The Nevada journal., 1856-08-15

just suffered one of the worst calamities
that ever befel a people. From pros
porous and growing city, little is left but
stout hearts to build another. The en-
ergy and enterprise thus far exhibited
in our streets, is theme of admiration
and wonder. Commercial street wants
but little of being as complete as ever
A few weeks only will suffice to render
the new city as full and compact as the
old. Some brick buildings are being
built, but the town is mostly rising out
of wood, soon to be dried for the care
less spark or the incendiary's torch.
These questions should suggest them
selves to every property holder in the
corporation Are we not in imminent
danger of another cenfagration Is
there no remedy against such disasters !
and if there is a remedy how are we to
obtain it ! One glance at the combus-
tible material out of which the town is
being built, must convince us that we
are as liable to be made again victims
as ever before. 1t must be obvious to
every man of observation too, that from
the low position occupied by the town
and the water close at hand hundreds of
of feet above the highest structure in
the city, that most effective agent is at
command to control the fiery destroyer
in moment. Tie waters of Deer and
Rock creek are easily made available
and comparatively trifing sum is only
needed to deluge the town with water
at minutes warning
A reservoir can be constructed on one
of the hills to the westward of the citv,
and large pipes conduct to every street
and to every house an abundant supply
If good and wholesome water. The en-
terprise is one, not only of vast impor-
tance to every citizen from the protec-
ton it will afford hisproperty, but to the
capitalist for the profits it will bring
upon his investment. Forty or fifty
thousand dollars will bring water to
every mans door for ordinary use, and
sufficient to efectually secure him
against calamities such as we have lust
witnessed. Hydrants can be established
at every few yards in our streets, to
which hose may be attached and fire
suddenly extinguished as soon as be-
gun.
The only obstacle which lies in the
way of the accomplishment of the plan
by the citizens themselves is the want
of means. Broach the subject to any
resident of the place, and he will ac-
knowledge the utility if not necessity of
a work of the characterproposed, but the
inquiry, "Why not enlist in the enter
prise at once ?" is always met with a
complaint of poverty.
1t is true we are poor in purse, but are
we IN spirit 1t is true the late confa-
grafton lcssened our property, but
another such disaster will leave us in
hopeless ruin. If we are poor, we know
the meonveniences of being in strait
ened circumstances, and let us guard
while we may by strong resolution,
against utter pennylessness and want.
The work of supplying the town with
water for protection against fires, ought
to be commenced Immediately. The
longer we live without it, the less we
will deem it necessary, and the more
careless and Indifferent to our fate
While the memory of the late awful
event is fresh in the minds of the peo-
pie, should the incipient steps be taken
for protection.
Less than two years since, members
of the consolidation water company,
proposed a plan to supply the town with
water, but meeting with no encourage
ment dropped the subject 1t is easily
demonstrable that better investment
for fifty thousand dollars can rarely be
found in the State AS this is theme
of vital Importance to our city and every
inhabitant thereof, we invite attention
to it earnestly.
Our columns can be used to no better
purpose than the discussion of the sub
ject, and are cheerfully rendered for
the purpose.
A DECIDED IMPRovEMENT-Itis pro-
posed and argued by several of our citi-
zens to build culvert between Broad
street on one side, and Main and Com.