The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-15
WE MUST HAVE
CITY OWNERSHIP
REASONS WHY PRIVATE OWNERSHIP Is
OBJECTIONABLE FROM ANY POINT
OF VIEW.

All of our citizens agre have waterworls
agreed sewers are good thing On tlasa ont
is practically difference opinion experience o
nings has through during year hard
any common sense and reason cod thin
otherwise
We regret however, that to be doubt in the
some as to the best means of securing these
Some of citizens city can best
these works by with
granting franchise company city works
"a less expense than by building it themselves,
Now, II this to make
saving city than ourselves If it were possible for
grant
and sewerage without taxation heartily
iu fit.
Now, Jennngsis town to be confronted
with this problem. Every when becomes
mere village has to settle this question: and would be we'll ]
FORE profit by the experience
along these lines and paid dearly for it,
Now the of the past practically prove
satisfactory solution Of the difficulty
che private company The history
this to be fact and shall evidence
into this trap? Take sister Charles
trying to buy back for extravgant figure the
ranchise gave years back
waterwors she obliged the private
each every hydrant
but the and the yrants required
the to be paid by taxation increased until
bearabl with the result that the trying buy
this The dissatisfaction takes every
private franchise The Mobile years
ago after putting up Tor years with paying exhorbian dant
RENTAL and for services, built works of its The city
build its own works The whole country over the history the
money pera
companyis going build they
per their Why should they
country offers such splendid opportunities
will this supposed company
Investment: pockets
citizens First big hydrant rental to be paid from
year taxation No company
without per
hydranJs will
become unbearaoe and will find ourselves in the position
other cities which have begun in this way obliged to buy them
outat a big figure
the with municipal ownership every year
bonds paid the burden becomes less less until
works instead being
will be of income to our city In other words it is the
difference between home and in
having nothing toshow for it and buying house the in
plan which tallments do the
in the end the house
This hydant rental but of the disadvantages
put cheapest poorest
charge the highest rental possible and will in view
4 ce have had to learn by btier exnerience Shan ennn
ownership public franchises where recognized
grasping capitalists 1t
nearly proved unsatisfactory had to be
evils companies this
ugged by stock Spectators who the stock be
value aud then unload and in the end the city has
city the it will
That this fact by all the large cities of
country who their works and running them
little for such abuse we beev our people
capable of electng councmen who will protect their interests
improvements We believe that
cry having heart firmly believes this
Tuesday and their vote for Jennings and pro
gress We doubt very much ,. O0n6en offer for
will such that the to
people issuing bonds The service
certain to be unless Jennings different from
nearly wn in the country mldnd ourselves in few
obgedo buy out the big sure and chill
dren will have pay for our folly.