The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-03
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Is Raised Against Any Increase
Of City Debt.
EooIEs DO NOT SCARE THEM.
Men of All Parties and Occupations
Declare Against Cedar RIVER
Water Ordinance.

Cedar river water ordinance. al can Dc
seen by the interviews given below - n
OF all parties and all oecnpat tons
unite in declaring that what they
wart l. not more debt nor more
water. but chance TO breathe
under the load OF debt they are already
carrying. and gradually 10 shake II OF
Nor 90 they seem - Do scared ~ the
bogey OF private ownership of the cal5 8
water supply, which is continually paFaa-
Cd before their eyes
Tired OF Voting Bond.
Hans G Nissen. IN experienced work
in0rnan of wide experience In city m
,,roveruenfs-I believe 10 viii be for the
benefit OF the community. the WORKING
men especially, % vote against bonding
the city. Ny reason Is THAI we have 100
much bonding already The city ls Ia dent
head over heels and ] think II We necd
Cedar river water we VIII get 81 a great
deal quicker 81 We vote against the or
dinanca than 81 We vote Tor IL. For the
csfy - atfemuf % build the gravity s}s-
TEN would very likely be- Ike ITS expo
riencca with the north sewer tunnel, only
IN a worse degree. We had 10 vote bonds
twice for that tunnel First we voted SD
Co.. at Il time when the contract COULD
have been let FOR that amount or less. as
some Of the bids were under that figure:
and before the work was completed the
citizens were asked 10 vote quite q III
tie additional SUM for that same tunnel
All that money was expended by the city
officials. 80 - that time the city could
have saved from s5o.G90 70 $1,000 II the
work had been placed IN the hands Of a
contractor ! am satisfied that y
We vote FOR this bond ordinance.
Tia proposition will be great
deal worse than the north sewer
fuaIeL For tho citizens on general prin-
oipies 20 vote IL down would b. my opinIoS
be a bcnCat Of 100 per cc1- know the
work .ngman VIII have more work 81 the
next two years II the proposition Is voted
down. and the city H1li have no N.29.aso
additional deb. hanging over Il. Under the
warrant system. tae city would have 10 pay
all warrant with the revenue from the
water department. To aHemp. 20 DO so
would be most uonscus.cal. j. cannot be
done The city IS using now all the water
revenue, and Il IN need Of more Tor general
expenses OF other departments 80 it would
be an imDossiblity TO take the revenue
away from the city. As far as
understand tae situation the Sc
attic Power Company wll agree 10 pat
water into the city reservoirs for less
mercy to the individual citizen than t
costs now "a operate the pumping station;
and doa't see the necessity Tor anybody
worrying at the prospect Of being robbed
b. that company. As think. IL
VIII be much worse II We vote
for the bonds. because ! don't believe
We'd see "A C-aag river water pipe within
twenty miles OF The city ln the next five
Year,. and The distance Is SO great / think
we'd have % vote bonds about I'VE times
before the pipe liue would reach here.
TIE coming election will mark my first
time 10 vote against a bond In this city
or any other city; but believe TIE time
has come when It Is a benefit 10 all OF us
10 do Sc.
Increase the Property. Not the Debt.
Andrew +. Eurlelgh receiver OF the
Northern Pacific gaIroad-it would ba
very unfortunate thing II the water pro-
position were 10 carry. The rate OF taxa
ton already Is ahuormaliy high While
II IS out OF our power 10 reduce the rate
by reducing our debts. 81 Is possible by 4
conservative course 10 induce new people
and new capital ga come here. In this
way. while wc do no. reduce the amount
We have 10 pay. we increase Tho properly
from which IRE pas g. which operates 20
iednce the tax burden. We nov have a
good supply of water from Lake wash
iugton. and can keep & good as long As we
desire, Therefore. / arm cmphat.cally on
posed to the creation OF any more deb. fpr
that purpose.
Would Involve More Taxes.
Edward :. Cheasty. the Well-known ha-
herdasher--l am opposed 90 ne proposi-
ton We are now Obliged to divert tho
pfNnts o. The water department toward
Paving interest and other fixed charges ~
tie CITY, aua under the new arraneefnent
tie surplus ~ tho water department. wogld
L. applied to takiaS Up The outst4ndfn.,
warrants. II would seem that no arpli-
rleat Was required o. convince any one
tat this arrangement ul~t rec.ss1riIy
result in Increased taxation do TOT he
licto that the taxpayers OF Seattle are in
"A II fF Id
IN taxes lteEce ! shall vote against the
measure.
Pay oar did Debts First.
Frank Iautora. Gre Insurance agent
] don't believe IN the city adding "a nickel
u the present debit We should nav ,yhat
We NOW owe before assuming amy n.A ah-
legations, The city can Kct alo0E vc~, vrlI
with los water supply from Lake Washing
ton. and the taxpayers ought To Pee given
nttlr chance - ltxc instead Of Esfn.
weighed down with additional burdens. I
vas oppressed Ia city ownership OF the
E9aNly system while IN the council and I
am Opposed 10 IL now.
rrc~cut supply Pure Enough.
pr ~. 4. shannon ara opposed to
the ordinance and shalt vote against IL.
/ om opposed &C. the tttv tnrurrirs any
further debit As "a physician consider
this lake Washington water viii ceri,., r.,
faNora"'y tof parity Vith She water sum
PLY 90 most ot thr l4f-t cities OF tho East
81 I am certainly opposed q, amy f.tsfh7r
dsht on account of the alleged ifppurft,
81 our water s40piN fe,l rtfre char Lake
NathloEtoo WtE sHnp'v rlH $40 r..4 for
years to come, sra ihst iu cheese times az
depression 1t Wr,t.d be roor financial r,ali-
Cy go $50 90 aaA. fDrther eNltusc. ls rh,- mat.
ter.
lie Wants No Moro Tax 70 Paw.
..f 90