Show DON DONT IT RAISE FALSE ISSUES THE advocates of the sewer system proposed for district no one very much damage their cause every time they attempt to reply to objections offered to that system this is principally because they change toe tae question at issuer issue they address their arguments to something entirely different to ane subject of dispute the latest attempt at reply starts out with the assumption that the pro testers are opposed to sewerage and the question of its benefits to general health is sprung backed by the consensus of civilized opinion it proceeds to state of the protestors protesters prot estors they object to a general tax for sewerage where the mains only are to be constructed and where the expense of laterals literals late rals will be borne locally yet they insist that the general fund shall be levied upon to take the water to local points they object to the first because they say the benefit is local yet et they endorse the other because its benefits tene benefits fits are local now the whole of this is outside of the subject and an entire misstate mis state mert ment of the position and views of the objectors First they are not opposed to sewerage on general principles they have bave offered no arguments on the question of whether it is necessary to health in closely populated places or in the more thickly built portion of this city if that question were opened a vast array of statistics could be furnished as aa to tue tae deleterious effects of sewer gas and other agencies of disease which would startle some folks who have effot abot indea both sides of the controversy but that i is not the question now the consensus of civilized opinion is not disputed at present next there is nobody associated with the protest who insists that the general fund shall be levied upon to take water to local points that is in the manner in which general taxes are wanted for the special sewerage benefit of a limited locality water is wanted tor for the whole nobody who objects to this scheme for sewerage wants the general funds of the city to be levied upon whatever that may mean for the benefit of any local nobody endorses a movement to td supply one district with water and leave toe the others out in the ary ry it is the extension of the water service to every possible point that is desired and general benefits are asked lor for from the general fund thus the attempt to answer objections to 10 a scheme that appears to be ill advised is thoroughly abortive because it does not touch the points of objection if they can be met squarely why not meet them instead of dodging around and fighting a re phantom pha hAf atom itom p the discussion of the question has developed these facts that a majority of the property owners in the business part of town want sewerage if there is any section of the city where it would be beneficial it is that but the three centre streets for about four blocks south of south temple street comprehend the locality in actual need of sewers aers that jhb ather parts of town are not in need of and do not desire the building of sewers that out of the silence about 37 per cent lica t of the property owners in district no ino one have openly protested against the movement while many who are opposed have said nothing publicly for a variety of rea sons that affat the system proposed cannot possibly be made available for very large portions of the city yet they are to be taxed for the main sewer on exactly the same ratio as those who are to receive its service that toe proposition is to tax the whole city tor for tile the larger portion of the expenses that is the cost of the main thep ng apparatus the embankment and the ground for receiving and the labor for taking care arid and disposing of et the sewage while only a very limited district obtains the benefit these facts being determine dit seems only reasonable iii and nd just that the matter should receive further farther consideration that the sewer district be lim cited to the locality where it is needed that the expense be borne by those who receive the benefits or else that the matter be voted upon by all who are to contribute by taxation for the cost of the portion of the work to ao be paid out of the city revenue that investigation be made to see if a less expensive main system cannot be adopted than that proposed that full fall inquiry he had to see whether or not tile the part of town in actual need of sewerage can be relieved and the sewage conducted to some spot not too remote where it can be cheaply deodorized deodorizer and made into fertilizers that can be sold and thus help heli to defray expenses we do not believe there would be any great opposition to these suggestions let the close business blocks have what they want but dont force deop people e outside of that locality to have what the they protest against nor compel the whole ho e people to pay against their willi will for something from which they can never derive direct benefit be reasonable be just treat the matter fairly dont raise false issues remember the municipal or is for the good of the whole not for the special interest of a wealthy part and aid bear in mind that a majority of all the taxpayers tax payers should ault in matters that affect the general expense and that mey ey also have bave rights which are entitled to respect |