We Want Something

The Business Men's Association had an enthusiastic meeting Friday evening to discuss the sewerage question. All present were anxious to have the matter pushed and resolutions were passed urging the common council to appoint an election for the people to vote $10,000 to buy the sewer pipe and comnience constructlon thisyear. Tlie varlous speakers referred to the urgency of the matter since pipe was so low, the figures published In last week's Courier showing 80 per C3nt. discount being very surprising. There never was so good a time before for purchasing pipe and it is doubtful f it continúes. The sizes are all right in the plan, for we have a good fall to the river, and it 3 far better to have a pipe two-tliirds full of water than one-third full, for things are not so likely to lodge therein. The discharge of a six-inch pipe wlth a fall of three Inches in 100 feet will be 120 gallons ■per minute, while a twelve-inch pipe will discharge 680 gallons per minute. Owing to our streets being rolling the surface drainage can take care of itself as it always has done easily. Another point in favor is that the water works coinpany are bound by their charter to provide water for the fiushing of the sewers, so that will be no addltional expense. Everything favors it, and the council are doing well to discuss and push it to a vote. That the people may be informed of the plan it is a wise thing to print Prof. Greene's report In full for general distribution. Most of our citizens are paying every year as mucli for cess pools and the cleaning out of privies as their sewer titx would be, which being once paid would cease to be a bother or expense. From an económica], sanitary and progressive standpoint city sewerage is a necessity.