The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-04-01
WATER NOW IN SIGHT
H s "r ... e.It H
The Town Council Passes An
Ordinance Providing for
a Water System.
TO COVER THE ENTIRE TOWN

Voters to Adopt or Reject the Prop
osition at Special Election
To Be Held April Is.
A voluminous, profound and legally
worded article appears in this issue
designated as Ordinance No. A.. 1t
eminated from the common council OF
the town of Oroville, and u very mo-
mentous document it is for stripped OF
it's verbiage, repetition and monotOny,
without which, by-the-way, it would
not be legal, it simply means that those
with authority 50 to do have provided
ways and means to supply that great
want that the public has long been
clamoring for, an abundance of pure
water for domestic purposes and pro-
lection against fire. The council has
upon this vtally important, question for
months, and at last the desired end is
reached. 1t is now up to the voters of
the town to decided as to whether Oro-
vile is to have water works, for the
question is to be submitted at a special
election, April 25, for their adoption
or rejection.
There may be differences of opinion
as to the plan that should be followed
to secure a supply of water for Oro-
Vile, honest differences of opinion, but
as every plan that might be suggested
cannot be followed, as stands to reason,
it would seem to be onl an act ofcom-
mon sense to adopt the plan of the
other fellow, in lieu of something you
may consider better, in order that this
necessary civic improvement is accom-
plished. To many who have given the
subject any consideration the plan
favored by the council seems thecheap-
est, most feasible and in one very i'm
portant respect the, best, and that is if
a flowing we'll can be encountered any
where within the depth to which The
bore is limited the community it as
sured of an abundance of the purest
water to be obtained. This paper has
championed no special plan, it has
only constantly and consistently APP
pealed for water and a ramifcation of
mains that would supply every portion
of the town. Those who are enjoying
the convenience of the well-managed
private system in use can appreciate
the blessing of water supply. 1t is
no fault of this private company that
it has not covered more ground, but
that is another story. Without wish
ing the company any harm, and con-
sidering the question only from the
point of view of the greatest good to
the greatest numbers, this paper has
urged comprehensive system pro-
vided by an authority that can place
mains anywhere, and by so doing give
those who are deprived of water the
benefit of an adequate supply. If the
necessary number of votes are cast in
favor of the proposition this summer
will see the water works in commits
sion.
1t seems waste of time and space
to say anything more upon the subject
in the way of urging the public to sup
port at the polls the measure presented
for consideration, and If any opposition
exists it is probably too deep rooted to
be changed by any arguments that
could be presented. However, it may
be said that it is not alone the great
convenience to the family that recon-
mends the adoption of the measure,
although that should be sufficient argu-
ment to those who are now compelled
to rely on wells, but powerful addi-
tional reason is the protection that a
water system provides against the
spread of fire. At present the town is
at the mercy of fire, and it is more
Through good luck than any means at
hand to ward off such disaster that
the business section has not been
wiped out of existence. Even the feel
ing of better security with the exist
ence of water supply under pressure
would be recompense for the small in
dividual cost that water works would
entail. 1t would also give opportunity
for beautifying private premises, which
is impossible on the fiat without water,
and would thus add to the value Of
every property holding within touch
of the system. But it is not necessary
to dwell upon the subject. These are
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