The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-10

NKLAHOMA stands In urgent need
Oot uu adequate water supply aud
improved sewer system There Is no
division Of opinion ON that point
uklahornn Ctly. like every other ru.
ban community but not as seriously
IL. most ~ them Is confronted with u
question: ~ unemployed population
Like an electric thrill COMES the an
uOuucemcut that the board " commits
siouers aud the mayor are carefully
considering II proposition designed to
meet both dellnquencies
Mayor on Business Aspects
The best thing for this town to do,
said Mayor OyerhOlser "is 10 start
some kind ot employment for the real
residents ~ Oklahoma city who really
need aud want employment In my
opinion II doesn't make any difference
how much money we spend for public
improvements II they are needed aud
We get one hundred cents on the dol
lar for our money n we can set
every idle man IN oklahoma city to|
work We will be- the only town In
these United States IN that condition,
nnd the growth, business conditions
and general upbuilding ~ the city
would Justify the expenditure Of any
sum oT money voted for needed i'm
proyements nnd that new business,
new industries and mex taxable prop
prty would In themselves to say moth
Ing NJ the Increase In value, pay In
trrest ON such sums NJ money We
would give Oklahoma city an impetus
that would carry MS 81 far In advance
of the other towns that they would be-
years IN oyertaking her II have
anything to do with any public work
here while | am mayor the resident
taxpayer shall have the first choice
and the married man shall have the
choig over the single one. also say
that there Il an absolute need of storm
sewers aud believe that these should
be- built now at the same time the
water supply movement Is started
Street Working on Details
Di j. e., Street commissioner NJ
public property has this to say regard
Ing the new water supply system:
"My Idea In regard to the water sup.
ply proposition IL first that we badly
need a visible supply of water amply
sufficient 10 tide us over the deficient
supply that usually comes In August
aud September. This visible supply
would not only afford security to the
property holders Of the city hut would
induce others to put their money into
factories and other Industries which
would draw large number of peo-
pie 10 the city aud afford employment
tn others already hgrc Factories viii
not he likely tn be hullt In a city with
nu inadequate supply " water, and
NV husiness will not he npt 10 seek
'o'Ntluns where mn insufficient supply
uf water would raise the lnsur
nucc to n very high rate. To my
mind nm adequate supply of wnter II
Indispensable 10 the present safety and
future growth ~ this city Al the
earliest date possible or M soon Ms
practical we expect 10 look Into the
water proposition and n we find q
feasible plan the sort which n not
pNhorhltam we will submit II IN the
public Tor their approval or rejection
This plan when submitted will he
worked ont to the mlnulesl detail as
to cost and efficiency and II will he n
clear cut proposition when presented
10 the public. The people win know
definitely what they are 10 get aud
what II win cost"
Blackwelder's Views
Here * the situation" Nld Com.
missioner RlaCkw, ider. THE sani.
tnry sewers empty into the river nj
several different places within the
city limits. II IL onr plan To collect
these sewers into one main sewer and
run that ON n Hight grade below the
rliv until II will come to the surface
" the ground Our plan Is 10 hnlld
90 this nolnt some kind " sewerage
larosol plant From investigation
rqdr ny personal Visits And otherwise
NJ SOME ~ the ciiles that have put In
permanent plants | am OF the opinion
ih1i we should use lmhoff tanks and
run the etfluent from the tanks either
over couiact heds using sprinklinp
system or use the water for lrrlratlnr
nurnoScs on q sewerage farm Roth
f these plans have hccn very succes
tt'Ontluutd np Itsf fttv.4