Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1920 — A SCARCITY OF CITY WATER [ARTICLE]

A SCARCITY OF CITY WATER

is One Reason Given for Not Sprinkling Streets More. The Democrat has been informed that there are two very good reasons why the streets are not sprinkled.' These reasons are that the marshal has not the time to give from his other duties for this work and that there is a scarcity of water at the plant. These reasons we are perfectly willing to grant. During the summers months, the streets are flushed twice a week, Sunday and Thursday mornings, but, as good as these occasions are, they are not enough. At that only the brick streets receive the water. Concerning the second reason, it has been suggested that the city install an automatic electric pump and a tank, holding several sprinklers’ full, near the river, say at the old creamery bridge, near the planning mill. This would relieve the pumps at the water station and besides it would not take perhaps as much current to pump the water from the river as from a deep well. It may be that the river water would not be as clean as desired, but it would be much better for sprinkling purposes than no water at all.