, 1906-04-09

THE FUND
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VIII De 10 give my on CculS hhohlh,
that the h~ouseholders are presumed to
feel that they would rather surrender
their Easter hats and spring clothing
than to deprive the future water tax
collectors and accountants of the pos
sibility of a place at the pie counter.
A lot of petty officials that would o o
be attracted by the opportunity to aid
in collecting the various tax funds,
keeping tab on each house add making
a record of the same.
Sinking Fund to Juggle With.
Not the least important thing in con
%nection with all this business would be
the sinking fund" On the most mod
crate basis yet suggested. the accumu
~lation of this fund should be $4,000 at
the end of ten years, when payment OF
the $4,000 debt may be commenced
by calling in the bonds. 1t has been
suggested to me by a citizen who a
had extensive financial experience that
such a sinking fund would be a good
deal of money for future councils to
iuggle with. This seems to be one
of the many questions that should have
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business n Politics.
In this connection | feel it a duty to
confess that long observance of parts
an methods has convinced me that
there ought to be more business and
less politics IN city rnm mat
the officials elected by any political par
ty are not in every instance infallible
That party name is not a Vi
honesty or wisdom.
other Cities Noted. t
Before closing Will refer to certain
towns that publlc attehCioh mas peeh
called to, as a sort OF proof that the
authorization OF a large ponded lndeot-
, edness is a sure indication OF thei nut
ure growth n perpetual prosperity.
The cities OF cheyenne, Fort Coillns,
Greeley and Sheridan have each had
their tahsman Of a bonded indebted
ness sufficiently exploited by those IN
Laramie who may be called the leaders
of the water pond movement were l
a permanent resident anu ope
owner in Cheyenne | would gladly vote
81 1000, 900 in bonds at 3 per cent IL
thob ONh "S"iu
mic river of Crow creek out as d resi-
dent of Laramie l would not vote SloV
to obtain a thing that Is already as GER
tain as the HOW OF the- Laramie river
past u city. -
LARGE supply Necessary.
Previous appropriations from the
several branches of Crow creek made
it necessary for the citizens of Chey-
enne to expend large sums of money to
secure a sufficient supply of water for
the city and a great military post, that
would not have received the large ap'
preparations of money that 1t has, had
the water supply been inadequate. The
present manufacturing interests oil
Cheyenne would have been out OF con
sideration had there not peen d guar
antee of an ample supply of water.
A Humane Question.
AT to Fort Collins, Greeley and Sher'
lidan, 1t was not the scarcity Oh water
THAI prompted the citizens of each oil
said towns to propose a scheme OF lay
ing a conduit into the mountains where
.Jpure spring water could be obtained
llOr uOnlcSllC use. lHS "poooipiiNy Va
obtaining pure water from wells and
irrigating bitches in the immediate vi
cinity of Fort Collins and Greeley made
1t a question of humanity to secure
pure water. The typhoid germs in the
water in common use for domestic pur'
poses had caused the death of scores OF
persons in each of these Colorado
towns. Many such victims were
school children. l was told by a citi'
zen of Fort Collins, the year that ty'
phoid fever was epidemic there, that
seven children from n class in the
common school died from h typhoid
poison. Under like conditions the cit
liens of Laramie would not hesitate to
vote any amount in bonds to save thelr
children.
Fortunately such condition never
can exist in Laramie, so long as the
city springs give forth sufficient water
for domestic use.
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