The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-23

rake.off card 10 its sleeve in favor OF
Kansas City contracting company,
The proclamation Of the mayor calls
on the people to vote bonds for sew
erage plant to cost $4,000. Nothing
whatever is said in this proclamation
about drainage or sewage. Sewage
latera's do not mean water and there
in the "intent" of the council is la
mentally lame.
notorious fact that Guthrie
has been water hungry, or thirsty
since 1891. Every attempt made by
the city to procure a,water supply COM
Inensurate with the population and
needs Of the city has been dismal
failure Two years ago the city sun k
81 900 in wells in the southwestern
portion Of the city These well could
not be located now with q range
finder.
During the summer months, when
awn-sprinkling is at its best, the
standpipe is often empty, and there
have been instances where dwellings
we're destroyed by fire, owing to a
lack of water
These facts being true, how in the
name OF a suffering conscience, can
the council expect to operate a sewer
age system To secure an adequate
water supply at this time would re-
quire an expenditure Of $4,000. Tc
out in sewerage plant, according &c
Abercrom bie's plan, which the morn
ing paper favors, will cost s45 600.
The voting Of bonds at the coming
election for a sewerage system would
be an outrage. The people should not
be taxed for luxuries they cannot en-
joy.
Suppose the sewerage proposition Is
carried. Abercrombie comes from
Kansas City with force of men and q
load Of laterals. He puts in plant
He gets his money-the taxpayers pay
At to the council and the council turns
1t over TO Abercrombie after The
stated commissions" have been de
Quoted. The city has a sewerage plant
In order TO make the bluff strong, th'
laterals are flushed with water from
the stand pipe The big pipe is emp
tied and a general howl arises ovel
a scarcity of water The well pun pi
break down, dre occurs; all tn,
cty's good, clean water is temporarily
in the sewers and a block or tw,
OF buildings are destroyed, Insuranc,
agents became alarmed aud raise tn,
rate OF insurance fifteen per cent. Tn
dickens is to pay. AS the sewerag
plants begins to rot, cry for waite
goes up. a special election costing
go 900 is held TO vote $50, 600 for water
The per capita tax runs up to So 10 ant
people begin leaving the city, And al
this is no hasheeh dream, II is sub
stantial prophecy. Guthrie is TO
meager to daily with experiments
The people cannot afford to vote bond
on the "intent OF the council" Tn
proposition before the council smack
of steal-it should be embalmei
before 1t begins to smell
Tntents" don't go in common
law and the taxpayer doe
not know whether it is the "intent" o
the council to flush the sewers will
beer, or merely to Tilt the taxpayer
and drink the beer. Populus vult de
cipi.
The Democrats OF Guthrie do no
propose to be buneoed by "intents
and all sensible minded voters o
other parties of Guthrie are with III
Democrats In this matter. We canno
afford TO vote bonds on propositio
which is vague and meaningless.
There is time enough for sewerage
and that time shall arrive, whe
Guthrie can boast OF surplus @
water.
Vote down the bonds.
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