Arizona republican., 1899-10-09

the specifications We're drawn up. state
ments have since been received over
his signature to the effect that the
we'll viii be made according TO the
wishes of the council.
The third al gument in the article
sets forth that the city council did not
advertise for bids. The city council
did advertise for bids in several east
ern trades papers and overlooked the
! local papers for the reason that there
was no construction company in Ari-
IONA who made it their business to put
in water systems other than those
which ha / headquarters in the east.
If however, the city council had con :
sidered the fact that there were 4 num-
Der of parties within local reach who
We're looking for opportunities to float
bonds it would not have looked to the
east at all. It is further d known fact
that several of the parties who have
lately expressed themselves as anxious
to bid on the proposition. knew fully
at the time that the city council was
open to bids. The city council in one
instance has shown itself to be foolish.
1t was guided largely by the surveys
made for the George w. Hoadley prop
osition which stood in high favor with
those who are using every argument
to defeat the Sturtevant system and
who then used every argument TO see
the Hoadley scheme through
The second part of the article is too
trivial as against the whole PROPOSE
ton to be consistent- In the first ar
ticle it is set forth that the town of
Tempe cannot support a water system.
Enough takers OF water could not be
secured to pay the running expenses Of
the plant. The number of takers is
placed at twenty-five. At any rate, il
the water was generally taken. and
this is the cincher. the town would be
filled with fever breeding cesspools. If
any person doubts that the water viii
be taken he can satisfy himself in
half hours canvass. As matter Of
fact there Will be as many people take
water as there are who take electric
lights. Those whose circumstances are
SO ordinary that they cannot take
water are not to be considered in this
controversy People take electric
lights because they are cleaner and
more convenient than any other kind
of light and therefore pay extra for
them over other lights People will
take city water because it viii be better
IHdn any III TEMPE JCteiuF7t II " IL ~
more conN than any other kind
of water. and also because it Will be
protection to their homes and other
personal interests and reduce the rate
OF insurance on the same Still. if
these are not the reasons why people
will not take city water the fact re-
mains that they win take it and are
uneasy that. any one should be haz-
arding their chances of getting it A
cesspooI properly constructed is not
fever breeding. If Tempe had more
cesspooIs il would be far more SAM
tary. Better than a cesspool. now
ever. would be a sewerage system |
When the water plant is well under
way an agreement might be entered |
into with the Tempe hotel company |
ro1 it to extend its sewer. With city !
water and city sewer Tempe would in
deed be an ideal little city There was I
\ time when it was stated that Tempe /
could never secure hotel until 1t had |
,itv water. This time was during the /
life OF the Hoadley proposition. BY /
change of heart, nevertheless, ana
through financial skill and business
fact that every one commends, the /
inest hotel in the salt River valley IS
nearing completion. The people OF
Tempe still believe that the hotel needs
.fty water and they propose to see
hat the hotel gets it