Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-07
Price Four Cents

l they did) upon the roof, which would dis pense with steam fire engines and cut of large annual expense to maintain steamers Third-Because most of the pipes laid are too small to supply steamers at large fires, resulting heretofore in the burning of vast amounts of property, as at the Hale Water bury fire. the clock shop, the rubber shop and elsewhere.
 Fourth-Because the bulk of the pipes. in addition to being too small, are old and too weak to maintain a natural head of 15O feet of water pressure, and also the fact that ali this part of the pipes must be replaced at an early day with new pipes
 F1tth-Ihat without entire remodeling of the whole plan of impounding and sup plying water, our citizens must forever drink poorer water than they ought, and malaria will never leave us. That these cbanoes would require the drawing off of Wh1tney lake or to coffer- dam it, to change the plan ait the dam, take away the old worn out water wheel; take away the ponderous steam works and put up such as will use 50 per cent. less coal and furnish double the power, and draw on the reservoir on Hillhouse hill and con vert It into Altering reservoir, as it always should have been, for distributing water for domestic uses, etc.
 Slxth-That these changes with the new pipes ac}ttch must -6e L0id, commencing now. will cost $500, 900, and, if done by the city. will cost twice as much as if done by the Water company.
 Seventh-That the taxpayers of New Haven are under no obligations whatever, to bond their houses, stores and factories by city bonds, to buy out now, in 1881, water scheme which in 1854 they condemned.
 Eghth-That the plan of buying the old steamer Traveller, mentioned in this paper. IS Just as reasonable, and would commer- cially be as great folly, city-wise. as to buv the present water property in their present condition
 Nlnth-That it is not true that the Water company own either all or the best sources for water in this county
 Ienth-Because we can build new works with natural head of 15O feet, and lay more miles of pipes, and of larger sizes, for $1. O00,0OO. GAS this statement can be proved. 1t is useless to try to disprove it by simply saying 1t cannot be done, for as MT. Henry Hotchkiss once said, ''We know whereof we speak.")
 Eleventh-Because the Water coppanv managers, with twenty-five years experience. are better qualified to rebuild their works than any set of city officials who, having no experience whatever, would make numerous blunders and waste large sums of money, as IS always the case, in what is called public work" by States or cities
 Twelfth-Because we are now in debt SAW eral millions by mortgages upon our private property, and in debt also by town and city bonds, amounting (with the East Haven debt of $160,o0O) to nearly $2, 900, GOO, and, if it is increased $2, 900, GOO more for water project and its rebuilding will make $4,- 000,000 of public debt which will prevent the restoration of the value of real estate and keep up taxes and rents so that all goods and wares and provisions must be higher in New Haven than elsewhere; and last, but not least, oppress the working classes, by using up al! their wages for domestic expenses.
 Thirteenth-Because our railroad and other indebtedness, as in all other cases are debts creGted ty @n ambitious Jeeo to, the people to pay.
 Fourteenth-Because (waiving many more good reasons) we are opposed to the city go ing into any kind of business and the fact that the city wants water for fire purposes, for which the Water company charged $15,- 900 or $20,O0O year, is no reason why the city should bond every mans foot of real estate by issuing bonds for $1, 800, 900 or $2, 00O,00o to purchase the property of the old Water company. BENJAMIN NoYEs