The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-22
oLIDAYs BY PLANTING A BIG AD. IN THE ExPREss

Of the plant.
To the casual observer, perhaps,
nothing has apparently been done.
but the Express violates no conf
denee when it states that close on
to 81, 600 has been expended in
prelin mary work on the water
works system. Oyer 90 test wells
have been sunk in An effort TO To-
cate an adequate supply Of water,
which has at last been done. All
the maps, profiIes, etc, and pre-
llminary engineering has been CON.
pleled, aud al no small expense,
either. The reason that the actual
work OF construction has not COM.
menced is well known to the ob-
jeetors. Legal complications have
arisen 10 an attempt to secure clear
and aosolate tile 10 the land on
which the water ghpols is located,
and atthonsh .hese are now in
fair way to be successfully over
come, the actual work OF con-
struction viii not begin until they
are. An investment Of as 600 is
too great TO be rIsked upon a mere
technicality.
Objection is made because the
charge which shall be made for
tapping the mains is not stated.
We don't jnst see the point, The
company has nothing TO do with
tapping the mains. The sewers
are brought TO the curb, with lat
erals at every so feet. The con-
sumer makes his own connections,
or pays his plumber for doing so.
As we understand it there is no
charge for tapping the mains. The
chMee for sewer service IS dis
tincsly stated. however.
Twenty eight months IS thought
TO be too long time for the com
pletion Of the system. With The
market congested and over
crowded; the railroads unable ts
secure sufficient cars or engines tc
haul their freight; the iron, brick
and steel companies working over
time 10 pitlful effort to cope
with demands Tor materiFl; the
liability or strikes, labor troubles
ETC.; the uncertainty Of the wealth
er, and a thousand and one other
details which tend TO delay and
annoy; with all these things 10 con
tend with, we say what company
on earth would bind itself 10 com
plele a big sewer system in less
amei This, we think. should be
answer enough to that objection
in itself.
The further objection is made
that should the city desire to buy
the system they must pay the bond
ed debt, which the company car
make whatever it chooses. Thal
proposition, il seems to US, is 10
consistent. How can the compan,
bond the system for more than III
wolrh, OF the actual cost to build
w hat trust company On earth vii
bond your business for more thar
it will bring at forced salef NJ
trust company on earth voulI
BOND that sewer system withou
putting an engineer in the field, t
make an estimate Of its orieina
cost, the worth Of the labor il
yolved, the cost of all extensions
additions, buildings, engines
pumps, boilers, and lis actua
worth at the lime the bond issue
wanted. After learning these es
sentsals, they must have an 'ope
sesame" to the books and record
Of the company and knowledgde o
all earnings, dividends and profit
must be acquired. Then, the
maY bon il for two thirds III
eost OF building, but not more
The proposition that The c0mpaD
can bond the system for an
amount they choose is silly an
absurd.
Aud no bond, guarantee or fol