Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-05
From the Daily OF April 2sth.
the WATER.P0W
Large and Enthusiastic Meet
ing.
City Hall Crowded to Over
flowing.
Intense Excitement.

LAet evening WAt00eeo0 the largest
assemblsge Of citizens that have yet a. |
tended the Water-P Power meetings. |
The business men Of the city very gen.
orally closed their houses and attended
en- noss. The City Council, sitting o
an equalizing board, adjourned their
labors to attend this most important
and interesting meeting; for, . il was
most sptly put BY the Hon. J. w. Dix.
on, "This night well inaugurate the
birth or funeral Of this important en-.
tsrprise.
But, Judging fsom The enthusiasm
snd earnestness OF those present The
movement 10 better assured now than
ever before. The light Of success be.
gins to glimmer In the distances, and The
earnest. woekers in the cause begin to
zee that their persistent knocking i
beginning to b appreciated and to
promise favorable reeulte.
Notwithstanding. the opposition OF
certain parties who are depressing the
movement moIo By their NEGLECT 70
CONS forward and assiet their friends
and neighbour 70 build . work Of %
important Q nature than from any pro.
nounced ohjsction-in flet those who
arc the most stubborn In their refusal
to subscribe, will readily admit that
We cannot a6ord TO lose the work, and
that the power, when constructed, musl
result in tho general benent, Of which
they viii reap their proportion. Their
refusal then can have bat one explana>
ton. and that 10: they are willing to
isllow their neighbour to expend the
necessary money while they keep their
| money 10 their business, and thus
profit both ways on tho thrift and en-
terpr1se Of their friends. To these
geutlemen We might Just q we'll say
| DOW: This work siU 90 on whether
you help or not; and ahould you q.
forwards regret that You did not help
the work, You viii have NO one to
blame but yourselves.
After the meeting vas oPgapized BY
the selection Of W. B. Bo1niheld q
Chairman and j. @. Briscoe % Score.
tary, Ae. J.W. Carpenter made very
/ impressive speech, which NaD IN cub
stance % foll0ws: ~Mr. Chairman |:
Tho time for talking has expired; this
ID the time for action. will raise my
subscription another thousand douars.b
Prolonged applause.
Mr.. Dsggets followed suit, raising
bis subsoript1on to two thousand dol
| lars. Mr.. VT. Harper here ofsorsd
to mako ono Of i've 70 raise $500
| which not meeting With On Immediate
trosponse, he subscribed an additional
$500. Mr.. Daniel Eaton arose In bid
place and announced an additional
| $500. Mr. Asa. q. HuegIns came for.
ward and subscribed $1,000. MI.
| 600.
| A committee then being appoiated
70 canvass the house reported sub.
scriptions amounting in the aggregate
With those above mentioned, TO the sum
| Of $1,000. This will make an aggregate
OF $4,000 In round numbers sub.
scribed to the work.
Messrs. Stiles, Hamilton, Ballingsll,
Baker, Dixon and other gentlemen adj
dressed the meeting, and their remarks
were well Spceived. 6e
The Secretary reported that the
right OF way tor the main race Vas @,
cured for Glmoet the eullfo distance 10
below the pork house, those not 1iy.
ing, having signiAed their Willingness
70 give the right Of wy.
Mr.. Ballingall moved that when this
meeting adjourns that it do 90 to
meat again on Thursday svopipg next
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