Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-07
MASS MEETING
LAST NIGHT
Colombo HALL Packed With
auditors. Several speech
Is Are Made
AGAINST WATER PLANT puRcHasE

ing them IN a torchlleht PROCESSION.
IN nrse cQnruaFse 81 roicrs and Oii.
zcns Of Albuquerque wended their
way fo Colombo hall iaat evening 90
listen to The sptcChmaklnr az q num-
Der ol the leading citizens OF The city
who are opposed 90 tho purchase By
tdd city ~ the Water Supply com.
ranys plant
The hrsi speaker % she evening was
Hon p ". Chnvee, introduced 90 the
lafFe crowd t-qt packed che hail by
a. y. siroup, setting chairman Of the
meeting
MF Chaves dwcit upon thc fact that
not one on INC many ciuzcua so vitality
Interested had been gircn any straient
cnllRhioning facts concerning the
worth of The plant. that iho Rarblod
accounts published On a morning
paper were ialsehoods nurc and sim
pie. printed with the cole malicious
Idea cf Wrapping the sound Judgment
Of the people. and cndeaVorng 90 win
through irickery ne stated that By
taking the very figures the mornlnR
paper had SO peTaiEtontlg printed, O.
would show 4 loar % che city. IN the
event that the city purchased the
plant, for every month Of operation.
and proved bic statements by SEXUAL
hgurca, taken from the morning sheet.
"lt'a like buying a PIG an a poke. .
said Mr. Chavez They would have
us believe. through their hired mouth
organ. the morning paper that tho
plant a. worth 100000. aud when We
ask them what W. are purChaHlnT,
they reply; Tho pipes that are I'M
der the ground
Mr. ,'haycs' remarks some excitement
in the rear part of the hall caused a
number oi people 90 rush 90 that part
Of the building For q few moments
q looked a. though the entire aGsoU'-
blage would stampede, bat ne the crlt.
lcal moment, Captain b. Ruppe. who
was acting as Interpreter for the oc'
casion. shouted;
keep your SEATS. gentlemen; h's
only one of the water gang that has
fairtod."
Amid roars Of laughter the ,ouse
resumed order.
Amer the conclusion Of Mr. Chaves'
rCmnrk6, a. y. Siroup arose and told
Of q Conversation he had once han
with a member of the Water company.
he said that particular satellite OF the
Water company had told him that tho
Water company had been operating 40
loss for several years. and that later
o statement was published On a morn.
Inc paper 90 tno effect that they were
making $4,000 per year and that he
was perfectly willing. for his part, 10
lol the water company keep their
/ plant since they were making $4,000
year, until they had got back some
OF the money thoy had lost
This sally brought forth much
laughter and applauso.
Judge - n Adams was thou intro.
duced. Judge Adams said that be-
knew of but one man more conicmp
tihlo. more deapicahle and degenerate
tnan the man who would soil bis vote,
and that was che mnn. driven only By
the greed of gold, who would purchase
vote. Ho spoke az some iepFih of
the attempt 20 iastQn upon the peoa
/ pie Of Albuquerque % worn out ON.
tiquaied water system, the franchise
FOR which had been giv0n gratis. aud
which they now wanted thousands o.
dollars for. and gave aa BIS opinion
that inaHmucn az the city was now
hurdened with such high rates oi tax
alton this attempt 90 saddle upon the
people a S3000 W Indebtedness would
II succogsful, put taxes up so high
AZ to force an taxpayers aud property
owners into bankruptcy
You speak of municipal cwner
ship continued Judge Adams, Gen
ilcmeR, your city council has made
private garbage contract tor Il
period of seven years which wa.
unlawful. BE- said, and which put "a
rect taxation upon the people for The
! benefit Of a private contractor. Hg
then asked Tao natural question way
I II the garbage contract was such q
rich plum, az a private contract. would
net q private water contract De also
BE was loudly auplauded az this polni
IN his speech.
Attorney George 8 Klock was ihl
next speaker OF the evening he wal
introduced by Chairman stroup. who
I proiaclan the Introduction, stated thai
a short white ago ho was riding with
n certain alderman who. 81 that timl
was dead against the PROPOSITION "a
/ purchase the Waier plant. and thai
I NNNNAH "i'NNNHH NliIN .NifN| .|NNiNNANaItl
No waa aatounded 20 learn that th,
said alderman was heart and soul
tool OF The Water supply company
ami fur the proposition THAI he had q
short while before boon % mu9a
against As every one present had al
inkiing as 90 who Mr siroup referred
I 20, DIS remarhE occeainned much
/ laughter and applause.
Mr. klock then took the platform
and made ara excellent stump spoeci
against the proposition % purchase
the plant
n have heard 50 aald from good an
I ihorlty," said Mr klock, "ihaf ennis
sarlcs from the Water Supply com
/ nany arc circulating among tho nn
tive citizens Of Albuquerque and
small propeflg owners, and telling
tthOm that unlCaE they vote for thf
bond issue, and in ease they ioi tnt
7 bond issue be defeated they the
I WNlcr company. Hill forc6 fhom ID
cloeo their wells and take wafer from
Them a. a highly excessive rate.
From the days 81 the Romano.
continued NJ Klock. "a mans h0mi
has been bic castle, and ho can dil
No the earth that belongs % him. al
deep ~ 40 wants to- sink aa many
wells AZ ho pleasea and 90 whatever
he chuuses with h's land. and nd
water company, or amy other power un
earth. can keep him from it"
I noafenins applause lfpm every part
~ the house greeted these rcmnrka
Following NJ Ki0ck. uf q W har
f|Hon WAS introduced. ie spoke 81