The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
PUBLIC OPINION
What Representative Citizens Say
Concerning Sewerage.
The Drift Of General Feeling on the
Feasibility OF Construction
All Agree that a Good System is a
Prime Necessity.
SOme-Entertain Fears that the FIX
pense viii bs Burdensoms.

A NEWS reporter interviewed num-
Der of gentlemen Friday touching the
matter of city sewerage. AS viii be
seen, no one denies the great need for
it. All admit the danger of the pres
ent condition of things. Some think
the expense is an objection to under
taking it at the present time. We do
not think SO. There will never come a
time when that objection will not be
raised If it is to avail now, it may
for all time to come, or until some pub
lie calamity like that at Memphis com
pels action.
MAYOR WEAVER AND CoUNCILMEN
CLARKE
were approached on the subject. They
expressed themselves as thoroughly in
favor of a sewerage system and the
mayor said he thought he could safely
say that all the council were in favor
of it rs soon as practicable and as soon
as the people think they can afford it.
G. w. NEWMAN
said, although he had gone to good
deal of expense in putting in a sewer
for his own residence property, yet he
was in favor of it for the city if the
people generally thought the city could
afford it, but he doubted whether this
was the proper time, under the condi-
ton of Things, for it's agitation.
JUDGE FLETCHER
said he had not read all of DR.. Jacobs
paper as yet. under ordinary Cir
cumstances, =" ne sid. "a sewerage sys-
tenn is necessity, but under the pres
emit condition of things it must be re-
garded as luxury, for the people have
a heavy enough tax to meet at pres
ent.''
w. F. EWING
said he would like to see Emporia with
a good system of sewerage, but can the
city stand it?
w. c. SIMPSON
expressed himself as favoring sewer
age system, and the work should COM
mence in the near future.
w. w. SCOTT
said the city ought to have it, but the
question of the requisite funds stands
in the way. He thought law should
be passed preventing the sinking of
sewerage wells.
POSTMASTER BIRDSALL
said: mo intelligent person doubts
the need of good sewerage system for
our city, but 1 would be disposed to
wait another season, until the outlook
is brighter
COL. WHITLEY
was accosted by NEWS representa-
tive and he expressed himself as fol-
lows: ~ have long been an advocate of
sewerage and am glad that the people
are Weakening up to the Importance of
the question. Have read DIR. Jacobs
able paper and think it ought to arouse
the people to a realizing sense of the
dangers that surround them. 1 think
a system may be put in for much less
sum than the doctor names. A recent
state law gives the mayor and council
power to inaugurate system and levy
a.tax. No bonds are necessary to build
a sewerage system. If the present.
generation cannot afford to pay for the
work, we can afford to enjoy its privil-
eyes and let our posterity take care of
the debt
HON. WIN. MARTINDALE
says: ''Set me down as being in favor
of a comprehensive system of sewerage
for our city without delay. Work ought
to be commenced at once.
NJ. w. CONNER.
The city will have to look at this as
individuals. Can we afford it? No
one doubts but that a system of
sewerage would be first class thing. y
Many others were interviewed by
the reporter and he was unable to find
any opposed to good system of
sewerage. The above is in general,
the expression of all. None are
against it, but some doubt the pro-
priety of undertaking the expense
and work at present.