Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-07
BLOOMINGTON
Ne State NOTES l'l1.
Itemes From the Metropolis of
West Grant. :.
TO HAVE WATERWORKS
Crops Look Fine on BlakeS Prairie. Locals
of General Interest In our Neigh
boring City.

A proposition is up to be voted on
July 18th to bond our village for
$40, 900, for establishing system of
waterworks and electric lights. Of
course the discussion on the ques-
ton is spirited, and as is always the
case when a public improvement is
contemplated, there is some opposi-
ton to the projected enterprise.
Our village is wofully in need Of
water. There is scarcely any decent
water on Canal street and the sink
ing of cess pools in the residence
portion Oftown will soon contaminate
the wells, and before we know it
our people will be in the throes of
a typhoid fever epidemic.
We need water badly, not only
for daily use, but for fire protection
as well. Another fire on either side
of Canal street would sweep it eX-
actly as it did the lower side on that
certain night in March, 1897, and
we could do nothing but fold our
hands helplessly and watch it burn.
The investment of $4,000 would
put in water works sufficient to
cover the entire close part of the
village, with 500 feet of hose, and
the additional expense of 81, 600
would cover the cost of good start
for lights. By combining a water
and lighting plant there is economy
in running expenses.
Lancaster and other neighbOring
towns that have these improve
ments, say that they would not do
without them for much more than
their cost.
The payment of a debt of $500
strung out over period of twenty
years, would not inconvenience any
of our citizens. We hope to see
them vote the needed improvement,
and thus we shall be an ideal town.
The assessor found $549, 0S7 worth
of assessable property in our village,
an average Of over 5000 for every
Individual in the village This is
over 800, 900 more than last year.
Supervisor Clearly found very little
fault with our board, assessor and
people Of property in complying
with the law.
Pat. BARLEY, John Hughes, Mr..
Specht, A. G. Tubbs and Ethel
Tubbs are on tour of inspection in
Minnesota and Dakota.
Tom Woodhouse, Chas. Shrake
and Clarence Hinch are assisting in
the big harvests of Dakota
Messrs. Donnelly, PhilAsson, Nor
kin and Brady went to Lancaster
Monday.
Miss Cora Pitts, of Platteville, is
visiting here.
Crops on Blakes Prairie are fine.
1t delights the eye of the old settler
to see the prairie dotted with big
shocks Of grain and roasting ears in
the field on Aug. 1. Springs have
revived, pastures are fine and the
face of the Landscape once more
looks like old-time business.
Editor Craig and wife, Editor
Witcomb and Miss Bradley drove
to the river Sunday.
Jay Donnelly bears his honors
modestly, as man should. It's a
boy.
Our people are going to have the
biggest fair in history, but we can't
give you the dates, because we have
not seen them announced, as yet.
We have been watching the
Bloomington Record for it's usual
flaming headlines and columns of
pleasant and instructive items about
our fair
DR.. Everett H. Brooks departed
for Appleton Tuesday with view
of locating there. DR.. Brooks is
one of our boys and we hope to see
him prosper. b.