Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-31
Communication.

/ Mr.. Editor -
Please allow us space in the columns
of your paper to publish an ltemlzeu
statement of what money has been
expended of the 100000 borrowed for
additional water supply for the town
of Onancock.
We do this with no word of praise
for the present administration nor
with any desire to condemn the past
administration; we do it with justice
to ourselves on account of the UNFAIR
editorial that appeared in the Acco-
mack News of March 18th.
If the writer had been prompted
with a pure motive and an hones'
purpose he would have published the
whole statement in its true light puC
it seems to be an inherent quality OF
his nature to try to hoodwink ana
. mislead his fellow man.
What was the condition of the town
affairs September 1, 1904, when we
entered upon our official dutyY we
, found our present water tanks III a
a dilapidated condition with rotten
- slaves and roof off and would not
e hold over one-third of its capacity
IL and had been in this condition Tor
n over twelve months-a number OF
:. unpaid bills against the town created
h bv said administration and our High
n School burdened with debt.
Ie The law is that 20 per cent. OF the
ID gross tax receipts shall be set aside
st every year as a sinking fund to hqui-
date the outstanding bonds OF INC
IN town; during the two years admins
y. tration referred to in the above with the
lie editor of the Accomack News at the
m helm to guide the affairs Of the town
oy this law was not adhered to; leaving
w the town six hundred dollars (S6OO.OO,
IN deficient in it's sinking fund.
The writer of the editorial referred
ito SAYS: 1.-THE present administra
ton in our opinion, unwisely and un
fairly so far as property in that sec
:, ton is concerned, and in direct viola
80 ton of both the spirit and letter o
-, the Act Of the legislature, diverted
of large portion of the money borrowe
10 to other purposes, &C."
80 We hereby submit the resolutio
~ passed by said mayor and council o
;an February 16, 1904, to show whethe
~, e the present town administration acte
1ist unwisely and unfairly: "That 1t
49, deemed expedient by the citizens
'.,o the town, that the sum of S3,OOo.'
w." should be borrowed for the purpo'
- of furnishing the town with an az
in ditional water supply"
" Now, if we had erected $4,000 ga
= Ion tank, it would have about take
all of the funds and left us with
empty tank and no extensions Oh u
OF mains on the night of the fire, but
adj thought the best thing to do for &
mty rood of the citizens, and upon the d
vice of our attorney,to repair the tal
l 10. we had in order to secure at all tim
ght' full supply of water. Having
complished this, we extended
nth, mains to all the principal parts OF
town. After having informed ourSelN
nth, as to prices, we bought direct fr'
the manufacturer the principal n
'uth' terials used except such as the On;
cock Gas Company offered us as che
lght' as we could get elsewhere.
We contracted with Mr.. G. b. \
light, tinpbam of the Onancock Gas Co
pany, to install the main and alta
all ments as per statement submitted
iuii5 low:
etlng Paid for lot for water works. ; 2OC
they Repairs to water tank oO'
'r lot Painting water works, 2 coats Il
Expense of men to inspect
water tank. ............''.' q
Repairs to engine house,
Repairs to gasoline house,
Oee' 3, 200 feet of pipe. 20
Freight on pipe.
Hauling pipe.
en- by Hauling other materials for
school tank .''..'.'.'''''',,'
Onday Couplings nozzies anu ilo'o
0 con- gate valves. .........''''.''
.matic 10 fire hydrants and laying
nd in main. ....'.'.''''''' ~
.dialiy extra hydrants and valves.
make
d pro- Total. ..''..''''.',''' 90
n. m. Now if the writer of the EDITOR
10 pro- the Accomack News, of March
thinks that a So, 900 gallon tank
al be erected, the old tank repa
ss,t. 3. 200 feet of water main and num'
other things connected there
could be bought and installed,