The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 7, 1954, Page 5

Thursday, October 7, 1954 THE a KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 5 A Grain Of Salt By Bill Spillman “Did the city place its citizens fn lim for a racket when they have/to connect up to the sew- er?” Ths question was asked by a fried of mine the other day. Itold him that I didn’t know. Ye said that he lives about twnty feet from the sewer con- point. He said that he s anxious to connect up to the jwer and get it over with until found out the cost, / My friend said that he obtained jwo quotations from people who fan make the connection. One fgave the price of $325 and the other for “Sounds kinda high,” I said. “You're darn right it’s high,” he answered. ‘The connection pipe cost about $5 for four feet. You ean get a ditch dug for about a dollar a foot. Even giving them the benefit of the doubt by saying I live thirty feet from the con- nection. point. The total for hav- ing»the ditch dug and cost of pipe comes to about $70. “This means that I will have to pay about $225 for labor—just to have the pipe connections made.” “With two men doing the con- nections, and other minor in- cidentals, in one day, which I am sure'they can do in one day if the ditch ig already dug, they would be nu about $100 a day each.” ,. lf what. my friend said is true, then it would seem that some changes should be made. If money is to be made from the sewer coa- nections, ] think the city should make it. a The city can not legally pass or enforce a price control ordinance, but the city can hire qualified peo- ple at a practical, decent wage, to do the connection business—sinee the actual connection takes place on city property, To me, I can see no reason why a citizen should not be able to dig his own ditch and bring the pipe up fo the connection point if he so desires. This should, of course, be permitted if he follows the Sanitation code. However, I am a firm believer that the actual con- nection to the sewer should be made by a qualified and ex- Perienced man, I do not think that a citizen should be over-charged just be- cause of the fact that connection to the sewer is presently a semi- compulsory item. I am sure the day will come shortly when the city will con: demn all septic tanks in the city, thus forcing a connection to the sewer, The electric company performs its own connections at a reason- able rate. On the same basis, I am ad- vocating that the city initiate pro- per action to let city hired em- ployes do the actual connection to the sewer—at a reasonable rate— at cost—say $15 to $25 for example for the street connection only, xk *k * A complaint has been made to the County Health Department about the possible health hazards connected with excessive growth and jungle like atmosphere on “TENKOTE” Pre-Election Showdown On Power Question May Be Sought /*: By G. MILTON KELLY WASHINGTON (#—The Eisen- hower administration showed signs today of pressing for a pre-election showdown e2 its politically touchy fien te feed private power into lines of the Tennesee Valley Au- thority. Calling yesterday for a review by the Senate-House Atomic En- ergy Committee of the plan, it asked for the waiver of a legal provision which would keep the contract from taking effect before next year unless the committee okays an earlier date. Opponents of the plan, known as the Dixon-Yates contract, raised new protests of “skullduggery” and “scandalous.” Reports circulated yesterday that the contract had been approved. An aide said Sen. Fulbright (D- Ark) had received word to that effect. The Atomic Energy Com- mission (AEC), government part- ner in the proposed deal, said only the contract “has not been signed.” At the Summer White House in Denver, Asst. Presidential Press Secretary Murray Snyder said, “We know nothing about it.” Sen. Langer (R-ND), chairman of a Senate antimonopoly subcom- some vacant lots. Seems that these places: are hangouts for snakes, rats and cockroaches. As yet the department has not taken any action to force the clearing of these areas from health stand- Point, mittee which has been looking into some aspects of the proposal, de- manded to know from the AEC by midafternoon whether the con- tract has been approved “in any manner whatsoever.” Langer’s subcommittee, calling more witnesses to a hearing to- day, sent a letter to AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss saying, “We deem it highly improper for the government to enter into a*contract while this investigation is unre- solved.” Only two subcommittee mem- bers, Senators Langer and Kefau- ver (D-Tenn), have been active at the hearings. Both oppose the Dixon-Yates contract. Rep. W. Sterling Cole (R-NY) announced the Atomic Energy Committee, which he heads, will open a public exploration of the contract’s terms, probably starting next Wednesday. Eisenhower has directed AEC to negotiate a contract with the Dix- on-Yates group for power which would replace that which TVA sup- plies to AEC plants. Dixon-Yates would build a 107-million-dollar steam plant at West Memphis, Ark., and the electricity generated would be served to TVA customers over TVA lines. Making up the Dixon-Yates group are Middle South Utilities, Inc., headed by Edgar H. Dixon, and the Southern Co., headed by E. A. Yates. Administration spokesmen’ have termed the plan the most econom- ical and practical way of supplying future power needs of the area, Foes have said it will harm and) perhaps eventually destroy TVA| and will cost the government more than a TVA steam- generating it. Negotiations on the plan are still | in progress between AEC and TVA, and TVA Director Harry A. Curtis | said last night at Knoxville, Tenn., | he didn’t think it logica: for the contract with Dixon-Yates to be okayed now. “we think the con- tracts are so interwoven that they should be considered together,” Curtis said. The administration. moved yes- terday to bring the issue to a head by informing Cole's committee the AEC is ready “to present infor- mation concerning the Dixon-Yates contract.” Hearings had been scheduled some weeks ago, but were postponed at AEC’s request. DEAD BIRD PUZZLE ALLENTOWN, Pa. (#—Hundreds of dead and dying birds were cart- ed away by truck load from the runways of the Allentown Airport yesterday. Officials still are baf- fled as to what caused their death. 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