| Show r- r rJ J l TO BE OR NOT TO BE i tr i 1 6 At Tuesdays Tuesday's election there was no issue before the voters and as asa asa a result very little interest was vas taken tak tak- s en in its outcome At the preVIous previous 1 i 3 election it will be remembered a 3 g gentleman at the mass meeting raised an Issue lEsue by assuring the people assembled as assembled assembled as- as that the city cUy should not only only on- on K J ly own Its own water works but an anK electric t light anti anut power plant in int int r t t addition The municipal ownership of electricity ticket won out and since that time for perfectly sane reasons we have heard no more about about the platform upon which th the present council was elected That is the majority of the board The present present pres pres- ent mayor major was absent in Salt Lake at at the time time- of the election and was therefore therefore not committed d to any or policy As coon eoon as the councilmen took office and looked conditions squarely square square- ly in fa the face it early earl became apparent ent ant that the installation of oC a light and power plant must be far far in the distance distance years years and years ears away This for or or the the very simple reason that to install ir the water system would come comple com com- e le ely exhaust the city's limit of bonded indebtedness and leave no no possible chance for Cor many years to 1 come to bond for fi fifteen teen or twenty d d dollars additional for Cor electric electric elec elec- light purposes Th Then n t too o in increased increased increased in- in creased bonded indebtedness means increased taxes and with sixteen mils mil's t this t year another seven or eight taxation would cause nothing sl ort of ofa a unanimous protest by hy the thet t t- t i I. I ayers t ayers ravers I It occurs to the Record that the C r v wise thing for the people of D D'- D' chesre to d do is to emulate the ex- ex set et by the present council and forget all about municipal ownership p o for fer a good many years t to r come And this suggestion might nl al I I T he be worth considering by hy th the inboard in- in boa board rd and to the end that if reliable heaves to toj tor tor ire ro concern r r- and j nd mal males es offer to li light ht this little o 4 rt old oh town such an offer should sho at least l I JP rl S' S eti respectful consideration vi Ar Arr time goes on more and more moreo f o oden tension ion of the the water system will willbe willbe h be needed and it will only be but a short while before before there will be be a crying need for a sewerage system Ord A d d when that time comes it will to be met Even to take care of these two municipal projects will Trove more or less of a burden and r ff to attempt attempt to add to them an add addi- taxation on bonded indebted- indebted I a n ss for power an and light would be little lit lit- n tIe the short of financial suicide x N I |
