The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
The CITY Election.

There Will be two tickets in the held
at the city election next Monday, al
though there were three sets of candfs
dates filed With the city recorder.
The first ticket flied contained the
names of l., Van Werden and Fred r:
Ieale, being designated as CitizeNs
Ticket. A second ticket with the name
OF Wm. Bigss and Morris j. Gardner
was flied but there Is no heading to- IT,
The third ticket flied was labeled Tax
payers and contained the names OF
Geo. h. Hurst and Oake Clark, all the
candidates being for cuuncilmen, there
being no other officers to be elected this
year.
The ticket containing the rames of
Geo. e. Hurst and Qalie lark was tiled
by parties who al opposed TO the meter
SYSTEM which IS Icing forced on the
electric light patrons against their Will,
and also against the wishes of the, ma.
jority of the members of the town co
Gil, but Messrs. Hurst and Clark al
lutely refused to serve on the counc
elected and filed the necessary motto
withdrawal, so their names will not
pear on the ticket.
There is a big kick being made on
adoption of the meter system and
city council will have to 90 little 81
in the matter There are at present
meters in service inelnding lodgi
churches, halls and residences, and
patrons who do not use meters. I 1a
meters cost Sl4, and IN order to Duh
meters in every place where electneE
lights are used the town will have fol
invest 81 $50 more in meters, and w ar
informed by members of the counc
| that the life of a meter is only about 1iv
years, so that the town wii have
invest about ST. 500 in meters every tiy
years. There Is only one way the melt
| system can be adopted and that Il fl
every one whether they use one on
| dozen lights to use a meter. 1t Wi NJ
do to discriminate and force some
use meters while Others burn their lighi
| by the month At the present prit
charged for meter rates the hghts vi
cost more than dollar per month an
people Will not pay this price. In iact
the lights have already been ordere>.
out OF number Of places. We viii
have more to say on this subject in the
future.
The voters will also be called on to
!, vote on the question of issuing $4,000
bonds for the purpose OF putting in a
] pipe line from Ine Ola Dflck nllll Tor lilG
purpose of furnishing supply of water
for the electric light plant and the clos
cts at the court house, the council hav-
ing signed contrast to provide tine
water for their use, and if water has c
be hauled, it will be very expensive
contract. On the bond question the law
gives the ladies the hight 10 gole
is doubtful if many avail themselyes n
the privilege. On the face OF the pf9fo
sition it looks as if it would he ECONOMY
to vote the bonds, bu. there IS some
fear expressed that the town is Deine
placed under a very heavy debt. There
are at the present time $500 electric
light bonds outstanding; a new boiler
costing over 500, has been purchased
and if meters are bought for every place
electric lights are used, they will COS
another 81 900, and then adding "a ,00i
more in bonds for water supply vii
push the amount up very close to the
full limit allowed by law.
We are not attempting to say wha
should be done. The matter is in tn,
hands of the people and their vote
4 next Monday will decide it.