The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-07
WATER PROJECT
IS |NDORSED BY
CITIZENS BOARD

Tho water urutY,t D,yutpd b, fla, okla.
hnmn on, rommtasioucr which viii
cost tt.5oo.o ou received the unanimous
lu"Inrscm.ut of In, ci,izcus' committee
al an ,uthusnqtic meeting Thurgdav
night nrld In lno council cb,mbc Of,
tho cit, hall
The old SQUIRT of ro.opcu,tou aud co
heslon effort rulod the meeting. which
vns held ~ the council chamber Of the
,,y hall AN Tor ono and one for ar
wa the continent Ringing addresses
utging the construction " this gigantic
sy,tcm which would settle for an time
.th" water question" were hcard
lort, men were present. including
m,mh,rs ol the board of ,lt, commits.
ulDnors. aud only one offered the slight
ct objection to ~" 81. 500 600 plan pro
posed hv Gus lugiu,cr ca, Y McClu-"
ana accepted boy the commissioner That
ON, was j II Johnston. sccrctnr, Of the
Tax Effclonc, league. who Inserted be
believed q satisfactory supply could bee
ol tanned for much less none, Such
stionr pressure wHH hrpughl a. bear On
W Johnston. however. that before the
meeting wps ended he voluntarily in
formed tho other members OF the com
mttcc that although he would not sup
pOrt the movement he would not aay a
word against H. IIc I'D not vote wh,n
the committee took formal action. and
those voting were unanimous in favor
~ calling y bond issue election
No step vHs taken nt the session
Thursday uirhi toward fixing the date
ton the election hut most NJ the men who
oppressed nm opinion thought that the
plnr should De- submitted 80 the voters
without needles della, II seemed the
general continent favored setting the
election for mot moro than five week.
rrm nov
Won't Increase Taxes.
That tho a 1nu. 0O0 of water bonds. =
u'rd b, the people. viii not iucre1sr
inN'g ON" penny Nus ON, OF the strong
10. sortinus made ht Na,or Otorholsor In
- brief tain ~ tho committee MANY
citizens VITO arc taxpayers believe even
nov that the present vuterworks arc
causing iE,ca 80 be- higher. when. In
''Ilit,. the water department DIS turning
ever q surplus iu the ,ity ever, month
tho mnynr declared
"Futthermur,' said the mayor. -
want the people 10 know that ! do not
l,Ii'f, the Wrtrf ayHtDm proposed would
cruise taxes tn be- % sinrl" dollar higher
~, revenue from tho plant would pav
~, interest .nnupll, and eventually 70
,c ri. would b, sufficient 80 p,y the
principal
Tho moral effect following tho carry
irg on of % plpu calling for the con
s'ru,tion N % great water .,atcm such
". u proposed. which cannot he meas
mod In do'lnrs. Do even greater than tho
practical effect. " was asserted hy Frank
Nikun. president oG tho Tndcsmcns
state bank
Dan Hogan president of the Iurmor.'
National hank declared that the con.
sifu'tinr mi r. N.,Nu.u uO viicr plan,
would result In o.. best advertising that
oklahoma 'it, ups-ihA could obtain. ".
ftid II would .il,ur, the gossip and XII
the prejudice existing against the city
IL j e. Street. city commissioner ri
public property. told tho committee h,
vu Informed Thursdn, hy u representa-.
I've ~ the insurance underwriters tina.
m" Oklahoma city rate would be mn
i'rlally reduced n tho proposed wate
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