The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31

OIilcldl pOsltlOn us IL lntulDer Oh Ine
town board to vent his personal
spleen upon the Newspaper and its
editor. The Newspaper owns and
operates the only motor In the town
which can come under this prohibit
ton.
For nearly seven years, with only
one reservoir. there has been sufficient
water to run this motor without
causing Inconvenience or distress to
any citizen. for it is well known
fact that in times of water shortage
/ the Newspapers motor was run only
late at night.
Now that we have an additional
$4,000 100000 gallon reservoir,
which was touted to be sufficient for
the needs of the town for years to
come, this fake reformer persuades
three other astute trustees that 1t is
necessary to shut OFF the Newspapers
motor In order TO furnish 10000 gal
Ions Of water per quarter to IA ranch
three miles outside the city limits.
While the furnishing OF water to the
homes of ranchers on the different
mesas is contrary To law. and not
within the powers Of "A municipality,
IL Is mutually agreeable and beneh-
cfal. and should be continued. But
any taxpaying citizen of the town
rights in this water distribution has
an effective remedy in an appeal to
the courts.
In addition to granting this 10000
gallons of water, Mr.. Hufty proposes
to make IL "A donation. using n buga-
boo water claim on Lucas creek.
whatever that il. as reconsideration,
while the Newspaper for seven years
very small fraction of that amount
OF water, and has at least $500 tied
In its motor equipment which would
be worthless under this resolution.
This is the man who bosses the Pa
onin school board.
Ths school board which has spent
"A stupendous amount OF money for
coal during the last eighteen months.
lie bosses the board which has not
made public statement of its re-
ceipts and expenditures to the people
OF this school district for two year,.
He bosses the board of this school
district where the taxes have been
steadily increased. Notwithstanding
tho fu.r..aaa ~ urnnartv .-aiuutgAna
until taxes arr. now 10 per cent high
er than in any other district in the
county and 40 per cent higher than
In any other district in any other
county on the western slope. and IA
district In which taxpayers have been
warned by "A county official that they
would lie bankrupt II halt In not
called.
This IL largely the work Of the self
constituted hypocritical reformer and
town boss who represents;
NOTHING
OWNS NO PROPERTY
PAYS No TANES
Whose Investment In business here
consists of II cheap roll-top desk and
the stamps he buys at intervals to
send out his cheap literature, while
the town helps along in the payment
of his water. lights and rent for the
privilege of it's trustees slipping into
his back room to hold their meetings.
| We pray you, o, legislators give
us the recall.
Since this little boss has had the
dictation of things, and forced Jim
Hin from the clerkship. only one pro-
cecding OF the trustees has been pub
lished SO that the people may know
what was being done. Only once has
the appropriations made by them
been given the light of day.
Who knows what the $4,000 OF
water bonds sold last summer
brought to the town treasury?
Who knows what that reservoir
cost?
Who knows what the money was
spent for?
! Who knows what the cement cost