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First Annual Message of Archibald Johnston, 1918 [continued]
source of supply without co-operation with the other municipalities of the valley, more especially with the city of Allentown, whose supply also is not all that could be desired. The good people of this valley are entitled to as pure, undefiled and palatable a public water as it is possible and practicable to secure, and steps should be taken with this end in view. There would appear to be favorable opportunity and prospects or the ultimate development of a Lehigh Valley Metropolitan Water Works System that will give the people the quality and quantity of water and the facilities and service to which they are entitled at a fair and reasonable cost per capita.
Recommendation. I recommend for your consideration the taking of the necessary preliminary steps to secure municipal ownership of the Bethlehem City Water Company's plant and property, and I STRONGLY URGE THE TAKING OF SUCH STEPS AS WILL BRING INTO BEING A MUNICIPAL, PREFERABLY A METROPOLITAN, WATER WORKS TO MEET THE PRESENT AS WELL AS PROVIDE FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS OF THIS SECTION OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY.
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal. One of the most important ways of conserving the public health is by a proper removal and disposal of what is called sewage. Under this head is included the water which enters houses for domestic purposes, is used to cleanse the houses and the people living therein, as well as the food they eat and the clothing they wear. In getting rid of this soiled water, it has been found advantageous to make use of it as a vehicle for the removal of household and community wastes.
A sewerage system may be described as a series of underground pipes conforming generally to the topography and following down natural ravines and valleys, in which pipes the sewage is collected
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