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Show WILL TAXPAYERS BE TOLD WHAT ELECTION MEANS? Editor Republican: I am reminded that th? special bond election will bo hero In a Cow days,- and recall something concerning concern-ing it in your paper a short tlmo .tgo. In order that all tax payers might know Just exactly what thoy are doing, do-ing, I havo been looking for a statement state-ment from tho city oillclals, but havo not seen It yet. Presume It will bo forthcoming coon. From tho reading of tho notice of tho coming election, It appears as though tho tax payors havo two different dif-ferent questions to docldo, first, bonds for water and second, bonds for electric elec-tric light, and tho tax payors may voto for both, or vote agulnst both, or vote for ono and against the other., oth-er., It seems that It is tlmo for the tax payers to arrlvo at tho conclusion conclu-sion that they will not voto for bonds unless thoy havo a complete and a thorough understanding of -vlint tho tnonoy la for and how far It will go, According to tho statements raudo In your paper, it would seem that tho water bonds should bo voted without question. Wo havo a falily good understanding un-derstanding of tho system and Its needs and it is up to us to install It nnd put It In Good running o;dtr and after it Is completed according to tho present program, I understand It will ho sufilclent for years and years to como. .This being tho caso, tho water bonds will bo a sood investment in-vestment and nil tax payers should consider it a duty to voto tho water bonds. As to tho olcctrlo light bonds, as far as I am concerned, I would bo voting fop a "pig in a sacrs" and think beforo tax payers should be voting ;,any more bonds for electric light purposes or for any other pur-poso. pur-poso. It would be well to havo tho entlro matter gone Into and nxplcln-cd nxplcln-cd to the peoplo. Let present conditions con-ditions bo explained and shown up, and estimates given about now much It will tako to do work that la required requir-ed and necessary o that tho peoplo will know Just how much money will' havo to bo raised and will further Imow Just what they will havo alter tho money has been raised and Kpent. Tho present administration Is a business administration end it seems to me It would bo right for them to let tho peoplo know what kind of an operation Is necessary, and how much tho entlro operation will cost, and In what condition tho city will be In after the operation hos beon performed and paid for. Now, Mr. Editor, I think it you havo anything further you should give it to tho peoplo in order that they might know how to couduct themselves on election day and If I have said anything that is not light will you pleaso correct me. Yours truly, TAX PAYER. |