Milford chronicle., 1891-03-06
Rleetrie 1dght and Voc Vol.

In commenting upon the town meet
ing held in Dorsey Hall last week, to
hear the committee reports and discuss
the advisability Of Milford owning her
light aud water plants. the local editor
and manager Of the Ne5gs and Aaley-
Hsey must have been suffering from an
alteration of the mind. He started
out by saying:
The persons that oppose the bonding Of
the town not being represented at all.
This was not true, because we saw
the local editor-R. H. Giman-Wm.
d. Fowler, W. E. Deputy, aud others
seated in the hall, and each one to our
personal knowledge earnestly opposes
the bonding Of the town Mr.. W d.
Fowler is opposed to either bonding
or permitting private company 70
put in a plant; the others fayor-if
anything-leuing Alr Johnson putin
"a plant. Neither of these gentlemen
made any remarks, or attempted to
show cause why the town should not
own lis plant; neither aid they vote
against amy Of tie motions. They sat
silent aud acquiesced.
The local editor continued:
It was positively stated that the company
Mr.. Johnson represents asked s25oo per year
TO supply the town with lights and fire pro
teciiou although Mr.. Johnson has publicly
stated, and would have done so at the meet
ing had lie been called upon, that the com-
pdny would furnish the town its present
lighting of no lamps, and hlY-hve plugs
with ana abundant supply Of water, for $1,000
per year, $500 more than they arc row pay
ing for lights alone the town 20 have the
privilege Of buying the plant at a fair price
at the end of6ve or ten years
Sir. Johuson is a citizen Of the town,
and that meeting was called for citi-
zens to express their views, and if he
said nothing it was because he did not
desire 10. aud it was no one persons
province TO ask any individual 10 ad
dress q public meeting against his will.
II me IS willing TO reduce his figures
for the -ake Of getting hold ON The
people, NE had the opportunity to state
H. Ifit would he such a terrible blun-
der tor the town to own waller works
snd electric light. why is Mr.. john
son so anxious to put w tter works in,
and have the town raise special
water lax oe $500 and give it to him
every year. for simply the privilege OF
using fifty five fire plugs? Is the local
editor Of the Ne5oS Subsidized to work
for this pretty little job Then his
mind took another fiirt, aud the fol-
lowing was evolved:
Where money votes it is hard to predict
the result, but tits certain that if the tax pay
ers could vote instead of the owners of prop
erty. the proposition to bond the town would
be overwhelmingly defeated.
This is all rot. Real estate only
votes upon bonding the town, and real
estate only will pay the taX-if there
is any tax to pay. Because of this
fact, the law was framed so that poll
tax voters should have no say about
placing a bonded debt on the town.
We will wager any amount within our
limit with the editor Of the Meas, that
if the question is left open to all voters,
that Milford will give a clean major
ity of l25 IN favor Of wafer works and
protection froin fire, The majority in
favor Of protection from fire. etc, in
1882. by this very method of voting he
speaks of, was LAT votes. Neighbor,
you are in a Rip Van Winkle sleep.
Liver disease, biliousness, dyspepsia, or
indigestion. and all arrangements of the
stomach and bowels, cured by DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, or money paid
or it returned.