The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-10-24
BOND ISSUIZ
IS REJECTED
VOTERS DO NOT FAVOR PROJECT
The Result of the Election 10 Bring in
the Tucker Spring is IS For
and 81 Against.

From the complications and deyel-
opments that arose during the last
week In regard to voting $40, GOO
honds to bring in tho Tucker spring.
and to buy the present plant IL terms
could be agreed rpon, the majority
against the proposi!,n at the eec-
tlon Monday was D p. surprise.
The election VIZ, rdered by the
common council ow in, to repeated re-
guests from citizens, who led them to
believe that it was the desire of the
majority to have more and better wa
ter than was at PRESENT being fur
nished by the private company. The
matter of fire protection was also con-
sidered OF enough Importance in it.
self to warrant the city bringing in
the present spring. The result of the
election would indicate that such was
not the case.
The short campaign that was in-
dulged in just prior to the election
did not evince that great deal Of in
terest was taken by the majority of
the people. There was no organized
work done in favor of the bonds, the
members OF the council feeling that 1t
was not personal matter, and leav-
ing it entirely with the voters, while,
as was expected, the water company
put up hard fight to defeat the
bonds, as a plice had not been agreed
upon between them and the council to
purchase their system. 1t is to he re.
gretted that some bitter personalities
were INDUCED in between a member
OF the council and the president of
the water company, developing in
threats of libel suit, but the matter
was dropped.
One thing that turned good many
votes against bringing in the Tucker
spring was the report of local civil
engineer that the Tucker spring con-
tanned no more water than the private
system, that it could not be brought
In and give any pressure on the hill,
that the cost would exceed s1C0, 900,
1t brought In in cast iron pipes, and
in effect that the project was not feas.
able. This was generally believed, al.
though the report does not agree with
previous reports of competent engi-
neers, besides investigations Of men
who have had great deal OF expert
ence in measuring water, laying
pipes, and familiar with all the details
Of the business.
When the Tucker spring was bought
the council investigated the matter,
and found that there was double the
water In the spring that there was in
the city system at that time. That 1t
would give heed of water at least 70
feet on the highest point in the resi-
dence district Of the hill, II run into
a standpipe, which would be sufficient
tor IRE pressure and domestic purpos-
es. That the water was so situated
that IL would not become contaminat-
ed, end that there was sufficient to
supply city of 10, 600 Inhabitants.
The cause OF defeat of the bonds
arose apparently from a variety OF
reasons. A number do not want bonds
voted which might increase taxation,
regardless of any benefits which might
acrue. A number would not vote the
bonds because they did not want the
present water system purchased at any
price. There we're those who would
not vote the bonds because the coun-
Gil had not pledged themselves to pay
the price tor the present system asked
by the water company. Clever argu-
ments advanced by the opposition al
so turned many votes, and unuer the
circumstances it was an easy matter
to defeat the issue.
There Is At apparent desire upon
the part of nearly everyone to have
change of some kind, but the satisfac.
tory solution of the problem has not
apparently been made.