Putnam patriot., 1910-08-12
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Puinam's Sewer System.

When we look back some fifteen or twenty years, and note the various pub lie improvements that have been maue to improve and benefit the city, Il can not be said that its people are not abreast of the times In making theif city all that was designed for perfect | city, crowning their improvements ey l the adoption ot . sewer system that l must meet all requirements for the | next century.
 Twenty years ago Putnam had, In | great part, the appearance oi diiapi' dated oyergrown village. It had dirt streets, mud sidew alks, houses all with l fences of various kinds and most Of them sadly out of repair. Public spir' | IL was at low ebb.
 The first movement started to im- l prove the condition of things was the | organization of a Business Mems Asso- ciauon, whose special object was the
 elimination of an offensive frog pond, | covering an almost entire square in the | very heart of the city
 That accomplished, q needed supply | of wholesome domestic water, at that l time most sadly needed, was agitated, and company was formed and sub | scriptions received to furnish The com
 munlty with system of public water supply. Before any definite plans were reached, Boston company, whose | work was building waterworks, made | an offer to accomplish the undertaking | under conditions that made Us success | certain and more favorable than could be done by lhe citizens themseive.- | The Putnam Wafer Company was | formed. and -nan the people had an | abundant supply of water for domestic
 use. whefeat they we're greatly delight l ed.
 l Then a city charter was secured and l the eits was organized. sidewalks were laid down, eleetfie lighting introduced,
 and various improvements were made to better the condition and appearance l of The city. The most important ot these and most beneficial to the entire
 community, WAS the transformation
 of south Main street and the railroad l station and it's surrounding property. 1 Nowhere on it's line is there hand someg station and attractive surround.
 ing than those possessed by our city. In the meantime the people have 1 gone on, individually and collectively inspired by the same desire for improve
 ment, 10 transform the old dilanidaied condition of things, until now We have
 most charming appearing city al.
 most entirely throughout.
 Now comes the improvement for l health and com,ort--the sewering ot
 the city, Like sall improvements, il
 will be more fully appreciated when
 completed, and the cost will he count
 ed as nothing as compared 10 the great
 benefits conferred.
 | Like everything of the character of
 Improvement undertaken, the work
 has been taken up step ey step, discuss
 ed and adopted, without dtssension or
 scFimony, but quietly and with deep
 consciousness that IL was the right thing io do.
 We hee~ilh, with these remarks
 about what the people have accom-
 plished to improve and benefit their
 city-which can never he too often re- lated--pfesenf . map of the scweriug
 as il will bs when completed. The map
 was prepared by Charics E. Chandler.
 -than whom therr Is no civil engineer
 of higher reputation in the Staee- V ho
 has had charge of lhe work from It's
 Inception.
 Contractor Susio has the contract for i building tho ss~er commencing at the