Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-02
MOVE IN TIME.


events of the greatest possible public
Importance are eliminating and their
tangible results be on hand almost
before people generally begin to real.
ize the sudden metamorphosis there.
by effected.
The two principal changes will be
the completion Of the railroad con
nection and the introduction of abun-
dant water for all purposes by the
capitalists who have embarked their
money in the Rye Patch enterprise.
These things are grand, but other
matters are Of more real importance
in their relations to the building Of
habitable. healthy city. Tonopahns
are justly proud Of the magically-
created and handsome city which has
grown upon one of the most favora-
BILE natural sites in anv mining coun-
try. a genuine test Of the aLl-per-
vading public spirit is at hand.
There must be a revolution in local
affairs if public health is to be main
tanned Whether the great work
necessary can be accomplished by the
citizens without municipal or cor
porate powers may be somewhat Of
a question. but the work must be
done The prime essential Of all san
itary measures is that Of adequate
sewerage. OF course, such could not
be provided without ample water.
There is no shadow Of a doubt about
the fact that the same is coming No
amount Of engineering investigation
can improve upon one general plan
that Of laying a large sewer pipe
from the southern elevation OF Main
street northward to some gulch far
enough away from habitat ion for
safety. To this a system of side
branches ascending TO all the streets
and residences on the east and west
slopes of the city must be added. In
the same excavations lines of water
pipes for fire mains can be most eco
nomically laid at the same time. The
Crystal Water company has already
agreed to keep them supplied at all
times. The new company has in mind
the matter Of supplying the town free
all the volume of water necessary for
the regular flushing of sewer sys-
TEN. 1t is hardly necessary to dwell
upon the absolute necessity of all
this. Without proper santa ton, be-
fore the fall months come the NOR
tally rate of Tonopah will be some
thing frightful to contemplate, and
without the proposed protection
against fire it is almost inevitable that
some disastrous day or night will find
a costly city swept out of existence.
Even without incorporation, all this
work can be effected at the hands of
an organized citizens committee.
The details of proceedings, to be le-
gally approved by the county author
tiles and by the co operation of coun-
ty officials, will involve the proper
tomato assessment of every lineal
foot of ground along the line of the
public works. No doubt all this
would be gladly paid without its for.
NAL or legal enforcement. The prop
Osition is worth and requires the
greatest energies possessed by all
our leading citizens The primary
difficulty is to get the movement
started by the organization of a Gen
eral improvement Committee. to
which must finally be relegated all
details of procedure How shall that
body be created? Well, say that the
Tonopah Stock Exchange and the
Mizpah Club take a hand at once.
No trouble about all the rest follow
ing into line and cooperation.
Tonopah is the most prosperous
city of its size on this continent. The
inflow of capital and population with
in the next few months will approach
the marvellous. 1t must be kept tn,
healthful city thatit is now, but with
out sewerage and sanitation Their,