Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-11-09
SEWER MATTERS
STIR Up PEOPLE
IN GLENNS FERRY
Fight For and Against May
Become Bitter
BUSINESS DISTRICT
rs UNSANTTARY
Old Gray Mare Brings Back Friends
For Visit at Ferry-New High
School 0ccupied-0ther
News of Interest
Glenns Ferry.

OANAAAS
At a regularly adjourned meeting
of the Village Trustees held in the
City Hall Friday evening, seven or
dinances were passed and ordered
published having reference to the
proposed sewer and creating main
sewer district ad 6 lateral sewer dis
tricts. The date set for hearing OF
protests was fixed for Thursday
evening, November % at 8 p. m.
Much interest is in evidence con-
cerning this proposed sewer and
those who have had little to say in
the past are now lining up for and
against.
Those for the sewer point to the
recent inspection of the town by the
State Board of Health officials and
the report made by that office in
regard to the village water system
and the unsanitary condition of the
business district. This latter will
become, they say, serious menace
to the health of the town, as all
available ground has already been
used up for cesspools and septic
tanks until there is hardly square
foot of ground in the rear of these
premises to carry off the refuse.
More buildings are being erected
in the business section and the tanks
already constructed are not now suf-
ficient or functioning properly in
spite of large sums of money which
have been spent upon them.
Those who oppose the sewer claim
that we are not ready yet for this
move; that we have the healthiest
spot in Idaho to live in and no seri-
Gus epidemic has ever assailed us.
Taxes are high enough already with
out adding this additional burden at
this time. That if the business sec
ton needs sewer, then they should
pay the piper and put it in them
selves. 1t is reported that legal aid
is being employed to restrain the
Board from proceeding with the
sewer proposal.
1t is too bad that when such ques-
tions as this arise that the people
do not get together The board are
not to blame for giving this question
serious consideration at this time.
They have acted upon the request of
number of reliable citizens, Gust
as worthy of consideration as if we
made like appeaD to obtain and Sc
cure all information possible in re-
gard to the matter of the cost of
a sewer system and it is now ques-
tion for the property owners to say
whether or not they want this i'm
made at this time. 1t is
a thousand pities that any i'll feel
ing should ever be exhibited toward
any individual who is for or against
a proposition of this kind, when such \
question arises in any community. =
can be gained one way or 9
the other by harsh and unkind "
words. Besides, a city divided =
against itself cannot stand long. 4"
We are extremely fortunate here; y
we have not experienced an epidemic -
nor any hard times; there has been =
plenty of work and good pay for all =.
who wanted it. AS we said last week o.
he railroad has had the best bust a.
less for the past few months in the !"
history of the road and we are -
up a town that will be u
,redit to the state of Idaho. The -
chOol question has been settled by y
he erection of one of the finest high ="
chool buildings in this section of u
dahO and no matter how we feel -
bout it (and some of us did feel ~
retty sore, didn't we?) we have got %
o take our hats off to those who Id
ave been responsible for this i'm aI
rovement. The strike has been I'd
allied off, much to everybody's re- y
EFF. So now let us talk this new III
roblem over like sensible men. If at
is proved that sewer is a neces-
ty at this time let's put it in. On
he other hand, if it is not needed,
len let us tell the board so frankly, Cll
nd insist that they lay the matter car
n the table for the time being. No en-