Gunnison news-champion., 1906-05-04
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eTif Wsser plant we <en.rse 80 saS
J. aos -ufscsens h. pay tbs sEseses;
80 that amos4rt II money a. so.ss
7ar sent
This Il the condssssu CT tbs
as under tbs management 9; the
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ter w0ks. II che works aFe
tals according to the psescsf plans.
tac water to Supply the power viii
IS conducted aIons the banks ct
aausson river for a Thousand
eet through fusne hve by eight
iaet. 10 the water w'heeis to gcner-
ate the power to pump water to the
fauAs oa the Smcitcr bill Discs
auv body l9sseve tina: the water
running through such a tusse
woHid no, freeze ny tor about three
~ suths IA the wear. The water
vi Z have To fsow slower through
tie hame than in doss through
the river. aud We all know that the
fVeT freezes ice froia three to hve
fect thick at points opposite the
proposed fiunse Besides this what
&C we to expect when high water
camcss Tbs dam across the river
s. Z CERTAINLY back the waters up
and the result viii tc that thex
ust have au outlct Ii they ever
faad the lands whers the power
J ant j. situated 1t will be fatal to
their operation Such i certainly
v hat we may expect II the plant
Is ever constructed according to
Lhe present plans.
Vow the question arises should
the town put further power IN the
hands OF the board of trustces Co
grant a franchise to construct an
electric light plan, With the ex-
Icrience We have had ! certainly
think not. The ordinance which
they did pass ON the sixth OF April
docs not give us any hope that they
viii do any better than they attempt
cd to do then. When the court
decided that the town could not
go into debt to build or purchase a
plant. the board Immediately met
and passed an ordinance by which
they proposed to grant Mr.. Seth
man a franchise to construct a
plant and fixed the price which the
town was to pay for at SIS 500. 90
and seven per cent interest up to
the time OF purchase. The old
ordinance provided for the erection
Of a plant for SO, ZOO. 90, and the
new one raised it So, 500 90. Why
this was done l certainly have
never heard and cannot imagine
unlexe it was to make the contract
lr . present of that amount of
If we grant them the
power asked, we have a right to
presume that they will pass an
Hdinance similar if not exactly the
same as the last one. If they do,
what Mr.. Taxpayer, do you think
A-ill be your light bills The last
ordinance provided for a charge of
one dollar per month per lamp to
De scaled down in proportion to
the number of lamps used to
minimum of not less than forty
i've cents per lamp per month.
Let any man who uses electricity
stop and think what he would have
10 pay. Suppose YOU have six
amps in your house, YOU would
have to pay SS.25 month and
hose who use more VIII have to
pay more in proportion. How
many of you. would or could afford
% use electricity? This statement
nay be answered by saying they
ust wish to have a margin to work
on and these prices will never be
charged. The same thing was
'dia etbOt4t tht lam u pow q TO
ssue the bonds, and If any are in /
,lined to believe such a fairy tale
hey have more faith than | have. I
Dur debts call for the payment Of
IS. 10000 yearly as interest. I
Suppose the revenue from the
water and electric plants do not
net the town together with the
1ther sources Of revenue that /
mount Of money. then Jet every (
roter ask himself where is the
balance 10 be made ups Il viii I
have to come from an additional .
evy Of taxes. These interest
,harges are fixed and must lie
paid. and thsre Is 10 possibility Of
lie debts heirg rcpuaiated even
f we sh0,lld attempt to DO IL, as
was attempted by this county. ! am I
now and have ielu for 4 to-to time T