The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-04-22
LET us BUILD A oREAr CITY

the water works system. In the past
we have just about made IL unnnimou,
when questions of public improvements
nave been voted upon. Theer was only
about forty votes against the sewer
bonds aud a less number against bonds
for a new and better school building
for high school purposes. FIFTY thous
aud dollars were subscribed for the pro
posed railroad from Clovis 10 Tucum
earl in n few hours. street improve
mrnts me- the hearty support Of citizen.
aud property owners. Tucumcarian.
have always been loyal aud proprc.
siye. And, nov that public veal d, again
before us Ia the purchase II the water
system. the News believes them still
united for the advancement 1T commun
ity interest, aud that next saturday
election will show III. same keen IN
terest In Tucumrari's welfare.
The News has gone to considerable
trouble 10 get waterworks data Tor thi
issue to try TO show that the purchas
VI the water works system instead @
increasing taxation will be a sourr
Of revenue which must after a littl
while with improvement aud extension
reduce the tax rate. build q more al,
quate water system. with a real ~,
protection aud more and cheaper waite
to the consumer. Follow our figure
carefully and see II YOU do not reacl
the conclusion that We have gone int,
the matter pretty thoroughly, and 10
the event YOU feel ~ w. do about III,
necessity of the city owning this publ
utility. get busy while there is vet tim,
and see your friends and ncighhor
and talk ;hc purchase over, ask them t.
vote for II. and help YOU convince other.
that We should never look back whcI
the welfare OF our city j. at stake.
The receipts from the water work.
exclusive Of water now sold 20 the city
IL not les. than t75o.0o per month. o.
$4,000 per year. The cost Of operation
by the city need not exceed sl50o pc
wear. This will give the city % net lu
come NJ $4,000 aud all Of the wa'c
they need tor water plugs. parks, stree.
sprinkling aud flushing IT sewers.
The city should have not loss than lml
Are plugs. They cost the city .3j.w
per year for each making q total o.
$4,000, and the sewers street, and publi,
parks will cost not less thau $4,000 PEI
month THE upnL.. , ,,v.n1 t.t.I 80 A.
800 that must he Spcu' by the city 10
water, IL wc heautify our parks an,
have adequate Dire protection. The ne
income Of $4,000 together with N,
$1,000 which the city will save makes 3
total Il $4,000 On an investment oi sGi
Goa ~ about ~ per cent. Besides thi
revenue. the city will have slo,0oU viii
which to install fire plugs aud extend N,
city mains, and by extending the mans
the revenue from new customer, who hr,
not only willing, but R]nNiou, 10 hay'
city water. will i]ncrras" the income oY
the plant at least 90 per cent whi"
will gre an additional re-, enur 90 tn
city OF not less than $4,000 per year
This amount added 20 the present in
come IT $500 will make the %earninl
capacity Of the plant $4,000 per yrar
The books Of the present owner, show
a profit 10 them last year Of $4,000, witt
less than 80 FIRE plugs and after paying
taxes on the property. The city will hav,
no taxes 10 pay, will have extended
mains and AT least 80 additional IN,
plugs,
Some II our citizens are skeptical g.
TO the durability Ut the wooden pipes. II
London, England. SONS time ago, wuoiri
pipes were taken up that had been -
the ground 400 years and We're found .,
b" in a good state Of preservation, Last
year Philadelphia took up wood pipe.
put down by the Quakcrs NJ years be-
fore and found them to be in perfec'
condition. Spokane, Washington, a cit,
of 100000 people is nov installing N,
wooden pipes, and after much invest
cation have adopted them as the best
Many other large cities are doing "a,
same, aud in some instances the Iror
pipes are being replaced with wood. II
fact, the life Of the wood pipe has no
been determined because none have beer
found that were not in good state Of
preservation The tar covering on IN,
outside protects them from the earth
the water inside preserves them from de-
cay and the galvanized wire with which
they are wrapped gives them a guaran
teed strength of 1870 pounds pressure
There are only two things that viii
ever make IL possible for a decrease IN
the taxes 81 any city, and they are.
a source Of revenue and an increase 10
the amount Of taxable property. II the
city owns the water works they viii
have a source Of revenue, with addition
al Are protection and the extension OF
the water mains, they will encourage
the erection ~ elegant homes which
will increase the amount Of taxabl,
property. There ia absolutely no reason
why the taxes should be increased II
the city buys the water works.
We don not believe the president will
withhold his signature from the amend.