The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-16


In considering This question. al mus bal
in mind thai The iozn can only be bo15ed
by majority vote Of is eiti1eas. and he
majority vote. even thoash the same Be h1i
one. viii bind the minority Let rs oo1Sid.
er frst where the water j. 70 be procured
As fzr As the writer's infornaisoa sO@.
Kimberly's Ran has beea decided upon
az the fount1ia head f0- the supply. Is
there enough wzts- their for the pu-pcse
Ths writer has scen tkst m. nc. cree t-.
nsny TINES When ire sro1t Of a q1sft CO..
fee POI voGld yield bizsrr stream than Ess
Sowing in the TN. Tor none p@s Sowing.
the water. what lIttie there was. stood n
paddles among the stones Had this Occur-
red buf once and in 4 very dry tine, the Al
fitness Of -Kinberly's run Is asOrroeof our
water supply would Be demonstrated, for n
very dry tine is when the supply IS spec-
islly nee5ed-
Is the wz.e- Of Kimberly's runH pure
and suited for domestic use, l. . question
that ordinarily should be considered. but if
there Is deficiency Of Eatss for the Purpose.
or even II there be uncertainty ss 10 the suf-
6cieacy. then kinbe-ly's run" Is not the
place, and nn6erths circumstances the town
should not ie bonded
Wherever vsfsr-Eorks exist, 70 the Erit-
e-'s knosledge, the water s unit 70 drink
without quantities Of ics, znd is nos nearly
30 good ss the water from wells Besidss
this the water i ve-y freq1sntiy oon,=miua-
ted, impure and unfit for drinking purposes
until boiled The only nses. and the pTind-
pal reasons for uIging the issue Of bonds,
are the necessity Of Earsr for the extinguiSh-
ing Of 6res. for sp-inkling the streets. and
about certain industrial establishments in
the town should the people Be taxed b.
cause water works would add 70 the conve-
nience Of the few, OF because insurance CON-
psnies are said 10 have threatened an in
creas Of rates : Shall A, B, c, D, and Others
pay wafer rates in shape Of taxes simply 70
keep down the insurance rate On the proper
y Of E, ?. and others What vii be the
effect on ren,s2 To The writer there seems 70
Be 10 doubt that tents viii be doubled in
case the measure Of bonding the toxin shall
carry, perhaps mOre than doubled; and the
reason for ny position Is the fect thai
property holders viii have 70 pay more tax
than al present., and also where water Is
piped through the houses, there mus, be a
direc. outlay OF considerable amount Of
money for the purpOss, baeanss the mains
viii merely pass along the street and the
pipes through which the water pssses into
the houses and all other connections must
Be laid and made n the expense Of the prop
erty owner, who, IS q matter Of course. er-
poets 10 be reimb1rsed-perhaps several /
lime-for his outlay. Who i - reimburse {
him Clesriy the man that rents the prop /
sry. In addition 10 al that ] have said /
here nust bs considered the contingency Of !
allure OF the wcrks 10 supply the town. Il
At some day, carly or remote as nav be. /
,uch q failure should occar, whz, then I
Hill the people vote another issue Of bonds 4
n order 70 try another experiment. There
5 10 such probability.
Some say, vote the bonds and le1Ts 9th
t questions to Be settled By the oommittes.''
80 business man would sct 80. No busi-
less man would put into the hands Of his
gent vast sum, and lease The sssut % de-
ernine al the contingencies relating 70 the
expenditure OF the amount Bat this is
'recisely what the people a-e asked 70 do in
his case.
Ist voters look over the matter calmly
nd carefully, IS the writer has done. ist
hem weigh al the sdTant2ges and dissd-
-sntages, let them count out 50 many dol
ais Of increased rents. increased taxes, IL
ressed expenditure fo- ice % cool their va
er with agzins, the imagined comforts o.
Eater in the house. and they, part ieulariy II
enters Of property. VII decide as the writer
las decided, 70 vote against the water tax.
CErIEsS.