The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01

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TO sewer y nj No sever. thai Is
Ihe Question 70 ascertain public
sentiment = ne smbiual. h Mayor
md City nuzneII called Tor ; meeting
81 citizens - * payers :. IRE
mems tfzaII - AtOndazs evening.
Ths hall - crowded and ZTsaI In
lerest manifested
Mayor KooHIz called taa meeting to
order and - the tive demands Of
the State uoara Of fieaIIH. n1 June
9Th. 1918. uuz order commanded the
Mayor an6 EIIY cuonciI - - before
he Beard = Health - November
81. 1919. complete plans - znecifi-
cations IuT : sewerage HYHz.m for
Ihe city O Westminster. TIE second
lfder requires he completion q such
: system b December Ial. IN.
From iha beginning OF IAe meeting
i was apparent that a largs majority,
Tor various reasons. waa opposed %
installing - zYsism at lhe present
tlms. The present cost o material
md labor ~ ne question = .nather
~ not HnH.mznHler real. needs
sewerage zZzIem entered =. largely
into the discussion aud n definite
conclusion #aa reached ~ Il. r.
aorsuch - elected chairman and
Joseph y. nTooks. secretary
Df. join =. Fulton. seereIHT. uf the
board. sHa present fIs stated that
the board .unid have promulgated
the order foT the sewerage Of the
city at laHzI F rear ago. ! i 10 moi
49,, faE - -. assa -. - -.
tlnucd god health Of the people made
necessary : sewerage system. SIR.
Aorke. lHs engineer u the bazFd gave
i ~ his opinion that The installation
uf aech system, Including aseaya-
siuns laying u pipes, ana III for
about nius niles Of sever. including
: disposal HI.HI. would 60 = the
nfighboFHo.z y 4s0o0. .eea - Hs al
- gave i 3 = opinion lAaI - coat
81 connecting azsa residence HIlh the
system would b about SEQ DR.
sioge. q tt lizard. spoke = length
II ths present system q =. wells
aHa open closets an many lols. and
declared - Ihs present conditions
are menace = the future health Of
the community. and InaI possible
spldemlez - nnly be guarded against
~ sewerage
In the discussion which followed
several Ta.Iz Here apparent. mat
: sewerage i desirable. - tat II
conditions .eTe normal IHa1e would
- little opposition 10 Ins 0xazr of
The board. IHHI the general aaafi-
maBt Of - citizens n tHaI In.Ke are
10 such HszIIn conditions = make
imperative ne construction 81 a
sewer IN saEh abnormal time. Hith
The coat q IahoT and material aIm0at
IpruhibiiInE sueh work f IL time.
without un1HIT hurdenInE IHa tax
payers II there were mznY OF
IoplHiou tn he cost OF construction
would be greatly in excess If the
fiaarcs nam=I ~ Dir. Morse
Mr. Morse zlAEed that II n opinion
IN actual survey could ls made.
complete nIanH and specifications
drawn II ; EozI Of about 100. A
motion - made that ths 4afoF and
City Council h requested = have
such a survey made, tue motion was
defeated. : resolution 80 adopted
requesting IIa state Board = Health
~ FeHcInd aT suspend IT. order until
the country hall have returned 20
normal IInan1IaI conditions
: Mr. lona ! Cunningham offered
the following resolution. wHIah was
adopted = : IaFEs majority.
Resolved Tat Il Is ne Hense Of
The citizens nd taxpayers = Vest
minister. II public meeting assembled,
that theY realize the importance OF
employing exeTs agency q science
md invention y safeguard - health
and happiness Of our citizens. and
that an adequate system . sewerage
and disposal would be desirable and
convenient. nj that because of the
extreme nj cost Of labor and ma
Ierial prevailing at this Tine. they
ask OF the safe Board of HaaIIn am-
thoritIes UoaIponemenI D action,
appealing u IheIr fnlr-mlndnaaH. and
asking TIN IHef do NOT Impose npon
our citizens : financial burden which
would be I'll nigh impossible for
them 10 baaT.
III the Co = estimated b Engineer
Morse Of Lne State Board q Health
De correct IHa financial proposition
facing the citizens OF Westminster N
about n follows. Under - Nv the
Mayor ana Common Council may
make a lexx oT two per f9nI On the
taxable properly which II or case
which VII III gB6, 1000. re balance
nf the mime. must then - rzIaed by
would be : Per cent - zz.a1a. 900,
= bond Issue q sI34,000 assuming
he total co. . BE- $200.010 = meet
he interest - the bonds provide
for a sinking fund TO redeem them
when dne nd 10 pay he cost OF
maintenance = The SYSTEM Honld re-
auire about .zh.au1 per yaar. which
: Hill require n increase - IeHY Of
about rs E=HI=. which, together With
our present =zIe Hili mae onr levy
s1.a5 on go. 90 worth q property.
IN addition = the increase tax
each residence Will bc pnI = ne ex-
nanse u 0nz 10lIar per fo0I lar MAX
! Ing conna1II.1 HIIh the za#a@.
Among o. things u b consider
d In tha mzIIllT Of tha installation
Of sewerage system are 81 streets