The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-28
THEIR VIEWS ON
CITY OWNERSHIP
OF the Local WaterWorks
System.
AND THE DESPENSARY
Candidates for the Board of Aldermen
From The Four Wards Make
Statements Concerning
Their Positions on
These Matters.

server published the views OF the can
didates for mayor on the question of
municipal ownership of the city water
works plant. Since then there have
been frequent inquiries as to the at
titude of the candidates of the various
wards for aldermen, and yesterday
these candidates were seen, and asked
two questions, first, "Do you favor
city ownership of the water-works? p
and second, do you favor continuing
the dispensary, and letting it be in
charge of its friends?"
The answers to these questions from
the candidates who have thus far an
nounced themselves, are as follows:
First Ward. First Division.
VIM. Boylan: 81 favor city owner
ship of the waterworks, and 1 am in
favor of the dispensary being man.
aged entirely by its friends and sup
porters.''.
ID. T. Johnson: ct heartily believe
in municipal ownership of the water
works, and favor the purchase of the
plant by the city, if the transaction is
made fair to all parties. 1 certainly
am in favor of continuing the dispen-
sary, and having it controlled by it's
friends
Second Division, First Ward.
VIM. B. Grimes: ST shall be in ia
vor of what / shall believe to be for
the city's interest after a thorough in
vestigation of both matters, the water
works and the dispensary."
second Ward. First Division.
r. r. Gowan: 81 am in favor of
the city purchasing the water-works
system, but l don't. want either the
city or the company to be robbed. /
voted to establish the dispensary, and
/ shall vote to have it managed by
those who are now in charge. 1 ia
vor its continuance"
J. p. Whitley: 81 won't express
myself as to whether or not / am in
favor of city ownership of the water
works or in regard to the dispensary.
That's a personal matter and nobody
has the right to ask me such ques-
tons"
w. A. Cooper is at Appomattox,
Va. and was not seen. He is a strong
temperance man and favors city own
ership of water.
Second Division, Second Ward.
Ed Hugh Lee: ST am in favor of
having the city buy the water-works.
but l am not in favor of the city's
paying twice as much as it is worth
for it, or of taking it away from the
company l am in favor of having
the dispensary continued. / voted to
bring it here, and l see absolutely no
reason why it should be discontinued.
OF course / shall vote to have the dis
pensary conducted by those who favor
it,"
Third Ward, First Division.
George T. Norwood: whenever it
is practicable, I believe in municipal
in of a tun for nrlr I
believe Raleigh is in proper condition
to own and control the supply of water
ii this can be worked to advantage to
the city, and / believe it can be,
should be in favor of purchasing the
system here. / would not have in
justice done, however, to either the
water-works company or to the city.
/ have always been in favor of the
dispensary and am now, and will vote
to keep it in the hands of those who
have favored it,
George Harden: eff the people of
my ward want the city to own the
water-worlIs system, then / would be
glad to assist them in getting it. /
don't know anything about it. / shall
vote for just what the people of the
Third Ward say they want" When
asked concerning the dispensary, Mr..
Harden replied: 81 don't think you
have any right to ask that question.
and / decline to answer it. I'm not
elected yet, and will talk when I've
been elected, and the people tell me
what they want"
Second Division, Third Ward.
W. M. NoweH: ST am in favor of
municipal ownership of water-works,
provided that the present standard of
prices shall be maintained. If this is
not upheld, than | would be against
it. / am for a reduction of city taxes.
not water rates This is the only way
in which l will vote for city owner
ship of the water-works. / would
have it a paving investment for the
city, and make it pay some of the eX-
penses of the city, SO that the taxes
might be reduced. In regard to the
dispensary. / am Ia prohibitionist, and
if it comes TO q question of whiskey
or prohibition | shall vote for the lat
ter. If the dispensary is continued,
then / will be in favor of its being
run by its friends"
James G.. Upchurch: ST am i'm fa-
vor of the city owning the water
works, as it is in a position to do SO,
and l have always advocated this.
Since the dispensary has been estab-
lished as an alderman, / have always
voted against any movement that
was against it, | can't say whether
4 IL vote lot the uISpeilSdty 10 pe Coli-
tinued or not. If it is kept uD, I
will vote for those to have charge of
it who were not opposed to it.
Fourth Ward. First Division.
b. w Baker: ''No person is fully
qualified to speak in this stage of the
case concerning the purchasing of the
water-works until he knows the fig
ures. / am and have always been in
favor of the city owning its own
water-works, and in this particular
instance, if the water-works may be
bought without harming the stock
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