The daily sentinel., 1905-04-18

F'N' i"he7. Inc channels by which
TINS water should have been drawn off
have been of NO use whatever because
lAe grade was such that il could tud no
'uteI tne natural grade OF TINS citv
from its northern boundaries To the
river line ON the west and south. is
such that We can readily secure a grade
from the gutteriug necessary to carry
oil the surplus water This must be
done before We contemplate anv pcr-
mahent Improvement i'm our streets.
lt has been maintained for quite
some time past by those citizens who
take the time TO investigate into the
municipal finances, that some means
should hr provided whereby the public
owned water system uf this riiv should
nf self supporting. ln providing the
IiN with ruhie utility. such as our
water system. 1T WAS uevcr cuntcm-
plated 10y those who wcrc foremost in
i1o construction of our present system
That tine tolls for the use of water
should ever fan hclow its proper main
iouuncc. We have hJd the experience
now for several years past of attempt
ing to provide for the fixed charges
of that system, renewals, and better
mcuts, from fees for it's usc such as are
totally disprnportionatc to what are
charged Iu other communities. owning
similar public utility, That we must
make such charges for the usc of water
rs viii not only provide for its yearly
maintenance, hut also provide sink
ing fund for the redemption of the in
drltrduesS ON this plant, must be pat
rnt to each and all of vou. We take it
that no citizen will object to n slightly
increased toll for the use of water from
this system which will supply the nee
'ssarv funds spoken of above Even at
slightly increased charge over and
above what has been charged for its use
since the system was first in operation,
q sufficient amount will be realized to
make the plant self sustaining and give
much greater satisfaction to the public.
We solicit your cooperation to make
these charges possible and believe that
Won will Join us heartily in seeing that
such duty is performed by us. 1t is
q matter OF regret that such change iu
the tolls charged can not be made dur
ing the present year, as the previous
council has provided and the fixed
,hargos shall operate for the use of We
Ter during the present year, but in max
ing our calculations for the eNp' nscs of
the city and expenditures at the close
If the present fiscal year. W. may pro
vide as has been suggested above.
The great warrant Indebtedness of
our city. during the past tev wears,
while not a matter of alarm, is certain
Iv a matter to which we should address
ourselves. The funding of this ogt-
standing warrant indebtedness, 10y Nut-
ng bonds that shall comprehend the
full amount and at the same time pro-
vide for permanent extensions of the
wafer mains of the city and such inn
,rovcmcrts as are actually needed To
snpplv the public with water, is % duty
which we should not shirk, but make
one of the primal features of our ad-
ministratiou of the affairs of this city.
We shall recommend and ask you to
ioin us in seeing that no pipes shall he
laid in any isolated portion of the city
for the use of the water system wnieh
shall not comprehend full growth "i
that particular section. Already, where
mines of incousidcrable proportions
have been laid To accommodate pr.
waite citizens, there is complaint ana
If we shall continue 10 lay pipe svch
AS has been laid in many places we
are piing up trouble for ourselves and
for future administrations whieh we
should avoid il possible
During the past fiscal year Two ''u
hiss b9v, been granted by the alder
mamie board of this citY, one Iof 'n'
..,,,struction of an electric street rail-
,,..,. s,stpm. and the other for the con
strilrfiou of plant for the manu- a'
! ,,r. and sale of gas, the streets of the
,.it, Ieinp granted for the use of thesr,
inr,rporntions The franchises granted
| 1llioate the city to perform certain
/ r,iT7,s MS well us the individuals com
,rising tbc interpretations who have re-
! lI.,i,,j these puhlir grants. These ohli-
.,.ti,us directed to the city should pt
,,,trbcJ carefully and we should ihsis'
,h,t 10th the letter and spirit OF ihe
,,,rermcut he observed in every pa'uT
.,i,r Nc do not believe that such val
.,,IIn grants as have been made to ines,
;ne,rporatious. should be feEa rue"
iigbti, hut that every term oi tht
.'7-regnsni should be performed by h'tn
.,i.g time limit has been set lh
,n, Instances for the commencement
.rI romplrtion of the work "u" W.
.['.rg,st tn Won that vou Ire alert ih S''
,nT ibat these conditions are e"unP'''"
f., tho matter OF Jaw enforcement "l
...ti.b much has been said ana WIllt'
Irrillg the past year, we hen'NI ''l',
...p viii ioin with MS and WIlh '''' W.
- .I.rt to maintain the peace an.
III rspute of the city, an seeing lu'' l.
~. i,,ys are ohcyod, and that peace aI.
.,,rn,ilitv prevail in every q"'i'lg,
r,g-s have been enacted an" 'l' L
~. s,,tnta books of the sovereign slt.e'
n5 municipalities Of our '"uu''s y
MI Ni ,,-ers placed there for cases n'
"''-...,,,.,. riot and disorder, the ul'
ruu, fiIiflIment of which is never OK
.,.l ne ar anticipated, but there az
p',' ro enforcement Of which ~
I,. chief executive OF rms '''l .Iai
~, -bot right chief of police u,I.'I. si';'
;gt be observed 10 the letter ~ ''t'
I'..Ii,,.e in Iheralitv, We DO nor 7up
VI. q, Iireuse. While we believe IU IU
l,,y and order, we believe tha' NO. @Eo'
n ~" iaig ms in saying that, under lu' ',
D WIZ ,,artions may be demanded 'ol
air,. foreign TO the spirit anu ,,,s,.i,c-
,li' I.s.rynncc. We hope FOR ou!I9F..,,; ouI9'il /,
J ourselves also, that the 'lllI,'i'sl', SI7l'si
7 ag'', ,,,,,,I Inpction will have conh"'n''
T Oh Saitb i'm our administration nn, .i,
al,, ms in making this "a citN OF "'E
lI5arocter lI," and good purpose
Tn the above, we have outlined a.,
III y',ggcstions and rceommena,s,' i9t I't
It" na1es for the betterm'hl Oh '"'
w." nv ,nl while this seems TO Sum III
L rlly' "'',' ,,.rfr,torv act, incident 70 III
IS merely n ceremonies which induei
in'" .''', '....,ripo force of the city INTO "i
new G"' ,,,rq and we mop