The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-04-20
Some Questions Abouf Sewerage.

VA tuc L'th cay VI "A fIil lJuO t1e
qualified electors of the town Of u nion
in pursuance Of an Ordinance cnac.el
by the Town Council, will by their
ballot decide the question therein
submitted, to wit: The issuing cf
bonds to the amount of fifty thousand
dollars, as f,llows twenty five thous
aud for a sewerage system, thirteen
thousand for the betterment aud i'm.
provsmeat Of the water works and
f ec,ric lights and twelve thousand
for the erection and maintaining cf
town hall
This qucstion involves very much
more than tho commoGalty have
thought CT have any conception Of.
IN the fist place, r whose special
benefit is tho sewerage system 10 be
put in? How many AMI who will it
benefit? As 4 sanitary measure how
- the town to be bend fitted ? Unl.ss
every owner Cf hCu;e and lot &c
compelled TO use il. How can those
who are Il IT able be t reed 10 Use il
rhen wher. doss thY pro bono pubii
co.. come il Will some Of the know
ing cnes Of the town ploaso show me
.he necessity Of a sewerage system in
the town Of Uuio1? A town that has
the best na;aral drainage of any town
in the Stale, rot fiat, level place
wheio wa'e. pools and stands staguant,
4 town scattered over 4 large Territory.
| fail to zee wherein any part Of ~.
t,wn viii b, benefited, except the
Jail, Ulior Cotton III l!s aid tie
Knitting M il, these are ali monied
corp Ri ,ns, aud the town should ro
be taxed iur their s :cial ben, fl. The
C st to each family for having Put in
the connecting pipes, together with
tho water pipes will be not less than
an annual cost Of from twenty five to
one hundred dollars, in addition to
the increased lax levy, Necessary to
meet tie exp;nsos ana the payment Of
interest on the bonds. The town
authorities seom to have gone wild,
like the "eyes of a quito ETC." incluG.
ing the fiuny little board cf heath
that drives out the family from home
instead Of moving the small pcx
patient. Already we have a bonded
debt Of f)rty thousand dollars for tie
erecting and maintaining electric
lights an. water works and have to
borrow money every month to pay the
expenses. There are a number cf
grave considerations which wien sum-
med up form a great barrier agaios
the sewerage system. Where will t.
pipes stop? About four miles west Of
town, it is said. Then Mr.. A. B. and
9. who doubtless have pastures in
which their catt'e and horses run
will protest; then suit against
the town fer damages, as they can,
submit to beiag the dumping ground
for the filth Of the town of Union.
The lard thi ough which The pipes are
to be run will also sustain more or
less damage, especially If there be
growing crops upon them at the time
the pipes are laid. This damage VIII
have to be paid, 30 not only the first
cost will he enormous, but the future
is full Of similar enormities, and all
for the benefit Of that precious Few.
Ano!h;r view should be taken of this
question taxation, whenever town is
saddlcd with heavy tax, it will keep
out many who would otherwise come
in, and drive out many who wOull
stay bat f)r this heavy tax. The
small property owner will be forced
TO cell at sacrifice, because this tax
alton is to him slow copfiscatiop, and
thus in the near future all the pror-
erly will be in the han Is OF q few
cnaneyed men Perhaps this is TIE
end TO which the advocates Ct these
several schemes are locking and seek.
ing.
TO me it is qreer kind Of coL.
sistency to vote to re:irJ manufactur-
ing snl other industries aud entcrpriaee
from tax, while a. the same time
effor!s are Icing made TO double the
tax OF the ciiiz,ns thus While one
cas- IS encouraged 10 come il, another
is driven out and kept OFT. We
already lave the e. eric lights and |
water W. RS, and | am in favor of
making them efficient and subservient
to orr purposes.
A. t. the t>wn hail, this town don't
ne,I il nay more tha, it does
sewerage system, hnt sry Il c town
is yet tGo sma.l. l thiak if tho rece,.
sa-y amount Of money could bs ex-