The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
PETITION Being CIRCULATED
There Seems to be no Doubt That the Plant
viii be Put In

the people Of Weiser. 1t is being
discussed on every hand, and 30 far
as we have been able to learn there
is very little, if any, opposition to
the proposed plant. 1t Is the pur-
pose of those who are advocating it
to have municipal ownership of the
plant, and that is the proper course
to take If such plant would pay
private corporation, it would be
paying investment for the city, be-
sides it would be protection from
fire, add in many ways to the happi-
ness and comfort of our people, en-
nance the value of property and have
much to do in bringing people here
to make their homes.
The very few who argue against
putting in plant, that $40, 900 or
$50, 900 is too much to spend in that
direction, that the bonded debt
would be great burden to the tax
payers of Weiser, evidently fail to
consider the important fact that such
a plant would be great revenue
producer, that the income yearly
would much more than pay the in
terest on the bonds and the running
expenses of the plant; in fact there
would no doubt be good yearly sur
plus over and above all expenses of
whatever nature incurred in operat-
ing the plant, and the further fact
that twenty year bonds would be is
sued, at the end Of which time the
city would be much larger and bet
ter able to pay off the Indebtedness.
After few years, when the revenue
of the system had increased to very
: considerable amount, the city could
start a sinking fund, and might have
it so arranged that it could commence
paying the bonds sooner than
twenty years, thus cutting off some
of the interest
Money can be secured at very
low rate, perhaps at three and one
half or four per cent, and the amount
to be raised annually for interest
would amount TO only about 81, $50.
A city situated as Weiser is can
not afford to be without water works
and electric lights, and especially
the former. The water of the cit'
is not of the best, and our lawns an(
streets show the need of water TO
sprinkling purposes. Insurance i
remarkably high, in some parts of tn
city business men being unable to ge
companies to insure at all, which i
certainly very bad state of affairs
A city, if it grows, must do ava,
with these conditions that tend 4
impede progress and keep prospect
i've settlers away.
Weiser will never be much large
h if she does not grasp this emporium
ity to better the condition of tn
municipality. So let us JOIN hand
and give Weiser these needed i'm
provements and settle the questio
of permanent advancement of til
place.
A petition for an election on tn
proposition, signed by very larg
majority of the taxpayers of Weisel
will be submitted to the. city counc
Saturday evening, and it is genera
" hoped it will vote to submit th
Of question to the people in the nes
c. future.
ly Thos. E. Kelly, who was til
n pioneer in the movement, deserves
e, great deal of credit for his untirin
work for the plant.
The Weiser Board of Trade ,
its last meeting appointed con
' mittee to circulate petition askin
n for an election on the question, an
Id it voted to pay the expense of tt
ng election in the event the propositic
30 was voted down.
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