The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-19
ADVISE SELLING 0IJT.

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Failure by Board Of Public Service.
Innn-exiaustlIe- repeFt to tlae- city
council the board Of public service Of
Beiferontaine, o., recommended the
selling OF the municipal gas plant on
the following grounds:
''The gas plant is no longer necessary
to and does not furnish any public
service. ta
The mains in the principal streets
are very old and viii require In the
future expensive repairs M
The plant IS in. MS good condition to-
day as 1t is possible to put the present
system, and to change the system viii
require another bond issue '
The average price received from the
sale Of gas is very little If any lower
than a prfvats corporation would give
to our people, but is as low as any gov
ernIng board the people may elect can
make and keep the plant IN it's present
condition and meet all the require
ments and pay bonds and interest as
has been the policy OF the present
management.
-Four years ago it was necessary to
issue SIS. 900 of bonds to build a new
holder and install, teoat gas bench and
necessary machinery, and another rs
sue Of bonds to the extent OF $1,000
to pay overlrafts in the banks, and
5000 more to put new mains In San
dusky street before it was paved.
These bond issues should have Been
unnecessary If the plant had been OPP
erHted with view Of sGlf support, hut
gas was being furnished part, of our
citI1ans for much less than cost, and
the remaining citizens, even IL they
did not uBe gas, were compelled to
stand a bond Issue for which each Tux
payer became equnlIy responsible TO
get the plant on It's feet And, as his.
tory repeats itself, you will find ARE
quest In the future. as in the past for
bonds to keep the plant In condition
Il the price Of gas Is lowered. and we
wish to say in this connection that
with the election for members OF this
board almost a year in advance there
are candidates. who are grooming
themselves today With view OF CATCH
ing popular favor and riding into once
on the promise OF cheaper gas, and II
elected on that issue and tner prom,
Uses and pledges. are CARVED out you
may expect a request for a bond Issue,
and when We realize that we are now
bonded TO our legal Hrpft, how win the
money be furnlsiled7 And ifrShe plant
Is permitted to get In the condition 1t
was in fopp years aga Ehat would it
be worth ifsrt ettsd % sch fta
rs it right Of just 81 tax those peo-
pie who do not use gas to keep up
this plant, either by taxes or bond Is.
sues. when they derive no service eli.
ther personally OF rs citizens fro5th pub.
lie service. from the p4ft!ftit? 1877 right
to tax any citizen 10 Keep up some
thing that gives him no return as q
taxpGyer7u And! on. the other hand. is
it,lrtght 10; compel the gas consumer
to. build up plant from revenues de-,
rived from the. sale Of gas, for the PEG
ple2 As The people own this plant,
would It not be moee equitable to an
the people to dispose of the plant md
with the proceeds furnish necessity
by installing water mains and sewer
age accommodation for ran cftizens?,
This, in our opinion, should find favor
from both factions, both of whom at
present have Just cause for complaint"