The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-03

que be bonded fot half a million dul-
lars or o. for the purchase ot the
water supply. ur that We bInd our
selves for . hall ~ threc-quartcrs vi
q million to build a new water sys-
tenn while we let the present one
pass out OF existence through the
processes Of di%siutogration II IL even
threatened that an effort will be made
10 make municipat ownership Of the
water supply the issue in the coming
city election. certain honest theorists
who are advocates of municipal own
ctshlp are perfectly sincere in their
desire To- make the water supply an
issue in the April election. There are
others. however, who will welcome
such an issue az "A very effective cloak
for personal business schemes and
personal ambitions.
whatever the inspiration for such
an issue-do we want 1t in Albuquer-
que now?
just supposing that two years ago
Albuquerque had been bonded fof
half a million dollars moro than the
amount on which we now pay inter-
est, and that we had become the own
ors OF our water supply. IT. operators
ana active managers, through our
present mayor and city couac!i
Keeping In MIND the COZ litions
which have existed IN our city GOV
eminent since II took charge two
years ago, and which exist IN an in
,cnsified degree today-just think
what would have happened to oui
municipal water supply system and
our half million dollar investment b,
this time
Just %supposing, thqt owning our
watet supply, and with the present
city government In charge. we had
needed an extension Of mains into q
new residence district or that the
reservoir had sprung Il leak. or thai
the main pumping plant haG broker
down
what do YOU suppose would hav,
happened
By every recorded instantc of ne.
ccssity for prompt and vigorous ac'
ton by the present city government
We may fairly conclude tina. If IN,
mayor had determined To- Fix IN,
pump or stop the leak. tht counci
would have put its foot on him-an,
# the council had been prepared 1,
come Ia the rescue OF the water sup.
| ply the mayor, with advice oi the cit,
attorney. would have fired the hos.
of the pumping plant. stuffed q raj
In the reservoir crack and thercafto.
waited for something to turn mp.
just stop and think about he fact
for "A minute, municipal ownership
advocates propose hat we .hall tuil
over to tho city government. a cit,
government which IL az iikc,S To- n'
Ike he present one as not. manag
mcnt ~ one of the most l'nportan
business enterprises in the cay. an,
that W. not only do hat bat tina
we finance the business, backing /
with our cash and credit to Il credi
figure that is dangerously beyond Gu
limit.
Is that good business sonYce
To-day there seems littla Irosrcc
that Albuquerque Will cscap, anotho
city election on partisan tines II ",
have hat kind OF an election Is thcr,
any reasun under the shining skies 4
'Npcot that we viii secure ary differ
cnt administration OF our df,airs thai
we've had during IN. past two wears
as tn" result II 4 partisan contest
Would YOU turn your business, YOU
Income property OF funds your per
sonal possessions over To- the man
agein.nt OF his kind o. a ,itv govern
ment-a government which stands q.
rs " foot and persisten'ly labs n
finger into IT, own eve
II there ever was . timr when nm
| ul,ipal ownership should DEusg col,
chills To- course down The spine OF IA.
~Albuquerquc taxpayer 1t IT. TINS after
noon
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