 when the water
table had dropped to such an eX-
tent pumping was stopped. A new
6" we'll, 253 feet deep, was drilled
at the upper end of the golf course
just off Sang Run road. This we'll,
drilled late in 1947, still is in use
and produces in wet season about
so gallons per minute, but negligi-
BILE in dry season.
In 1923 the land on which our
present springs and spring house
are located was purchased. Ad-
ditional tracts adjoining this land
we're purchased on which three g.
wells were drilled at depths Of
125, 165 and 181 feet, drilled in 1888,
1884 and 1899, and have been
abandoned some years.
In 1947, a year of critical water
shortage, we find that the avail
able supply was $4,000 gallons per
day against a needed daily supply
of 216,000 Since 1909 the town had
drilled and abandoned IA wells,
had purchased the land on which
our springs we're located and what
we had as a source of supply were
the springs and one we'll at the
upper end of the golf course
Chester Engineers Called
AS result of this shortage the
Chester Engineers were called in
in an effort to relieve the acute
shortage and recommended a long
range program. The engineers,
January, 1913, recommended drill
ing a well northeast of Oakland
adjacent to Wilson Run. This well
now supplies water to the hospital,
being turned over to it during the
1857 shortage The flow was about
35 gallons per minute, sufficient
for hospital needs. A second we'll
was recommended and a third rec
ommendation was to consider ad-
visibility of developing a surface
source.
The following sources were exam
ined: Upper Comegy's Run spring,
Mt. Lake Park spring, Landon's
dam springs, Bradley, Miller
Laurel runs, Harrington Manor and
Deep Creek lake, Little and Big
Yough rivers.
Following the 1913 report the
town in 1851 purchased the Hine-
baugh farm for $4,000 on which
three wells were drilled Again in
1857 and 1859 we experienced a
water shortage For immediate re-
lief another we'll was drilled about
500 feet east of the spring house.
This was a good well and our best