San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-27
FOR OUR FAMILIES,
And Posterity DIR. Bleim Favors
Sewers-No Time Like the
Present.
From the Daily Express:

From the Daily Express:
DR. BLEIM FOR SEWERS.
To the Express: think all intelligent
people will cOncede that the ACCESSIBILITY.
yea, the necessity of sewering large cities
has long ago been settled in the affirm
alive. 1t would be idle waste of time to
threSh that old straw over again. Argu-
ments will not settle that; only facts can
and the data are abundant. We would
expose to the world sad deficiency in our
knowledge of modern sanitary science and
its practical results should we take the
unnecessary luxury. At this late
day in modern civilization it IS diScour
aging to read some of the correspondence
in The Express attempting TO show that
San Antonio does not need Sewering-is,
in fact, far better off without it. Poor
old New Orleans must again bear the
disgrace of being quoted as beautiful
illustration of how a big city can get
along without sewerage. Yes: ! walked
her streets last summer, the sight of gut
tiers running full with black filthy water
was truly delightful to my aesthetic
sense. while the StencheS smelling to
high heaven served the effect OF quicken
ing the gait of pedestrians materially,
adding an air of general briSkneSS to
business! II my memory is not very
greatly at fault, New Orleans will soon
be erased from the stock list of unsewered
cities, for | am under the impression that
a great system of sewers was begun.there
some months ago.
take il. then, the question whether
San Antonio should have sewers some
some day would be unanimously voted in
the affirmative. The real issue confront
ing US is, Shall it be done now?' 1t
hy,f lnx hot tIa nj
| buttons in the Express would carry great
| er weight If their respective authors
| would sign their names; possibly in that
event some statements would carry much
| less weight as well. However, the edi-
| tOrial department of the Express cannot
shift the responsibility of It's remarks up
| on non de plume. While the days OF the
potent personality of the occupant of the
| editorial chair have passed away, yet |
am of the opinion that the editorial
columns of the Express will influence
| more votes than all its correspondents
| combined. am therefor truly sorry to
see that the Express has set itself
against the proposition. To maintain
ones influence NJ consistency SnSt is ,r,a
will now vote for sewers were converted
to that side by the firm, persistent and
cogent appeals Of the Express year OF
more ago; by it's repeated attacks upon
the criminal pollution OF the river and
; the creeks the sword of Damocles was
ever suspended over us in the threaten,
ing unsanitary condition OF the city. And
now at the Fast the opportunity TO vote
for sewers is fairly and squarely before
us, and the Express is using its powerful
influence to defeat this opportunity fol
sewering our city-an opportunity which
If defeated now, will most likely not b.
offered again for years. There is a tidt
in the affairs of men for cities, which
taken at the flood, leads on to fortune
omitted, all the voyage of their life il
bound in shadows and in miSeries."
And what are the reasons urged In OPP
position? With but two exceptions the!
are purely arguments of convenience
; reasons which can and will always b
urged. Take the matter of extra expense
on the basis of this argument San AntO
MO will never vote for sewers. The tim
will never come when il will not COS
something TO connect the houses witt