Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-05
Tax-p.y.r, and the sewers.

Tax-fayers ana tHe y"
Indications multiply going to show
that the vote for the sewer bonds will Ds
very heavy. These indications point
directly to the great probability that the
bonds for the interior system will carry.
1t is almost universally conceded that
they ought under ordinary circumstances
to be voted. If they are defeated 1t Will
be by taxpayers who are governed IN
voting against them on the ground that
this is not good time to sell such bonds
owing to the stringency in the money
markets of the werld; or by taxpayers
who do not feel like trusting the present
Council with anything more than IS nee
essary; and by politicians who see in the
sewer bonds the certain snufing out OF
every ray of hops they may have OF
personal political preferment. 10
vote the sewer bonds in politics
means that the ins shall stay in another
term. and that the outs shall stay out.
This is not mere party politics. There
are nearly as many Republicans op-
posed to the perpetuation of the ring,
as there are Democrats who feel that
way. Here are all the votes that will oe
cast against the bonds for the interior
system. It is extremely probable that
all these votes will not be sufficient to
prevent the passing of the proposition to
SO wer the city. For these bonds will be
cast all the votes of taxpayers not COM
ing under the above categories; and to
these will be added all the votes of the
non- tax payers, whether they are la
borers or business men, who think
the building Of the sewers will put money
in circulation to their benefit; and they
care not for any other consideration. 1t
il not sentiment with them. 1t is a
strictly business proposition in their own
behalf.
As to the bonds for the outfall sewer
and the storm-water drains the PROPOSE
ton is different. All who vote against
the interior system for any reason will
vote against the other propositions on
the same course of reasoning, and to
these will be added large number who
will think that these improvements are
either, unnecessary at any time or un-
wise at this time. It does not seem
probable that there can be secured suff
cient votes to carry either of these latter
schemes. Many who will vote for tn @
interior sewers because of their neces-
sity to the city, allowing that one consid
Grafton to outweigh all others, will vote
against the 9th or bonds because even if
they may b. necessary in the future,
they are not so now, and that therefore
it would bs unwise to undertake them
while 80 many other plans for the i'm
provement OF the city are pressing SO
heavily on the Taxpayers.
But when all discounts are made, it is
evident that the vote for all the bonds
will bs very heavy. 1t is not at all i'm
possible that all the three elec-
tions may GO in favor of the bonds.
So they will go unless those who
are opposed to them come to the
polls on each of the three days and ex-
press their will. Nor will that be all.
Organization will be necessary to prevent
the carrying of these bonds by fraud.
Challengers should be appointed at all
the polling places, and all other means
employed to get out full vote against
these Objectionable features OF these
schemes. Without such organization
there is more than danger that they may
all carry. Should such result be
reached it will be the more provoking
when we realizs that it has been solely
because of the lethargy prevailing in the
ranks of those opposed to these plans of
the ring to mulct the city in million
and half dollars of expense regardless
OF any benefit derivable from such an
outlay, merely to secure their own re-elec'
ton.