For the first half century of its existence, Golden made do with outhouses. As the twentieth century progressed, increasing numbers of residents began to see the advisability of sewer.
As one citizen remarked, “Plagues and pestilences were once thoughts to be acts of God; we now know that they are the acts of communities which do not attend to water supply and sewage disposal.” One of the town doctors added, “Better pay for a dozen sewers than for one funeral.”
The first public sewer was installed in 1908, on the south side of the Creek. This went so well that in 1911, the City decided to install a north side sewer system…