Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
Incorporation Meeting.

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Loves hall last Saturday evening, te
discuss the question of incorporation.
Why the readers of the Ledger should
not be favored with information on 9
matter so important to the interests
OF the property holders and citizens,
we leave the anonymous meeting
callers to explain. At the time
appointed there were not to exceed
a dozen persons IN the hall. This
lack for attendance can be explained
by either lack of interest in the
object of the meeting, or failure to
advertise it. After waiting over an
hour beyond the appointed time, the
meeting was finally called to order
by Judge K. G. Rust, who was made
chairman. He addressed the gathering
briefly, and urged them to try incor-
portion; to make, Jackson a beautiful
city; clean it up, and improve the
sanitary conditions. The same old
threadbare arguments, that incorpor-
alton would do this, and that was
reiterated by the speakers.
letter was read from Fred Eudy.
regretting that he was unable to
attend, thanking them for placing his
name on the ticket, and wishing the
movement success.
The meeting was a cold affair in
more ways than one. The attendance
was about so all told. The thermo-
meter must have registered toward the
freezing point, and no wonder such
chilly atmosphere exercised a frosty
influence upon the spirits of those
present.
Ihe following persons were called
upon to voice their opinion on the
subject matter in hand: DR.. Gall.
V. S. Garbarini. Fred K. jackson,
VIM. Tam, G. Giovannoni, Alex Eudy,
DIR. Endicott, j. r. Huberty &. NJ.
Huberty, A. Caminettl, who in the
course of his remarks said he was
not resident within the limits of
the proposed city, and therefore not
a voter; James Meehan did not know
of any one who was not in favor of
incorporation, unless it was Webb.
U. S. Gregory, made some sensible
and pertinent remarks. He admitted
there would be considerable expense
attached to it. But it was worth
something to get rid of some of the
nuisances that now afflict us. He
spoke of the sewers discharging into
Main street. and said whether incor-
porated or unincorporated, these
things would have to stop.
G. P. Vicini regretted that no voice
was raised IN the meeting against
incorporation. He thought those
who did not approve of the proposed
plan of incorporation, ought to say
something. He made the startling
statement that jackson suffered
greatly IN the summer season of July
and August by the practice of people
leaving tor the sea coast and else
where, in order to avoid the unsanl-
tary conditions of jackson. He
wanted to make those in the hall |
believe that jackson was such sickly
place that numbers fed in the sum-
mer time to avoid its pestilential air. |
He also stated he had heard it said |
that property holders on Main street |
might raise rent in case of the town |
being Incorporated
f. A. Duden and l.. j. Glavlnovich |
were on the list of speakers, but they
failed to respond, not being present
in the room.
JAS. j. Wright was the closing
speaker. He wanted to talk from
citizens standpoint, and mot as
candidate for clerk. He also laid
stress upon Jackson as nursey for
disease. He also INDUCED in an
alarming statement on the authority,
he said of local physician, that
there had been one case in every
eighty of population of diphtheria
and typhoid fever. He referred to
the article IN the Ledger on the in
corporation issue, and thought it was
the best campaign document that the
o-incorporationists could use. He
contended that the salaries would not
to anything like what the
Ledger stated. neither would the
sprinkling and light propositions. We
presume he spoke from experience
in such matters, and certainly ex-
perience ought to go further than
theory and bald statements. Further
more he said there was not seven
miles of streets within the proposed
town, nor four miles of roadway out
side of the residence district included
within the boundaries. He gave his
version of seven miles all told,
streets and county road. We may
here say that our statement was based
on actual measurement of streets laid
1own on the official map. If there
is not fully seven miles of streets,
5hen the map is wrong. We venture
5he assertion that an actual survey of
streets and alleys would show the
mileage in excess, rather than under
seven miles. As to the county roads.
hat mileage may possible vary half
nile or more either way, as we have
40 effective way to measure the same.
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