The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-22
THE BOND QUESTION.
Meeting at the Court House Wednes-
day Night. Pledge From the
Mayor and Council.

A meeting was held at the court
house Wednesday to discuss the
proposition to vote bonds in the
sutfi OF $25,000 for the purpose OF
establishing a water and sewer
age system over practically the
entire town OF Montgomery.
Talks were made by the mayor,
j. Il, Chadwick, w. L. Gupton, w.
w. Worley, z. p. Rosenberger, DIR.
Nowlin, John NJ. Barker, DR.. Ow-
ings and others.
Dr.. Nowlin though. that every
right minded citizen who be-
lieved in health, happiness and
cleanliness favored a wafer and
sewerage system, but he was of
the opinion the proposed issue
of bonds should be larger SO as 20
cover a wider area OF territory.
The other speakers all favored
the proposition as it was, provid-
ed guarantee could be given that
If the bonds were voted, in max
ing the contract for the work, the
city board would no, permit the
territory, as designated in the
maps of the consulting engineers,
now on exhibition in Judge John
sons office, to be in any way re-
duced.
w. L. Gupaon explained that
| the increase in taxes would not
| be over 25c or soc on the 500 val
uation, which would be a mere
bagatelle compared 20 the bene-
fits accruing therefrom. He said
he believed in securing some of
| the comforts and advantages of
life before he died, and allowing
his children to help pay for it.
A motion was adopted requir-
ing a pledge of the mayor and
council that the bonds would not
be issued nor the contract let for
the work unless substantially the
entire area contemplated by the
drawings already suhm' n by
the consulting enginns-,z - COW
cred by the $4,000.
The estimate by the Fuller-Coult
Co., consulting engineers Of St.
Louis, OF the cost of the proposed
water system to cover the entire
citx inciudes $3.50 feet Of 6-inch
cast IRON pipe, Aif eonzpseze, 1S,-
600 Feet of 4-inch cast iron pipe,
laid complete; 20 fire hydrants ;
all for $4,000.
The sewerage estimate includes
two systems, one on each side Of
| the railroad, and necessisating
I l4tc
| - The one on the north and east
side of the railroad includes 43
manholes, constructed complete, at
$40 each, or $1,720; 6 flush tanks,
constructed complete, at $50 each,
or $500; IL lampholes constructed
complete, at So each, or $36; 1000
feet of 1O-inch sewer pipe, $500 ;
20,500 feet of 5-inch sewer pipe,
s., 400; $3.50 yards of excavation,
81, $50; one septic tank, $1,000.
| The estimate for the south and
west side of the railroad includes
27 manholes, constructed COM
plete, at $40 each, or S1,0S0; three
flush tanks, constructed complete,
at $50 each, o. $3.50; 5 lampholes,
constructed complete, at SO each,
or SIS; 1880 feet of S-inch sewer
pipe, $1,65O; $500 yards of excava-
ton, $1,36O; one septic tank, ST.
600; incidentals, $99.
Total for sewerage, $4,000.
Total for water, $1,000.
| Yesterday the following signed
statement was issued by the may
OF and council:
To the Voters:
If the $4,000 will not cover
practically and substantially, the
with water and sewerage the ter
ritory indicated on the maps pre-
pared by the consulting engin-
eer, Mr.. Fuller, and now on exhi-
bition, we will not issue the bonds
j. E. Chadwick, Mayor
Will Haas,
L w. w. Hammack,