The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-14
BOND ISSUE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY

Next Tuesday very important election will be
held In this election every citizen OF Lubbock
should be vitality interested, the importance OF
this bond issue carrying is too great to be treated
lightly The question to be voted on is whether or
not the CITY of Lubbock shall issue bonds to the
amount OF S 900. Fifty thousand of this being
for extension work the water plant OF the city
and one hundred thousand for extension Of the
sewer plant
1t would be hard to estimate. in fact there is
no way to estimate the amount of money it will
cost the people Of Lubbock should this issue not
w. Upon it hangs several things that will mean
much Il is necessary for Lubbock to have more
water he present equipment being built Tor a
town half the size of Lubbock, and then we must
have an extension OF the water mains giving more
people the benefit of the water system OF the city
there being quite deficiency in the water sup
ply There are hundreds of homes in Lubbock
which have connection with the water system
of Lubbock except to pay taxes to keep up the
system that supplies a comparatively small percent
of the people within the city limits. 1t is very inn
portant that have this additional water supply
in order to keep down the insurance rates. Our
present rate will be raised in a very short while if
something is not done TO correct the weak places
in our water supply and the additional cost brought
about by this raise will amount to a large sum OF
money within a year time besides the raise of the
key rate there will be additional penalties placed
upon our insurance policies that will equal many
thousands of dollars each year besides reducing the
amount OF insurance that person can carry on
their property The amount of the interest and the
sinking fund will be a very small amount of money
each year compared with the cost that the raise in
the insurance rates will bring in the bonds
defeated Then too. with the present water supply.
the danger of loss by fire is much greater. With the
present equipment and supply all the water that
be forced upon fire is about $50 gallons of water
a minute. and that is not much water when it comes
to putting out big fire like Lubbock might have
We cd hiS adj nd AL
a better fire fighting equipment The kind we
have is good far it goes but it not intended
TO cope with the requirements OF a city the size OF
Lubbock
Our system is just about inefficient
the water system. and is of very great importance.
The present plant is entirely too small Hundreds
Of people deprived Of the of the sewer. be
cause they are not within reach of the mains The
present disposal plant is entirely too small which ac
counts for the very disagreeable odor that ems
from the disposal tank on the canyon and which
is becoming a menace the people who live in the
eastern part Of the city and continue thus would
be counting a very unhealthy condition.
Both these issues needed and very important
that the people within the city limits Of Lubbock
should go the polls and put this proposition over
by a large majority. II is business proposition that
no one would think Of turning down if it applied
in individual concerns. Lubbock is just great big
business and its affairs should be handled with just
good business judgment the very best OF bust
ness concerns
Do not forget that Tuesday. July 18th is the
date for this election.