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The Union Village Caucus.

The Union Village Caucus.
At the caucus held last Friday night
to nominate village officers, DR.. j. 7.
Shurtleff was chosen chairman and d.
A. Ward, Jr., secretary. The following
ticket was put in nomination: For pres
ident of the village, Hon. c. H. Darling;
for clerk, j. II. Kelso; for treasurer, C.
II. Dewey; for collector, Fred Godfrey;
for auditors, John P. Guitinan, H. D.
Fillmore and c. Fl. Mason.
For president there was quite lively
canvass in the caucus. The names of
Judge Darling and N. NJ. Puffer were
brought forward by their respective
friends and ballot called for, which re.
suited in votes for Judge Darling. "a;
were nominated by reclamation without
opposition. The ticket as whole is an
exceedingly good one, and the nomina
tiOns having been made by caucus of
the people at large, without distinction
of party, will doubtless receive practical
ly unanimous support at the polls the
10Th, inst
Before adjournment, the Hon. w. B.
Sheldon rose and called the attention of
the voters present, with some preimi-
nary remarks, to a resolution passed by
the village some two years ago, instruct
ing the Trustees to inquire into the ex-
pediency of purchasing the village water
works: to the fact that no action had
been taken under the resolutions; to the
fact that the village is paying annually
for the water for public uses alone, i. e.,
sprinkling streets, etc, about Sl,700, or
per cent interest Ia rate at which the
village can easily borrow money! on
over $40, OOO and that this is but frac-
ton of the income of the Water Com
pany; to the fact that the property of the
Water Company is taxed upon the valu-
alton in the Grand List of only 1913, 900,
but Sl7,0O0 of which is in the village; to
the fact that the village has a right I'M
the charter of the Water Company to
buy the water works at fair and reason
able price; and that the inhabitants are
entitled to use the water "at reasonable
rates." that while we have the gravity
system, he said we are paying higher
rates than are required in some places
where they have to pump the water at
large expense by machinery; to the fact
that the inhabitants of the village have
no direct and positive information as to
what the expenses of the management
of the water works are, or the cost of the
same, or the income present and pro-
spective; to the fact that they have a
right, and it is for their interest, to be-
come enlightened in this matter to the
end that they may be content with pres
ent conditions or take measures for re-
lief. At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr.. Sheldon presented and moved the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this
caucus that the incoming Board of Trus
tees, as soon as conveniently may be
done, take proper and necessary meas
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can be done, the actual cost of the viii
lage water works, the amount of its rev.
enues and the amount of its operating
expenses for the past year, and the price
at which the same can be purchased by
the village, in accordance with the tenor
and spirit of resolution for this purpose
passed by the village at meeting there
of about two years ago
ResOlred, That the Trustees report
their ings under the foregoing resolu-
ton at a meeting to be by them duly
warned to receive their report and take
any proper action thereon.
A. J. Dewey strongly supported the
resolution in few well-directed remarks,
whereupon, there being no further dis
cussion, the Moderator called for those
in favor of the adoption of the resolution
to signify it by the uplifted hand. OF
the eighty odd voters present nearly
every one raised his hand; there was not
dissenting vote and the resolutions
were unanimously adopted. Similar res
olutions had previously been unanimous
ly adopted at a caucus of the voters of
the First Ward of the village, called to
nominate candidate for trustee in the
First Ward.