The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-13

against it.
w. A. Caldwell, grocer Haven't
made up my mind yet. Am still stud
ying on the proposition
j. R. Ray, retired property owner:
Il don't need it 1 have over $500 in
water plant that gives me a good
supply for all my needs, and don't
propose to help others pay for what
have already paid for
Joe Morrison, of Morrison Bros.:-
Its fine thing. 1 am for it. 1t is
worth the expenditure, for fire pro-
lection alone. But 1 don't think it
will carry"
Oklahoma" Smith, capitalist:-'I
We have any assurance that the town
will double in size it is all right, for
then the new corners will nelp pay
for it. But without this assurance we
had better go little slow. If we sad
die this big debt on ourselves We are
liable to have to move out. The thing
to do is to join hands with the rail-
roads and get a common point freight
rate into Roswell, then we will get
everything we want. A common point
freight rate that will permit Roswell
to have prestige over the neighbor-
ing cities will do more for it than
another railroad, or two or three
big debt on us now"
Joseph Carper, well driller:-'1
think 1 will vote for it. l have stud
led up the proposition and found no.
thing seriously wrong with it. 1 will
vote for the best interest of the town
regardless of Carper's well machines.
J. M. Peacock, lawyer Il am
strictly opposed to it, because 1 don't
think the bunch in control is big
enough to take care of it,
E. t. Amonett, harness maker:-
If 1 had city property l would be for
it. We need the water
Charles Whiteman, merchant and
fire chief:-"I am for it. We have got
to pay for a system some way or an
other, so we might as well take our
medicine. We have to put up with
some bad points, and might as well
take this proposition as any other.
We need the fire protection
l.. K. McGaffey, real estate man
and capitalist Il hope it will car
ry. The price of lots in the watered
district is SO high it prevents build
ing. 1t costs so much to put water on
the hill lots people don't build there.
the town will not advance as long
as present conditions prevail. The
waterworks will make a great boom
for Roswell. If the proposition is turn
ed down, Roswell will not grow to
any extent. l don't know anything of
the merits of this particular propo-
sition, but we certainly need the wa
ter. l hope it will carry"
W. P. Lewis, hardware 81 don't
favor it, will certainly vote against
it,
w. T. Wells, HARDWARE 'I will
vote against it for a multiplicity of
One of the principal ones is
that the estimate of Mr.. Ellis that
water can be furnished here for five
cents per thousand. If ne says that
we can get water with his plant at
five cents thousand 1 can have no
in anything else he says. |
Ft- Worth has one of the best plants |
On earth, and pays forty cents per
thousand. Ell Paso pays 25 cents a
thousand. Five cents a thousand will |
not pay interest on the investment, |
'or repairs and for the inspection of
L water meter. 1 nave several and !
know what 1 am talking about. There |
are many other reasons why 1 am
against it,
F. J. Peeler, shoes ct am in ia |
Vor of waterworks, and in favor of |
his plan of getting it, if it is the |
best we can get. We needn't expect |
ever to make a city without a good |
water system.