The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-02
The Bond Issue.

Why should anybody oppose the bond
issue for sewage? Why shouldn't every
tax payer make it his business in the
next few days to do little electioneering
for the bond issue? We have got the
sewer and the contractors must be paid.
There are three ways in which this can
be done
LIST. By issuing bonds at AZ per cent
interest.
End. By placing the same in the
Forthcoming tax levy.
3rd. By doing nothing, thereby let
ting the contractors sue the city for
their money.
Now let us consider the the three
propositions in sane and business like
manner. The first proposition fully ex-
plains itself, and we pay the bonds in
nine years or in nine equal installments
with AZ per cent interest. By this
method nobody feels the burden OF the
tax. The second proposition is a bur
densome one, as the whole amount is
placed in this years tax levy and every
body will feel as though the sewage is a
, very expensive proposition: There can
be no doubt of the legal right of the
council to place the cost of the sewer in
this years tax levy, and as a matter of
right and justice they should do so in
case the bonds do not carry at the cleo
ton, as the council have been very fair
with the people and are giving them the
chance 70 tighten their own tax burden
by voting for the bonds. If the tax
payers fail to take advantage of the op-
portunity then it is the duty of the
council to be fair with the contractors
and pay them the money they have hon.
estly earned.
Ii the council fails to do this there is
but one way open for the contractors to
get their money, and that is sue the city
and get judgment. Then compel the
council next year to make levy to pay
the judgment. OF which there can be
no doubt as to their legal right If they
do the tax payers will have to pay the
cost and large attorney fees, besides 6
per cent interest to pay on the money as
that is the legal rate the law allows. So
it looks to thoughtful man as though
the cheapest and best and most honor
able thing to do is to vote for bonds and
save the taxpayers money. TAXPAYER.
Tobacco Notes
JOS Bimberg of Elmira, N. Y is here
Chas. Subert of Chicago was caller
in this market Wednesday.
Frank Mcintosh received purchases
OF old leaf in the Kickapoo valley early
in the week.
A cement floor has been laid in No. II,
owned by Andrew Jensen and occupied
by O. G. Hanson.
Michael Ahner, one of the old time
tobacco dealers of New York and in
years gone by visitor in the Wisconsin
market, died Nov. 18th at his home in
New York.
O. R. Pomeroy of Gays Mill passed a
few days of the week among Edgerton
friends. He has purchased quite share
of the new crop in the Kickapoo valley
and will handle fair sized packing
through new warehouse he has built
this season.
The friends of L. NJ Souders among
the tobacco shippers will be pleased to
learn that he has again received we'll
merited promotion. From agent of the
Empire Line at Chicago he has been
made superintendent of the Empire
Fast Freight Line in the West, with
headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio, with
all the local agencies under his direction.
Mr.. VanNess Nreen of New Milford,
Conn.,, arrived Monday and after a short
visit with his brother, Sherman Green,
will enter the employ of the United CT
gar Manufacturers and placed in charge
of the warehouse at Portage. Mr.. Green
has had number of years experience
in the tobacco business in the Housa-
tonic valley and perfectly familiar with
the duties required of him in this state