South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-05
OUR FALTERlNG WATER SYSTEM.

II judge attitude Of the people in the Sample
district of the Sixth Alright expressed the
meeting held Wednesday night. jobs a few
politicians in that part city much longer
substitute for the Improvements essential
the welfare health housing conditions of the whole
community. Neither will the people be satisfied to be
punished by the Withholding Of these Improvements be-
cause they failed pile up a big vote that
political organization that happens be in power The
trend Of complaint to be that the democrats.
sofar they have been power seemed think
all the end has deserved has been appointments
OF few politicians to deputyships while, with the
administration. having failed it in
its campaign for election they TO be blessed only
with Fairgrounds and school houses
And what the people want. the mass OF the people
and especially the leaders. municipal improve
ments ordinarily belonging to a civilized community
which the Sample district be Fairgrounds
and school houses essential be sure but there
other fundamentals just important The spec
long lines of sewers in vicinity with
mains paralleling them. and thus keeping them
virtually useless and this despite petitions
that have seemingly been purposely having
been filed with the board OF works is without other
justification than deliberate don't give
damn" attitude the part of city officials.
Jackson one location in point Here is a fully
populated street with sewerage but no water mains
though spectacle referred represents
history of the efforts have such mains installed The
petition filed 1912 then two more were filed
in 1914 and all of them lost" according to
speaker at the meeting Now another petition is
the way. Grace has had a similar experience. and
doubt numerous others. The for not laying
the mains Grace St has been that the taxes would
$4,000 for particular period. which
throws light. indeed, upon the efficiency of our
waterworls management No wonder Mayor Keller
can blow steam about a saving Of $4,000 in two
years I'm the department in addressing the Rotary
club ne C Wednesday. Nothing. it would seem
is being done by our water department there
compromising guaranteed in advance. The
purpose OF plant designed by the Goetz
administration. enable the department sat
the city" utility would term it, not alone
for Immediately compromising purposes. pur-
poses OF development. but evidently Mayor Keller and
his board OF operating department
along pretty much the lines a the Murdocks
operate their street car service.
Outside Of South Bend extensions OF street lines
have proverbiaily gone beyond the compensatingly
populated and it has been known occur.
here with gas mains These institutions least
DO that much help develop communities but
with city water works Most cities have il
In their franchises granted public utilities they
be compelled to precede population with extensions
and depend their upon development
but such franchise would be incongruous in South
Pend from the way extensions water mains are be
ing made. We have a municipality owned water plant
seems have been the cty's policy
of its being 10 the people people must
be made 10 Were it private plant.
we wonder II Mayor Keller would be willing let It
operate in the faIrering manner7
Water mains should Immediately be laid for in
connection with in the city fast the
laid. ANY other method Is positive idocy.
the city health department get rid Of wells
and outhouses that public health with