Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-12
The Question Of Municipal Own
ership Of Water the Issue.

erSnIP u wafer lut ISSUE.
Monday evening the City Trustees
held their regular monthly meeting
and after transacting the regular rout-
inc OF business, the following resolu ton
was adopted:
WHEREAS. The question of NUM-
cipal ownership Of water for the City
of Carson has been under discussion by
the citizens of Carson City for the last
two ysars without say definite conclu-
sion saving been reached.
WHEREAS, We recognize the righsii
OF the tax payers Of Carson City to say |
for IT,. mselves whether Or not the City |
shall own it's own water, and if said
City shall issue honds for that purpose,
therefore t it
RESOLVED, That a special election
shall De aud .s hereby caileu to be held
in Carson City at the Curry Engine
House ou tue 18th day OF Decen. DER,
1900, for the purpose OF voting upon
the question, "Shall Carson City be
bonded for the purpose Of purchasing
the water works. water and water
rights OF the Carson Water Company
| Mr.. James, who intrOdu ced the
above, stated that in order to gain the
expression of the people on this import
ant issue, that he would foot all hills
incurred by the special election and
asked for viva voice vote, which re-
suited as follows:
Ayes-James, Peters, kitzmeyer.
:. Not voting-Wagner.
Nays Meyers.
Mr.. Wagner stated before voting
that he thought the proper course was
to interview the water company and
ask for reduction of rates.
Mr.. Meyers was in favor Of munich
pal ownership, but thought that the
: resolution as presented was not strong
enough, N he believed that the city
e should 60 further and, If necessary.
81 buy other water and lay . system o.
water mains. He therefore voted az
to the resolution.
9 The resolution - adopted is eminent
}. ly fair to the citizens Of this couaty
It the water company and especially t,
the members elected to the legislature
= The election costs the city nothing
d and if the people desire the ownership
e Of municipal water, they can let thei
e wants be known through the ballot.
Trvr0 han inty
u duced in the legislature granting
h Ormsoy County the right to issue bond
b the people no opposed it stated tina
b there was 90 warrant Ut such issuance
d as the people and taxpayers had not 8
L. signided. By calling this special cleo
ton the mxtter is cleared up. Shout
the people desire to issue bonds an
own the water they can vote that way
If, on the other hand, they are satii
lie fed with the IA ties and ownership %
n stands, they can vote that way, an
a thus settle . question that has aggrs
o. waited both the company and the pei
:" pie. 1t will thus relieve the membe,
~ Of the legislature of any personal r,
= sponsibilisy. II the measure carries
the law makers of Ormsby are expec
Ok ed TO introduce aud vote for y bill I
he give this city municipal water. Pr
ke viding the measure IL defeated At tt
.e polls the same mentors are expected ,
>" let the matter drop, - II is the wish
the people, and this is the only ia
and just manner TO deal with the issu
II is = non pa artisan matter and on
the taxpayers and the water compar
are the real people interested IN Il
matter.
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