The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-03-13
WATERWORKS.
TO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD; THAT
is THE QUESTION.
Some Very Interesting Meetings Held
on Saturday and Monday Even
ings.-HOt Shot Fired into
Camp and Great En-
citement Prevailed.

Camp and Great Ex-
citement Prevailed.
A meeting of the citizens was called,
at the instance Of the council, and con-
vened in the opera house Saturday even
ing, for the purpose of discussing the
propriety of issuing bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for the establishment Of a
gravity system of waterwOrks.
T. r. Herrick occupied the chair, and
in his opening speech stating the object
of the meeting made very candid state
ment. He said that the council had been
wholly guided by the engineer; and ac-
cording to the official report filed by him
it would require $4,000 net in addition
to the amount the electors had already
authorized the council to expend for
waterwOrks, and in the Judgment Of the
council it was thought best to make the
amount $15, 1000 in order to be certain OF
having enough to carry it through. But
the matter must be submitted to the
electors. II they wanted the council to
do so they could order it at the polls;
otherwise there would be nothing done
by the present council toward building
waterwOrks.
Engineer Chaplin was present and called
out. There was nothing new ELECTED.
DR.. j. W. HoughtOn was called out and
submitted some figures giving the tinan-
cial part of the matter in case the water
[ works were established.
Remarks we're made by Messrs. Wean,
s Laundon, Webster, 0. P. Chapman, and
t E. West in opposition to the appropria-
/ ton.
There was a large crowd present, and
e good feeling prevailed.
:. On Monday evening following there
d was citizens mass meeting.
"a The meeting was called to order by
20 Hon. ]. T, Haskell and Hon. S. S. War
ner was called to the chair. Mr.. War
- ner then announced that the meeting
} was open and everyone was invited 70
~ ~ speak and he hoped that there would be
20 free interchange Of opinions as we all
no had common interest in the fnture vel
n fare Of Wellington and had met to SEE
what was the proper course to pursue.
Hon. J.T. Haskell was the first speaker
20 :. As he had been over every foot Of grount
y in the watershed in Huntington, wher'
- - the reservoir was proposed to be estab
40 lished. he desired to explain what hi
w deemed as folly to attempt to procur
good pure water from that point. ID
said that Engineer Chaplin had reporte'
an that there was about 100 acres OF lan
that could be used when there was but
he little over 800. Edward West veritie
ed, the statement. Mayor Couch was tn
VI next speaker. He gave history OF tn
led proposed waterwOrks up TO the preseI
eW time. Ex-Mayor Wean was the mex
ope speaker. He said we were promise
,Wo good pure water and we voted that wa!
hat now the promise of pure water was will
ks. drawn and additional funds were askt
for to run pond water into town. i
stood ready and willing to stand by u
proposition first made, but to accept
for something elsehe deemed unwise andru
business like to attempt to mislead II
,oo, people. He considered the gravity plS
from the Huntington watershed We
impracticable one and should oppose
'lno Mr. Webster was the next speakt
He gave some figures as to the cost OF t
ing plant to the town in case the extra I'll
600 was appropriated. S.K.LaundOn W
rom the next. He thrust some arrows at
d. council which caused friction. In abe
ling one minute Messrs. Horton and Brans
n at were on their feet to reply. The speal
showed that the engineer had made IN
n statements in regard to the amount
, A land in the watershed and other thi N
( He had been paid for his services by
=. . town and had actually did nothil
1ine The councilmen present then freely I
Aii0' mitted that the watershed had not be
surveyed and all the guide they had
from what conclusion that kid from Chapi
ac- office had drawn from walking over
)lxle premises. Everything was at n
TOUR state of excitement. The speaker d
hot shot from beginning to the end OF
speech. Upon motion, the council
,ros- then requested to procure the services
mes, the county surveyor and have the 8
jyrup surveyed as it should be. Mr.. Hor
an then took the floor and gave some tgt
,ooad siV by which the council were guided.
Fig McDermott was the next. he saiu
had been strong waterworks man
and had now thought it best to pause
olley. cosinder little. Everyone who 81
lteed had been strongly in favor Of wa