, 1906-02-23
MEETING OF LARAMIE LITERARY
CLUB LAST EVENING TO DIS
cUSS THE PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENTS,
Speakers Were A. NJ. Hasenkamp, Rev.
A. C. Hosbin, DR.. A. 3. Hamilton,
John Symons, w. H. Holiday,
Mayor Mckee, Eli Crumrine, N. E.
Corthell and w. E. Chaplin-Opin-
ions of Speakers.

ons of Speakers.
The meeting of the Laramie Literary
club, held last night in the auditorium
of the Carnegie library, was productive
of a discussion which was of the great
est interest to the large number of
people present. The meeting wal the
first open meeting that the club has
had, n was graced by the presence
of a number of ladies, who took a
great interest in the proceedings.
Eli Crumrine, president of the club,
was in the chair and appointed D.. N.
Stickney to preside during the debate
and Prof. Lee to act as critic.
The resignation from membership
in the club was read from Prof. MerZ,
h stated that his engagements pre-
vented him from attending on Thurs
day evenings. The name of ]. T. Hol-
liday was proposed for membership
and referred to the membership COM
mittee.
lipTdTy 10 BE discussed.
Mr.. Corthell of the program COM
mittee said that the subject chosen
for the meeting two weeks hence is,
The Uses of the Public Library"
The speakers are to be Messrs. White
house, Ingham, Rev. Lansdell and
Alex. NOR.
Mr.. Rogers read the report of the
committee appointed to confer with
the trustees of the library as to the
room to be used for the meetings of
the club. The report recommended
that the literary club join with the
Woman's club to furnish one of the
downstairs rooms.
The Water Question.
Mr.. Hasenkamp, the first speaker of
the evening, vas distinctly against the
proposal to improve the water system
by means of a direct sale of $50, 900
worth of bonds. He conhidered that
the city council has not given the sub
Ject h study and investigation that
SO important a proposition demands,
and was in favor of the appointing of
a non-partisan commission, to be ap-
pointed Jointly by the various political
parties, who would act with the coun-
Gil in the matter. Mr.. H~asenkamp
quoted the report of the commission
appointed by Mayor A. e. Miller two
years ago to the effect that the water
service of the city could be perma-
nently improved by the expenditure of
the sum of $35, 700, and asked what the
present mayor and council proposed to
do with the surplus $45, 900 they are
asking the city for. He believed that
the proposed issue of bonds ought to
be defeated.
Plan is a Mistake.
Rev. A. G. Hogbin, who took the
floor after Mr.. Hasenkamp, said that
he had the greatest faith in the hon
esty of purpose of the present city
administration, and in their ability to
carry out properly the scheme of pro-
posed improvements, but he was dis
tinctly of the opinion that the plan was
a mistake and hat the issue of $50, 900
in bonds is not justified by results to
that the city can go on in the same
manner as heretofore, without any
great inconvenience, and that it would
be poor economy to dig up all of the
mains at once He suggested the plan
of running a water main of a suitable
size around h city, connecting with
the present laterals at the ends, thus
maintaining the pressure from both
ends n equalizing the pressure. Mr..
Hogbin did not consider it at air GER
tain that the railroad company will
build a new main from the springs.
He was strongly in favor of throwing
as few obstacles like water taxes or
water meters in the way of people
who wish to beautify their homes.
Council Working In Right Way.
DIR. Hamilton, who then took the
floor, said that 80 per cent of the peo-
pie of the city want an improved water
system. The present system is en-
tirely inadequate, said h doctor, and
is, besides, a patchwork of small lat
erals owned by private companies, SO
that the city council does not even
know the location of half of the pipes.
1t is a practical certainty that the rail-
road company will lay a new main in
the spring and may refuse to allow the
present system to be connected with
1t. The council has found the prob
able cost of a new system and now
wish to provide the means of carrying
out their IDEAS by a vote of the people
for bonds. The council is going to