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


70 learn anything. Il dos SEEN 70 noe thai
: thoss persons Who are urging this mstte'
have not made the proper Investigation 0f Al
matters 10 be considered before submitting i
70 the peoPis. There are many other sx.
psasss that must follow the Introduction q
water. and NC should Certainly know xhs-s
the zstsr s 70 cone from. and what II Is %
ing 10 cosz. before se consider these other
matters. Nov, II the sane interest vas t.
ken in electric lights thst there has ben in
water works. this toVn Soald have besn
lighted b electricity i0ng s-O. We bare one
Of the prsfties' little towns IL fhe Staie, and
:here IS nothing too good for Us. bar reEnen-
Der. We mast pay Tor everything re get |
have always found Il very good esstOn 10
inquire the price 0f an article before b1ying
II. and l sheald Ike 70 know something
shout this water works question beso-e
vote for il"
4 There has been great deal Of talk about
certain parties wanting to supply the town
with water and ROB the consumes" sid
whisksrs- -An I've got 10 say Is that the
men 50 accnsed have done more for our toxn
than those Who make the ACQUISITION, and
know that the though; Of putting in water
| works never entered their minds Bot sup
pose what these bizfhe-skites say IS true, yO1
can rezt assured that the people Of the town
viii not Be asked for 4 cent until the water is
conducted 70 their 6Oors, and viii Be sup
/ Piled as ehesply As the borough can do IL
This statement Is absurd, too. because when
/ private capital has made no effort 10 build
works the boroagh Is asked 70 spend ST.
Go At the instance Of few fellows who
{ have nothing to lose and no taxes 70 pay
That's decidedly the better way to look at
the matter
Il have heard the widest statements IS to
the way the vote viii be on this question
have ever heard in my life, " said promi-
nent young county, oficia who has had
fair share Of political experience Il made
poll Of the borough myself this afternoon,
and unless am badly -attlsi, the water
works question viii Be defeated by Al least
fty votes Some Of you fellows may con-
s;der this hiud but Haven't asked man
to vote against water and don't intend to.
bat that's the way i Is going to stand
III may be possible 10 get water from
Kimberly run. said the man with one gum
bo0;, ~bui We can never get il for any such
amount Of money As il il claimed We can
Look At Bedford IS an illustration Their
water supply cost them between $4,000 and
5000. and if you can jndgs Of the COM
plants one reads in the Bedford papers the
works are always out Of repair and there Is
q scarcity OF water. The great mistake Bed
ford made was IN putting in four. six and
eightinch mains that are constantly chok !
ing up with sand, mad and rust, and oonse- /
quently have 70 be taken up frequently Il /
seems TO me vsczn learn good lesson from /
Bedfords mistakes. and If Ee must pat in 1
water works why lei rs rzise enough money
10 have everything done right and not pat /
in pipes that will be sure 70 prove made
quate and constant source Of annoyance
and expense"
We'll, the creates; objection have 10 the
borough putting in water works said the
man with one pant-leg in his boot, is that
what is everybody's business Is nObody's
business. II our town council we're salzried
officer and if the burgess received = salary
worth having, tasy might Be expected 10
devote some time TO seeing that all improve
ments they undertake for the public good
are conducted as economically as possible
or eourse the water works viii be left 70
eoa;racf. but who Is 10 watch the con-
tractor
Water WORKS vii Be very burdensone 70
the people who can't afford 70 use the
water, said the nail-keg man, and as an
one Of that class am going to vote against
water
Over in Uni0ntoznn said the cracker
barrel man, the water company have served
notice on the people that on and after April
Isl they viii look 70 the owners Of properly
for the payment Of water rates, and not 10
the parties occupying the same As tenants,
which Is only another argument why only
owners Of real estate should be permitted to
vote next Saturday
We'll, brelhren," said the seeret-sOciety
man. Il can't help but think tha, II re vote
for wafer and the question carries. Il viii be
step that We viii have reason 10 regret IS long
As We live lam not opposed TO the borough
putting in plant, but an opposed to our
expanding the las. cent the law viii permit
Is 10. unless il Is absolutely certain that the
supply viii prove sufficient. that the pres
sure VIII furnish fire protection, and that
the cost viii not Be more than We car afford
Nov, you all know that thorough invest
cation of the different means Of supplying
the town with water has not been made. and
until IL has been l shall lot be satisfied
YES, bat the health Of the town Is in
periled," said the boomtOEn man, and
water Is the only thing that will save Us
from az awful pestilence
In my Judgment" said the cracker bar
rel man. the best means Of preventing epi
denies Of disease in our town vii be for the
people 10 bring several more actions against
the borough authorities similar 70 the one
about % be returned 70 the court by the
boroagh constable"
Good night said the Jolly shop keeper
As he opened the door for the reporter 10
pass out- i hope this discussion VII stop
after the holidays, 5Gt I'm afraid ifn does.
the gang" viii a once take up the question
Of building new school house and paIting
IN electric light. I'm in for il till warm
weather comes when an army OF flies IS dee,
and when thee gentlemen will find II more
pleasant out Under the awning