The herald., 1894-03-01
COTTON.
The Water DIcker--A Fine Concert.
Notes.

The Water DIckor-A Fine Concert.
Notes.
COTTON Feb 2S.-The ill-concealed, glaring
misrepresentation OF facts relating to the pro-
posed question Of bonding the city for $40,
600, for the purchasing of the present water
company's plant and 100 inches wnter guar
anteed, made by the Times representative in
that journal last Saturday, is both obnoxious
to the citizens Of Cotton and obnoxious to the
intelligence OF the entire reading public. The
statement OF "the opinion" of certain citizens
that the purchase at the figures above named
would be equivalent TO present Of $4,000
TO $40 to the water company" is without
the shadow of a fact for foundation. In an
estimate of the property recently made by an
expert, for the benefit Of the city the valuation
preaching $40, 900, while the verbal statement
made by the expert when questioned by the
city trustees as TO the commercial value Of the
property, was to the effect that about $45, 900
would approach It, and these estimates were
given prior 70 the company's statement for
1893, which showed an extension OF the sys-
tenn and other valuable improvements approx
mating some $1,000 more That l62 inches,
the amount of water stated TO be the present
now, is about all In use during the time when
OF number of measurements by experts in
the employ Of the city the highest estimate OF
the hoW obtained is between 70 and so inches.
Finally, TO hoodwink the unsus pecting the
principal falling due each year, interest and
cost OF tmaintenanoe are rolled up together, like
pig in poke, and hurled at them as source
Of expense and the means of increasing the
tax rate, giving no credit for receipts from sale
OF wafer and other sources OF
ignoring the presence of state law which
positively prohibits the water works OF any
city from becoming source OF expense, and
compels tho making OF suoh rates as will cause
them TO be self-supporting. How principal
fund Of $1,000 and Interest to the amount of
$2400, and maintenance fund OF $lOl7 aggre-
eating in all $44l7, is going TO consume
$7057.91, the amount collected from CON
sumers by the present company during che
year according TO their sworn statement, Is "a
the purchase. Deducting $44l7 expenses,
which is computing the maintenance at the
own ngufesf 81 ips sas s would
give the city q net revenue OF TZ07O.0l In
stead Of an increase of the present Tax rates,
which was also misstated at $3 N on the 800
when the truth makes it only S2.73, of which
$1.S3 should be deducted for county aad state
purposes
THE MUELLER CONCERT.
The music lovers of Cotton were greatly
pleased by the Mueller Concert company at
the city hall last evening. The famous bari
tone, Jacob Mueller, gave Nor Yer in his
inimitable and majestic style, bringing out
such around OF applause that no acknowledge-
ment short ofan encore would sufics, for which
he chose Only to Love.
Mrs. Tregear, the rapidly rising soprano OF
whom Cotton Is worthily proud as one OF
her residents, was cncored and re-encored.
The Fabri waltz, her original number, being
well calculated to demonstrate her high and
low register and wonderful power of execu-
tion. As an encore she rendered Yellow Roses
and Dreamt Dwelt in Marble Halls.
Miss Bernice Holmes, the operatic alto,
proved a favorite on her first appearance,
which position she maintained in her very
graceful manner
Mr.. Carl Thrower the lyric tenor, acquitted
himself in a manner that won most hearty ap-
plause.
NOTES.
The Republican county central committee
met in San Bernardino this morning and
elected L. Taylor secretary, vice Joe Wilson,
removed to Riverside county.
DR.. Arndt recently returned from an exten-
sive sojourn at San Diego.
mass-meeting has been called for Friday
evening for the purpose of discussing the pro-
posed issuing Of bonds and other important
matters.
L.. hoAa au Ill