The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-23

the mem bers OF the JOINT commlttee coulo
see themselves as others see them they
would come to the same conclusion.
II now transpires that the members of
the joint committee did not absorb all the |
time of the people who visited town this
week with the hope of securing contracts |
for the public water works. AS business
men should do the bidders mingled with
the we'll informed people of the town and
made inquiries as to why the borough
wanted water works of its own. A HERALD
reporter has spent time in tracing the
movement of the visitors while here and
after the bids are opened and bidder is
decided upon as one entitled to the con-
tract some very interesting features will
develop. Perhaps the grounds for this
statement would fit in here well.
One of the gentlemen who Travelled from
q distant part to town to secure a contract
was very entertaining A member of his
firm happened to pick up Boston paper,
he said, and read the advertisement for
proposals over the signature of James j
Franey. 81 came on here" said he,
''supposing was coming to new town.
When landed at the depot my eyes were
opened. Instead of finding buildings in
their spring suits of fresh timber my eyes
fell upon buildings that told the story of
age. This perplexed me- l walked up the
street leading from the depot to that hotel
on the corner-the Furnacesons, l believe
you call it-and saw an object on the cor
ner that led me to ask What is that-a
cannon p was corrected my informant
stating that it was a water plug for fire
purposes. What = | exclaimed q fire
plug? thought you had no water here p
This was surprise No. 2 for me. l went to
the hotel and had supper and found the
: hotel was amply supplied with water that
is far superior to that afforded many cite;
with which l am acquainted. Then
found that the town had a water company
that is over twenty years of age and you
can bet that my contract expectations TOOK
big drop"
Another visitor who thought he was bid
ding on contract to supply new town
with water called upon prominent gentle
man of town and asked, "Who is this mar
: Franey2 Is he the water commissioner?
mo, sir"
SIS he the Mayor"
mo, sir"
. "Well, is he member of the Board o
: Alderman, or Borough Council, or what
ever governing body you have2"
"He is not"
"Well, what the - is he?'
HE is a membe of the joint committee.
Joint committed What kind OF thin
y is that2'
ut is a committee of men appointed b,
y a mass meeting of citizens and the Boroug
If Council to supply the town with a system
of public water works"
st lis that so And what right has tb
borough to throw away its power to
S handful Of men Well, I'll be -
Who will pay my expenses ~
)3 The gentleman then propounded severR
questions relative to the project and afte
securing copy of the Joint committed
circular he proceeded TO verify the figure
ID in it by his own figuring, When he g
through he stated that he figured til
a' expenses for the plant at Sll 900 year an
that the committee will find that the piI
o. required will cost at least 81 per foo
'e instead of Sl87.
le The party was asked what he thought Il
lc price of fuel for the plant would be, Aft
figuring while he replied, las you are
the heart Of the coal region fuel shou
u come cheap. Now allow SO per ton f
= !, the price of coal delivered at the plant al
iA at that rate the coal for the kind of worl
contemplated will cost S2l perl:day, or p
million gallons.
of Dropping his pencil the gentleman ask
y. "Is this water company you have cha
d. tered2'
he "It is."
ms ''How old is it2''
n "Over twenty years"
10 "Has it any bonded indebtedness"
ng mo"