The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-09-21

| FSoposed issue of $1,000 |
DoHos with which to move the pump
n ing station of the town Water system
to the Nooksack river. All interested
oieFs ard tax payers are invited to
De present. The town council and
mayor want every citizens to know
Just what the situation is, what has
been done and what it is proposed
to Go. GEO. HALL, Mayor.
- iag as voters at the coming
special water election is concerned,
the registration books closed Tuesday
night. While the registration was
moi large there viii be 1875 citizens,
who have a right to vote.
The percentage of women voters
Who glstered is much smaller than
OF men, f5 to 190. Whether it is
that there are fewer women voters
or whether 1t is that the women are
not interested in the water question,
/ the Tribune doesn't know.
A good many people are complain
! ing taat there have been no public
meetings held to discuss the watel
situation. A. H. Frasier said to the
Tribune. this week:
4 know Of a good many voters
VII ,t.,ll ,-o.a aunipu. this nrnnQSei
bond issue for the simple reasol
that they do not believe they HnoN
enough about the situation TO iavo
il. We want water all right, an
good water, but if the council know
what it is doing it hasn't shown Il
We ought to know. We want
know whether or not the river Is Il
: eEly available place to get goo
water? We want to know II !;
= souncil is planning on the be
NJ sitacation on the river bottom for
.aeAiaut2 We want to iShoN.- il, u
,4snow they can make the impro'
bNnent within the $1,000? 1t is II
he hat if we can make our water PA
= valuable plant by adding S2,ooo u
d 80 ought to do it. But, we want
4 NOW that We afa not lhro"i
/ 900 good money after $ll,ooo p'
Ne want to know how the 3ll,'
y Vas spent and just what We have
how for it. We have never seen
statement on these things and Def'
We vote the town into more de
We want to know
h There are a good many others "
Il Ike the Tribune is disposed TO lei
nb he matter TO the discretion of
II councilmen. However it Will pfoDa
\ be a good idea TO hold at least
p public meeting SO that all may una
4 stand Just what the council has d.
4 and Just what it proposes to do'
Il Editor Tribune-:In you last Is
! YOU say that there is considerable
N position TO the bonding proposlt
ne for water works.
to think that is true, and "a
by the council made mistake III u
an ing the empowering ordinance
RI that this council or a future
)k- will be tied TO the one plan as WI
: ed If that $1,000 is voted it can
He used for no other purpose than
yer moving the pumping plant TO
river and procuring necessaI! II
nee Your readers will remember
in one of the first moves made ~
lie then acting council after 1t
is been empowered to install "
gn- plant was to enter into an ae
in ment with Henry Lauckhart TO !
ex- the water with his mill power
hat the project fell through pet
rg Mr.. Lauckhart was doubuiu' apoN'
hat ing able to develop sufficient y
at to operate both mill and water p
tlt uurlDS low Stages VI
Fish Trap. But neither the mem
ave of the council nor Mr.. Lauch
or doubted at any time but that
red ample supply of good, pure
not could be obtained by the piah
,eo =. opposed, which was 10 eol's'i "
lool brick lined reservoir in the pan
the creek, rod or two oacA
.yn- the stream, at a place WAe'e sp'
at abound. and suck it feW 'ee'
the low water level of the CREEK
heir plan is still feasible, If 1t WAS
ible then, and from any poii'
ON the creek above the mill 1he
is could be pumped from the preSe"
lav2 the only additional expense pe'-''
nen, reservoir, and a pipe iine ~
ab- pumping plant. No filter "ou.
ttee required and the expense "oulu
fCOptinutd on ia g o.