The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-01-17
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We understand there is some interest
still manifested in supplying the town
with water by means of waterwo rks, and
that some of the councilmen are interest
ing themselves in the matter. We hope
this matter will not be lost sight of but
agitated until a water supply for fire pur-
poses becomes an established fact. When
we look over the town and witness it's many
fine residences and valuable places of bus
mess and see that they are for the most
part frame buildings, and in the most val
liable portions of the town compaetly
built, we shudder at the thought of a FIRE.
a fire started anywhere in the more thick
ly settled portion of the town will undoubt-
eddy entail a loss, above insurance carried,
more thar sufficient to amply protect the
town by efficient fire appliances. Last
spring s400 was voted to dig cisterns. That
amount has been assessed on the taxpayers
and collected and is now waiting action Of
Council. We hope this money will not be
used until the people, again assembled in a
deliberatiye body, have an opportunity 10
reconsider the appropriation. Cisterns, so
far as we can learn, have never given sat
isfaction where tried, and we feel confident
will not meet our wants. We are
satisfied that the amount necessary
to properly supply the town by these
means will go a great way towards piping
the town. By piping we can have a sup
ply that can be relied upon in any emer-
gency. 1t has been pretty definitely as
certained that there are no springs within
available distance that can be depended
upon, so the only feasible plan now seems
to be to erect a standpipe near the lake in
the lower part of the town, or the lake
east of the town. Here is an abundant
supply for all purposes. Let us consider
this matter well before we invest in els
terms, only to be abandoned as they were
in Salem. Why experiment to our cost
when the experience of other places assures
us of the folly. Wsterworks wherever
used give a feeling of security and there
fore satisfaction, and so far as we can learn
become a paying investment. We speak
what we believe when we say the stock of
waterworks in this town will be a desira-
Bile and profitable investment. Let us
have w~aterworks in place of the pestilen-
tial cisterns.
A few mornings ago we were hustled
out of the land of dreams at an early hour.
We protested against being thus disturbed
while the stars kept watch over our slum-
bers, but all to no purpose. We can't al
ways have our way and our breakfast, too.
But then, taking things all and in all, we
don't know that We have a just right to
complain. We feel pretty confident at least,
if we should attempt to maintain an action
in case, we should have the privilege of
paying costs. We have heard in times
past a great many apothegms, such as
''neyer a rose without a thorn, never a
Jack without a Gill" &C., which we sup
pose means never a good without an i'll,
never an i'll without a good, and so it prov
ed at the time in question. We had the
privilege once more to behold the rosy
tints of ''early dawn As we gazed out
upon the stars, and endeavored by these
ehronometers of the heavens to tell the
time o morning, We were greeted by
sounds that brought "reminiscences of our
boyhood days. Away over on the farm of
our genial milk-man, Reeve Flitcraft, was
heard the growing of the old farm-yard
rooster, telling to a sleepy world the night
is spent, anc the dawn is coming. A
bright light shining through the easements
of his pleasant farmhouse home assures u
that Mr.. Fliteraft is already abroad in
anticipation of our morning wants. AS
we looked ont upon the scene our mind ran
oach 70 tne .lnlo "neh our siunioeis VIZ
uloAeH osa soi1e We hne" .oopes, oailns
on. y sns ealhne eome, ge. u, sne
cuichehs arc eion ias, y . tnne 70 olns
heavy eyes we went forth by the light of
the stars, resolving if we ever grew to the
stature of a man we would sleep as long
as we wanted to. Alas, for human calcu-
ia'ions. we tnen tnought our iot a haIo