The herald., 1895-10-03
VENTURES WATER CONTEST
The Santa Ana Company's Plant
Will Not Be Bought
CITY TRUSTEES STAND FIRM
A Lively Fight Promised by the Friends
of the Scheme
CITY TRUSTEES STAND FIRM
They VIII Stand for Re-eIection-Lo-
cal News Hatters

VENTURA, Oct. 1.-The result of the
meeting of the town board of trustees
Monday night was exclusively announced
in the columns of The Herald Tuesday
morning. AS is already known, the
board refused the option on the property
of the Santa Ana Water company, thereby
saving the town from bonded indebted
ness of $130,000. Great interest was man.
ifested IN the meeting and the city hall
was crowded with citizens anxiously
awaiting the outcome. The report of the
special attorneys appointed to investigate
the title to the plant was read. This re-
port. by Messrs. Barnes & Selby, was
complete and exhausted the subject.
They showed that in several instances
the title to the property was defective
and further that the town would have no
power to mold the property and sell the
water as did the com any.
Messrs. Blsckstock e. Ewing, Senator
Orr and City Attorney Shepherd argued
strongly against the report and IN favor
Foster of the water company also spoke,
urging the board to accept what they had
to offer. Several other citizens also
spoke in favor of the purchase, and the
board bad to fight their battle alone.
They, however. had little to say, only de-
Tending themselves when the attacks be-
cams too severe. When the final vote
was taken the board unanimously re-
iected the option and refused to purchase.
The action of the board gives general
satisfaction among the taxpayers. The
mbers constituting the board are
among our best business men, and they
acted as they would for themselves indi-
vidually. They have the full confidence
of the people.
Some of the enthusiasts who were dis
appointed declared yesterday morning
that at the next local election the water
question would be made the paramount
issue, and that board woald be elected
that would buy the water plant any way,
and intimating that Messrs. Collins, Sud-
den and Jones would not be among the
men elected. Now, none of these men
have at all desired reelection, as they
have nut in several months hard work
looking into this matter, and they pre-
ferred to retire from the public service,
but they saw if the fight is to be made
against them they will surely be candi-
dates for reelection.
NOTES.
The Hollis company is playing at Ar
mory hall this week to large audiences.
The annual meeting of the Y. M. G. A.
was held last evening and directors
elected for the coming year. They are
Messrs. ]. s. Collins. H. E. Moffet, W.
]. Kennard. ]. B. Beardsley, H. P. Sack
EFT, H. A. F. Miller. ]. P. Rasmussen,
W. R. II. Weldon and ]. W. Shumate.
The ladies' auxiliary served refresh
ments at the close of the business meet
ing.
Great preparations are being made for
the fair next week. All the best horses
in the state will be here, and also the
biggest crowd the town has ever seen.
Rev. o. Parker, who was SO badly in
jured in runaway few weeks ago and
whose life was despaired of. has suddenly
taken turn for the better and is On the
road to recovery.
Editor Milsaps of the Warc,y made
farewell visi. to the Salvation Army here
Monday night. CAPTAIN Milsaps is on
his way to New York, whers he will take
charge of the National War,ry. There
was large meeting at the army hall
Monday night at which the editor
preached