The Glenwood post., 1914-02-14
That Is About the Extent Of the Meet.
ings Held the Past Week on the
Water Negotiations
NO RESULTS FROM CRITICISM

The question of = city water supply
has been = lively one in Glenwool
Spring. the past week and all the pa,
triots and experts have been more than
busy in telling us all about it.
The preponderance of sdvice has
come from those who have had connee
tion with the attempts to secure nu-
nicipal Ownership in the past and, hav.
ing made . fizzle of every effort un-
dertaken, now appear to be quite
alarmed lest some one else may sue.
ceed.
Numerous meetings have been held
during the week, at least one for ev.
cry evening thus far, to say nothing
Of the many curbstone congregations
that with much enthusiasm have dis
cussed the subject. In this way many
Of the oldtime statesmen who have been
alternating for some time have come
forth in all their wonted elolseAee
and motheaten oratory that reminds
rs Of olden times has hese sqeteAed
fs6n " a1aso sllsaSx .dI1l,a ailu
ing and made TO do service again and,
let rs hope, the country has been
saved.
The first Of these demonstra tions was
on Monday evening when . very few
people met At the court house and Sen
ator Napier, chatting under what ~
construed as unwarEsnted inactivity On
the part Of the city council, insisted
that the board should At once carry out
one or the other Of the provisions Of
an ordnance passed BY the people four
yssrs ass s.taorising tie purchase or
construction Of water works.
NJ. Napier maiatained that even
though the council intended to pu1-
chase the present plant they should 20
ahead just - theush they had 70 such
intention aad adveFtise for the sale Of
The issue Of slss, 700 in city bonds as
the advertising bill would be moro
than compensated in the "moral e.
feet" such action would have on the
company in bringing them to time in
their negotiations with the city. It
was said that committee should be
appointed to circulate petition to the
city council to that effect.
At the meeting Tuesday even Tom
Howard presided and in an openirg z
statement expressed the fear that the
peoples interests would not be prop
erly safeguarded by the council unless
that meeting gave the council instruc.
tions As to what to do and how to do it.
F. H. Selhorst wanted to hear from
some Of the former council who hal
given some thought to municipal own
ership. Cal McKissack wanted t,
know if the council could 60 any fur
ther toward the purchase Of the water
plant without submitting the matter to
the people, the company having refused
the 100000 offer Mayor Barnes in
formed him that NO further action could
now be taken in that respect without
submitting the matter to vote Of the
people.
Senator Napier secured the floor and
said that the people had authorized The
council to either purchase The present
water plant At 10000 or build . .sw
one for 4115,000 and he thought the
eou.cil shouA carry out one o. tAs
other Of these directions sn tie pari
Of tie people, and said II thsrs werc
any legal o. physical inpediossts Ii
the way Of doing % he tAsagAt the
people onght to Be advised Of the tact
Nr. Napier On being Questioned BY
Mayor Bar.es, admitted tAat tAess
were some esaProoisss whieA - nigA.
b. wiling 70 vsts fse a.l sail IL II