The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-01

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alley fund and $Isoo of the emer-
gency fund for the balance. This
expense should be paid out of the
street aud alley fund so far as twill
bear it as that is the fund that
should rign.fully bear this ex-
pense.
One OF the principal arguments
set forth by the City Council and
others who advocated the voting
Of bonds for he extension of
water and sewer works was to
place the water works on a paying
basis. Nov if we use large part
cf the sewer fund for another pur-
pose, we may fail to accomplish
what we desire and what we most
need to accomplish, to place the
water works on a paying basis. or
make il self sustaining. Should we
tail to make the water works sus-
tanning with this bond issue we had
as well sell out or rent the plant for
the people would not voe another
issue of bonds for the present
council 10 use to drain streets. 1t
would ind ed be poor business pol
ICY for us to divert these funds for
draining streets instead of using
the money in the way the people
have said it should be used. By
diverting this fund we should less
en- the revenue derived from the
water works at least 5000 90 per
year. The extensions that have
been made thus far consist m ostly
.of sewer mains and touch district
consisting mostly Of tenant houses
aud business property not yet
built up and where the city auth
critics have trouble in getting the
people to make their taps and thus
become consumers Of water from the
water plant. These extensions in
places follow the streets and are of
practically no benefit to the city
further than to lessen the expense
of making further extensions. All
further extensions will consist of
laterals composed mostly Of six and
eight inch pipe and the cost of
Which will be much less than those
already made and reach a part OF
the city where the property is oc-
cupied mostly by the owners and
where the consumpt Of water
will be greatly increased.
The people in many places have
petitioned for the extensions of the
sewers, andI feel sure most Of them
will be willing and anxious to aid
in any manner to have the exten-
sIons made. We shall have about
$1,000 90 left to the credit of this
fund when the present extensions
are completed. Now if the plan J.
desire to recommend is carried out
l feel sure that we can reach at
least two hundred houses and thus
increase our revenue more than
that many dollars per month. We
can make extensions through about
forty blocks and that would mean
at least $50 taps to,the sewer.
These are my recommendations:
Let the city pay for all street cross
ings, manholes, flush tanks and a
part Of The expense Of construction
through each block, and let people
who own and occupy the property
pay their tapping fees in advance
and be allowed to make all taps
free. Where there are as many as
ten or more taps to be made in a
block the tapping fees viii pay the
expense. The expense Of putting
the sewer in on the bin viii he less
than 500. 90 per block. If the peo-
pie will pay for three fourths of
IE;s expense and be allowed credit
for tapping fees and on water rents
We can make all the extensions
that are now asked for by petitions.
There are some extensions in the
aat district that the city viii have
70 make Nv navffto al the e~r.on.s