Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-03-02
Water and Lights.
OkoIona. Miss, February 25. 1916.

Okoona. Miss, February 25 1916
Fellow Caizens:--
In attempting the Of The Ciymade necessary by
bond issue good roads ecby increasing
and lights mind mistake altogether opposed
whole scheme Of Public utilities intended be
the equal service all the people Note the Post Office
department This department actually loss each effort
make the light possible They
paiustaking this order that be low operating
basis possible that deficit each year. These
along the the uc Schools They parske the
nature OF philanthropy than geaug scheme
When the found had its revenue to meet increased
the method would have been vaorem But
Tact that and light merd does the
While this evidently intended fails purpose The any
hs does do operated shift the load Of from the
~odo the Not only increase
taxes on the but makes him for the and installation
and up keep which will the thousands dollars AS an
let look figures Take for basis Of calculation 300
already II safe so per cent Of these are
families 20 faucet or moderate
families and 20 S. 10faucet families We
all know the oneauce family doubled that the
family. the and have been told by many as
eight faucets that the half what old order
Now in making the buaion follow giving the advantage the
opposition you readily see after going over them that
the oneance and increase the s. 10auc puts them in the
hole $6O under the old order b the
change $45OG under the order you lose S2OO
you gain $2400.
Old Order: mo- vr Toal |
1870 lFauce moderate families so 600 $lOSOoo
60 2Fmce .............. 100 1900 7200OE
so sucst welLlo- families a7s 45ao 27OO00!
1907 10 Faucet sss-'; 'a..ssists me .Es - o10v srz6
go D Faucet "~~ 100 1900 720O0ll
90 S 10 1oFce. wodo 7Bfauces 200 24oO 144O0O
= $4,000
s5 osuce people pay by the thousand gallons the others do
The total is less order than the DID, But how the
ratio changes from weiodo the modeaemean mns
are increased S108000 and the wodo mans decreased $l26O00 This
calculation is only 800 the city put
ndredo
words about 900 1000 the will
about three times
Under the minimum allowed about $500 gallons Of
water The 2auce people that much they from
70 1000 gallons as They the allowed and yon
when connected To another light the moderate
means man pays 50 $500 thousand gallons for his
while The ellto-do man 30 or less tor his
AS has been stated levy and cect
taxes according the wealth of the community nation That's why
have national because wealth afford be taxed and ld
means cannot Now while the difference h
b sum concerned the shifting Of The load legislation
n In an ad valofem according his and
there is no way to slip on the blind side
A. for the meters tbemselves-athoueh they will cost the people
o in the thousands might well dump them all inalubba creek for
e good they do as operated Take the onecet people They
enough figure the thousand gallon basis It's just %
per month proposition straight Why not make the rate dollar 1n
fat, and and the wel The result would bthe
same The only difference being would be little cheaper is
something for opeep reading each month And the metdlo
e eLtodo man. instead Of being for the city ab III
just helps him make his
tn. result Of the whole neier proposition operated be
about hi Cost 300 dollars amounts to SoUU
Added to this is upkeep which will be considerable Now the taxiers
have oo to nav this addition the bond AS swn
a - - On - o e The 450 families who use the meters oD60l
will nav $4,000 and 20 go weodo families wPy
$4,000 This something like three TO four thousand as
oer wear on water lights the mtedmeans v
Ito pay.
Now fellow citizens would you load boys shos
- L. , had .. N mans shoulders? The Of put
the boy belongs and the load where belongs
There will be your March the 2 election tee eli
whether the city viii be changed form am
as it is the form carries shall be candidate tor %
Ii il remains the same am you canddaOr
Msyor you see Ct elect either shall do all in @ b