The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-19
Our Water Works-The Next Step.

| The people OF HlllsbOro having, by 8
large majority, decided at the polls to
proceed with the construction OF plant
to secure supply OF water for our city
it is worth while to call attention to the
next step to be taken in the progress oi
the enterprise.
The general statute regulating such
works provides that after vote has
been taken ard an affirmative decision
rendered three trustees sball be elected
by the people, into whose hands the
entire management of the construction
and control of the system shall be
| placed. These trustees shall locate the
motive power, the wells, reservoirs,
standpipes Gf any, water mains, hy-
! 'lrants and supervise each and every
| detail OF construction. They shall award
all contracts, disburse all funds, collect
all rents and have supreme control OF
the entire business. ....
| At special election these shall be
chosen for one, two and three year
terms, and afterwards one each succeed.
ing year. The salaries of these trustees
are to be fixed and are to be paid from
the rental of water privileges.
Here arises matter OF great import.
ance to our citizens, for on the trust.
/, worthiness OF the trustees to be chosen
| will depend to great degree the value
we shall receive in return for the large
amount OF money 10 be raised and ex
pended.
The selection OF these three men
should be made with the most extreme
care. 1t should be no "hurrah boys ~
business, but one of cool and unbiased
judgment on the part of the electors
The Office should not be made the prey
OF party or of faction. No political
"worker" or party manager should be
given it as a reward, but every voter
should feel that every other consider
alton should be laid aside and the only
thought be, "who will be the best men
to administer our affairs wisely, honest
| ly, thoroughly and economically An
other suggestion we think not out o.
place just now, and that is to haste,
slo,cly. Many persons will chide al
delay, they will denounce those who dc
not rush the business recklessly to ar
early completion. But all should re
member that this is matter of large
financial interest to our town. There i.
possibility that, without due delibera
ton, we may have water works plan
without supply of water. The specia
act under which we are proceeding re
quires that twenty-five hundred dollar
OF the bonds shall be first sold and th,
proceeds applied to sinking test wells o
otherwise investigating whether waite
, can be procured in sufficient quantit
and accessible enough to supply ou
] needs. Ii it is SO found then the rt
, mainder of the bonds are to be sol
and the construction OF the plant pre-
ceed, but if a sufficient supply cannot b
obtained then further expenditure sha
cease.
3 Now, after the deluging rains Of th
late winter and the spring the earth i
this vicinity is saturated and will be 6
for weeks to come even should no furthe
8 rail fall. Not until the latter part {
9 August or even in September can test
r be made which will give any guarante
of full supply and any work of tn
0 kind prior to then would be none
' squandered.
= In the meantime the city should b
! canvassed for subscribers who wish the
5 premises supplied, the trustees shoul
? be elected, proposals for constructio
= received, the first installment of bono
0 issued and the way prepared for pushin
0 the work should the question of watt
U supply be settled favorably.