Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-01
DISCUSSION WATER
QUESTION LAST NIGHT
At COMMERCIAL CLUB
WOULD HAVE COUNCIL DELAY
TAU7spAN BOND ELECTION.
Meeting Nss Fairly tvenly Divided
Between Those FaVcr,Na and
Opposing Bends.


wait little white was the plra
~ s uuushse.'uf the forty Seven siti'
sens who rathcfod az ihc Commercial
club rooms hH nisht Co discuss thc
sd, isahliu, 90 asilne thc Ci, coun
40 90 della, tho elctuen whirh wiz "e
held nc>t rhufsala, Co. dcsidc wtgtncs
at mot thc tity shaN lssac honds In
the sum ~ $500 poo fof providing Gov
vus Chusu with an abundance 1T sucd
uttered water in licu ct che pfcHoni
small aud unsatisfactory supli
81 was aioom, condition ~ affairs
THAT is io envelope Nuovcs rounlN fof
the next ycar or tNo or possisl, luoe
IT, that WAS painted AS ", y fopr
F,ed pohcris sn3 " = Rankin Ma
Pope however stated that ne Was NOT |
opposed to ibc eii, pians tor pro, ldinH I
CORPUS Christi with modsrn ~atrr
supply ,ut ihht his soic oppositiun was Z
un a,.ount of thr present financial II
condition and hc ureed that thr ci'D
t.on pc dola,cd for Go or so DAYS of .
lnf aiN mentn~
Noi 40 ~ the fori' seven arrved Win +
Mrssrs Pope Rankin and Roberts hN I
ass, m,ana however. and u ts vcr 7
doubtful had "a Ioll heun taken 10 nau
oi those present would have favored
"oalnnr ~ thc election n"tNith /
stlndina tho mass mcctnE was called
ht those who are against victims for
an Improved water supply at lcpsi ior
iho present
on tho contrary taiks % torlng thr
bond ISSUE weu madc h, James iinl
man Ounsi IsfnDrt y Garrett
~ o. Etorhardl lrcd Traah lnd uih-
crs Ma Holman madc the wnai eaii.
oui polnt when ho siHtfd that thv ono
er,ai need of Corlna christi b. tor an
abundance of water nud th' time 90
rD thai suplh Of water BE- now nnu
nm three s'N or twelve months of ont
or teU ycars. nu, nov
D. ~ caldwell presided Rr chairman
~ tho mcciine and after few remarks
ho called upon " q Pope who enc
Work rrotions bad rpukc in th' same
haH against ihs vlti pl,n &c municipal
j ownership ~ tho water nuiglf fuf a
aM Mf popo stated that he would
8 mot enter into % discussion ~ The wnir'
; luohlrm nr o ns merits ~ tho oh'
20 nav hot that hr thou1ht ,net th'
Il council SHOULD DELAY abe election fol
"a ~ eD days
ilo said That corpus christi had set
s ton ninnn ,crv wolf Niih it pf"Hon
suppl, ana that ~ would do for IA whiN
Doracr rho money markrt nov b
- ,pr, ueht we could not sell the bonds
10 so VIII, not wait httlc while hofor'
voting ths bonds. Nas tho burden o
hln tlk
~ d Rankin was called upon and h'
said thm Air POPE had expressed hl'
q sentiments rxa.te " ~ nr msd'
u motion that the council he pciitionc'
q Ca aefay th, election until after Ian
uafy T. bat his motion was not roepg
nlEch.
James HOLMAN said thAi for frhr
the hue and cry in Corpus Christ
had been for more nri better water
m we wait FOR conditions ia
De- iusi right We VIII whlt forever
said ~ Holman "Thc Trims for ue a.
ir be- o. settle this matter uuw hF a'i
ung nur wnter problem solved whll'
We are after the solution ~ that prob
+, lem
I'fod a. Trask ln rcrklnF to erase
some ~ iho gloomy fotchodinaa that
had been painted hy Mr. i'opr ns ~
!. tho future ~ Nuogcs County pointed
oui chat ths rruceods from the faoa oe'
hnud lsauo would he m"nss from oul
side the state and that practically ni
90 the money would no spent "a home
Giving work in many hnmr people
a Thomas Is Dunne nude the afionnd
Ice statement thai She Nuccea snci
rnsH dr, every GUNNER
w o. Etcrhardt wanted modoff
water supply md hr uG Ia mcoiini
lama sum 80 O.. 80 Hulhlfi wanted
better water supply but he wanted th'
tax icyJ hold up unless the bonds ar'
sold + A. GnnHt RaH fof better wa
- ter supply and for tho bond issu"
% frod Roberis said that tho present
wafer soid 30 che Veopls is pai ni O.
drink ANA thai 30 Gusts ozcranigsiyt hui
boz wanted co wait awhile on voting tn'
bonds " D.. Dawson voiced hif
Views
a The meoiiug then adjourned niic'
III ADOPTING motion shat ihe council h'
III patifionea 10 delay the election. tbos'
III fatoring postponement voting for mo
m lion Rnd others iu The room not toiln1
Ill n rs Caldwell Nas Empowered o. ap
XII point a committee ~ Use io appear b0.
III fore the City Council ana asb that ihe
III Council postpone the eie,iion until iu'
" rrrsent situation adjusts ltHelf
III Disry1 Bii,ous1 cons,ipated2
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