The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-02

oracle, that water plant can Be main
tzined ard Improvements made for s5o :
year : too absurd 70 receive serious consid-
erzfion. should ike you 70 name me $
capable superintendent who would perform
( his duty f5r les than S5oo year. A man
capsbls ,sf running snch plant successfully
i capable OF earning more money
We'll sid the man with ad-zvl, don't
you recoIlect how tbess fellows ID town
xantsd 10 compel u fellows to pat cur cows
IN pasture sew yezz ago7 VOC 7emcn5er
We voted on COW CT no coz AID The COW
/ knocked en- ouL II We couldn't afford to
buy pasture for our COWS hOE can ne atfo-d
70 pay for water works.
This speech Ezs gresree With 5 hearty
laugh by the crowd surrounding the stove.
'-Genilemea,r spoke Up the nan ziih
chin Ehiskers. s-his Is The nost serious ques-
ton this to~n has ever tackled You hear
lots Of talk Of What vaier Is going 10 do Tor
this town Lex ne point sach people 70
Meysrs1ale. Af.er the introduction Of water
over there and after electric light was A as-
sured fact, the most important industry
they had left the toxin ard vent 10 Hynd-
nan, and the head Of that industry, John
GraTes, iz the man Who 51slT their water
work. for them- Water works vii be \
good thing. but Ee must not expect too
much
Il want TO buy a properly in this town.
spoke Up young nan who expects TO spend
the remainder OF his days IL Somerset, bat
viii not do 50 until this water question
IS definitely decided I cannot Afford to pay
as much in taxss as It vii cost ne to keep
ny family
Why, Just EOok al the money Il viii
bring TO town" Poked in sn ardent young
fellow --TSenty-seven thousand dollars to
distribute zmong the Eorkingnea Of this
town. The b1ilding Of Eztsr works VII be
the biggest bonAnzz they have ever had
Vel. viii have to consider the source
such statement CONES from replied the
crzcksr-szrrel nan 'Did yea ever hear
Of any corporation borrozing such sun of
money TO eIpsnd o. public improvements
that did not have % pay the interest on its
bonds ard create sinking fund to meet
them as they nature Why. bisss your
soui, boy, ~ tie expiration OF thirty years
the bonded period-Se win hsve psid about
zs large a sam IN intersss as the original
face value Of the bends
Il matter that bo,hsrs ne. said the little
man With the bald bead, Is this. II water
is put into sowa the rich people who live on
top Of the bill vii al have Il in their houses
and Is matter OF course al Of their sewage
VII Be foated 6oEn onto cur psopsrlies-
Then Een kick, and the uext thing viii be
that We vii have to pay f1ra system Of sew
erase for their convenience. wouldn't OBJ
Jet 70 water Il re could all enjoy the sane
injuries il vii Afford: bat hOE many prop
erty owners of the class represent can az
ford 70 pipe their houses and put in hath
r1bs, Ezrsr-elns=ts. etc
"Wen, yo1 nsedn't E0rry. said the nan
With the bl1e-black n1sfache Who had lust
cOne from the bsrasr's. 4 hear thz; Dave
C4seoee-, who OWLS a saEmiH : few hun
bred fest below where il i proposed 70 dam
the water on Kimberly run. has given TO
fice that As soon 8 operations are CON-
msnced be vii briDg suir sEzirst the bOr-
ough for damages foz cutting of the water
from bis mill l suppose ne VII have to
issue enough bonds to buy his mill
@Ihave doe respect for a. Of The i5eas that
have been advanced here tonight. said the
young nan with the mustsnd-oOlored hair,
81. - - - -. - a. -
for 81 .ooo and the plant made self s1stain-
ing. II viii be the greatsst blessing that has
ever been bestowed upon this community
As understand the matter the b0cough can't
create greater indebse5nesS, and the only
risk that Ee viii run in sathorizing Al issue
Of bonds for that amount : that the sun
mentioned VIII u0t begin 10 pay the expense
OF p1ging in the proposed system Suppose
Ne 90 ahead and s1pend 81 eOe and then
ind that the scheme Is mp-.cticz5,s-Eh@t
then Ihe safety q the ta1payerS, how
ever. Is in the Ezct that ooufracrs f1- the PFC
posed work can not Be le, Without rsgaiE-
ing AZ indemnity bond IN csse q failure.
am for water works, but DO not believe the
proposed system can ever b iriroduced foE
Isss than ss5eoo~
Wei. gentlemen, sad the prussssioasl
nan, have been careful to note that
Wherever pubic Improvements have been
undertaken, by the general government
tate OF municipal aathorities. they have al
ways been operated at 3 loss. and I an Of the
opinion that the proposed water works in
/ this place vii meet with ssiuilsr fate The
,oEn Of Indiana has sn excellent sGppiy Of
xAser, furnished By two eight-inch wells,
both p1mpea by one engine. the water b.
ing h0is,ed into three iron tanks e5usfracs-
ed very much on the same pan as o;l tanks
are, and am sure The supply ofthat toEl
coss nothing ike S25eo0, although they
| have a population three TINES the sszs Of
ours am confident that tEo xells drilled
70 depth Of go iceE Al the loot of Taynan's :
bill. wOaId f1rnisa supply OF xaier for
this town and Of q better quality than eln
/ possibly be gOztea from any oshe- soaTos-
I TIE water co1ld be pumped into tanks such
air pump. Al practically 10 COS, n all These
pumps eosi about 50 ezch. and viii rzi-e
water 70 any height, and from sny stance.
/ Indiana IS al EAST three TINES the ssze o:
thss town. and hzs revsr suffered 4 n :
seareiiy Of water
. That's al TeEy vel iadesd,- said the
water boomer, vko had visited many boon
towns Yoer idea nay Be the bes- salu-
;ioa Of this question. hGt am for wafer.
10 matter what il costs. or where Il conss
from The Kimberly run plan s the os.iy
one that h4s ever gotten into definite shape.
and I consider the nan q Ign4tie who would
vote against IL Certain parties are aga rs:
il because they want 70 organize = SOCK
conpany aud make Is per cent from the
poor people Of this toSn- They alzsys
stand IN the var Of enhancement unle-z
thes can pEo6r by H.
-Hcii or = minute. ny friend. = said tie
erzcker-harrsl mar. II seems 70 ne yoo are
one Of the people VITO have always bsel
bzTping about encouraging uaaufzcfo-ses %
locate here There has besn E zreas d.al Of
talk znd several town meetings have passed
resolariOns n rrgznd to this Essttsr, Bot
when Il cane to rzisI7g funds As an indcce-
nent ho< much has been s1bserised7 Not
cent A fes years 20 certain NJ ReitI,
At present. located AZ Berlin and employing
tzenty c. thirty skilled mechanics n bis
shop. wanted 70 iecsse here- Re dissn't A.
for EaE-- OF eiecsrie iszht; ne oeiy z.ntei
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