, 1873-12-29

The Nonrh Of Trustees Requested Not
TO Collect the tVntcr Tux.

The Board Of Trustees Requested Not
TO Collect tale Wntcr N1sx.
About $50 residents Of Evanston, among
whom wero perhaps twenty-five prominent oiu-
zons, assembled III Jonniugs Hull, Saturday
evening, in response to the following cali:
Ths psSn snssny pt ~ one
and lnbortng clasaes who have but partially paid for
their little homes; and
considerable number Of tho residents Of tho vago
Of Evanston. although ownrrs Of small hon1estoads,
nrough ssa ssr asy t. 9s s.ny T.
even to obtain bread Tor thor famllics; aud
WHEREAS. tax s about to DO e leye!l and aaaosscd
for the purpose Of building what Is called thu Water-
| Works i;
hold Of tho taxpayers, yoers aud rronory.holers Of
tho Village Of Evanston That are Opposed to the present
Of H. 10 agss s
arrest Tho immediate oVy Of oppressive assessments.
e 70, the a desired 0s ssax ef qesinn
Tho proceedings will be bettor understood by
the addition of 4 few explanatory statements.
| At the Inst yillago election Board Of Trustees
,yas chosen. Two tickets woro placed in the
fold. tie Issue being sololy that OF Wator.WorA
| or no Wator-WorAs, and tho poople olooted tho
| ono IN favor Of tho improvement by M over
whclmipg majority. This body Inns since
| beeu struggling with tho innumerabie
questions involved. in tho construction
Of tho works, and q special assessment
huvo boon levied. OF COURSE, there has always
beeu opposition to this improvement, and It's
opponents have seizot upon the panic ss o rea.
son for postponing notion.
Tho meeting was very orderly, and the uues-
ton was debatod aeriously aud sohor!y, aa be-
fitted its importance. Toward tho close feeling
| began to run high, md 80mo personalities woro
iindulged in, but wero at oxplanod away amica'
bly, mud apologlzea for.
On motion Of Squire Huutoon, A1r. Charles
| Comstock was made Chairman, and A. L. Sowcl1
Secretary. Mr. Huutoon then road the call and
1nalo briof speech. Ho roforrod to the hoayy
inoloaso made by tho State Board OF Equaliza-
| ton, aud tie hnrd times, aud proposed that tho
yillago obtain speclal permission from tue uoxt
| Legislature to issue bonds with which to pay for
| the works. lie believed in lotting tho coming
man ten years houco, who would recoiso the
benefits, help pny for the works.
Mr.. Ouadah Huso thought that, it the assess-
| ment for this purpose was likely TO bo reBlstod,
public, under prcscnt circumstances, wore op.
posed to going on with tho improvement, he was
in favor Of 2 temporary postpopomont.
Jacob II. Frank said he Ind helped to build up
posed public improvements. No good husband
who loved his wifo and family would oppose the
Water-Works. There was no good REASON why
they should not be carried on, aud, If the pooplo
|
| thom without much trouble.
Alr. ]. II. kedzio was called for, aud spoke at
length. lIe stated that, il tie people wanted
tue works, aud were willing to pay for them.
portion; but, for himself, he was q armed
at tho tremendously growing rate Of
taxation, aud did not believe the
people could live under it. He reviewed the
cost Of tho works, suggested many expenses
.hat would onsuo, aud oudeavored to show TINT
it would DO very expensive luxury. He did
not believe my community the SIG Of Evanston
Ind ever successfully undertaken such heavy
job. Pure water was very desirable, but cheaper
methods Of obtaining it could DO deyiHoa. He
proposed filter wolls, saying that ho got wafer
from 4 til,or well us pure and good as God
Almighty over made on Garth, and that no could
furulyh evory mnn In Evanston Q good 1llter and
mako money. il he WIS exempted from his waser
tux. Tor fire purposes, Ae admitted TINT tho
workB wcro desirabfe, but thought TINT ataam
lre-cngne with wells in all quurtorH Of the
village would afford the needed proteetion ut a
nominal expense.
Dr.. 0. II. Mann rose to reply to somo remarks
tllat had been made. Mr. Huntoon Ind remarked
that it was botter to follow ones friends to their
graves than to pay tho enormous taxes. lie
thought tho funeral expenses would DO larget
loved their frionds 20 thol+ graves Tor want Of
tho Water-Works. Tho Doctor stated Tint num-
bcr Of cases of typhoid malaria bud occurred thie
year. all caused by the impure aud poisonous
tainod in some SECTIONS Of tho town. He hasl
tried filters Of 81! sizes and kinds, but had been
uuablo to use tho water, and did not belioye /,
could be made tit for uBo by filtorng.
Alr. Kedzio replied thnt, oven II well water
could not DO purified by altering, cAtorn water
surely could,
Tho Hon. E. 8. Taylor was called on to explain
whether or not 1t was too late to stop the cotloc
tion Of the Water-Worhs taxes. Ho suited thai
the tax for one-third the expense Of the work.
had been levied, mud that it was beyond tue
. power of tho people TO stop Its collection, o.
though ina,yiduas a,,,na mIsh; &C. sontoss IT.
, Of the works would be provided for BY tht
. issuance OF twonty-year bonds. a tax ot $50,
900 lad been lowed, tho Collectors warrant hai
boop laaucd, and wns in his hands. The spocia
/ armod al tho January torn If tic County Court
| But these would not bo Immediately oppressive
i for no collections would be enforcod until Jul.
or August, by which time tho effect Of the punt
bIr. Hugh A. White followed at some length
0 | He thought the question wna whether or not th
people were ablo. willing. aud roady to mako tn,
+ proposed improvements now, knowing wnat the.
tho sppaker figured up tue additional expense
. TINT would Inevitably, as ho thought, ensue
/. aud asked, "Whero is u going to stop2"
u A voice." Riverside"
. piled MIR. Whito. IIo contended that drainag
I must follow the workB, aud would involve NOR
D expense. Another point was that tho pipes di
not 50 through the two or throe aectsons whor
+ tllsro really was bad water. The most sickl
districts In the city wero those where thoy ha
= wator buL no sewers. One reason for dolayin
It this work was the panic which might soon b
n over, but no ono could toll when it would be
o by another year 1t would ba casy to dccldo. The1
ii the valuation Of tile atato lizard OF Equallzn
Il ton would he talen III . baBia, the village eoul
j. issue CSC, 600 or $0D, ,000 more bouds.
o Tho Hon. II. u. Hurd. waa culed for, III
a responded. lIo regarded the Watot-Work
' moYoment az pron,at,lro, mud thought it woul
bo moro prudent to walt until the town wa
t more oompaotly built up. Springfield. IN thi
4 btuto, ho said, with 0.0U0 inhabitants, did NC
D ypreud oyor mich moro ground than Eyanstor
+ It lad Water-Worls and aowerage but was s
heavily taxed thnt property there was not wort
1t nearly ~ much aB in Evanston. lie was
favor OF waiting until tho village WaA larg
Il enough to laye wator aud Drainage i'll q prope
it manner.
hIr. @. ]. Gilbert, President OF the Board c
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