| Show thi WATER QUESTION WK wic observe by the account of the proceedings ce edings at last nights of the city council thata committee report recommending the taking ol of steps to convey water to the city cemetery that it may be used for sprinkling it has bas buen been adopted oy by that body under ordinary the wisdom and aad we might say nay mantly fin of this step would be be yond question the situation however is not ordinary and the subject is a be somewhat graab one in anotle another r sense than the character of the a spot 0 t tt it is 16 proposed to sprinkle the ke note to the side opposite to to thi a je bated by the action gation of the thea c was sounded by councilor bronon n who expressed the very gensib cen sible I 1 e I 1 idea d e that the wants of the living should have preference over those of df the deada this suggestion may not be la the present connection del red very sentimental or poetic but bat it is intensely tensely ia utilitarian A pow new system of Water waterworks works ims has been inaugurated for tue the express vur pur pose of giving the thirsty dwellers on n the he blucis bou bench cis strow hem from the plug va overhanging city creek eastward along alone a considerable stretch of upland A six inch pipe runs along sixth street to within a block or more beof of the be cemetery 0 90 o barthe people drabke or the griat MID efthem of them ave no nearer obtaining water to drink than the they were before this step was taken obey they will remain in that situation nut a feasible plan tor for tion from sixth street ft formulated and adopted they are leq if the taa distributing pipes ate laid A d to zo I 1 put down three fourths fourth ot the he cost fobs us returned to them in water rates the p payment of j a block this aupuni is abot the of the mass of the poor peo ole in that comparatively aled district besides tb plan d docs not appear to be feasible for n stance if a prop property erty owner living tw blocks below sixth street wants the water and add bis no neighbors le above dont want it lie he Is de barred IR unless ar he planks dolif and the pae are reluctant people above him change their heir winds minds after the pipe inq is laid and let le t thy the ac coffi mods ion or boon w V without phout consideration afis expense again it is not a absolutely solute I 1 y certain that bg t vuew bum city creek will be sufficient to accommodate all dlin demands ando bhea the 40 jay systems are in MR fuli play ow the question arises is it not premature to convey the water at the be present stage to laying thel pipes without outlay t to those who are bp to use 1 ian whilo ahil no adequate plan has been adopted to supply the fhe living with one of the chief essentials for the maintenance OV dt health and the preservation of life in other words ought it to be necessary for people to die for want of water in order to get it |
