The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-13

reader OF the kuAt, iOns oe!ofe
this question OF Wafer Works assumed so
much importance IN the estimation ofthe
Courier. the OURNA took decided ground
In favor OF the work.-Journdt.
The courier knows nothing OF the kind.
We cannot nov call to mind when "the
JOURNAL took decided ground" In that d.
%rection. We have, however, been credibly
informed that the editor q the JOURNAL
has, during the past week, expressed aim
self decidedly In favor ofthe Water Works
being ownet by . private company
CourfeH
We beg pardonl We certainly
erred most grievously in supposing
that the most prominent facts. which
occur In our midst, convey any knowl-
edge 10 the Courier. The editor of
that paper depends altogether upon his
imagination for his facts, aud his
knowledge is based upon facts OBJ
tanned alone ID that way.
The editor Of the JOURNAL did not
express mself-eithe during the past
week, Or at any other time-in favor
of the Water Works being owned by
aprivase company. During the latter
part Of last, aud the early part Of this,
year, Che JOURNAL repeatedly called
attention to the Holly system of
Water Works, aud urged upon the
Council the importance Of examining
into its merits. "a lengthy editorial
to this effect, appeared nthe JouR-
NAL Of February 3D.. Again, on the
fourth Of March, the JOURNAL con-
tanned the following editorial:
WATER WoRKs.-We understand
that the agent of the Holly Water
Works Company, when In our city,
estimated that q good supply Of watcr
could be furnished our citygat a cost of
hundred and Jty Mousand douafs.
We also learn that there is serious
talk among some of our capitalists OF
organizing a Water Works company.
and applying 10 the City Council for
a chatter. We think the true policy
will be for the city 10 contract for the
Water Works and retain control of
them. If they cost no more than has
been Represented to us, the invest.
ment will prove Tar more profitable to
thecity than the wharf invest
ment, which Is becoming more valua-
BILE every day. The citg ought, Jy all
means 70 have control Of the t6dteg.
rates. Pnd netptace atseLfl The mercy
Of ang corporation for ne means to
suppress fires.
Tho Holly system, 50 Far as va have
examined reports Of its workings,
seems to give general satisfaction 10
all parts Of the country, and is heipg
introduced iato the smaller cities and
towns with extraordinary rapidity.
Only yesterday, the town Of Corners
vile. in this State. tested new water
works which have just been CON-
pleted by the Holly COMPANY. Peo-
ria, Illinois, where theyfhave been in
operation for some time, has. we are
informed, disposed Of her last Gre
engine, the water works remoyinRrall
necessity for an expense -of that char.
acter.
We trust our Council will take his
matter into consideration. We be-
lieve a proposition submitted to the
people in favor of the city Investing
two hundred or two hundred and FIFTY
thousand dollars in water works.
would be approved by them by
n very large majority. We are conf
dent that they would prefer that the
city provide the supply of water, and
enjoy the revenue arising from the
same, IN preference to comforting spe-
cial privileges upon any company of
capitalists, which might be organized
for such purpose.
Again, on the twentieth of March,
the JOURNAL contained an editorial
commenting on the action Of the Re-
publican City Convention with refer
enee to the Water Works question.
In that article the last paragraph of
the editorial quoted above was copied
and the following comments made:
Nothing has since occurred to
change our opinion, and the passage
OF a resolution by the Republicans on
Saturday night to the same effect,
shows that we expressed the opinion
and wish OF tie Republicans Of the
city. on this point.
We believe il is possible for our
City Council to make a satisfactory
contract with the Holly Water Works
Company, for the completion Of a sys-
tenn Of water works in our city, on
terms that will be acceptable to the
people. The Holly Water Works
Company is financially strong, aud if
our city will engage to pay, say one
third the cost of the works in cash
we do not doubt but hat the company
will cheerfully accept city bonds bear
ing ten per cent. interest, for the re-
naming tw0-thirds, on the condition |
that the revenue Of the works be an
piled towards paying the interest on
the bonds. We h6po, that an ef
fort, at least, will be made ia this