Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, January 9, 1925, p. 1. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. With a temporary shut off of Bloomington's water supply from Leonard Springs announced for tonight, officials of the new water company.brought about a promise of speedy action in the finishing touches that will give the city first service from the new two million dollar waterworks systems at Griffy Creek. Today the new water mains, which have been rapidly laid from the new lake two miles north of the city and through the city streets in the northeast residential section, will be hooked up with the big main of the old system on the north side of the public square. At the lake, the gates will be closed for the first time and water will be impounded behind the big dam. Meanwhile, the city and university goes on "water rations" again tonight for the first time since 1922, due to the rapid consumption of the Leonard Springs supply.