Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-19
East Jordan, Mich, Sept. IA, 1908
To the Honorable,
The President and
The Village Council,


The President and
The Village Council,
Gentlemen
Hearing that you were In trouble
with your municipal water system,
and also that the private electric
plant was Ia serious trouble through
the loss OF their hydraulic power
plant; some strong financial parties
have sent me here to make an investi-
cation With view to determining
the value and Importance Of your nat
ural resources; the public spirit and
enterprise OF your citizens, and the
future promise of your village.
These parties are seeking a safe,
permanent aud profitable investment
for their money.
They are impressed with the belief
that municipal public utilities, such
as domestic and fire protective water
service: and electric light and power
service. ought to afford safe field for
permanent investment; and this to
the mutual advantage of all parties, II
fair conditions are made In the out
set.
No community can make any salts.
factory headway without an ample
supply OF pure water for domestic lse,
aid for effective fire protection; and
the time has fully come when hydro
electric light and power are prime
necessities; any municipality trying
to get along without these public i'm
provements, cannot possibly make any
satisfactory advance; but must remain
at the foot OF the hill In men ntal moral
and industrial progress.
Our American People are recognized
the world oyer for their advanced
civilization, and proud public spirit.
The people of nearly all our munich
palities are ready and willing to ap-
propriate all the money necessary for
these vi tai public improvements; but
right here intervenss this serious
handicap; there Is hardly village Ia
this state that can raise money
enough, within the scope Of its legal
debt limit, to more than half suffice
for first class public water system;
to say nothing Observers, lights and
streets; 90 that the only possible way
to obtain these vitality necessary i'm
provements 10 to call 10 the aid of
private capital; and indeed from eyery
Legitimate point of view this IL the
better way; for private management
Is more economic and effective than
is possible with municipal manage
ment; and in this way all polical par
tissn influences are eliminated.
After careful investigation 1 find
that a first class water system for
East Jordan will require at least ten
miles of street mains, ranging In size
from four to sixteen inches; not Ia ex-
cess OF two miles TO be below ak
inches; a pumping plant and supply
we'll of two million gallons daily cap
acity; an enclosed aud covered con-
crete reservoir, at an elevation suffi-
cient TO afford ninety pounds pressure
to the square inch upon the street
mains of the low levels, by the simple
static gravity pressure Of It's waters;
God at least 100 double discharge fire
kydrants.
Such . works will cost at least
ESQ, 900 while your debt limit is only
about $500 for all purposes; leaving
you go, 900 shy for water works alone.
II you turn this water and light
business over to y private corporation
IL will leave you on easy street con.
cerning all other needed improve
meuts.
The parties I represent authorize
me to apply for a franchise 10 accord
apce with statutory Limitations, to
construct and operate the system Of
waterworks here outlined; these
parties to furnish proper bond as