The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-11
COUNCIL. MAN LOWENTHAL
Nh Advocate Of Municipal Ownership
III, Speech ~ the CITY "unc'l
tuesday, Night

1,,, .,,h,u,tt,I =, resolution calling
49,. ,,,,,,,.,, ,,f , committee nf
,,,,, T., ,l,, ,,,,,r :, l,,l mt, thc
J,.,,,, .,., ,,f minimizing city water
,,,,l. and f., ,n,,.,,y,,c the Shrcycn,r,
N,,, N,rl. ,,,mn,uv and the value
,.,,I lIl,v,u,
M, N,,,, and Gentlemen of In,
,,1 In ,,n,,,, ~ the resolution
III, have inst offered think il we'll
,,, ,,,,, ~, ), ,,y made II seems
=, r,, Tin, # !. GOOD hus,ncss n,l,cy for
49,, ,,, =, ,, anil ,,,cr,,c ,hc water
,,, ,h,, ~, l,,, 60 if will save
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- ,rlc,,,,,I i we ,rc now nav
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49,, g, ,rc,, that !, threatens 10 -, off
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,,u..,..,.u,. ;,,,l,,os ,,,,,,,, we ,re
,,,r,1c. heh;,d those nations There
,ho ,o,v lilo, ,,,,, ,,;v,,e c,,,,,1 sh,,,l
<,1,, those great franchises which
,,,,,h every h,ne and every nockct and
furnish, ,b,, Urea, c,uf,r,s and conven-
;o,,oy of ,,Ic,, liz. ;s =, cx,,olcI
theory and ,rhl;c ownership for nubl;c
mo-, ,,;,,tc benefit ;r fine occnmnl;shel
fact
"1,st -, few 6o,rcs here to Give no;nt
to tho fact that we are not DEALING with
,,;t,cr;no oe,cr,,;,;es h,t have orr feet
~, thc solid oro,,d
",r,,, o;,, f HILL E,o,,,d Ia, ,
,o,ul,,;on of ,zoooo-,ho,t that of
New Orleans For the mast vear the
o,s de,,rtne,, shows , oroht to tho c;tv
Of sz,,6,
".rb;s ;s un1er n,h,c ownersb;, and
con,ro, and mind vo,, o,s costs the
citizen only "a cents ner , ooo feet T.,
the civ Of Shrevenort we nav s, 10 ner
900 feet
"Electricity costs the citizens of Hull
cents per Watt hour. We pay IS cents
in Shreveport.
"Thc working profits to the city of
Hull on the electric lighting plant was
$4,000. but various deductions cut this
down to $7.o76-net profit to the city
under the above charges (Which are
80 "a per cent less than ours) even
when we pay only for what we consume.
"ln addition to owning these utilities.
the city owns the street railways-and
one can ride all over the city for two
cents.
THE city also furnishes free public
baths and owns it's telephone system.
Let the advocate for private ownership
for private proft-of these great pub
lie franchises. point out to us a single
city in the United States. where private
ownership can furnish as splendid re-
cord of benefits to the taxpaver and 7
will cat my words.
"If ! do however want :, ,sl, w,,v
we are having IN Sbreva,ort for v,ter
works. gas, electric LIGHT and telenhones7
81 Of nc turn o,,r eves r. o,,r ovr If.
II. c;tv-tbe 6,est rs ;ts s;.a ~, H..
what do we coo,
"1n ,dd;,;o, :, tho ,eo,,e ,,v;,a j.,
d;v;dua1lv = heavy charoe for water aud
sewerage one third of the whole reve-
me Of the c;,v ;s nail over to the
Water Works co,,n,,v,d o,- f.;
butte is growing l,rge everx wear A. the
nominal rate IS ;,cre,se WA .;,, h, ,,v
IN, tho W,.ox wo.,.. ca $780,
a wear inside IS tho nov, ton rs,rs W.
nav s,6 ooo now
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