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Show II' The proposition to issue $1,000,000 j l bonds for water and sower purposes I I'll 'I was carried by such a very narrow I J ' margin that it cannot bo taken as an I ,'?, v enthusiastic endorsement of tho ad-S ad-S I1; ., ministration. Tho figures were 1201 I liiVif votes In favor of tho bonds and 1037 I ijli-i1 against, majority for bonds 167. It I I ,.; was very surprising how littlo inter-I inter-I vail est was taken by the public In so lm-1 lm-1 1 portant a matter. Not 10 per cent 1 pi'i of tho vote cast at the election in No-I No-I j i Si vomber was polled on tho bond quos-1 quos-1 1 ' '- tion. If a constable or a justice of S ; ; tho peace had to bo elected there g would havo been more interest shown II ? ' than in this question which affects II a t pr uvery taxpayer in tho municipality. 1 i ;"' i". Truth hopes tho taxpayers won't re- j U Bret their action in permitting tho I ,w 1 bonds to bo issued, but It fears they I i I will. The scheme on which it is pro-I pro-I L , 5 , ! posed to spend tho monoy is a bad ono In every respect. One thing is Jl 1 pretty certain it will result In litigation Hi S). 1 so protracted and extensive that it I ft, will bo tho source of a steady Income 1 1 ; for Attorney Richards as special conn-Ill conn-Ill j,!1 ell for tho city for tho romnlnder of his natural life. |