Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-15
SE~ERAes.-Do you notice those long

SEwERAcs.-Do you notice those long
drains that are being dug up through the
city at various points, connecting sundry
cellars with the rivsr1 They are about big
enough for small tile or plank drain and
cost good deal Of money 10 the aggregate.
They cut up our streets every year and
make ugly and dangerous ridges whsseon
numerous bugsies are wrecked. They are
. very short lived sfFair-look like boys
play, and ere in short, On unoitigated nui>
sance. Why do the authorities permit this
roofing, mining. gu.terins and ridging Of
our streets to go on from year to year,
Why not put a stop to il at once' We are
told that our citizens have 20 resort to this
diso.derly and expensive conduct because
there is no regular sewerage. Tha. is the
point we are aiming at exactly. There are
no sewers 10 accommodate the enterprise Of
the city. Now what is the reason. Surely
il cannot be the expense Of the thing for
there is IS much money spent every year
from private purses in this tinkering way
rs it would cost TO put down good sewer
from the river 20 9Th street Start from
Harrison street and go up to Perry and you
will cross many Of these small drains, cost>
ing enoogh we believe to pay half the ex>
pense Of properly sewering Harrison, Brady
and Perry streets and extending Main street
sewer farther up. Now as city we ought
to adopt some policy about this mstter.-
The city cannot afford TO sewer oil
these leading streets in one year nor
in three, but the work should be
commenced Take one street at . time, and
carry the sewer up to 9Th street. This
would do very well for one season, and here
as In other cities, let the adjacent property
be specially taxed to pay At least one hall
the expense. II is better to do this than to
oe sending these small drains all through
our best streets. Besides the economy Of
the thing there is sanitary question involv'
ei Of great importance. Our city Is grow
ing, and necessities for permanent drainage
is constantly increasing. Cess pools, close
vaults, and other pestilenes holes are rapids
ly accumulating, and the whole soil of the
city 10 becoming saturated with fifth. Let
% have . good wholesome system Of sew
srage, and let the property on tho streets
where they are built be taxed fos it. Ous
city is growing, and the sooner We set about
| Il the better. Numerous citizens have spo.
ken to Us about this matter, and are anxious
TO have their property taxed for wholesome
and lpermansut sewerage purposes. Dsv>
enport is growing rapidly. One Of these
days We shall want water>works and when
We make that Improvement We must have
sewerage. Let US take time by the forelocl<
ard start one sewer this year
PEoRIA AND Rock ISLAND RAILROAD
Since the report of the delegation sent to
Peoria to attend the Railroad Convention,
| our most Influential citizens and wide awake
business men have taken an active interest
in the matter of building the proposed road
from Peoria to Rock Island. The commit.
tee is now actively engaged in circulating
. subscription paper of which the following
is the heading:
We whose names are hereunto subscribe
ed, severally agree to take the number Of
shares set opposite our respective names, at
the rate Of one hundred dollars per share.
in the Capital Stock of the Peoria and Rock
Island Railroad Company, in the State Of
Illinois; to be paid in iustsllmen,s az may
be determined by the Board Of Directors of
said Railroad Company but upon the ex>
press condition that this subscription is not
to be binding. nor is any part Of the said
installmcnts to be aid. until tie following
named committee, viz: Michael Donahue,
Hiram Price. Jas. T. Lane, G. y. Cock and
w. G. Wadsworth. or . msjor,ty Of them
shall be satisfied that sufficient amount o!
| stock in said Railroad has been subscribed
to insure the building of said Railroad q
| now contemplated and the said committee
| shall then, and not until then, deliver this
subscription to said Company, and the same
shall then become binding and in full force:
From this i, will be seen that suilicien,
precautionary steps have been taken to pro-
tect the signers Of this paper. The building
OF the road must be assured before single
dollar Of the subscription can tie paid. Pe>
oria City and county, Stark, Henry and
Rock Island counties may now show their
figures.
FovRrH or JULY.-The mooied question