, 1875-06-15
rnption Of tho town, nnsl annexation Of its
southern portion 10 the oity.


aouthntn portion 10 tflo oity.
Mn. nun1NHnN
taltl he had no special intoro.t In this matter
further than any otEot fr6ollolder. lilo resHsert-
Cd that the project MAS not AT old ono. but hhd
boon 1nring on tho poorfo lalcly. Iha Water
Coatnittcc had novof beon toarsl Of nntt1. very
rocontly. when tloy began to agttnta thn subject.
l'hoy had not seemed disposed to deal fairly tn
their oonsnlthsion with tho board of Public
Workh- II erorv man of them Ind gone to tl!nt
injecting for the oxpscHst nnrpoao Of n,aktng tho
thor intention moro fully. Aa to building ngpampinx
works he would ask, Wutlld Tho l'tlanesb arising
thorrfEoin bo proportionats 10 tho eIponao
llo could nns roo it. lilo town wAs too scalter-
q q to , - supp'iei b, any syatem Wnst would
mile on which t,o liyod had II miles Of
street; how much of tho l2 miles Of ripo
would It got3 II tho Committee had taken lhs
trouble TO ineepoct lilo iiollv sys.cu they wonId
hhvo found that IT required a circuit. Now, hero
was Ito PROPOSED routo Of tito mains with doaA
end a milo long running OIL Ia Iavonswood.
Whcnovor any ono wanted zine down la
croaa street, thoro wonld bo \ 1ead end md 1t
would not wnrk. Agatn, tho, estimate was too
thing. II Tho town vose IN tito city water could
h0 had Whenever The population WAS sufficient to
pay ID ror cent on tho exrei.Re. Sumo people
had MI idea that tho establishment of water
works would bring In latgo population, WHO
would tetp pay slio wator dubs. h1en Wcro not
such fools rs to buy iuto n big tlobs. The town
would never hb ttcnsoly populated and there WAS
no nHo expecting it.. Good Natct could mover os
was 10 so sMta tho cts. City tna'Ns touched the
southern bnrcr of tLIe town. at Clark, Larfabco,
and 1la1ssed streets. and 1safno antl Southport
nvonuoB. Theme wero tho proper sources OF Hnp
rly. Tie proposed nys:oln might do we'll enough
Tor thoso ou tho Ino OF tho Iuains. hut wliat
chance TOT water had those living on &hlnly BOT
tied croHs stroote? They could nsyor got II, ns tho
t1nlnlprovsd prorcrty-ovnors would not consout.
M't+ J. +. WILSON
said tho Town OF Lnko a4l 4i tIileH OF plpo which
has, cost 81 ror ftont foot, and mt s,n.1o ub-
lection had hoon raisott. Lake Wow could hive
tho wator Mt 81 cnn1s pct front foat-only 5l250
on a 25.foot lot. Tho nou.rfHIdent owners hnl1
their !,amcs OH tho petition tot wasor. Mr. lob
irson's reasoning WAS circular. 1Io argued that
on nnnextng to tho city wator could bo hna whsn
the population Bhp1lh b. tlorso enough to nay II
per cont OF the COST and argued at
the Bnno tfmo that tho nopnhtion aover would
10 dousc. 1t struck him 1t would ho just al hard
to get '.ates through such = scattered town.
whom It Was 4nnexol ~ tcforo. llo repeed
tho chasga Of bad faith 1nado agaf'lat the Com
ntttco. II uaB ons9 to talk especially for ono
who wa. patd., The c1ty, eonld not legally fur
nlsh wntor. Even Hyde rark waa unable to
furnish Lake, 80 they hHtI to form a partnership.
II a1r. Robinson had tnlscn tho trHthle to H.
arcct tho HOLY ay*toin ho Toultl llayo found
TINT aoat',nntih woro In ,.n". Tho larEess sMnply
drawn In Lnko was through tt f-olld. There
AN. r,nEs
said o1r. Chase vns The ouiy rrcakor who bad In
tlulectl Ii, norso,aIitics. lie f,dorsod Mr. lob
ipson's efnrncter an ron,|aman.
Giles OF .'Water, wntor," and '.No personals
t,cH," brought tho e1,ehhof 10 t;,uo again.
Ilo sald Eeutiemen had co,un to taoso meetings
with their lcnds f,,,l Of itoaa, Everybody lnf9
an idea. Now, ho 1Idsnot want sl,ctr idcas. Iio
Nantol goup spccifIc p1uu OF ouorationa and d
co1nnon-son,o ostin,ato. Il Boo,ncd to be u
question betyeen tho Town Hoard aud tho poo
nlo.' Tho Board Ind made IN tIojr minds to do
ts thing, md would not allow tho rwopIo 4
cl,auco. IIo had a romonstrnuco In hin pochot
now with a lin signatures. Let diagram be
drawn, AMI let tho peotlo yco wlerp tiio rtuou
woro to run,
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had covcr scon ~. ,n,,ro ron,',,b,o corvor.,o,
.an tb"t accnmn,tshon IN lie fricnI nni,;,aam i,
thn ia.t tl,rno vnsra ~ r. IIa van .trnnn
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Nm nrr,,n'ort. ~ ..oro ,,,d n I'll ~ t,oi.
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