The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-13
aK1oKERo KICKED.
A Lengthy Communication on the
Water Question.

EDITOR HERALD :-Presuming that h /
the interest of fair play you will allow al
answer to Kicker's letter in Saturdays |
issue Of the nnEEALD Is my only xcuse foi
this writing. Our friend, the Kicker, hs' |
no doubt received an eye opener for the |
time he devoted in formulating his letter |
hence l find no fault with him for doing
what he is paid for. / admit his claims
being citizen and a taxpayer, and when
say that l am citizen and taxpayer OF z
years standing he will admit the same; sno
If Mr.. + litor, this is claim for space IL
your paper, you will favor me By publish
ing this. i am in favor of public water
works, especially when there is possibility
of the people realizing the big dividends
the holders of the Shenandoah water
Company stock have been receiving from
their plant He gives as reason for
kicking that the question is not submitted
to the people. This inclines me to the
belief that he has water stock for | have
heard this argument advsn oed more t a.
once by the representatives of the ter
company. l have heard also one who
epi esented very large block OF water
sock say that Sl50,OOO would be used in
preventing the borough putting in water
plant Knowing as l do, from personal
knowledge that this money could not be
us to influence the action of the members
of the councils water committee, take foI
granted that it would be used in buying
votes at the polls, should the question be
submitted, thereby defeating the will OF
the people.
Kickers criticism of the members of the
council who are members of the water
committee is unjust. l challenge him to
compare the work of these gentlemen with
that of the mem bers who are endeavoring
to obstruct the work of the water com
mittee. Mr.. James has been a member OF
council for several years and l defy him to
point one act that was not IN keeping with
right, as he knows it. He may not be very
brilliant fnancier, but in my opinion, it
does not req ire John Sherman to figure
70 per cent from plant that will cost
100000, when plant for which the water
company people want Sl25 900, pays from
S5 to 100 per cent, What say, you Mr..
Editor2
The stone crusher referred to in his
letter / say, without fear of successful con-
tradiction, was opposed by Mr.. James for
the last two years not because he thought
it would not pay if properly handled, but
because he knew the men who would con-
troll it ; and there it stands, a monument to
. LII h..
wrong2 l believe not. The councii re-
cords show that t. prevent the street COM
mttee and their creature spending the
whole tax duplicate on this crusher they
had to double up. Who are the members
of this street committee, and where are
they found on this question of water2 Let
me tell you. They would vote "yes' to
giving $125 600 for the old water plant and
expect the water committee to give them
100 per cent. more value for $4,000.
Kicker would like TO know the rating of
the gentlemen who, in the interest of the
people, had the courage Of their conYic-
tons and voted for the adoption of the
the resolutions that will give the people OF
Shenandoah more value for their money
then they have ever received before at the
last meeting of the Borough G, unciI.
challenge comparison, financially
morally, Intellectually, and for homes
dealing with the opposing members. Tt
do this you will not have to devote much
time. Not more than 1t takes to ask the
question. Has it ever occurred to you tC
inquire rs to whether Messrs. Jam s
Lamb, Gable, or Wurm had brother OF
the police force, or son as the clerk o
Council. If the Kicker will only leave hi
name and address with the secretary of tn,
Joint committee l assure him he will re
ceive cue notice OF the time and ace o
holding their meeting and special invi
tALion to be present, but like ihe membe
from the Second ward, who is membe
of the joint committee, and who confesse
AT the last meeting of Council that he knew
nothing that Was being done, for the res
son that he cared so little he ould not at
tend their meetings and would have no ex
cuse for the part he is p aging on thi
question. l will say, in answer to hi
question, that neither Messrs. Lamb Gabl
or Wurm will lose anything by not beini
returned to Council from their respectiv
wards but let me tell him that it will cos
the friends of the water company on
years dividends and leave the borough a
the mercy of lot OF stockholders VIII
have left the town or propose to as soon a
they can see their holdings.
Win the Kicker please Investigate tn
part played by two of the mcuth-pieces o
the water company in the Borough Counci
in the matter Of adopting the first ordinanc
giving the right of way to the electric rail
way. One of these fellows was SO vel
filed that he could not repeat his littl
piece, notwithstanding his prompter wa
seated right behind him. Another VII
gave the Johnston Manufacturing Com
pany a monopoly of furnishing the rail 70
the road, is holding position that va