The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-15

At this time a mass meeting or tax
payers and others is being held to
hear complaints and protests as to the
proposed extension of the city water
mains The hall is crowded and every
one is given a chance to be heard.
Mayor Marsh is presiding and there
are present the board Of local I'M
provements, two of the ctty's attor-
news. Messrs. Lamet and Wood, En-
gineer Shields and other officials. TWO
stenogra piers are busy making record
of the proceedings. Protests are many
but there is no excitement. Some par
ties protest against being taxed for
the extension when they have already
been taxed for the mains already laid
past their doors.
This afternoon at two O'Clock pro-
tests were heard as to the installa-
ton of the sanitary sewer. Our citi-
zens are divided as to the plan; some
are satisfied with it If we can do no
better, but others do not want 1t be-
cause it will not carry the surface
water as it is not large enough, the
largest or main sewer being only
eighteen inches and the smallest
eight inches. This plan is said to be
sufficient for city twice the size or
Warsaw, and Memphis, Tenn, has
only a sanitary sewer for 10000 peo-
pie. Warsaw has had the advice Of
three of the most expert engineers OF
the United States. Some of our citi-
zens want a sewer system large
enough to carry off surface water or
rains as we'll. This the experts tell
us would cost 100000 to $125,00O.
The question then rises, would it not
be we'll to build for the future as War
saw may some day be worth noticing
and be a city-though some say she
will not. Warsaw paid 100000 and
over for a railroad she never got; If
she went in debt for this large sys-
tenn she would certainly have some
thing for her money. One citizen re-
marked that Warsaw would not have
to pay much more for the large sewer
than she would have to pay for the
small sewer with the cost OF twenty
years of the street repairs incurred
by washouts caused by surface water
added.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Frank and Miss
Irma Erdmann have gone to Wyckoff,
Mimi, to visit relatives.
The preliminary program for the
Evangelical Sunday school and Y. P.
convention of this district has been
sent out. According to this program
the convention will be held at Rock
Island. Ill.,. August "a to 26. Services
will be held Wednesday, Aug. 25. at
800 .. m. Thursday evening there
will be a social session. arranged for
by the Rock Island Y. p. S. The Y.
P S. of Donnellson, Burlington and
others will furnish papers of interest
to P. Among the papers to be read
at the convention will be one on the
theme: The big brother movement
and how Y. P. s. can assist the same
The program will be completed Aug
ust I.
The union religious services held
at Ralston park Sunday evening last.
we're attended by over four hundred
people. Union choir and high school
orchestra under leadership of Rev.
Geo. Long as usual. Weather was de-
lightful for out of doors meetings.
There were seats for everybody, the
park settees being utilized in addition
to the regular seats. Rev. George
Long delivered most excellent and
practical sermon that was heartily ap-
preciated. Interest in these services
is increasing.
The Wednesday evening band con-
cert was at intersection of Fifth
and Main streets.
There was a large turnout to see
the game of baseball Sunday after
noon between the Quincy Indepen-
dents and Warsaw. The game result
ed in victory for the visitors, the score
being to 0.
The ladies Of the German NJ. e.
church will give an ice cream social
on the church lawn Thursday evening,
July Is.
Irwin Myer, superintendent of the
farmers elevator, has invented and
patented a metallic hammock made Of
galvanized wire links It is on exhi-
bition In front of one of our Main
street stores and attra cts much atten-