Show A GROWING FEAR As am a full knowledge of the financial condition of this city is in forced more and more clearly upon the he understanding of the taxpayers in it the fear grows grown among them that the straightened air of the municipality may yet be seized upon asa as a pretext not only for justifying but urging the sale of the waterworks water works true no such a proposition 16 at the present time actually pending but it to is well remembered that repeated attempts have been made by capitalists and their agents to negotiate precisely this deal and it I 1 la a well understood that the he system of waterworks water works now owned by the city would be a magnificent investment for a private syndicate no member of the present city council so eo far as we now recall has placed himself on record as favoring the sale isis of the water works betit but it la Is known that the cites indebtedness I 1 is 15 going to be a very onerous burden for years to come that various schemes for its mitigation are sure to be dis die there to Is a probability that the he sale of the waterworks water works will be ad voca veca ted at least there to is a fear among tea proposition will yet jet aral issue iesue it M ammy as well swell be understood in ad vanc eUial the people of this city will not consent to having their water supply placed under the control of private hartlee part lee lei that the man or faction prod pro posing such a plan will be snowed mowed under if it be submitted to the people at the polle poll and that any member of the council voting for it after being placed in power will be regarded an aa a traitor to his bis constituents taxation on the water the people drink is worse nhsn taxation upon the land which they own or upon their property of any kind while a lack of water or an impure supply is worse than taxation in any form if the waterworks water works become private property the people will have no sufficient guarantee that the water rate will be kept reasonably low nor that the sup ply will be either abundant or pure lot let no occupant of nor aspirant for office in this city dare propose the he sale of the waterworks water works al |