Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-17
Some OF the peculiar
Conditions at Eagles Mere.

ing days have brought the usual re-
suits of crowded houses, thronged
streets and general atmosphere of
pleasure.
Along with all this comes the
question of whether we people who
live here and vote and run things
generally recognize our responsible
tiles to those who visit us one season
after another. We are very apt to
forget that they pay about ninety
per cent of our taxes and that we
are spending their money. No one
thinks that as they pay nine tenths
of the cost of educating our children
they may with reason look for results
in the growth and inte l renee of our
young people and yet there is moth
ing unfair in such proposition.
Our summer people are the ones
for whom our Borough taxes should
be expended for it is out of their
pockets that the money comes. Be-
side this if we fail in this trust that
they are committing tolus we need
not be surprised if they get tired of
coming here and look for some pro-
gressive place where this fact has the
consideration that it should. We
had little experience in this line at
the last meeting of the Council when
persons representing more than one
half the assessed valuation asked for
an extension of the street lighting
to the upper end of the town in or
der to furnish additional evening
walking space and while partially
the petition was granted yet it was
in such a limited fashion as to make
really practical failure and this by
vote that represented only three
per cent of the assessment. The
general desire for the lighting to be
done effectively was so pronounced
that probably seventy-fve or eighty
per cent of the assessment would
have been on the petition If an OPP
portunity had been offered.
We be,ieve the members of Coun-
ell simply misconceived their duty
in the case. They voted under the
impression that they were conserv-
ing the public interest in trying ''to
keep the taxes down. when the true
plan to accomplish that end in Ea-
giles Mere is a judicious pushing of
improvements from year to year
that will induce speedy growth in
the investments in cottages so that
the assessed valuation shall increase
ing our attractive town still more
popular than it is. We have not the
slightest doubt that on a farther con-
sideration of the subject the Council
will rise to the occasion.
The introduction of Electric Light,
Waterworks and sanitary drainage
is creating sort of a Training School
for our boys and young men that
will undoubtedly be improved to
their mental and practical prepara-
ton for renumerative employment
and positions of honor that they have
never enjoyed before. 1t is to be
hoped that they may profit by it and
not let all the advantages inure to
persons from abroad necessarily en-
ployed because our own people dc
not avail themselves of the Opportu-
mites that are brought to them at
their homes.
The Inauguration of the running
of the WaterwOrks in the past week
was quite an event. Less than the
usp" defects appeared in the pipes
anu few hours served to remedy
those so that we may fairly feel that
all our troubles are at an end so far
as water supply is concerned. Ev-
erybody connected with the enter
prise deserves commentator for the
persistent energy that has raised the
necessary capital and solved the ma
terial problems connected with the
successful installation. 1t is to be
hoped that liberal patronage will
make the investment reasonably re-
numerative from the start. Eagles
Mere now possesses the natural
and acquired advantages to insure
its growth and the only thing needed
is the most thorough cooperation
between all interests to make sue
cess sure beyond any reasonable
dnuhf NerN much remains for