Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19

no right TO impose a tax upon a MINOR
ity, we can only stop here to say that
our customs. laws and courts do not
agree with that view, and hat II they
did public improvements would De
impossible of attainment. That uhd
spent for public enterprises have, so far
az results are concerned, sometimes
.faded like the baseless fabric OF q
vision" need not necessarily imply eth
err the stupidity or the dishonesty OF
those who have expended them.
(s.) The gentlemen who wi nearly
all the stock, and who are, practically,
the water company, are Messrs. Abend-
roth & Root, of New York City. so
far as we know they are very reputa-
BILE gentlemen. Mr.. VIM. Morrison
whom we interviewed on the subject,
assures us that the correspondent OF
his bank in New York vouches for
them as entirely reliable. They pay all
of their bills as soon as presented.
They have more than seventy-five thou
sand dollars invested in this city ; and
this is only one of their numerous bust
ness ventures. Measured by money, and
by business standing where they reside,
they seem to be very respectable indeed
We can see no reason, or proper court
esq.,. therefore, in speaking OF them
as "Peter Funks." They have not re-
ceived one dollar from the city of Lex
ington, 80 far as we know, upon any
account whatever. In spite OF the
Encouragement of their first agent
here, Mr.. Jones, and of their misfor-
une in the fall of the tower, they appear
to be going on with their work as if
they meant, literally, to comply with
all the requirements of the contract. AS
to the terms of the contract, these were
| discussed before the bargain was made.
| W. may say, though, in passing, that
Col. Reid's comparison of prices be-
tween Lexington and Nevada may be
very unfair, by reason of the difference
of expense necessary to raise and settle
the water. Further, the rates quoted,
as to Lexington, from section II, arc
maximum prices, and the consumer
has the privilege of taking the water
or not, and of making as good q
bargain as he can; the company being
interested in giving reasonable rates, III
order to secure a larger consumption.
We do not coincide with the colonel.
either, in the opinion that the time for
the completion of the contract has ex'
PRED, as section 10 provides that nc
delays by "unavoidable accidents" shall
work a forfeiture of the rights granted
by the ordinance. We do not believe
any conscientious judge" will hold
that il was the fault of the water com
pany that their tower fell down ano
had to be replaced by a new one.
In conclusion, we hope the colonel
will look at this subject calmly, and Al
least conclude to treat those who favor
the waterworks, and the builders. sc
long as they are courteous, will
fairness. We know that the
former intend to do him nc
"injustice," and we believe tha'
the latter are reliable gentlemen, who
mean to do right. The colone
has a perfect right to test any question
in the courts; no one will object to hi
exercise of that right; but we think
captious spirit of fault-finding will
hardly prove attractive to foreign cap.
ital. Few men would care to inves
their money in a town where 1t woult
be boisterously invited, and wher'
once secured they themselves would b,
called rough names, and their homes
efforts be decried as scandalous i'm
positions and abortions.