Connecticut western news., 1906-08-16
VOTE WAS YES 39, NO 6.
CANAAN'S SEWERAGE QUESTION

Voters Favor Adding the Construction
 and Maintenance of Sewers and
 Drains to the Purposes of Canaan's
 Fire District-Another Meeting in
 September.
 On Saturday of last week special meeting of the Canaan fire district was held at the Town Hall for the following purposes:
 1. To see if said district will vote to add to the purposes for which it is or ganized the following purpose: To con- struct and maintain drains and sewers.
 9. To appoint such committees as said district may deem advisisable to act and report on said matter.
 8. To appropriate such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of defray- ing the expense of Investigating the question of sewage disposal in said fire district and securing plans therefor.
 There was fairly large attendance of residents of the district. The result of the meeting was that the district decided in the affirmative relative to each of the above-named propositions, the vote on proposition one being by ballot and car ried 39 to 6. The other propositions were carried by aye and nay vote.
 Previous to taking the vote, the fire district law was read and explained by Attorney J. Henry Roraback, and Dr. 0. W. Camp addressed the meeting on the necessity for sewerage, bringing forth substantially the same facts that he outlined at meetings of the Board of Trade.
 MT. Roraback spoke briefly in favor of sewerage, and, among other things, said that any progress which it is possible for the town to make is liable to be blocked by the absence of a means of sewage disposal. He said: -
 "We have had outbreaks of typhoid fever here, and it is fair to believe that a sewer would go long way toward re- moving the possibility of further con- tagion of that character. These out breaks have given us a reputation at home and abroad to which do not be- lieve we are entitled, and believe the only way this can be remedied is to pro- vide sytem of drainage. It is not now possible to put in system that will serve the entire town, as it would cost too much money. There is no immediate demand for that, but THERE IS M PERATIVE DEMAND THAT THE WAGE FROM BUILDING s ALONG BOTH SIDES OF MAIN STREET SHOULD BE IMMEDI- ATELY TAKEN CARE OF. Voting to add to the fire district purposes does not mean that we are immediately going out to dig sewer, but it simply means voting so that we CAN build 1t if we decide to, and do it in businesslike way. The proposition considered is to start at Town Hall and furnish the most congested section with drainage facili- ties. Let the district back up the prop osition by borrowing the money to build the partial system and charge the people who are going to be served by it, the ex- pense of it's maintenance and the interest on the bonds. It is my judgment that the moment you have a sewer built through Main street, you have added to bllO ftb1lLO OL GilO 1dJOlhlhS pLOPCIby uCh times the cost of the system. The next step here must be to put ill sewerage if we are to keep up with the procession. What helps one part of the district helps every part. What adds to the value of Railroad and Main streets properties adds to the velue of High street or Gran ite avenue property" (Applause.)
 D. L. Peirce remarked that he was in favor of sewerage and presumed there are some who do not want to see it but ought to see it. "We should" he said, ''have it for the good of the neighbor- hood, and hope the pipes will run where can connect with them."
 After voting to appropriate not to ex- ceed $250 to pay for plans and appointing the district executive committee, Messrs. J. H. Roraback, N. L. Jackson, R. D. Peirce, W. W. Burghardt, O. W. Camp, IS the committee mentioned in proposi- tion number two, adjournment was taken for four weeks, or to Saturday, Septem- Der 8, when another meeting will be held to give the matter further consideration.