The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-07-16
DOES NUM-
C|PAL OWNER
SHIP PAY?

We could fill the columns of our
newspapers with municipal cleo.
trio, water and gas plant failures.
But why go away from home
The Logan, O., municipal water
works has bsen In operation for
thirteen years. The total receipts
from sale of bonds, donations,
from sinking fund. taps and sale
of water is $40, ,522.39.
The total expenditure Is ST.
586.15.
Deficiency in running expenses
sl,O48 rs.
Paid interest on bonds $23, 24O.
Paid bonds $26, 900.
Depreciation at five per cent.
per annum, thirteen years, $685.
900.
Total amount not earned by the
plant and for which we have
paid by being taxed, $40, 2S3. 70.
Would an individual or private
corporation consider this invest
ment as being on paying basis Z
Yet our worthy mayor and some
of our council will tell you this
plant is ON a paying basis. The
above figures are computed on the
water works alone and does not
include sewerage. After thirteen
years operation Of our Municipal
Water Works plant what have we
got2
A plant that is altogether inada'
quate to furnish water to the con-
sumers already in service, with
additions to the town, the demand
for water and sewerage increased
in all sections of the village with
no money in the treasury and a
plant on losing basis. Our council
calmly close their eyes to these
conditions and proceed to spend
four or five hundred dollars,
probably, for some Door Bell
Electrical Engineer to lecture on,
Municipal lighting, his only object
being his fee or to sell electric
supplies, to tell them they can
build an Electric Light Plant over
at the Water Works pumping
station for the sum of $4,000 90.
If this Council had the least con-
ceptlon of their duties they would
have spent this money for esti"
mates to complete the Municipal
Plant they already have started
by water works system with no
reservoir and no water in their
wells. This system in Logan is
a matter that::ought to wake up
our Council and also our citizens.
Here is Riverdale built up with |
more modern up-to- date homes
than any section of our town with
no sewerage. What's the reason
Are not they entitled to it? I'll
venture to say, their pretty homes
are put on the Tax Duplicate at
. higher rate in proportion than
much business property on Main
street. Are the people in Glenova
entitled to water? The West end
section of the village have no
sewerage. These worthy, deserving
,itizens are taxed for these neces-
sities that we, the people of the
Central Section of the town enjoy
and they are denied them, and
why2
If this proposition carries at
the the poles on Monday, July 20.
" hioh think it will not, then the
people who are entitled to these
comforts and necessary improve
ments, aud who have had hopes
,t relief, may put aside any such
IDEAS, as the $2600.O0 named ia
this estimate is only starter
which will call for many many
more dollars which they will have
raise by bond, as your tax limit
has already been reached you wall
have to either vote for their issue
Dr. abandon your plant.
With two Natural Gas plants
and an Electric Light plant to
compete with In town OF less
than 6, 900 inhabitants, would any
sane man imagine that a village
Council or u Board of Public Serv
iee at salary of $25 per year
ssch, aud under our system OF
Government, changing manage
ment every two years, successfully