Show TO BUY THE WATER SYSTEM upon ho startling proposition nib gilted milted to tho city council last e ening liy swan anil holmes and others vie conceive that there ill be but one feeling throughout tho entire community tho city should not sell its water system the city fathers of a former administration never did a auser lien they purchased tho beginning of our system from those who binau gurt tod it it was and is now avery incomplete it leaves much to be desired the means which have already been expended to bring it to its present ete of adequacy is but a small i traction of aliat which will be needed to bring it to alio llio perfection necessary in a city cf this size whether or not we have been getting al to which wo are entitled lie tact remains that no bare not hoe n getting enough and this too with calls coming in all the time for an caten tion ol 01 hie system more generally throughout the city it is high time that decisive steps ere taken to increase the supply and strengthen alio we know the gentlemen who ober to purchase enough to believe that both aliee points they would promptly achieve but we trust the public spirit of our officials equally well atio latter ought indeed to leavo a great advantage they 10 lo should lie ilono tor lovo tor duty and for the in what lie mould do he item of pecuniary profit would largely enter aliey could not axi expected to put in mains and extend the hei ice at a loss the city may reasonably be ailed to do aliis when the prospect of a self paying service may be only remote the one should act as a parent thea bent that could po demanded of lie would be that they prove accomma acting providers i atvater ia almost as inucci a necessity la this country as air it is more so than land aliat it may it must le had and alie city itself is the ono to furnish it preal residents demand it and newcomers new comers will expect it A preato corporation 7 no matter liow just should not be given the control of a matter in its relation to the need is so in di alie lack of public funds to do the cites duly in the matter is not a valid objection lack of ability to anaka the sybler or of enterprise to meet tho general demand will surely not bo admitted then why should the council bell the city has resources apoi which it can briw and its have the rc ability aut alie two torether ther and any further taint ai ia conveyed in the present proposition w ill be unnecessary alie sale ai suggested would be regretted anly oneo but that would bo from the moment it was consummated until llie term it was made biad expired |