Telegram-herald., 1890-02-14
Bat There Are cts Onsiais who thiak
sna Ssy A. Could, aad Are Leatn
20 Let the People Decide the
Water oue>ti0a ~ Vote.

"No YOU don't, said the alderman.
THE weather amt what YOU want TO
talk about At all You want 20 pump
me on the water question; that's What
YOU are after. Now, amt r. Wei, I'm
willing 10 talk, for | am dlsgusted Wth
the way the mayor, stein, tile Board Of
Public Works and the rest OF 'em are
acting"
"What seems to be wrong with these
partiesy"
Wrong? Now wait! Don't talk.
Let me do the talking. and | VIII give
YOU my post on and the reasons for II;
only don interrupt me-
Il wont; go ahead -
"Well, then. The best way will be to
arrange the talk into heads
"First-The three propositions made
10 the council, VIZ to bond the city
for further sum of $500, ,O00-tO buy
out the Hydraulic COmpauy-tO sell 10
the Hydraulic Company or some one
else.
second AID. STEMS past and pres
ent position on the property quailiica-
ton question, ETC.
Third My own position on the
questions ut issue, my experience, rea-
sons, etc
"In regard to borrowing half a million
to increase the water service. The
Board of Public Works said 10 me, IN
the committee meeting: We don
want II; wouldn't know what 10 do with
il if we had it, | said 10 them: 'Ex-
tend your mains; increase your service
They replied: We've got mans enough;
the people don't want or need any
more"
''IIaye you not some petitions
asking you to increase the scryicc?'
Yes; we have some"
"llOw much would It cost to comply
with the requests Of the petitions YOU
have"
about 1000"
"And yet you deliberately say the
people don't want more mains? up.
pose IN time, we present a petition 70
the Legislature aud increase the lc OF
the city by taking IN, say, strip bali Z,
mile WIDE all around, these people w Il
then bc taxed to pay interest ON tac
bonded Indebtedness ON account 50. ne
water works ana you won't give tntn
any water forit. Don't YOU think there
VIII be ahowl?'
S'posc 50.
"Wcll. look at it from another point
of view. Why not buy out the IIv-
draulic Company and give the people
better water
The people don't want better
water, besides the water of Grand
River is as good as any water The Ily-
draulic Company Is giving them. and
better than any We could get. even +
wcwcntto Lake Michigan for it,.
"ThenWny not s"ll?'
Because we viii own it ali after
while. Tho Hydraulic Company J,
about ON It's last legs"
"Wen ii you think SO and that the
people are satisfied why not submit II
L. a vote?'
"Not much, why, the Hydraulic Com
pauy would buy them UP Ike sheep.
They would spend $4,000 to 10000.
And vet they >aythcyarcou thc.rla~t
icg-. The question arises; why tl.
position OH the part of the Board OF
Public Works"
Now, as to Aldcrman Stciu'- present
position, as To proper qualifications
There j, something | can uot uudcr-
stand. lie has madc tiop. and h.g
one. remember when these matters
We're first sg.tatcd and the council was
about Otake act'O on tin, very pIc--
ton 80 a, 20 instruct their legislative
representative, Alderman ~t.iu was
ramd ON the subject He got up i'm
council aud strcnuOu>lv insisted that
property qualification wa~I shamcaud
ana outrage. lie illustrated Co.. H. SAID
that Il he owned a house and rented .t
and attcrWard had water connections
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