The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29
WATER WORKS AND ELECTRIC
LIGHTS.
sha;, We Have Them in Newberry:

Shall We Have Them in Newberry:
To ts,e Editor of The Herald and
News:-prog.es IS the desired end WIN
ALI communities. AOw 10 proceed IL
order to attain that end IS so netlmes
a yexed question. I take IL that we
are aii wcil-wishers of our town ana
hope to see her taking or new growth
and occupying prominent ana ehEla-
BILE position in the sisterhood OF South
ern towns. Our position to-day IS
UNIQUE. We are, as it were, ID iran
sition period, having emerged from Tue
s.hioh bib and tucker with which we
were donned many years ago as garo
Of our infancy. We have reached tnat
period of adolescence from Whicn we
look disdaiGfuily upon the knee
breecheS that separated Us from llpei
wears. and with the hope OF youth lhaI
cheers and invigorates, with the ouoE-
ancv of growing strength ana lncseas-
inc activities, We cast turtive Slances
at the future, that Will recognize;
MS IS = ve!I-poiSed and wel!-eGulppec
manhood. # We have not been as &C.
tive hitherto as we should have been,
thfn let us now arouse ourselves. II
we have allowed the moments that
were full Of promise and advantage to
pass by unemployed, let US not again
c2mmit such biunder. .,
But some will sag how is that growth
to come? The question has IT'S answer
It will not come umaiGed, that IS GER
tain. i am not Micawber enough TO
believe that the world will look us up,
unless we take our eNtingUished can
dies from beneath our bushel measures
and place them !ignted upon our un-
occupied candlesticAs. We will not
witreSs that growth unless each Ienos
q helping hand in developing II. bES
how are we TO help, some may ASK
That question also has lis answer. Eacn
citizen can 60 his share IN the materlal
up-hui!Ginr of bis community, and II
is his dutv 70 90 so. i! propositions oe
urged that look 70 iuGustlai growth
TO school enlargement, to internal I'M
provelueut. to the advancement OF the
moral. material and mental elevation
of ,he people, don't throw yourseif into
q vortex Of opposition and rage at
changes because they are such. On
the contrary encourage with hearty
voice and genuine sympathy any ana
aN such schemes, the purpose ol Wnlch
is progress. not retrOgre5Sion-
The measures now before the publc
are Of q most important character. At
q late meeting Of the citizens motion
prevailed requesting our city latners 70
Investigate and report as TO cost ano
feasibility of electric lights and water
works for NeWberry. 1t is presumed
the naayor and aldermen will report the
result Of their findings at an early date.
But why should NeWberry have water
works and electric lights? l answer
there are many and urgent reasons that
might be given but a few Will suffice.
\ system Of water works mot the els
terms now in use(, would afford ample
protection to all the property interests
of-efe town and lessen the cost OF IN
suranre thereon. I S-,y all the property
interests advisediv. The present wa er
supply is totally inadequate, and oners
relief and security only to those VINO
live CT 90 business in 4 certain c!rcum-
scrited area and, therefore, may De
Justly condemned for what it IS not.
As far as il goes 1t does, in case OF nre,
8 anob!e service, and for one am ready
to sound its praises for its kindly aid:
Not being uniformly beneficial 70 all
taxpayers, q Just cause Of complain:
NAV reasonably be urged. Our efficient
and daring firemen cannot do what
they otherwise could do if liberal
supply OF water was provided to ali
paris Of the town. No more engines
are needed, simply more water.
\ system Of water works will soon
be. if indeed it is not already needed,
from q sanitary standpoint. some
places are notociouSiy filthy ana need
the cleansing that Only water can give.
With wafer and sewe" connections the
danger from typhoid and malarlal
fevcTs would be largely eliminated.
Without these, bGJ with the surface
polIutionS that percoi&te into our wells,
poisoning our drinking water, we stand
upon the precipice, as il were. OF a dis
;IStrouS eCiGeTnic. \ system OF water
works IS desirable because OF the i'm
mense coaveHienceS and comforts 1t
woqid afford &c the citizens IN their
residences, tne:r stores and their offices.
The Labor problem : r2eaSurahly solved
whenever the wash tuD can be brought
70 the water spout. TheO the good
housewives Of oar enteTprising citizens
would reinice and be glad.
.An electric light plant IS desirable
because we want beltcra more tight.
| contend that a town owes it TO her
not the least Of which is good street
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