Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-25
ANERICTS MUST ExTEND SEWER
AGE SYSTEM.

In 3 few weeks from now the cltiz-
ems Of Americas viii be called On to
vote On bond issues for the extension
OF The sanitary sewerage system anI
the improvement OF the water works
system
Seldom IS a more important mater
presented for the consideration OF the
voters OF ! community.
It has long been recognized that n
] city OF any size the public health is,
IN a large measure. depends upon a
proper sanitary sewerage system and
an adequate supply Of good water.
So far Is it goes the present sewer
system Of Americas is all right. But
lit does not 90 far enough. It leaves
large sections OF the city unproyfded
for. The open closets in these sec
tons are a daily menace to the health
.of the entire city.
Such closets become the eeurers
from which contagion IS spread. in
Berrtlfng lives throughout tie COM
munity.
Typhoid fever, dysantery and other
germ diseases, It has been concIusiveIy
shown, are carried from unsewered
houses to distant sections of the city.
bringing illness and death in their
wake.
TIE man whose house has sewer
connection IS therefore equally inter
ested in this question with the man
whose house Is not so provided.
1t avaiIs little to have your own
premises severed if a block or two
away there are houses not 50 eonnec.-
ed, where a case Of typhoid fever NAV
mean the Introduction of germs into
your own family and the carrying of
OF some loved member Of it.
1t is accordingly suicfdaIIy selfish
to object to an extension Of the sew
erage system because your own in
mediate vicinity already has sewerage
provided for it.
Outside Of this purely selfish reas-
on, there is the broader and more pub
lie spirited reason that the growth Of
the city IS checked by a failure to
provide adequate sewerage and wate~
One Of the first things a prospective
settler inquiries into is whether ample
provisions have been made along these
lines.
The expansion Of the built up terri
tory Of the city IS hampered, too, b.
the inability in several sections Il
make sewer connections. As a result
Americas IS becoming too congested
for small city.
/ The extension OF the sewerage sys-
TEN VIII Immediately make a Jarge
area Of land more desirable for resi-.
denee purposes and lead to a spread
Ing out Of the population Of the city fin
all directions. This viii permit of til.
man Of moderate means securing a lot
At reasonable price where he viz
not be denied the sewerage and Watel
facilities.
1t Is to be hoped that when the mat.
ter comes up for a final decision
there will be few. if any, votes cas-
against It.
The city has got to move forward
and one Of TIE first essentials for. fu-
ture development Is the issuing Of
these bonds to permit Of the extension
of the sewers and the improvement .,
I the water supply.
Citizens viii have ample time Il
think over the matter. The amount to
be expended IS comparatively small
TIE results viii be beneficial to the
community as a whole.
Progressive communities do not hes
tate to issue bonds when such a
matter as this is at issue. Americas
cannot afford to do otherwise. Il
must go forward and to do that i,
must have more sewers and more
water and reach every section with
both.