, 1890-05-15

government. The citizens of Res,
Park and Denver are entitled to u
councilman, and should have ayolce
in the running of the city govern.
mcnt. We are going to build
school that will cost $75,OOO, and
should.you join hands with Spokane
Falls your children could go there
without you having 10 pay l cent
while to-day you are obliged
to pay for their schooling Il
you send them there. Spokane
Falls is growing city, and in
consequence there are many ex.
penses incurred. We should al
share them together, aud by doing
20 have the benefits that would be
derived from these expenses.
"rhcn, another thing, II you want
to have protection you must pay for
IL. Take, for instance, that your
house sh ould get on fire; the city of
Spokane Falls would not bo Obliged
Co send their steamers over to put
out tho fire; but they might, out Of
charity's sake, do so. While ON the
other hand IL these villages belonged
to the city it would be duty bound
/ to do So"
MR.. KAUFMAN's OPINION.
/. =. Kaufman said: "I was ono
of the first to move for separate juris-
diction and spent money TO do 80
and was told that the legislature
opposed IT, think one of the worst
things n city has TO contend with Is
sectional strife. l candidly believe
that IL would he for the best interest
OF the two villages to he attached TO
the city. Without Spokane Falls,
Ross Park would be dead. When
we get into business we want TO
come down to cold facts.
| When we come down to
question Of expense we overrcach
the mark. some say that the city
council is corrupt, aud by being In
the limits we can have n tendency
TO purify the city; and II we stay
out, II gives II IA chance To become
more corrupt. think that while
we were paying a tax to the city,
that If we were IN the city we would
get your share of the revenue. II
we are going to have the financial,
social and political influence ofthe
city against Ross Park, 1t would
hurt us, and they would always
he fighting US. The principal
/ Indebtedness OF the city IL the sewer
and water systems and the schools.
The present school board have got
things In such shape that they can
go and build schools, and II we 90
into the city we can point with
pride to the buildings"
Someone In the audience wanted
TO know II the school-tax would be
higher.
Mr.. Webster said that while we
have been paying 8 mills. by the
present system the tax would only
be | mill.
@. w. Odell stated that he was
one OF the first to get up the Ross
Park scheme, aud continuing, said:
"The greatest inducement to have
the people buy the land wa Hat
they should be u separate town and
I'm no way connected with the city
of Spokane Falls. ] wish TO impress
upon the people assembled at this
meeting chat thrcc-fourths OF the
citizens OF Ross Park are opposed TO
coming into the city. We made
certain representations to the peo-
pie and now they want us to stand
by them. We were informed by the
council committee that II was not
/ the purpose OF the city to take In
| ihs-S NJ but tut biItF t'lIlilpUA
Mr.. kaufman said that Of all tho
land he had sold In Ross Park he
had made but very little stress on
the matter, but he thought as no
| had previously remarked that II
would be disadvantage 10 stay out
of the city.
WHAT NiR. FORSTER SAID.
George NJ. Forster thought II was
rolf Ian al
one of rose coloring. said he:
"There are two classes of people
| living I'm these villages that are In
favor of uniting with the city. The
| first class own property which In
situated beyond the city limits, and
the second class are those who own
small estates. You have been
told that you will get police
protection and water. Promises
are very nice, aud what do they
amount to? Absolutely nothing.
I was In Olympia when this in
corporation bill came up. took
/ the trouble tn get n copy OF IL, and
then went to Mr. Fellowes, who
was there representing the city, and
told him that II was scheme 20
admit these two villages. He in
formed me then that II was not tho
intention to take In Ross Park, and
Senator Houghton told me
the same. then informed
Mr.. Fellowes that IL he, M the
tina city representative, would
promise me that such would be tho
case, I would stop every opposition.
One thing II certain, as soon IA the
city gets I'm shape to give us any
legal good, we are willing TO come
In, and until that la done we will
stay out"
l AN ALL-RouND DISCUSSION.
| Mr.. Junken said: "When we have
asked the city to give us anything,
we could never get It. We are three
fourths of mile from the city limits,
and when they send an engine out
here there Is no water for them TO
use, except out Of the wells the citi-
Szens have dug. am one of the vii
lage councilmen, and should they
vote to come In l would step out.b
Here Mr.. Webster arose and said
that Mr.. Forster had spoken from a
selfish standpoint, and continuing.
said: "I don't believe he has any In,
terest in Spokane Falls, his interest
being centered In Ross Park"
Mr.. Belt--Mr. Chairman, ] rise
to a point Of order, az this matter
which these gentlemen are discuss
Ing has nothing to do with the aues-
tlon of the meeting.
Mr.. Kaufman--I believe thnt tho
heavy taxpayers of the city will
contribute more to Denver than