The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-10-20
Water Works.

the City Council, which if not voted
down by the people will mean that
Lancaster is to have a good system
water works. On Monday morning
the board of health notified the MAYOR
that if something were not done i'm
medlately that the entire system would
be condemned. The council immediately
got busy and called a mass meeting of
the citizens on Monday evening also
special meeting of the council. Nearly
all the people present were in favor of
lssueIng twelve thousand dollars worth
of bonds and extending the pipes to
the river. In order to borrow this
money, 1t is necessary that a vote be
taken and that it carry by two thirds
majority. The vote will be taken at
this November election. Some of the
citizens thought at first that it would
be better to wait, however if the vote
not taken this year we will have to
wait for another year as the vote can
only be taken at a regular election.
The water is bad in its present con-
ditiOn and there is 70 doubt but that it
must cause some sickness. Where
public health is at stake, We are in
favor of remedying it if possible. In
this case it is possible if the system is
conducted properly so it is now left to
the voters to say whether they want
pure water or whether they want none
at all.
1t is claimed by the board of health
that it is possible to contract disease
from the streets where they are sprink-
led with this lake water. Do you want
to endanger the lives of your loved
ones for the sake of few paltry dol
lars or do you want to vote these bonds
and go to the river and forever after
wards have good water.
1t is true that this matter ought to
have been looked into several months
ago if the vote was gOin g to be taken
this fall. however the council had in
tended to have an expert man here in
the spring and have him give his esti-
mate etc. but they havn't time for
this now as the board of health has
come in and said your water is bad
and If you don't remedy it then we are
going to cut you out of water. There
is no doubt but what the water works
system has more than paid for itself,
in putting out fires. 1t has lowered
our insurance rate, and when we have
good water the entire system ought to
be on paying basis in few years as
more people will put in water.
After these bonds are issued, if they
carry at the November election. it will
be left to the city council to say what
system we will have. They may think
best to put in a stand pipe or they
may establish a pumping station at
the river and pump water into tank
to be built at lake. If they do away
with the lake, they can sell it at
good price as they have twenty acres
of land with it.
Mr.. w. r. Cook, and others over
whose land the proposed extension
passes have said that they would glad
ly give the right of way, provided
they be allowed to tap the pipes. This
leaves the city free to put in the pipes
and pump their water any where. 1t
may be that the new system will not
cost over five or six thousand dollars
and if such is the case then only that
amount of bonds will be sold.
We have heard number of voters
express themselves and they were in
favor of the extension at any cost.
Who knows but that the four cases of
fever at the hospital now were con-
tracted from this lake water. Of
course no one would drink the water
in its present condition but the fever
might be contracted while any one
We're washing their hands or merely
passing it and smelling.
Why delay so important task? Let
the people get busy and on the 18th. of
November vote in favor of the bond
issue. The law will not permit the tax
payer to pay any more tax than they
are paying now so your vote in favor
of the bond issue will not raise your
fay one cent