The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-01-30

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best to give the city the worth of its
money in the two systems.
| James F. Hinkle, water commiss-
ioner, was called upon, ald said that
t the committee had a signed statement
in the papers as to what they will
do and that they intend to stand by
that. The statement is to be publish
ed frequently until the election. The
com mittee will employ local labor as
much as possible on the work and
of few that a new council will kick
| out the water commission and put in
| a new one was without foundation;
| that the committee would not be kick
! ed out and would stay il Office until
| they had either accomplished their
purpose or exhausted all their abili
| ty in the attempt. AS to the objections
to the plan, he said there was no reaS
argument against it. The increase in
tax talk was all buncombe. The town
had reached its limit under present
water conditions and the new system
had to be put in in order to let the
town grow. The greatest argument
for it is that the health of the city de-
mands it. MIR. Hink1e also said that
there were some moss-backs in town
side-stepping the issue and giving va
rious absurd reasons to excuse them
selves for voting against it; that they
had been side7stepping every move
for advancement for years and that
every time they do it, they get be-
hind the procession that much farth-
er, and that they never will catch up.
He said it was just the same with the
city; if it side-steps this issue for ad-
lost ground. It is only ignorance or
distilled moss-backism. that can op-
pose the bond issue.
R. D. Bell, the third member OF
he commission, endorsed what the
other members had said, emphasiz-
ng the point that, home labor be US
I'D as far as practicable. He said there
was no argument, in his mind, against
he Improvement
President Kellahin at this point re
newed the invitation for adverse crit
cism of the bond issue, saying that
f there was any good reason against
they would like to know it. Hell
said he knew of certain few men
who were talking against it, very
ew, and if they were in the audience
he would call on them by name, but
they were not there. No one respond
ed to his invitation.
r. F. Barnett said he was in favor
of the water and the bo1d issue.
J. A Graham moved that an execu-
tive committee of ten, two from each
ward if practicable, be appointed, and
when the motion carried, the president
announced that he would appoint the
committee later.
j. F. Hinkle moved that a working
committee of one hundred be appoint
ed and this motion met with the
same action.
Will Robinson was called upon and
explained the fire department and
treet improvement bonds, which had
been passed over in the co1sidera-
ton of the larger propositions. He
strongly favored all the bond issues
and urged the necessity of continued
activity of those who wanted to see
the measures carry.
c. c. Tannehill suggested that the
mayor be requested to call a mass
meeting il the near future, and the
notion carried.
w. G. Reid made a strong logical
argument for the bonds, eon*ending
for them as health precaution as
well as financial gain. He said there
were many families in Roswell that
would have been willing to pay the
interest on the bond issue for. one
year, $4,000, if they could have be<3
freed from sickness during the past
year.
R. T. McC1ung spoke of the benefit
of the reduction in insurance that the
waterworks would give and asked for
Information from Mr.. Kellahin on
the subject. Mr.. Kellahin said he did
not believe it would lower the rate
for private residences. but that it
would in the business district.
K. K. Scott stated that Roswell had
the highest valuation and lowest pro
portionate bonded Indebtedness of all
the cities of the territory. He said
Roswell could be depended upon to
grow, and that We must pay for our
Improvements if we ever get them
He congratulated the Bond Issue
League on the enthusiasm it had