1925
One of the most important improvements to the water system came in 1929, but for this to happen a tough decision would have to be made.
Earlier in 1925 the water commissioners came to realize that more water was needed to supply the growing town. The commission authorized the drilling of six additional wells. When the wells failed to meet the growing demand, further action had to be taken. Engineers were hired to study the feasibility of building a water treatment plant. The ambitious project was estimated to cost about a hundred thousand dollars.
The citizens were given a choice through two petitions. One petition was to sell the water company for fifteen thousand dollars with the expectation that the buyer would improve the water system. The other petition was to keep the water system and try to do improvements to the water system using a tax increase. The petition favored the selling of the water system. The decision dragged on for another year and when a second petition was presented to the citizens, the results were the same, to sell the water system.
1925
