Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-06-19
COMMUNICATION
BY A SIGNER Of
Sewer PETITION
To the People of Tonopah:

The petition signed by some 300I
citizens, asking the county commits
siOners to call a special election to
vote OH the purchase of the sewer
system, practically all of whom were
business men of Tonopah, has been
defeated by the action of the said
county commissioners. The law, as
on the statutes of this state in regard
to a proposition of this nature, says
that if potion is presented to the
county commissioners signed by 20
per cent of the legal voters, it shall
be their duty to call a special cleo.
ton. This law the solons disre-
garded and constituted themselves
the citizens of the city and cast a
black ball against the purchase,
| County Commissioner Pete Booth
stating that there was one name on
the petition, to his personal knowl-
edge, that of Mr.. F. G. Waterhouse,
who was not even a citizen of the
state. This name could be cancelled,
with numerous others, and still the
20 per cent necessary for the cleo
ton would be on the petition.
Commissioner Booth also stated
that he did not think the people
knew what they were doing" And
when asked if they needed a guard
ian, replied: "If you put it that
way, yes!" Did the people need
guardian less than two years ago
when the commissioners gave away
the water franchise without giving
the people chance to vote? What
did the people get for this fran
chise? What did the commission
ers get? We know the citizens
did not get anything, but as to
the commissioners we cannot state.
What did the people get for the
telephone franchise?
What did they get for the electric
light franchise?
What did they get for the gas
franchise?
The same commissioner also states
that Mr.. Mcintosh ran the resolu-
ton turning the election down off on
his typewriter" Where is the dis
trict attorney; and hasn't the coun-
ty anyone capable of this work?
Doesn't it look strange. to the
people that Mr. Booth should take
his advice and receive his favors
from law firm that is at present
representing the First National
banks of San Francisco and Cold
field in suits for thousands of dol
lars against the citizens. Mr.. Booth
alleges to protect? Did the peo-
pie need a guardian" at the time
these wise solons plunged the coun-
ty into this mess?
ms law firm was most active in
the interests of the people" One
OF the firm believed that the city
should own the sewer "by all means
II they could get it for what it was
DWorth?" But he did not believe in
giving the people chance to find
out what it was worth.
The sewer company has been at
work for some time on figures as
to what has been expended by the
company and what it would cost to
duplicate the present system, and
would have published this statement
for the people to judge for them
selves if the guardian" of the peo-
pie had not constituted himself
Judge and jury and listened to the
purring of firm of lawyers who
are trying to force the county to
pay something they do not owe
through our wonderful system of
justice that has allowed Mr. Golden
and Mr. Hickey to watch the pro-
ceedfngs from afar.
A great cry has been set IN
against the greedy sewer system in
this city by few of the "loyal."
The sewer company is giving free
service to all the county buildings.
to all the churches, to all the
schools, to the fire department Aand
to the gymnasium. Can any of the
other corporations that hold fran
chises in this city say the same?
ONE, WHO SIGNED THE PETITION