Arizona republican., 1898-08-07
CITY WATER WORKS.

AIl l WA NOhhO. i Tie mass meeting called Friday night for the purpose of discussing tke proposition for city water, made by Curt w. Miller, was a very lively af- fair. It was held in Kingsbury hall and was called to order by Mayor Knight.
 i City Attorney H. z. Buck read. the proposed ordinance in full The or dinance, if passed. provides for the l payment of s900 per annum for water from twenty fire-plugs, one drinking fountain and water in the city offices 1 for period Of twenty-five years. The water from the plugs is to be used for fire purposes and for sluicing the gutters and sewers and is not to be wasted. It also fixed the rate to be charged for water for private use which rate was about the same as that charged in Phoenix.
 l After the reading, E. B. Goodwin moved that the proposition be reject ed. Upon it's receiving a second. J. F. l Hendrix moved with a second that Mir GOodwin'S motion be laid on the table, which was done. Then came few minutes when everybody attempt ed to say something, but didn't, until Mir. George N. Gage moved, with sec- ond, the adoption of the proposition. Then was demonstrated the many men with many minds idea. P. P. Daggs arose and told of franchise recently allowed by the city of Los Angeles, which compelled the com pany securing it to pay the city a cer- a in nf fc end of twenty-five years the entire plant of the company was to become 1 the property of the city without any consideration. MT. Daggs then moved to amend the franchise so that at the end of twenty-five years the nroposed water works system. in consideration of the franchise which would foster 1t. should become the property of the town of Tempe free gratis. The proposition brought down the house. vet would have received a large vote # it could have reached that stage of legislation
 Charles H Jones secured the floor during the huh-hnb and expressed himself emphatically in favor of city water. giving it as his cpinion that ten deaths less would occur in a year. or 50 in the twenty-five. as a result of good water He nlacad these 250 Hives aeainst the probable increased faves which It was claimed would re- suit from the adoption of the Miller nroposition.
 +. ? Trc1l then added his testi- 'ronv in favor of citv water as it re- anced insurance rates. would he sr in'nYaveme ent and advertisement to the citv and lessen tho darver of fife from fire. Ha ernnhasi7ed tho last ''v saving that be himself was at one +i''e mentally crinnIed hv fire
 Charles N. Taylor declared that to nav a water works company $500 wear for twenty-five years was vir tuallv bonding the town for s22. 2.56C navable annually in 5000 miscellaneous with the privilege of buying the plant at the end of that time
 Ed B. Goodwin said he was con- stitutionallv opposed to corporations. anyway. They induced people to take something they didn't want. to tie themselves up for a period of years for something they didn't need. "I tell you, gentlemen" said he, Git is a pathetic thing to see the people
 
 knees. in the glare of the electric lights The meeting actually caved in on itself and then expanded until it burst into a roar.
 F. M. Schureman made the only mo- tion carried during the evening" Rais- ing his voice above the din, he moved you, sir. that this meeting do now ad- iourn. The only thing accomplished by the meeting was to establish the fact that Tempe was in favor of city water
 Yesterday three propositions were made: one by F. A. Hough; who says he will furnish water as cheap as any one. and another by Mons Ellingson to furnish a certain amount of water for s450 per annum, and if the town didn't want it the second year they could hunt an abode in the neither world. Another proposition was made by R. D. Greeves. who says he will be one of twenty men to subscribe S1.000 each to put in city water and electric lights. F. A. Hough says he will be one of the twenty The idea being that the town pay the company interest on their money and buy the plant as fast as possible
 MESA
 Mesa City, Ariz., Aug. 6.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- A. Hunsaker, Lee Brizzee, w. A. Kimball and wife, Molly Rogers, Mrs Lamb, w. F. Pomeroy and J. M Cosby went to Phoenix today.
 Mrs. Trice, wife of Manager Trice of Pinney & Robinsons branch store, arrived yesterday.
 Ed Austin of Tempe was in Mesa today.
 Mrs. David Wallace went to Phoe- nix today after her husband, whose eye was nearly destroyed by a splin- ter some days ago. Dr. Martin in or der to save the organ, removed part of the iris, which changes the shape slightly. The doctor says Mrs Wal lace will never be able to see as we'll with the eye, but with great care for a few months it will get we'll and cause