The Glenwood post., 1905-03-11


selves if elected to:
First, Do everything in our power
to preserve and complete the town 3
title to the water of Grizzly creek.
Second, Should it be advisable, in
the Judgment of the council, to accept
propositions for water and light fran
chises, such propositions will be sub
mitted to vote of the people hefor e
adopting the same.
Third, A rigid, economical business
administration
WILLIAM DOUGAN,
Nominee for Mayor
GEORGE HEISLER,
Nominee for Trustee.
X. c. VOORHEES,,
Nominee for Trustee.
l.. G. CLARK,
Nominee for Trustee.
The foregoing pledge was approved
by Messrs. Parkison, KeCk and Crook,
holdover members of the board.
SECOND, At the regular meeting
on February 6, 1905, and after the
board had voted to sign the contracts
for water and light for the town with
the Glenwood Light and Water Com
pany, and at the time the contracts
were rendered to me for signing, |
requested an opinion from Charles w.
Taylor, the town attorney, rs to the
power of the board to execute such
contracts without first submitting the
proposed contracts to the taxpayers of
the town for their ratification or ap-
proval. The town attorney, in open
meeting, gave an oral opinion to the
effect, that the granting of an exlen
sion or renewal of water and light
franchises and privileges for twenty
wears, as proposed, was new right,
aud could only be legally done, after
the proposed contracts had been ap-
proved by the taxpayers of the town.
THIRD, l did not believe at the
time of the meeting of the board on
February 8, 1905, and do not believe
now, that the reduction in water and
light rates provided for in the con
tract as read, and as passed by the
of the board, at that meeting, are as
much as the people of the town are
entitled to.
FOURTH, By the vote of this
board, they have attempted to enter
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out previous submission of the prop
osition to the taxpayers of the town.
This attempt to authorize The Glen
wood Light and Water Company to
supply water for the town for twenty
years, and light or five years, and
granting franchises for water and
light for twenty years, is, SO far as l
am now advised an abortive attempt
to disregard the wishes of the taXpay-
ers of the town, and furnished anoth,
er obstacle in the way of the town
obtaining any title to the waters of
Grizzly creek. In addition to the
foregoing objections, l desire to call
the attention of the board to the fact,
that the present water and light
franchise will not expire until the
year 1907. and the necessities of the
town do not appear to require any
immediate action of the board, aud
without approval of the taxpayers of
the town, to provide against the lack
of sufficient water to meet the re
quirements Of the town
For the foregoing reasons, l protest
and object to the entering into of any
contract, thereby granting an exten-
sion or renewal of franchises and pri-
vileges for twenty years, and contract
ing for water for the town for twenty
years, and light for five years. with
The Glenwood Light and Water Com
pany, with any other company or
person without first submitting the
proposition to the taxpayers of the
town for their approval or rejection.
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM DOUGAN,
Mayor