Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-30
People Awakened to Necessity
of immediate ACti0n--FdvOr
Immediate COnStruC.
ton OF Sewer.
TAX PAYERS SOL|plY
IN FAVOR OF PAN
Hopeless to Think Of Building City
Without First Installing Sewer
First Vote Funds Then Let
Contract to Lowest Bid
der Is Sentiment.


II and my associates are prepared to
build about 100 new and modern
houses in Albuquerque just as soon
as there is an adequate sewer sys-
tenn"
This statement was made by q well
known business man, who for person.
al reasons asked that his name be
withheld, but who expressed himself
as favoring a sewer system without
delay, as the most vital need of the
city at present.
Probably there are many others,
who are contemplating building one
or more houses, who are only watt
ing for the people to install a sewer
system. 4A-4- -...-- -.4- a
There has been marked change in
public sentiment regarding the ques-
| tion of building a sewer since the
matter has been agitated and people
have become more familiar with con-
ditions.
If the bond election were to be
held tomorrow, it' would undoubtedly
carry by the required two-thirds vote
and everything indicates that the
election next month will be PRACTICAL
| ly overwhelmingly for the bond issue.
The people have awakened to the
realization that the progress of the
city is stopped permanently, pending
| the installation of a sanitary sewer,
while the public health is jeopardized
| daily by the present connected links
of cess pools, which exude filthy
gases, day and night.
While there is some difference of
opinion as to how the sewer should
be built and the form of contract that
should be adopted, the action of the
city council in throwing the PROPOSE
tion wide open 10 all bidders has
done away with that issue. until the
matter of the bonds has been dis
posed Of.
The sentiment among the business
men of the city Is practically unani-
nous in favor of a sewer system with
out delay The Citizen has obtained
expressions of opinion from a large
number of property owners and tax
payers, few of which are published:
"Need 1t Badly" Says Luna.
I'VE heed sewer system badly"
said Solomon Luna. president of the
Bank of Commerce, and one of the
largest property owners in the city.
II consider the future upbuilding of
Albuquerque into a city an impossible
ity without a good sewer system and
every day we delay the work, we
inJure the city that much. think
that sewer system can be construct
ed cheaper right now, than we will
ever be able to do 1t again. / per-
sonally know, that municipal bonds
can be sold to better advantage now
than for many months, and IL we de-
lay issuing them now, we VIII PROB
ably be forced to sell for par or much
less l could advance many reasons
for speedy action but / feel that peo-
pie are familiar with the situation
and Will vote for the bond issue. BY
all means say that / favor a sewer
system to be built without delay. II
is the greatest Improvement for AL
buquerque can think OF at this time.
Leave IL to the Council
G. l.. Brooks owner of considerable
city property and interested in sever
al of Albuquerque's most important
Industrial institutions:
! "It is imperative that the city be
placed in a condition to insure COM
fort and health. sewer system
should be our first thought To get
IL we must vote bonds. II must be
seen to that the people do not get
mixed up on the methods by which the
sewer Is to be built. We must avoid
that by all means. We first want TO
get the bonds and have something
substantial to work upon. Let the
methods by which the work is to be
done left with the city council, tho
same as We do in other matters. An
other thing that must be taken into
consideration. Albuquerque is not as
flat as New Orleans and other cities
where so much trouble has been en-
countered in building sewers. l be-
lieve by adding three miles to the
I system as planned by the experts a
gravitation system can be secured.
which win do away with the pumping
plant. l believe that the carrying OF
the outlet 10 point four miles south
OF the city will give a gravitatlon
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