The daily sentinel., 1906-08-02

are not at all surprised at the re-
suit of the election. The good sense
OF the common people has always saw
ed the country in a crisis and the
people of Grand Junction have always
arisen to the occasion and necessity
of the times
Now that the smoke of battle has
cleared away let us get together with
strong and united pull for a great
er Grand Junction.
The water committee and the
council appreciate the confidence that
the public placed in them and speak
ing for myself and the committee and
council | Will say that 1t will always
be our earnest endeaVor to merit
a continuance of the same by care
full looking after their interests and
by giving them the very best possible
supply of mountain water at the very
smallest figure"
h Alderman J A. McCulloch. of the
water committee gave out the follow
ing statement when approached by
| the Sentinel:
81 have nothing to say officially at
this time. of course we have ideas and
! plans but | am not at liberty to give
out statement TO the public today.
We propose to get right down to bust
ness.
Il am not at all surprised over the
result of the election. The vote, II
I is true was light but II plainly showed
\ the sense of the people"
Alderman Smith said: "I am in
! deed glad that the result of yester-
days election was so overwhelming.
/ feel that the council has been vim
dicated.
We will do our best to satisfy the
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most feasible ana economical
course"
Alderman Lutes was interviewed
and he talked as follows:
q should think that the first thing
to be done will be the securing of
first class engineer, one who thor
oughly understands his business and
who would push the work. natur-
urally feel a certain degree of salts
faction over the vindication of the |
council. We don't like being called |
grafters and being accused of crook |
edness. To push matters to a sue
cessful consummation will be our |
earnest effort"
Alderman w. Z. Plat expressed his |
satisfaction of election as follows: |
81 am glad that the bond issue car
ried. | believe that the people real |
lied that the council had and has no |
other intention than to carry out |
their wishes and conserve the city's |
best interests. While l believe that |
Hannah creek is beyond doubt the
place for us to 90 | for one desire the |
council to investigate all sources and |
get measurements of the water and |
then make the final choice. To sat
isfy the majority of the people Is our
aim
Alderman Delix Alllire and Lew |
Norris the Sentinel has not been able |
to see today but both gentlemen share
the general views expressed by the
other councilmen.
Alderman Davies, n member of the |
water committee. has been out of |
the city for several days but that the |
result of the election will prove salts
factory to him and the pushing of the |
work will be his desire, there can
be no question.
George A. Currie, the leader of the |
opposition to the bond issue. when
approached by the Sentinel man de-
clined to be interviewed or to give
out any statement for publication.
Throughout the city this morning
could be heard expressions of salts
faction over the result of the cleo
tion. There is no question but what
practically all of the taxpayers of
the city were in favor of the bond is
sue although a large per cent of them
did not vote. believing that the propo
sition would easily carry anyway.