The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-12
CITY NEEDS A
WATER SUPPLY
Mayor Grant Sels Forth in
Statement Details OF The
Plan Now Pending.
IT WILL b. SELF SUPPORTING

In support Of the proposed water
bond issue for oklahoma city Mayor
whit NJ Grant and Commissioner Of
Public Property w H. Hampton have
mndo statements showing the adyisa.
bility " such An adoption In Oklh
hOma city Their statements are full
Of hope rs 10 the attitude the people
Of the city will take Un the question
and prove beyond doubt the utter
necessity Of their adoption.
The mayor said IN part "ln eNpla
nation Of my position In regard 10 the
proposed issue | wish TO say that OK
lhhoma City Is more yltally interest
ed IN lisibI water supply than
any other one thing The lack of II
hhs Kept more capital from the city
than any other thing II keeps In.
surance rates up, and those rates are
causing our people greater eXpendi
lures than they realize The growth
Of the city should interest us all and
we cannot hope to Increase ~ long
ns water conditions remain such that
new people and Industries will not
come.
The North Canadian river supplies
all the water necessary for the aver
age months Of the year, but In the
time Of drOuth that comes every year
the supply IL exhausted Hydraulic
engineers, hired for the purpose Of In.
vestigating water conditions, have
been surprised at the conditions preya
lent In the drouth periods and hHye
said that the storage plan as suggest
ed In one form or another IL the only
solution Of the problem.
The proposition TO be voted on IL
that reservoir be built 10 hold the
water which is In abundance during
certain seasons Of the year until the
drOuth period. when II will be used. Ii
will In this manner keep up uniform
flow At all times. Ii will hold abun-
dant water for the city for ninety
days, and the drOuth period has never
been that long The soil Of the land
on which the reservoir Is to be built
Is gumbo and there is no better soil
known for holding water.
Objections from people who say It
Will Increase taxes are merely for an
an excuse Ia fight the proposition
The water plant Is self supporting
aud II the time comes when It will not
bs, II will be because the people will
not give 1t n chance TO expand to meet
their needs. II will serve and protect
your property. The Increased insurance
rates for one year would pay the cost
OF the whole bond issue Let them
who want the city TO grow to have
a good name abroad and to have fire
protection help carry the bonds. be
leve In letting the people rule. l
am giving you the chance TO help your
selves aud the city. II you don't want
II, turn II down, but hereafter you are
paying the cost Of your folly, don't
forget you brought II upon yourselves"
Commissioner Hampton has prepar-
ed an itemized statement showing the
receipts and disbursements of the wa
ter department during the past year.
II IL conclusive and shows the need
OF the proposed system. Contracts with
packing houses for 100000 gallons OF
water per day viii soon expire and
that amount Of water win he added
10 the receipts Of the department. In
both statements the bond issue Is
urged and the statements Of these
two men are based on fActs