Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-01-13

as the health and life depends on thu
early olution of this question, l urg'
on you the necessity of taking stops al
early as possible towards the making o
this mprovement-dollsrs and cent?
cannot be weighted against life anC
health. 1t will require careful con
sideration SO that all may lay tbs
foundation for aperfsot system adequate
to our future needs, but as it will re
quire time to do this, believe that
some of the dangers Incident to the
want of sewerage can be to great ex-
tent be avoided by proper sanitary ar
rangements, and would recommend to
you that public scavangsr be provided
for and sanitary arrangements enforced
as would insure as much as possible
immunity from the dRngerof accumulated
filth. PriYy vaults should be cleaned
at least once a week, and tho accumulR-
ting -ot garbage prohibited, and all
streets, alleys, back. yards and public
plaees kept clean. Ordinances should
be made and enforced to cary out the
demaEds of decsncY and the require
ulsuIo VI H. kSuio law
Our water system has few il any
equals IN the state, but it will be nscss-
sary to extend the mains from time to
time as the public needs demand. When
the revenue on q proposed extension
will pay the interest on the Investment,
/ believe that such extension should be
made; and | would recommend that the
revenue from water rents be kept in a
seperate fund aud reserved for the pay
ment Of interest ON "water bonds" and
for fuei, and that the balance be in
vested IN extending the mains. We
will receive from this source next year
about "a 900. The interest charged
will be $1,000 and fuel expense about
$1,000 more, leaving about $1,000, which
could he invested in water mains. The
system is now more than self-sustain-
ing, ane when the time comes to create
sinking fund.-" no tax will be re-
quired for that purpose.
In tLis communication desire to call
your attention to the dangerous posi-
tion OF our pumping station--should
fire occur in Its vicinity it would be i'm
possible to save it, and the entire
system might be made worthless to
fight tho fire. For this reason the Paci-
fic Coast Insurance Union refuses to
give Pullman a special rating, to which
otherwise it il entitled; and we are
thereto. Sppying as high rate of IN
spranG1 81 we had no water Eystems.
/ therefore suggest the ne ,essity of hav-
ing tho pump station in brick build.
ing, and when dong SO it would be-
economy to build it large enough for a
city jail, council rooms and city offices.
The entire cost of such a building on
the lot now owned by the city, would
be paid for in three years from the
saving in the cost OF insurance, if the
rate was only decreased 10 per cont.
Every one who pays insurance premiums
ia interested in this matter, besides the
protection it gives to the water system,
and hence business prudence demands
it.
The grading of streets must be con-
tluued so long as public needs demands
it; but l would recommend to you the
passage OF AN ordinance prescribing
certain requirements from the petit
TONERS before street ia ordered graded.
These requirements should be reason
able, yet at the same time such as to
prevent hardships on property owners
on the street proposed to be graded.
Side walks must be built to aeon nodats
tue public, and lights placed where
needed; we'll graded streets, clean we'll
built side walks and a well liz hted
town, are eloquent advocates OF a
towns prosperity.
TO add to the attractiyeness OF the
town as desirable place to live, l
would recommend the planting of shade
trees on all graded residence streets.
The law gives us the power to enforce
the planting OF shade trees, and l be-
lieve the sooner we commence the better
it will be for the towns good. The
doing OF that which adds to the enjoy
ment OF life and the happiness, content
ment and moral and mental improve
ment of the people, should be the chief
object of city council. And, to make
more work in this line, l would
recommend that we expend one-fourth
OF one mill (as allowed by law J, for the
establishment and maintenance of u
public library, as encouragement to
those public spirited citizens who may
Gesire to MAINTAIN such in Pullman.
This council may be asked for fran
chises for street-car lines, ETC., and /
would advise careful consideration be-
fore granting any franchises SO that
they may be reasonably restricted to
the end that the ''city may be the
master Of the franchise" and not, az it
is to- often the case, the franchise the
master of the CITY," At the same time
these restrictions must not be such az
to prohibit the full enjoyment OF the
privileges granted.
Pullman has in the past been charac-
terized for her law and order, and there
is no reason why the same should moi
be said OF her in the future. Appoint
good capable men to office, who will do
their drty without: fear or favor snd
who will work for the best interests ol
the city, and whose conduct will bt