Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-14
WASTE WATER
and SEEPAGE
Continues to Worry Small
Farmers and Residents
SEWER SYSTEM WITH
DRAIN TILE CONNECTIONS
Appears to Be the Only Feasible Meth
cd of Taking Care of This Water
Auto Ordinance Passed

cd of Taking Care OF ms wafer
Auto Ordinance Passed
Another phase of the seepage
question that has recently been
engaging the attention OF the city
council and property owners in
the southwestern portion of the
city, was sprung at the council
meeting last Friday evening, when
several truck gardeners who have
small tracts of land in the out
skirts and in some cases almost
surrounded by property within the
corporate limits, waited upon tine
council and asked assistance in
caring for the waste water from
their lands.
1t seems that there is no waste
ditch thru the city from this Sec
ton and every time that these
truck farmers irrigate their land
the surplus water has been allow
ed to overflow into the streets and
alleys of the city. Not only is
this waste water running the streets
in that locality but it has been adj
ding to the seepage with which
that section has to contend, besid
es which the parties allowing water
to overflow upon the public roads
are liable to a stiff penalty for in
fraction of a state law, so they are
asking the city to cooperate and
provide soma kind of an outlet
for this waste water.
A lengthy discussion of ways
and means followed before the
streets and alley committee was
instructed to investigate and meet
with the farmers to formulate a
plan to meet the problem.
A petition for the formation OF
a sewer districtin the southwestern
part of the city was also presented
to the council and this was referr-
ed 10 the city attorney, with in-
structions to prepare the same in
proper form for definite action.
So it begins to look as tho a sewer
system thru the alkalied section
with tile drain connections along
the south and west to care for the
waste water, will ultimately be
the method taken to dispose of
this property menace.
The ordinance amending a Sec
ton of the refunding water bond
ordinance was taken up at this
meeting and passed on final read
ing.
The usual monthly grist of bills
was disposed of, and as the session
neared the midnight hour an adj
journment was taken to Tuesday
evening.
Plans Asked for City Hall
At the adjourned meeting OF
the city council on Tuesday even
ing the proposed new city hall
came up for discussion but no
definite action could be taken
further than to instruct the civic
improvement committee to have a
working plan prepared of a build
ing suitable for the desired pur-
poses and within the figure appro-
priated, and to have the same
ready by the newt regular meet
ing.
The formation of Sanitary
Sewer District No. 2, southwest
of the city, again came up for dis
cussion and appeared to be meet
, ing with such favor by the truck
farmers and property-owners IN.
terested that the city attorney
was instructed to post up on the
proper mode of procedure and
the city engineer to estimate the
cost of the proposed system and
report at next meeting.
The automobile ordinance
which has been somewhat amend
ed since its first reading, wai
finally passed at this meeting ano
will be published in The Enter
prise next week.