The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-19
ALREADY IN DEBT.
Our Village il Now Under Bonds for $1,000
Roads Need Improving.

Our Village is Now Under Bonds for $1,000
Roads Need Improving.
EDITOR ENTERPRISE: l very greatly
regret that owing to sickness / was un-
able to attend the meeting held last
Monday evening to discuss the advisa-
bility Of bonding the town to procure a
system Of waterwords. AS l stated pub
licly a few days ago that I was in cor
respondence with the mayors Of large
number of towns of about the same pop
ulation as ours with view to ascertain
ing all the facts l could which might
help us to decide the question of bonding
our town, i now feel compelled to give, a
fair and brief summary OF the inf0rma-
tiOn have thus obtained.
addressed letters to the mayors Of all
the towns in Ohio and New York state
having population, according to the
last census, Of not less than 1900 nor
more than $500, sending out in all
seyentyeight letters. In these letters ]
asked the following questions: 1st.
Has your village public waterwOrksf
Ii SO, Of what character and what is the
costp Are your people satisfied with
their Investment: pleased with it? Sd.
Have you any advice, founded upon the
experience o. your own village, to offer
to the citizens of Wellington upon this
subjectp.
At the present writing have received
twentynine replies tOthose letters. Pre-
sumably those who have not replied have
no waterwOrks, as in every case a
stamped envelope was enclosed for re-
ply. Fifteen Of the twentynine towns
from which / have received replies have
a system of waterwOrks depending on
springs and wells for their supply, The
average population of these fifteen towns
is 2199, and the average cost Of theiI
waterwOrks systems is $48,0OO. Two
towns write that they have systems OF
waterwOrks supplied by running streams
at an average cost of $37,50O. The
mayors Of ten towns write that they have
no waterwOrks. These ten towns art
lie Roy, N. Y, Canassie, N. Y, PhilmOnt
N. Y, New Richmond, O., New Straits
vile, o., Berea, O., Mingo, O., Wauseon
o., Millersburg, o., and Shelby, O., theil
average population being 2251. ThO
mayor of Cuyahoga Falls, O., writes tina
while they have system of waterwork
there it is very limited and unsatisfac
tory. Waterville, N. Y, is the only vii
lage in the entire list from which hav,
heard which obtains its water on th'
storage plan, and the Typography O
their country is such thet they have ar
ranged for ample storage reservoirs
within two miles Of the town and will
$50 feet head. Without any pumping
this village is supplied with water ant
thoroughly protected against fire. Th'
cost of the system there was $4,000.
1t seems to me more than likely tina
the towns from which l have not healC
are many of them situated as we are al.'
are prevented by natural obstacles from
the construction Of waterworks. Wit
the possible exception Of Bellevue, hay
yet to hear Of village labOring under a
! great natural disadvantages as We d.
that has constructed waterworks, and th
success Of Bellevue is certainly yer
doubtful. We cannot draw water frtn
springs and wells, or from runnin
4 streams, and we cannot store water ol
adjoining hills, of sufficient height
| furnish natural pressure. That villages
even Of our size, should have publ
waterworks, provided they can secnr
an ample supply Of good watc
from springs, wells, or running streams
no reasonable man can question. Or,
we could accumulate on the storaQ
plan an ample supply Of water, wit
sufficient head, without pumping,