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

All of our citizens ed that waerwor1<
all agreed good thing On these points hoe
practically difference opinion experience Jo
nngs has through during the past year
understand how with think
otherwise.
We regret however, that there doubt the
some as to the best means of securing these in
these works by with private parties
granting franchise company, city
a less expense than by building themselves,
Now this We're true would be
saving city than ourselves If it were possible for our
city to grant franchise to and
waterwors and sewerage without taxation heartily
favor Oft.
Now Jennings by town be confronted
with this problem Every town. becomes more than
village has settle this
fore the others experience
along these lines and paid dearly for it.
Now the experience of the practically prove
satisfactory the difficulty granting
chise private The history
prove this shall
step into this rap Take sister city Of Lake Charles
ancise tgave back Did Lake Charles
these works built without taxation? Not by any
waterwors she obliged pay private
$50 for each ard hydran and while
this did to be heavy with the few hydrants installed
but the and the number hydrant required increased
the to be paid by taxation increased until it became
hearab with the result that the city trying buy
works at big figure Lake Charles is the only example
this The takes place every
private franchise granted The of Mobile, only years
ago after putting for with paying exhorbant hydrant
RENTAL for services built of The city
build its own works The whole country ove the history is the
same.
Oar city money per per
No cOmpanyi going to build works for unless they
per their invest Why should they, when
country offers such splendid opportunities for other
ncnt Now how will this supposed make this
Investment: must it the pockets
First big hydran paid
Wear to year by taxation otour czchs NO company WI" pEt
city without per
scale for additional hydranJS
become unboaraoe and we will find ourselves in the same position
other cities which have begun in this obliged buy Them
cut at a biz Hgure
On hand municipal ownership every year ~
paid the burden less and less, until
the city lis instead being burden
WI ne source t bl nror9 i w u s xr r @ p for , h d rs m
plan in which insamen do much the
and in the end we own the house
hydrant but of the disadvantages
company ownership of our works company naturally will
the cheapest and poorest service and rental
highest possible and will always have in
money with the and least
pendure These not imaginary they a
cities have had to learn by bitter experience Shall jennings
ownership OF pubic FRANCHISES every where recognized a
the has been the result either of dire necessity
nearly instance proved unsatisfactory aud had be
igIt
ged by stock specuators who the stock
value aud then unload and in the end the city
% pay the bills.
1t has city the it will mis-
managed That this fact by all the large cities of
instead of subject for taxation There is but
opportunity such abuse believe people
capable eectng who will protect their interests
that there is but solution of the problem be
fore improvements We believe that
cry having of city heart firmly believes this
We believe there but to secure them for all our people
Tuesday and their vote for Jennings and
ress We doubt very mTch If or,s 0o"fea @ offer tor M
cured IS will such that the to
people greater issuing bonds The service is
nearly every t~n in the country we
obgedo buy the big sure and our chill