The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-19
EDITOR ENTERPRISE:

EDITOR ENTERPRISE:
On Saturday Of this week the voters
will decide the most important question
effecting the future growth and prosper
ity Of Wellington that has ever been sub
mitted for their consideration.
For years this question has been dis
cussed and the last few months has so
thoroughly demonstrated the necessity Of
waterwOrks that no argument should be
needed to insure vote favorable to the
proposition. The principal opposition
springs from selfish motives, and comes
from men who put private interests
above the general good Of the village.
Let the voters look carefully into the
motives of the men who argue against
the long needed improvement and they
will find that the opposition comes
mainly from those whose private interests
will be affected.
Those opposed to theputting in Of al sys-
tenn Of waterwOrks are leaving no stone
unturned to defeat the project. State
| melts are made that the pipes will be
laid on the main streets only, in order
to create dissatisfaction. As it would
not be necessary to lay pipes to the ex-
treme end Of the corporation in order to
secure abundant fire protection there
would be less than two miles of pipe on
] the four main streets. The estimate Of
$35, coo was made on a basis Of four
: miles and came to be less than $31, 200,
and the $4,000 was added, so that barring
unforeseen accidents, the $4,000 would
] lay nearer six than four miles Of pipes.
This could be so laid that with ten
, hydrants to the mile would make be-
tween fifty and sixty hydrants which
would give good fire protection to
, every part Of our village, and it can be
sarely said that within very few years
, every street where there was a demand
by the residents, would be supplied
with water.
1t would be unwise to issue bonds for
{ an amount sufficient to lay pipe on every
street in the village at once. Experience
| has taught this fact, and no city or vii
lage is doing so. The trustees, who will
be elected by the people, and who will be
, entrusted with the location and c0nstruc.
: ton Of the works, will also determine
: where the pipes shall be laid, and can be
trusted to deal fairly with all, and NJ
point in the corporation will be left
| without fire protection. AS it is nov
!, with only six or eight cisterns located il
S the central part of the village, grea
injustice has been done by making thosC
outside the reach of these cisterns pay
s taxes to keep up and maintain system
s Of fire protection from which they re
: ceiyed little or no benefit. Again, it il
all nonsense to claim it is without TIL,
reach0f the poor man. When he cal
: get water in his house for less than on
cent per barrel, as will be the case, i
, becomes the, poor mans friend, ant
would it not De well for him to stop ant
s consider how long since these opponent
of waterworks become such public bene
h factors and champions Of the poo
mans interests. The putting in 0
waterworks would furnish our laborinI
men with employment, and it is safe Il
T say that they would receive much NOR
in wages during the construction ant
extension than they would ever pay 70
!. water. All classes Of labor would fin
!. employment, and on an average fiv
: days work would buy supply of waite
y for one year. Think of it, and do not b
/. deceived by those who are pretending t
; be the poor mans friend at thi
special time, while their real object is
defeat the putting in Of system Q
!, waterworks, regardless Of how 1t w0ul
IS deprive us all Of the many blessing
! which would surely follow such a publ
improvement. Much more could be sal
In favor Of the proposition, but 1t IL 1C
: needed. The canvass thus far shows fOu
4 to one in favor Of the project, and a ful
vote means success. Every enemy (