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

every cent f1ey had l1Fe>teu n j. VI
ooarse the rOsd has been Of ineStimable sd
vantage % ihe town, bar il Vas rather an
expensive prsseat for The people Of This town
70 h=toE upon couple Of capitalists A
few years ago the SomenSet Mechanical
WORKS we're established and many Of oEr
leading citi1cns were persuaded 70 take
srOck in that enterprise FOR tAs purp9se Of
bensfitting the town The stock Of that
ooncsra has only dawn ore dividend. and
has proven q dead ioss 70 the holders. In
al Of these enterp-ises the Eezithies- men OF
this coanuniry we're interested, and While
they have all been s1oeeSsf1l IN conducting
their private b1siDess. a a corporation they
have invariably failed don't believe you
eluId induce any OF the class Of men have
named 70 invest = red copper in : joins stock
company for the p1rposs Of supplying som
e-ses with water The only joint stock az
fairs se have about here are paying very
vel, and II Il Was practicable 70 introduce =
water supply these sane gentlemen EOuld
have formed company long ago II It can
be demonstrated % my satisfaction that the
proposed plan can De introduced f0r the sum
named. and that the WORKS viii be self sas-
tanning. shsn vote 20 boad the borough for
wats- works. AZ look 81 the natter. We
cannot AFFORD 70 take any risk Of having :
81 60 dead horse On or hands Some Of
or nsighboring towns could perhaps, en-
hzhten Is On the QUESTION
Our cracker barrel friend crzEied slowly
from his comfortable seat, and leaning back
E4rd 1nrl the top hoop of the barrel rested
BIS body, deliberately rs;sei bis hand, and
shutting one eye in q knowing way, sid,
q that's my EieE Of the question, precisely
Bat another feature Of his question Of taxes
should not be overlooked Ten years o. 80
sso our school bard issued bonds 10 the
amount Of eight Or ten thousand dollars for
tie purpose Of Building the present. 'scsde-
ny school Al TIA; Iine il Ess gwen Ouf
thar the rsrsnces ofthe school board would
admit Of the payment Of one Of these bonts
eaca year. About one-haIf OF those bonds
are stin outstanding TIE schools have been
growing since then, and the school term has
been increased, and very properly. too L
5 now absolutely Necessary that an add
ton 70 The present b1iIding. 0r an entire
new building be erected the coming summer
In faer, I understand that the directors bad
about lst contract for wins. 70 the ''sca6e-
ny this summer. This improvement viii
doabls school taxss for long term Of years
aud Il i one that ugst De made The peO-
pieof this borough ean1ot af9rd TO neglect
their children and se1d then 10 school
room that Is as un.it for them 10 i've in a. q
pis Zen To1ld BE- Ins future health Of the
schOOi children / CT vastly more importance
than the la1ury OF Ezser Eill prove 70 5s-
Another thins-I have frsqGsnIly heard il
asserted that the borough : free from debt ,
this assertion 5 misleading the borough
has bonds Outstanding for the payment o;
the Ios on which the lookup stands, and FOR
the baiiding irseif. and an Of the opinion
that Ehen the auditors oone 10 audit this
years expe1diEu-ss OF tie streets, they viii
6nd shortage Of several thousand dollars
on the debit SIDE OF the ledger. Good work
was done on the streets this year. and the
improvements to then sbosId be carried on
with increased energy fOr several years 10
CONE"
Having thus delivered himself he resumed
his scar on top Of the barrel, and sfer help
ing himself 10 cher OF - Climax nodded
10 the r.zged Ehiske-ed nan 70 proosed-
Vel, ssid Thiskers. &. both Of you fel-
I0zs have been talking pretty good sense
and can't hep agreeing with yo1 IN every
thing you have said
Here ne vouised another gallon Of tobsoco
Juice on the stove. before resuming;
Every argunent that have head in IA
Eor 0f water hss been bss7i on EhAT i COS;
Neye-sd.le- Why. biess your hearts, Mey-
ersisle vas long while II taxing sdvznt-
age of her epPouunifies- Lou Smith keP;
douging al the PeoPle Of that toEn for ten
years about their blindness in not taxing sd-
vantage Of = water s1Pply God lad pro
vidsd for thsu. and that could Be coue1ci-
sd 10 their homes sr les oost LAan The peO-
pie Of thai toxin coClG dig ~slls and cisfsins.
People ino1ghE smith was ''O.s,7 bGt haalls
he persuaded = couple Of nouiet msn 70 vis-
il sand spring. and thea there vas 8
scramble for WHO should own i =ad b
/ frst 70 secure charter Tor a water com-
pzny. "Jack- Col6orn went 10 Harrisburg in
behalf O[ the &eyersdaIe pzrsiss, and secur-
ed charter. Tee stock vas nearly ali sub
scribed for By Neyersdzie pzrties. and Va
afserEersS goo5led Up by gentienen trou
I Baltimore. Patsbarzh and 5onezes- Ihs
/ people over there have an inexhaGstiole high
pressure supply Of pare mountain water
/ and at a price within the reach Of esery 5ody
/ that wants l. One thing ABOUT Meyersdzls
/ no one ned take water unlesz ne wants Il
and the only mistake thai borough mad-
wss IN binding iIself 70 pay 500 f1r The tirs
| u-oteenoa i aforis. while insurzncs rate
Fers nos reduced more than one one-hun-
dzeitn Of one per cent / have beea inter
TiezIng every RESIDENT Of thar town c0uis
catch fo- the pas, S- nocths, and hsE'
II. Le1rd a single eoap4nI ezoPtiog n
one ] spoke oE Xsyersdzie, - ooroggh
yss AFRAID 70 tackle bonded ince5seines'
! Of -. 90, b1t she agreed % oolig-ie hsrssl
10 pags limited sum 90 aesTSsin namber o
I years she h4s sec1red Al eisctrie iigh
plant in the sane way. While Sons-s@t pre-
lbs 70 remain n the DARK until the borough
: able to own Al eIecEre light plant OF n
Own, or unEii private eaferp-ise Elll agree L
put wires underground No city II Amer
G. p.s=nnes 70 impose such reS-ricti0as =
this liEtIs s0Sn Of ocrs n this regard Be
Am getting OF the SUBJECT AeyersdAle bsI
usfcrai and sxazGs.le=s water supply a
her door begging 70 Be- piped into The house
OF her people. and when the nuniciEalit,
Fef1sed 70 take advantage Of her oPPortuni
y when nrged TO do - private capita
stepped 70 the frJnt, ss Il Always coes Wsei
iE has sure thing The condltaons are dii
f-rsni here IN Sozerss-- The people AZ
asked 70 create zn Indebtedness Of ss7ls'
for 81 experiment. tbSs 1AT PEgve boo'
and aay psose dszassss- J saozid Tx
10 have the Kimberly run scheme more care
faiIy zn4iyz=d tb4a i has ben bsfors / sot
70 erezrs snch deof
Ii seeua= thai syery uasa yO0 NET be
| sone rev criticism 20 make, szid bos-lzs