The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-21
Z. PUBLISHERS PENCIL POINTS.
In y healthy Financial CosssiitiDss.

In u healthy Financial Condition.
! The report of Treasurer SoIiya. Of tho
town of 'Is-per, 20 the rown Trustee,
for the quarter ending Noy. 10, 1890,
va. unsvnidahly crowded 0ut nf the
CouKirn Inst week. We give II here
with, and II shows the town 10 be IN
good fnancisl condition, with no out
standing claims Of any kind. and t9l5 III
IL the Treasury There are several WAYS
IL which t'is money can be expended
profitahly for the town.
Jasper il large enough 10 afford an
electric light plant. and II ougnt 10 be-
owned hv The town. rhe town hss now
lforfy-scvrn street lalnps, which s,e liz
shout halt Of the nights. and only fur-
lnish about half light enough when they :
are all bnrnimg. They cost the town, FIR
oil and lighting about 1915 per y NeA,. TIE
citizens pay, IN addition. for lights fnr
their own use. prObsbiv 450uO year.
An electric light plant could t,e sstRb-
llished thai could supply ~ these lights
liOr fir.t cost Of from s. 900 "a $4,000 !
Town bonds could be issurd for lin.
amount Of cost over the surplus IN treas-
lury, and the income from private con-
sumers wonld pay the interest on The
bonds, and thereby the town would have
its public lights fee OF cost 10 the town
treasury, where IL now custs tho public
s275 for very inferior service. The e.
ltKhsiAhmeut of such plant would DO =
profitable investnicnt for private capital,
il the town does moi 90 into II.
4 Aunther way to expend the money
would he in public cislerns. The fire OF
llast Friday showed The necessity of an
adequate supply Of water tor the fire en- .
4 inc III case Of fire. Filing It with buck
sleir 10 very p0nr substitute for csterns.
There ehOuid be . th0ussnd barrel cis-
tIiern ri every intersection OF the streets,
!, where the adjoining property owners
are willing 10 donate One-third OF the
cost 81 putting them In. They could be
Q flied readily by tiiiug to them from the
I ater ,pouts OF contiguous houses. The
COURIER suggests that the Board Of
], Trustee pass general ordinance agree
. ing 10 pay two-thirds the cost Of such
" .cisterns at any street intersection where
! the property owners donate the other
! thrd, aud that an effort be made TO So
: cure such donations for half . dozen cis.
. terne At = tine, go that when the con-
" tract Is let, after properly advertising, II
: ton In the bids for their construction.
!" Cisterns, at present, afford the only prac.
: ticable way 10 obtain an adequate water
!. supply In case OF dre Water-wOrk'
!, v vuid be decidediy better II they wers
! 'attainable, but the cost 10 snch that Jas
'.,iper will hardly raise the money neces
aassrv 70 build them. Wells are lot 10 b
Of hy seusibIe psrsons IL thiI
.conneciion, as they ere OF no account q
',.sIi fof this purpose, the engine being
!, sble 10 pump any OF them dry In two
minutes alter il getst0 work, ss has beer
repeatedly demonstrated.
n Another way 10 expend the surplus
u aud al excellent one. TOO, would be 4
ycuyer our business streets with about Z
tfoot Of broken lime stone. 80 that they
T. would be passable for teams nj all sea
o son. Of tie year. Under tho present
% law such improvements are under thu
Q, rontroI OF the Board Of Trustees Of any
z. Incorporated town. aud they may order
a them Is they deem best, the town pay
e ing Tor the Intersections, and property
% owners for the Improvement per loot
e front III front of their lots, the latter
b having ten years. II they ask for u. tC
J. pay their portion. in annual inatalmeDts
, II would be great advantage 10 Jaspei
rsif All the business, or graded streets
y were thus improved.
o Probably there are other ways Of ex'
j. lpending the surplus, hut these three sug'
'e lgest themselves forcibly 10 Us whenever
we visit other towns with such advAn
lages. The following is Treasurer Soil
y gas report:
!. !. Report Of Jasper Town Treasurer foI
! the qusrier from Aug. llth 10 Nov
. 10Th. 1890.
Balance on hand August report, $Sss 81
!, Peddlers License, 0(
!, saloon Licenae. $40 Il
. Street Labor, 10 o
! Total Receipts, 1922 7s
u EXPENDITURES.
ls Street work with teams, So &C
;" Street work, hands, ? q
u Lighting lamps two nights, ] "
?. Merchandise, " q
u Five barrels Goa! oil, 81 o.
d Fire Insurance, 3 yesrs. - "
u Part payment on culvert contract, 100 u
ltlThree months salary for Treasurer, 10 Ot
:, Salary Uf IOWn OIcrk, 20 ~
T. salary Of Town Maashall. 50 II
70 Printing Election Notice, May, 1890, I o.
Ia Total expenditures, $SO7 g
y. Receipts ss above, l,222 y
Ir Balance on hand, 9l5 II
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