The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-26
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o extra session last Friday night t
consider some propositions looking
to tre protection for the city. Let
: tiers were read from Col. Daniels
a the water works builder, conveying
! the substance of propositions h
| would make to build $4,000 water
works if the board would entertain
them and would pay him 500 to
make the survey and estimates.
The motion to employ him for such
purpose did not get single vote.
Mr.. Hollis, representing the Rem
ington fire engine, horsepower was
present and presented the merits of
his engine and urged the board to
buy it. The engine with hose COM
plete would cost about $1,000, and
he proposed to take the old one at
$500. 1t would neeessitate the
building of cisterns in the court
yard which would be filed by the
engine with hose running to the
spring. The engine would throw a
stream 125 feet high and would be
available for 500 feet from the wa
ter supply. The board appointed
committee to draw a contract re-
citing all the guarantees and bind
ing the city to buy it if it came up
to presentation upon atrial to be
made in Pulaski. The board then |
adjourned until the next night to
have the committee make the con-
tract and report. At the meeting
Saturday night, after much time
spent in discussion, the proposition
to bind the city to buy the engine
fit came up to guarantees was de-
feated-two for it, two against it,
one silent and one absent. Mr..
Hollis LETT town.
The defeat of the project to
build SIS, 900 water work was wise
and right. 1t we build at all they
should be adequate for all purposes.
The principal reason urged against
the re-opening of the water works
question was that the people had
agreed to establish free schools
first in preference to water works
and that work should be fully done
before the other is attempted. We
do not fully agree with that argu-
ment. We believe we can have
both water-works and tree schools.
If, however, we are to have only
one, then the free schools must be
given the preference. If the beard
Is going to act on this idea, they
ought not to lose a Minute in get
ting the free schools under full
Roadway.
AS to the fire engine, no matter
what the merits of any engine may
be, We do not believe they can be
operated without paid force. Men
are heart-sick and worn out with
working at fires in Pulaski. We
saw hundreds standing with their
hands in their pockets listlessly
looking on at the goods burning in
the last fire. The removal of ,
awning and little effort !
might have saved his house, but
none was made. You are not 60
ing to get men to work much more
at fires in Pulaski unless something !
is done to give them more hope. A ,
paid force is the only means Of OPP 4:
Grating al engine, in our opinion.
We cannot pay force. The CIR !
ZEN formulated a plan last year for {
the successful operation of an en- !
CINE by system of prizes, but the ]
board declined to consider it.
The board declines to consider
water works at sll and refuses to I
buy the horse-engine. The city is +
thus cut of from any hope of assis-
lance from the board, What's to
be done? Nothing! The insurance i
companies are saving themselves \
and property is paying an enor- I
nous advance on insurance. +
The exigencles of the case cry :
loudly for relief. Who will deliver
Us from our troubles9 Is there not /
4 man with wisdom enough to sug- =
yest remedy We have no plan /
20 suggest nor advice te 0Ger. ! +
- { We offered all we have. Bust 3
ness men Of Pulaski ought to or
ganize into An exchange for the dis 7
,ussion and determination of ques i
ions that so materially affect their /
interests. If such organization ex c
sted it could remedy this as well +
IS many other matters that are suf- ,
'ered to pass unheeded.
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