| Show THE SCHEME IS BREWING lut list evening a gentleman who is in a position to guess closely at the facts gave it is as his bia confident opinion that a scheme was waa actually being matured by which it is hoped the waterworks water works of this thin city can be captured in private speculation peculation the plan is in a simple one and while it involves absolutely no risk flak of 0 loss to its promoters it gives them fair assurance or of muc success unless the taxpayers of this city shall develop an unexpected quantity and quality of backbone it lg Is abil the would be owners owner of the waterworks water works will consolidate into their own hands handa all the he outstanding obligations of the city as far as possible they will insist on payment according to contract this will make the burdon burden of taxation bear very heavily upon property owners who are expect expected t to perform their part of the pro program graft by raising a big kick and insisting upon something being done tor for their relief then will come the piot plotters terail coup d dat they will say give us the waterworks water works and we well III call it the temptation will be to part with this property in order to pay nearly all or perhaps the whole ol of the cotys indebtedness indebted nesa at a single stroke the argument will be ses dee what enor moue relief the taxpayers will receive just by the sale axis of the waterworks water works atter after that the city taxes will be almost nothing ll II will be only necessary nece to raise enough money to run the ahe city government ment economically Sivern 0 O V license fees and fines ni 41 almost fsr to CIO it if you dont dons accept our oner ofte the average e rate 0 fly city taxpayer will be obliged object to continue to carry a burden five ten or of eve even twenty ones almea greater grestaf than any aby increase in his water rateb would build make iti alte of which burden he might be reli relieved eed as well as ae not beyond doubt there will be property owners in the city perhaps many of them who will favor the sale of the waterworks water works in order that their taxes may be reduced to the nominal amount which the schemers will represent as being all they will have to pay the clas clams ot of taxpayers who own much property but dont donit use much water may be expected to favor the proposition the question may even become a closely contested issue but the home owners the heads beads of families ot of the city should prepare themselves to resist the execution of any scheme designed to place their domestic water supply under the control of private parties those who covet it should be given to understand that chat a price entirely too high fortham for them to reach has been put upon it roil and evory every man who seeks a place in the city council should be thoroughly sounded as to his convictions and intended tended policy in respect to this subject sod and iche if he even wavers his bis election should be made impossible the rhe NEWS has already sounded a note ot of warning on this great subject sube ot herewith to la another and we propose to keep on fighting it out on the same line it if it takes all the winters and summers of the current decane |
