The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-06-06
Community Club
Discusses Sewer

discusses sewer
The Arvada Community Club had
q more than interesting meeting last
Monday evening. There was good
attendance, and great interest was
manifest. President Walter P. Smith
was in the chair and demonstrated
the fact that he was very much at
home in that capacity.
DR.. Russell, who was chairman Of
the road committee to meet the coun-
ty commissioners couple of weeks
ago, reported that the commissioners
had agreed to spend about fifteen
hundred dollars, or what was necess-
airy to cut down the Wadsworth hill.
About thirty Of the citizens had TAX
lunch with them at the restaurant,
and shown them the hospitality of
the town rs much as possible.
The committee on "gas" reported
thru MIR. Maloney that it would be
out Of the question for the company
to make any extensions until the war
il over.
Mr.. Barth and Mr.. White, members
Of the Sewer" committee, made a
most comprehensive report thru Mr..
Ssthman, the engineer, who had the
construction work of the water plant
under his charge. He had the advan-
tage Of the maps which he had used
in that work which aided him greatly
In outlining q sewer system which to
all appearances is about what would
be practical for Arvada. The plan is
quite comprehensive in scope, furnish
ing ready to serve system for almost
all of the residence and business dis
trict, including those who live below
the c. 4 8. tracks. The lines would
begin on the West Fourth street line
take In everything on the north side
Of the railroad to Wadsworth Avenue
in one district, designated ~ district
No. l. From there to the Tramway
tracks would be District No. 2, and
then on the east side Of the tramway
would be District No. 3. A trunk
line, sewer would run parallel with
the C. 4 8. tracks about 145 feet
south to empty into Clear Creek.
BY such . division of the town, he
claims that the assessment Of cost
may be more equitably distributed, 70
that the business section will pay in
proportion to the value Of the prop
erty and the residence property tn
share on the same basis, andtheacre-
age accordingly. At the close Of his
remarks T. c. Hurst moved that .
committee be appointed to present
the matter to the town board ut ita
next meeting, next Monday night and
request the board to take immediate
steps to get the sewer system under
way. and Mr.. Barth amended the mo-
ton to read that the plan presented
by Mr.. Sethman be considered.
It would seem from the general In
dications that some action Is likely to
be taken soon unless the plan meets
with disapproval by . considerable
number Of Improperly owners, who
would probably want to be heard.
While some are dubious on account
Of war conditions, believing that 1t Is
necessary to bend every energy to
it, prosecution, and not knowing
what to expect in the way Of taxation
in the next few years others think It
will never be any easier to build than
now. and all are agreed that sewer
10 sorely needed. DR.. Foster says It
b only q question Of time until we
are likely to have Q terrible epidemic
Of disease - . result Of poor SANTA
ton.
OF course for those who have rent
able property and . good business It
does not mean 10 much to them this
matter Of few dollars expense, but
for those who have little home and
are depending on . small income, It
will without doubt be q hardship per-
haps more 20 at this time than It
mi4ht when conditions become more
settled.
The town board has the power, we
are told, to 60 ahead and put this
thru without putting It to . vote, but
there some members on the board
who have expressed themselves as not
being willing to vote It onto the peo-
ple without first giving them chance
TO object. It therefore behooves all
those who are interested In this mat
ter one way or theother to come to
the board meeting next Monday night
and see what the plans are and EVIL
dencs their desires In the matter.
II no interest il shown, It will be
taken forgranted that you, are will
ing that the board shall proceed. and
in thi. you can Be assured they will
Eighty.one boys who have become
Of aes :incs June s, 1917, registered
(heir names with County Clerk Ches-
ter N. Lawrence Wednesday. While
that number may seem Q little small
for Q county Of the population, yet II
must not be forgotten that large
number Of the boys who have come
under that order are already In the
active service Of Uncle Sam. having
enlisted without waiting to be called.
We are In receipt Of Letter from
Ernest Kaler from Camp Cody, ~
porting that he 10 IN good spirits. but