Show AN EXCELLENT TEP thia THE determination on the part OU 0 the city fathers to give good drinking water to the W I 1 inhabits o auto ant of tie bejach land constitutes the northern port portion loft of the city Is worthy of all H commendation people are practically without ach 16 necessity to health and life iffe as pure water and a supply supply is attainable at a price ce far below t the e value of the boon the there r e should be no question oh oln upon the subject in such cases it is nearly as inhuman inhuman to press preas priority aia an vested rights as to interpose in reference to fresh air if it were we repos pos sible to corral that essential to the general well being 4 here lis is the question first in point of consideration Is the he supply adequate tor for ailef these thase deprived of a needed share are accorded it that point has not been doubted the propriety ot of giving vie tiie relief follows as a natural sequence we congratulate ayr 0 V f fellow ellow citizens af pf the dry bench on the close fless vesa ol of the prospect for their relief the transaction consummated by the late mayor and council in purchasing a large tract of land contiguous to city creek has hastened the attainment of ef an aa object so ad long and earnestly desired the present chief municipal magistrate and council are to be commended or dr brin bringing ng at so early a date the consummation n of so important a matter for which their pred predecessors in office laid the foundation the step is one of decided importance by it property on the bench will be enhanced in value while still more important life will be made more pleasant to the people who wh dwell in that heretofore undesirable section of the city |