The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-14
THE MAYOR IS RIGHT.


The Record Union congratulates
The Mayor that he has at last seen the
wisdom Of refusing to be party to
The proposed early bond election on
the ground that If there is to be sub
mission to the people Of the question
ble cost then all the matters necessary
10 be acted upon, should be submitted
at one time and thus save the cost Of
hwo elections
Moreover the Mayor is now convinced
that the question Of a clear water sup
ply for domestic purposes should be in
cluded IN the questions to be submitted.
The Record Union" congratulates the
Mayor on reaching this conclusion. It
as an enlinently sound one. The water
supply question is first and foremost
In the needs and desires of the people.
There is no reason that can be adj
Tanced why lit should be excluded from
fhe submission now ordered by passage
OF the ordinance over the Mayors veto.
The sewer system scheme 1T is con-
engineers are not prepared to report
upon it, Now then, while the sewer
scheme is being made ready for sub
EMISSION, at the same time the whole
further necessary investigation can be
made. as to the east side water supply.
Indeed, the consulting engineer has
himself SO advised practically, since in
mis- preliminary report he intimates
strongly that the sewer and the water
systems should be considered together.
Therefore, it is the part of wisdom. as
the Mayor well says, TO Submit all the
questions of public improvements at
one time The Investigations can be
completed we repeat, as to both sewers
and water and the submission made
the approaching fall, Just as well as
NOT at fhatever is decided upon may
be ready for execution with the open
ing of the new season in 1900. The
consulting engineer intimates as much
In his advisory report. Why then take
a portion of the propositions for imme-
diate submission and postpone others
If the city needs new mains and
pumps. why not provide for the pur-
chase of pumps to lift and deliver
clear water on the east side? It
IS by no means unusual for a city to
have two or more sources of water
supply. But the Trustees have speci-
fically provided in their call for pumps
for use IN pumping in river water as
of old and the reference to wing dams
proves this to be true-thus fatty ig-
noring the demand for clear water
supply. Assuredly they could just as
well have included the use Of one set
of pumps for the east side in testing
the capacity of the subterranean source
pf supply.
OF course all the improvements pro-
posed are needs, great needs; no one
denies that Their ordering ought to
be submitted and just as early as is
possible; the earlier the better. But
ahe Mayor is right in this. that it is
folly to make two bites Of one cherry
I'VE have waited in vain for the ad-
Vance Of some reason why all the prop
OSltlonS should not be submitted at one
selection. or at least why among the
propositions, that for clear water
should be omitted. There are Others
THAT can far better be postponed than
that, IL dt is pleaded that to submit all
will call for too large am Indebtedness.
The Board Of Trustees is, however
determined to go ahead and will, I'M
aess it is found it cannot do so legally
by overriding the Mayors objections
The result will be defeat. The people
will not be longer trified with: they
demand that the clear water PROPOSE.
Atom shall be submitted first and fore.
most; If it is to be excluded they viii
decline to bond the city for the Other
purposes-of that let the short sighted
officials take timely notice.