Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19
Are you going to vote for the new

Are you going to vote for the new
sewer system?
If you don't you vote against it.
There is no half way ground. The
man who does not take interest
enough in the issue to get to the polls
and cast his ballot works directly
against the bond issue. 1t takes two
thirds of the votes OF the registered
voters to carry the bonds. one man
who stays at home may defeat the big
gest improvement ever undertaken by
this city
Albuquerque has to have a new
sewer system.
The construction of a new sewer
system will be the longest forward
step toward a Greater albuquerque
ever taken by this municipality.
The lack of a sewer system in this
city is delaying the growth of Aibu-
querque.
There viii lbe no paved streets un-
I'll the sewer pipes are laid.
The work OF paving the business Sec
ton would be well on the way to COM
pletion already but for the fact that
it is impracticable to pave until the
sewers are laid.
Business men and investors who
would otherwise build are holding
back until sewerage facilities are as
sured The fact that Albuquerque has
practically no sanitary drainage IL
Keeping thousands of dollars of capi-
tai out of this city
With the commencement of "A pub
nc Improvement which is to cost over
a quarter of a million dollars, Albu-
anHtl L.. H..
lead of the progressive and upto- date
CITIES of the southwest With $290,-
700 enterprise under way Albuquer-
cues credit will rise fifty per cent
ana It VIII be the best advertisement
possible of the fact that Albuquerque
IS building for the future and has Il
future TO build for.
me question of street paving is al
most as pressing as that OF drainage
II cannot be solved until the sewer
system is under way.
me present apology for u sewer
system built for a city of s 900 people
- totally Inadequate for the present
Wy ol ne !ly 10000 ane until "A suit
aDle SYST m is provided Albuquerque 5
siowth elll be seriously retarded. The
system proposed, which at the least
i,dsiD expense will cover practically
81 ~ oI che present city, viii be eXten-
slNe enough to handle if necessary the
sewage from the homes and places of
business of 10000 people.
~ me sewer system for which $3.50,
wy pond issue is to be provided is
"uulned by one of the greatest sani-
"a 'S experts in the country, Samuel
~ gray, of Providence, X. L., assisted
N City Engineer Gladding and after
lne most careful inspection by the city
o"uhcll ll ana the publicity committee
sunsisting Of scores of Albuquerque :
ss' ,''os' leVel-headed business men ii Is
'Gu.u 10 be as nearly perfect for the
Ny needs as could be devised.
II = expected that the work of con-
uuetion will be commenced within
ee months after the bonds are
,g'eu ,,1'u ana that the system will he COM
M Tie'eu IN from six to eight months. !
ne ne voting of the bonds now will give |
s,N city a clean bill of health for the |
- New Year. II the bonds are not
1eed albuquerque will be an unsani- |
is, poorly drained. unhealthful city |
Il the reputation Of Albuquerque as
ne greatest health resort in the coun- /
Is 10 be maintained quick action I
Is Necessary.
Is the prime duty OF every tax
iisayer every registered voter to 60 to /
~ poils and vote today. II is a small /
,,si's 10 do. II means the future of /
r .'.e ne santa Fe Railroad company
ny ,,,. close its shops at noon today to
'ri us employees to vote The Am
.ss,allh Lumber company will close
- IN the afternoon To give its men
time TO get To the polls The
~ mat Albuquerque's two greatest
, 5.'s.ia sslial plants viii give 500 men
49, hohday at the expense Of their
4, ,'pul shows the Importance which
assign 10 the building OF the
N"ei system Every private citizen