Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-22
WORKING FOR BONDS in
ELECTION ON APRIL 4
Citizens Alive to Success of
Election

If Americas does not put through
that bond election scheduled for April
4th-just two weeks ahead it will NOS
be for lack of concerted movement and
hard work upon the part Of many cii-
zens who realize the pressing need OF
the proposed improyements-sewer eX-
tension and additions TO the city
waterworks plant
They realize that if Americas is 10
expand and grow the city cannot re-
main bottled up as it is now, with %
possible chance TO build further.
The issue proposed is that Of $4,000
Of bonds-S40,00O to be utilized in ex-
tending the sanitary sewerage system
out to the Southside, to East Americas
and to Brooklyn Heights-all of which
are greatly in need Of sewerage eXtens-
ion. and must get it now.
More Water Is Needed.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars will
be expended upon the waterworks sys-
TEN. which contemplates the building
OF another storage tank at the plant
and enlargement of mains in localities
where it is known to be imperative.
Sixty-fiye thousand dcllars will thus
be we'll expended The growth Of
Americas demands it. The factory
district where hundreds of toiler are
employed and hundreds of thousands
of dollars are invested, demand it.
The city has outgrown its present
water plant and enlargement is neces-
sary to meet the demands under or.
binary circumstances, and the present
water supply is totally inadequate I'M
der extraordinary circumstances. In
crease of sewerage will give people A
place to build and enjoy all modern
city conveniences and bring new fam
lies amongst us almost daily.
The mayor and city council have
pledged themselves to the following
plans:
Sewerage Extension.
Brooklyn Notwithstanding all Of
the built-up portion; McGarrah, Dav-
export, Adderton and La Fayette
streets. Approximate cost $4,S5O
South Americus-Embraci main
outleta Lee, Elm, Dodson, Fielder,
Hill, Furlow, Hancock, Harold ave
Jackson ave, and Forrest streets APP
proximate cost, $16,S0O
East MISUNDERSTANDING main
outlet; Lee, Jefferson, Forsyth, Hud-
son, Lamar, Mayo, Cherry, Elmo
Church, Reese and Prince. Approx
mate cost, $1S,35O.
Wafer Works improvement.
TIC build New Reservoir at PUMPING
station with large capacity than an
of those there now. To enlarge water
mains to factory district which ha:
only a 4 inch main at present and in
sufficient to guarantee fire protection
and cheap insurance. To utilize pip
ing from this district for new mains
where the demand is not as great and
che minor Improvements at the
pumping station.
Citizens interested in the bond cleo
tior-and ali should be interested
therein-believe that it will be car
rcd through safely and all are work
ing IN that end
There are probably 400 voters reg
iste1ed already and they are being
carefully canvassed and urged to vote
for the bonds. The fact that one bond
issue for paving the streets is still tiej
up by council should not be used as
an excuse, they urge, for not providin2
bonds for sewer extension and water
works.
Vote for the sewer and water bonds
and let the council answer for the
street paving proposition already vot-
ed upon three years ago.