The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-08-18

dhh htdlu OF "a UlNu tOuuHtUtu WIN lIg ]
place getting the information from the officer, /
and | will take stand against the officers |
who don't do their duty"
Councilman Tracey said, ''If the place was
not raided. it had a right to be, and more
places ought to be aided."
Councilman James: what l want to
know is, did any of the police get any of the
money on that arrest l am going to find it |
out, 1t is your duty addressing Chief
Murphy to furnish the information"
Chief Murphy THE paid police got no
Borough Solicitor Burke said that, in view
of the discussion having arisen over tho
affair, he desired to make a statement. He
said: II was not at the Justices office when
the people were brought there. l knew
nothing Of the circumstances, but told the
officers, in view Of the resolutions Of Council,
that II they became involved in such cases,
stood ready to help them. Two
officers, in pursuance of the resolution
and the statement made, came TO my house
at four o'clock Sunday morning and l told
them to lock up the parties. Later in the
day the two officers came to my house again
and told me of the case. l saw the evidence
was tiimsy and told them that if they could
not secure better evidence, they would not be
able to convict anybody. They called again
Sunday evening and repeated what evidence
they had, and l told them that if they
could not secure more, they would not be
able to yict the people in court, aud they
would come back and be the laughing stock
of TIE town. The officers said the people
were ready to leave the town if the police in
sisted, and l said they should insist In order
that these people might not be in q position
to deny that they agreed to leave the town,
l drew an agreement that they leave without
delay tit was not typewriter by the way
and the officers took the paper with them
and said they would compel the parties to
sign it. That paper is in my safe"
President Mcguire said that, on East
Centre street, it is almost impossible for a
decent woman TO sit on her porch without
being insulted and, if the present police force
cannot stop it, there should be new police
force. Council should insist on the police
doing their duty.
1t was decided that the lamp and watch
committee meet the police next Monday
evening to see whether any of the police re-
ceived any of the money paid as costs in the
Red Onion" case, and to also investigate the
charge made against Policeman Uraitis two
months ago.
ported that meters will cost from IS to SI2,
no matter how many are purchased, and that
the water in the Brandonville reservoir is
but two feet above the bars.
Mr.. Straughn presented the following state
ment:
To the members of Town Council:
GENTLEMEN Complying with your in
structions to present true and accurate re-
port of the condition of the water depart
ment, the former report having been deemed
unsatisfactory, we herewith submit the same,
after careful and impartial research from
the time the plant was inaugurated up to the
present time. The figures submitted are
taken from the Auditors reports and are
official and reliable.
The borough water plant, since its incep-
tion in 1902, has cost the taxpayers of the
borough the sum of 1921, 460.67, or an average
yearly outlay of Si3 900, in round numbers
These figures may, to the unthnking, appear
startling, but they are nevertheless correct,
and can be verified by any one who will take
the trouble to refer to the various Auditors
statements.
We herewith give the figures in moro
detail:
Acquisition, promoting, real estate
and rights. ..,,.. % 0q2 II
Construction and improvements. l6l,sO5 so
operation and repairs..... ............ 5i50S 90
Interest on bonds TO date 1892. 5000 90
Total expenditures .,..... .......... s2gI 400 81
The revenue to meet this outlay has been
derived from the following sources:
Bond issue, ls9s.l923, at per cent. sli5oO0 90
Water rents 1895 TO 1893 (gross)........ 1887 90
Water tax levy of mills-lS95-'99...- 47,s5l Of
Total s232 22s OIL
Thus we have the sum of $50, ,232 O6 which
has been taken from the general funds of
the borough (illegally) and appropriated to
the water department..
Since the plant has been in operation the
Town Council has received from the taxpay-
ers in water rents and water tax, So, ,22s 90.
| Against this we can only present a redemp-
tion Of bonds to the amount of 50, 300 Were
the water department to bs charged with the
operating expenses, interest on water bonds,
| as well as proper proportion Of bonds that
should be redeemed annually, we would still
have almost our full quota of bonded indebt-
edness because the reports show that this de-
paFtment is not self-sustaining.
Let us take the past two years tthe most
favorable) as an illustration. The operation
of the water plant exclusive of the amount
paid for land, Sl1 800, which might properly
be included) amounted to $50, Alp 62 interest
on bonds, years, Sl4 220 proportion of
bonds that should be redeemed Sl1, ,l5O
making a total of S55, 7s2.62.
The credits include water rents for the
pest two years (gross) S25, OH 60; water tax.
of $40. .299.34 or a net deficit for the tive
years, S6,4S3 %, OF a yearly deficit of s.,
PAL 81. An average for the past three years
shows up about the same proportion, or a
little greater
Notwithstanding the fact that S1O,5OO has
been expended in extending the water main.
to GlOver's Hill, No. 3, KlondIke and Other
portions of the town, which should necessarily
increase the water duplicate, yet the bare
fact remains that the duplicate for the yeal
just closed shows a decrease of 81, 7s3 ovel
that of the previous year, and Ss05 less ever
than the duplicate of ls86-the first year the
plant was In operation.
The figures given above are official, and ar,
in direct contrast to the statements sub
: mitted in former report from this commit
, tee, rejected by Council as being inaccurate
That report also stated that the water rat,
! was reduced One-half 25 cents a month, anC
, likewise the rate for all other things fo
which water rent is charged, saving the Dor
ough nearly $4,000 annually" That is
grieyous error, and misleads the people. Tn
2 rent for beer pumps, barber shops, Irinals
{ water Closets saloons, stores and the lik
/ were not reduced, but remain the same a
Q they were before the borough plant wa
/ erected. Therefore the consumer is no
a reapinR the benetlts alleged, aud neither
the borough saving $4,000, nor one-third o
, il. This is only one instance, and we nigh
cite Others in which that report is mislead
Q ing. This we have avoided and present fact
o aud figures that can be OOTrOborated b
e reference to the borough accounts and audit,
h True, the people have cheap rate fc
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