Show DANGER AHEAD rumors persist in announcing the fact that the city electric light bonds have been acquired by a big private electricity producing company and that sooner or later the municipal light system will pass out ot of the hands of the city and the people will then be compelled to purchase electricity from the private concern just how good or how bad such a condition would be to tuis bis community we are unable to state just how true the rumors are we are also unable to state but this is a know fact that th tha 3 city has wo fully neglected its light plant and it if it does not something right away to astren strengthen then it ft both physically and financially the things which the rumors declare will bo be the ultimate result this condition seems to be another justification tor for the changing of our form of government it if our municipal utilities go to the bad under the present form of government they why not change tile the form put tile the city on a strict business basis with a competent manager at the head who will bo be required to give ills his entire time to the work private corporations mighty 1 soon change their methods when they discover leaks and at the present rate this city Is going it will only be a 9 short while until our leaks will get so large that the entire savings will run out and we will be left high and dry for all that we do do not lot let us permit our public utilities to got get away from us the news received an antonymous ann communication some weeks ago warning the city against the quiet operations of forces which are supposed to be at work to get tho the electric light plant aw away ay from the municipality we still have that coin muni catlon cation and while little attention was paid to its message at the time the persistent rumors recalls its ominous note nate and we feel constrained to pass the word along and sound this note of warning |