Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-23
About City improvements.


shall have electric lights, water works
and sewerage will be discussed alta
public meeting at the Opera house on
Saturday evening. That we ought to
have these conyeniences no one will
deny, but whether we can afford to
get them is another question. If we
are able to get them all at once, so
much the better, but if we cannot do
that, which would be, the most valu-
able Tor us to secure first is a peril
nent question, Some of our neigh
bouring towns pride themselves over
their electric lights, and sure enough
light is a very nice thing to have in
a town. Yet we believe some small
towns find electric lights an expensive
luxury. Another question that enters
here is whether the plant shall be
owned by the municipality or by pri-
ate parties. It's growing sentiment
all over the country, we believe that
the municipalities should own such uti-
lities as electric lights and street rail
ways and furnish to the people service
at cost. The sHEAF has always been
partial to electric lights and has at
times advocated their introduction in
our city. Yet, upon closer considera-
ton we wonder whether the other con
veniences of water works and sewer
age would not be more useful to us in
case we cannot have them all at once.
Franklin told the people of Philadel-
phia how they could save expense for
light by getting up early in the morn
ing and utilizing the sunlight, the
cheapest and best light extant, and
Warren could profit by this suggestion.
A system OF seWerageis we thinka very
necessary thing in, our town, and con-
ducive to the public health. Last
summer the city council had the city
surveyed with this idea in view. Hav-
ing sewerage, it will be possible to
drain our streets properly, and con
sequently have good streets. Moth
ing IN our opinion shows up a town to
better advantage than having good
clean streets, paved or macadamized
It possible,and passable atall seasons
OF the year. Every season we are pay
ing out hundreds and even thousands
OF dollars in expensive, unsystematic
and unscientific. street construction
that is almost useless, as the work
must be done over and over again.
Enough money has been wasted on
the streets Of Warren to have had
them paved with brick or asphalt.
/: Whether it is better to have electric
lights in order that we may see and
avoid the mud puddlesi our streets,
or to have no mud puddles but minus
the electric lights is also question to
decide. Farmers, who come to our
town to trade, would prefer, we think,
not to run any chance Of getting mir
ed in our streets when hauling their
loads Of produce. Another matter
that is even Of greater Importance
thon good streets is that Of an abund-
g. y 4 e "a
ant supply Of good water. Man can
not live without water. For fire pro
lection, the river serves US reasonably
well, but what is needed is water for
drinking and cooking purposes And
there is no necessity for the people OF
Warren to want in this respect. Ma
ture has kindly provided us with a
bountiful and unfailing supply Of
good, pure. water less than two humid
red feet below the surface. All that
is necessary is to pierce, this thin
crust and the living water will, by its
own vitality, spring to the top Of the
earth. In fact, the crust has already
been pierced and several flowing wells
are now found in the western part Of
the city. The fine flowing we'll Of
Senator Grindeland's could furnish
water for cooking and drinking pur-
poses for the entire city. It would be
a matter Of small expense compare
lively to convey this water in pipes to
every part Of the city. The above
and other matters affecting the vel
fare Of the city, deserve to be consider
ed in a wise conservative and public
spirited manner by all our citizens.
We love our town and should do all
we possibly can for it's advancement
and prosperity.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OLSON has
issued a circular urging that the