The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
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MAYOR AND ALDERMEN ADDRESS
VOTERS ON THE SEWERAGE QUESTION
70 the citizens of the City of Brook.
haven MiSSisSinni.
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To the citizens of the City of Brook
haven, Mississippi
On September 1st, 1918, the quail
ifled electors of our city will be call
ed upon to decide whether or not the
bond of the city of Brookhaven, to
the amount of $125,000, shall be is
sued for the purpose of establishing
a Sewerage System in our City. Be
fore it was decided by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen to submit this
proposition to the citizens of Brook
haven, the City Engineer of Jack
son, Mississippi, was called upon to
make an estimate of the cost of the
Sewerage System. He made this es-
innate, and placed the same at a
maximum of $125,000. For this
reason this amount of $125,000 was
agreed upon. 1t has been urged by
some that the sum of $125,000 is not
sufficient to establish a complete
Sewerage System in the City of
Brookhaven. We desire to state in
reply thereto that it is the purpose
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
at the proper time to call for bids
for the establishment of the Sewer
age System, and that the contract
will not be let unless the amount
bid therefor is $125,000, or less. For
the full and complete performance
of the terms of the contract a good
and solvent bond will be demanded
by the Mayor and Board of Al0er-
men, and then, and only theE, will
the contract be awarded. 1t is the
further intent and purpose of the
Mayor and Board not to sell the "a
foresaid bonds unless o contract
within the above amount Is had.
1t is urged by some that 1t is not
the intention of the City to install a
complete and adequate Sewerage Sys-
TEN. In reply to this proposition we
want to state that it is our purpose
and intent to construct complete
and adequate sewerage system in
the City of Brookhaven, and that
practically every white residence and
a number of negro residences in the
City will be reached. The plans and
designs of the proposed Sewerage
System will be exhibited at the
Brookhaven Bank & Trust Company
and the First National Bank of our
City. These plans will be complete
answer to any objection urged along
this line. 1t will be noted from the
plans that the Sewerage System will
extend to and through Pearlhaven.
1t is again urged that the present
time is inopportune for the construc-
tion of a Sewerage System, inasmuch
as building material and labor are
very much higher than heretofore.
We concede that material and labor
are high, but there is no indication
of decline in either of these COM
modities. Everything indicates that
high prices along all lines will con-
tinue for several years more, and re-
gardless Of the fact of the cost of q
Sewerage System the increased ma
terial value Of all Of the property in
the City is complete offset to the
cost of installation.
We, however, have been of the o.
pinion that the health of our people
is far more important than the saw
ing of few dollars and that by the
installation Of Sewerage System in
our city, already known as one of
the most progressive in our state, the
health of our people might be pro-
tected and the lives Of our citizens
saved.
The City of Brookhaven has been
without a Sewerage System long e.
nough. Many towns in our state
much smaller than our own have
sewerage systems. For instance, Ha-
ziehurst, Canton. Holly Springs. VII
mona, Oxford, etc.
All agree that sewerage is neces- +,
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life Of the community. Ali agree
that 1t must cost something to have
tAs same installed, All agree that