The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19

sity. Santa Rosa does not owe cent
The old water company collected lly
great deal larger sum of money than all
the city's taxes amounted to. When the
new plant is III operation water will be
practically free to the citizens of Santa
Rosa.
DR.. w. e. LOWREY-I voted against
the water-bond issue, and my wife, who
owns considerable property here, was one
of the original members of the Taxpayers
Union. But now that the work is pro-
crossing smoothly [ am opposed to any
further contest of the matter and believe
and hope that the new plant will be COM
pIeted in due time and operated success
fully and with advantage to the whole
city.
B. NJ. SPENCER, grocer-I have heard
some vague talk of dishonesty in this mat
fer but [ do not believe thar the accusa-
tons are made seriously. Whatever my
opinions were at first, l am certainly OPP
posed to involving the city in any further
lawsuits. | believe the new water works
will be a success and an advantage to
Santa Rosa.
J. w. WARBORG, druggist believe
the public sentiment in favor of a munich
nal water system is even stronger now
than it was when the bonds were voted.
The intention is, believe, to make the
water ultimately free to all citizens and
have the operations met by general taxes.
This would certainly equalize the burden
and be splendid thing for Santa Rosa
have all faith in the new system and in the
men who projected it.
w. E. MCCONNELL, attorney and ex-
president of the Santa Rosa Bank-At
first voted against the proposition for a
city water works, fearing that the plan was
premature. But now | want to see the
work carried out successfully, and | be-
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that much richer when she owns her own
water system.
D. N. 'CARITHERS, clothing merchant.
have been against the movement from
the start, because [ do not think it was a
| wise or q regular proceeding. But now
that the work is IN progress | think the
best we can do is to keep hands off and
| lessen the expense as much as maybe,
p. TOWE4, meat market-The old
water supply was totally inadequate to the
needs of the growing city, so the citizens
! voted for new system that should be
owned and operated by the people, and I
think YOU will find but very few persons in
Santa Rosa to-day that do not realize the
wisdom of the plans adopted. In San
Francisco you call the kind of people who
| are now Directing to the new system
silurians. As matter of fact there is no
real opposition worthy of the name to the
municipal water works.
l.. W. BURRIS, cashier Santa Rosa
Bank am certainly in favor of the new
water system. Whatever might have been
thought of the advisability of the bond
issue, it seems to me that the only thing to
| do now is to lend the new movement every
encouragement, and hope for the rapid
and successful completion of the new plant.
W. d. REYNOLDS, real estate dealer
Of course l am i'll favor of the new water
supply, and believe every public spirited
citizen of Santa Rosa is of the same mind.
1t means not only cheaper taxes, but
cheaper insurance rates as we'll 1t means
| big saving to proper ty owners and water
consumers generally. 1t is one of the best
things this city could have-a water supply
of its own.