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Show THE SEWERAGE QUESTION. The question ot an ndeqiiato system of cl y Biiwertigo is one which is most. Imporiuut to tin) peoplo of I'rovo. I Is a quu-tlou which concerns both the health aud convenience of tho peoplu I'rovo Is in the i nu of progrus and it city sewerage system Is mm of the improvements im-provements which is bound lo come. It only takes u superficial lnief,hiii to dmcover thu lb thy end unheallhful c indltlon of the premises lu thu rear of our principal business blocks. Tln-y teem with reiusu heaps, cess pools a mi other diseiise-hrerdliigcolleetinus. Thu reuieily certainly lies in proper sewerage, sewer-age, Wo cannot 'expect peoplu with means to establish beautiful homes hero and make permanent residence lu I'rovo with their families unless they can enjoy such conveniences as are possib.u In other allies. Wo nro glud lo seo that the imnterls fair y uu dor way, h tviug been launched by the city co u noil lusi Monday evening. IV r mission bus been granted to si-vora. eiiterpiislng citizens for thu construe-llou construe-llou of private sewers, one to the east drain and the other to tlm f.ictory race. There is also a proposition on fool to create a city sewer district to include four or live of thuvprluelpal imsiuess blocks of i li q city, 'Otlur Imptove-metits Imptove-metits of a like nature will doubtless fullow, Hw let us look at the factoiy race it!) an outlet for the proposed city cwor. The objection bus been raised that thu flow ot water Is not suttlclmit to carry away the refti-o and Hint some of li will accumulate nlntig tho btnks. We do not think the objection Is ien able, The race is a largo ami very rapid stream of water and thu flow is at least un average of BQOO cublu feet ut water a minute. Such a volume of water will bo amply sufficient to curry nway thueweragu from tho entire city, lu ciis.0 ot the discharge of u large Riubunt of (he re! una from the sewer into the rco, It nmy b neces sary to uiaku few repairs, but tUtw-J ' o will b-slltflit and ItM'XjipnslvH. There ate places ii. iliree blocks Mlnntf thrf race where I lie hunks are Irregular, where I'tjiichi's of willows have grown up n,nil " here eddies are fonn l. These I willows sltoii ii be li'iiinvi'd and ihe' hanks stralnh'etiPd ehern m ccisnry. ' this pan be done nt. Ill Me expense hy plunking Willi theo Improviiiienis ill reasons lite objections lo tho ,,ro io.i'd ciiy cower will he removed We hope the counrll wl l puli tho sewer question to an early solution. |