The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-06
LET'S FINISH TVt JOB.

opposed municipal ownership
of tn. water works FOR ~
buaueraue because of out firm and
still unshaken belief that u would 'c
ouumS for this city at it's prescri
stag. of development and with It's AT
mediate future To- grant q fan fran
Chisc. at reasonable rates to the coz
gunner. under which u private corpoi e
alton. and not the municipal govern
m.nt. would be required to make he
Improvement aud costly extensions
which VIII bc necessary each year
over 4 considerable period of years.
We have believed that this course
would be wiser for the city as a whole
And a positive and important ecor-
omy for the taxpayer" who are held
absolutely responsible TOR losses IN
CURED IN municipal operation Of util-
titles. and who must bear he burden
W. have believed ana still b%elieNt,
that q franchise can b. nad under
which n private corporation can fHi-
nish water a. cheap or cheaper than
the city can furnish o. And We hav.
believed and still hcli.,. That econ
urnv aud cfhcien,y Will he extremely
difnculi to obtain 80 lung as our city
government remains - partisan COZ.
eminent. Tor patiisars frs, and =
business INSTITUTION ~ u scronda'
proposition
our beliefs m this regard have Not
necu shaken But ", would Dee fool
taxpayers IN Tuesdays election. b>
which the 5000 90" bond isnu" was aP
proved by almost -four tn one. an ur-
gent and imperative dcrta,d Tor ma.
ui'ipai 90 neiship on thf part "i the
solid. ~taApaying clcmcnt' ~ M popn-
laiu,a., ", ahgisiou which, canuot ~
should not hc denied What u large
majority Of III, people want the
people shuuld has - PARTICULARS
when that large majority - composed
oI the wholly responsible class WIN
bear IN, burden OF goyernmcnt--thc
taxpayers
Tho hcins the case the next step
tor Nbudueraue. and tn" step that
will be IN Albnqu.rauc's best intci
az vU be To accomplish muni,il %
wncrship a. quickly as possible To
give the people what they have de-
mandcd and with no more dclts thla
n absolutely necessary To- propcri,
protect IA. interests Of the CITY.
There IS no us. in furthc' talk of a
franchise. The qualified 'ut.ls ARD
the t~axpayinR voters do not want It
Thcy want municipal ownership, aud
they -hould have it-uoN The trst
work Of the new citl government e.
soon as II has been organized -huuii
he to complete municipal OWNERSHIP
If the water works This - necessary
uc.iuso the peol.lc have registered
'AAfN1 N'liAh'h NV - ~ 90 WIZ Nv
t. the best interest," of A~lbulu.ruut q,
get through with the water question
,onciIsi, civ aud finally ~ soon 81 We
can do so. 20 the end hat ". m1v
get together forget our difference.
and get about attending to the bus
ness Of building this city.
T. A.ai.t... ...EF.t ..Y.l .
hero should ana must b. put IN"
rpsidcrrtion-thc best Interests uf
he Dity and IT, people. This means
o. lSiness operation hy business men.
o. SHOULD oc possible without cpwpli-
atoms aud with complete .a,.s.acun1n
Goo every one = il Do approached
sduarsiy on the honest %s'raishtior-
ward bGsoess Dssis
The prcsee,. franchise has a little
Iuure than ~ SsaI. Of Ne In. tax.
pa,era have voted iic0. phl. with
which to buy the present water WORKS
plaBi. oi ouiid u ns~ plant. The lie
OF the present UaE,hisc VII gsrry ~
lsast the ncu city election Cer,irly
", de- not want the "vtter question
To ne The issue IN another atty er
tlon-oven # "a. desired 90 delay for
Two y.ars what thu people have ar
mistsksoly voted as their immediate
d.mand.
Tn. rIinuus proposition af q rou.
petinH plant viii mo-. o.. ,~ousidcreI
by any man Who has the interests If
his city ~ heart save 49, a lasi resort
and IN even, of - wholly uu|r,i~onaui,
attitude an the part OF the uVu'.
the water works.
obviously the open course .. pYI-u,
il Ia proceed AT nee To- obtain q ni
valuation at the property 80 tno waite
COMPANY, through n sSpei' "r =
commission Of three experts. .! 'ba'.
ac,er 80 high ne 10 place Their 81" '