Arizona sentinel., 1917-05-10
CITY COUNCIL WILL SUBMIT LIGHT, GAS AND
 WATER QUESTION 10 THE PEOPLE OF YUMA

A it's meeting Tuesday night the city council unanimous adopted the rask report the question of light and water and Tuesday night will pass ordinance calling for special registration all people the question of issuing $3OOO0 worth of bonds purchase the old rat trap down on the bank of the Colorado and make improve mens calculated make the old trap have sembance of a public utility corporation.
 This means that in all probability the bond election will be held the last week in une for after the bond election shall have been called it will require least 35 days sub nit to the taxpayers MT Engineer rask present and had few words say urging the necessity of the purchase of the old trap his unyedng opinion that the city get the old plant at all hazard he puts to keep from competing with it should the city conclude to own plant of His report the adopted by the council shows that according to his inventory the old plant worth S171OOO. know MT. Trask doesn't care tinkers darn what think of his report and some of the aldermen may even think less but that shall prevent from saying that such mess offered the of this city they will defeat by 10 for the old trap with all it's recent inn isn't worth more than half that much say this advsedy for before any improvements were made it was hawked about the city OOO with takers Since then for argument sake will assume that S6OOOO has been spent in betermens Put these figures together and you can readily see the city being skinned of the diff ference or the neat of $4OOOO While all know that we have the richest and best country the face of the earth yet will be conceded that money does not grow in the shape of gold dollars every and shrub in this splendid little city.
 have been informed time and time again that the Los Angeles hghbndes got possession of the local plants for something like $oOOOO Bu my good reader you must re- member that paying that price they got the finest 90 of citrus fruit land on earth with twohirds of planted to oranges lemons figs dates and grapefruit If they will throw the orange grove will say the price recommended by Mr. Engineer Trask high But to leave the orange grove the possession of the hghbnders and take the old trap say most emphacay that the price too high
 Well informed citizens have recently told that they would gladly undertake put entire system cleo trc gas and water for less than $2OOOO and make big money on the bargain If this be done then why vote S3OOOOO to get the old trap of the way Why not let continue to rot has been doing for the past several years? Simply because Mr. Engineer Trask anxious for you buy the old plant very good reason why you should be forced to comply with his urgent appeal.
 am in hearty accord with municipal ownership want to see Yuma get the very best the world afford but am not favor of gougng the people the extent asked by Mr. rask If you the $500 900 in bonds you will pay Mr. Trask SIX PER CENT or $1SOOO for his headwork If you cut it down to ONE DOLLAR he will get the first six cents paid the In other words dear people, his fee contingent upon the size of the bond issue Had he put $2OOOOO he would have lost $6OOO in the operation
 What are you going do about it? Are you going to let him make you swallow the dose whether it tastes good or not? Or you fair enough to yourself and your family to throw the whole thing and then go ahead and build plant of your own at half the price?
 It's up you, rather it soon will be. So be on your guard and let every taxpayer register who is not already registered.