The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-15

us have a water system and cleo
trcity and install these systems at
once. They are necessary to the
town and ] am heartily in favor of
the proposition. We should also in
augurate the street improvements
projected. If we are going to have
a town that is up to date, we want
to start building for it now, this
summer"
Covalt & Stansbury, proprietors of
the Owl Drug Store.-"We are for
suffered from fire losses. We are
facing a constantly increasing insur
ance rate, not to mention the ill re-
suits from dust to store stock and
the health of the community. If we
are to induce others to make their
homes in Roman, we must provide
customed to in the way of water,
drainage and a we'll lighted town is
the strongest invitation we can offer
them to locate here. A vote for the
bonds and an electric system is a
vote for a big and better Roman"
Curtis Jeffries, proprietor of the
Roman barber shop:-"We are in ur-
gent need of both a water system and
electric lights. l am likewise
heartily in accord with the move
ment to inaugurate street improve
ments and all that means progress
for the city of Roman. We will all,
l am sure, assume cheerfully the
expense attending installation of
these improvements
II. e. Wright, Saxon Pool Hail.
Let us have water plant and cleo
trio lights. If we want a town we
must have these utilities"
j. S. Hart:-"Let us get together
and carry through the movement to
install water syste mand electric
lights. Also let us have street i'm
provement. In other words, let us
start building city"
Bailey & Pronovost: LET us have
water and lights, the first requisite
for live town.
A. Sutherland am in favor of
or company to furnish the town with
water from Grow creek. A PROPOSE
ton from F.. ]. Mahoney of Missoula,
| looking to that end is now on file in
the clerks office. l am also in favor
of granting to the same person or
| company a similar franchise to fur
town to have the privilege of taking
over either or both of said utilities
at the end of 10, Is, 90 or 25 years,
at a fair valuation. I am not in
favor of the present plan to bond the
town for S16,SOO and begin INSTALL
ing a plant which, according to Mr..
any provision for paying the differ
cnce of S5,lOO. Mr.. Jacqueth has
never in my hearing made any sug-
gestion as to where or how he eX-
poets to obtain his water supply"
Miss Mary Duplessis, proprietor of
the Roman Millinery:-"R Roman needs
a water system and electric lights
very badly and the installation of
these utilities has been delayed long
tf fn c,,, ,,trI,
without water for sprinkling and
proper street improvements. The ad-
| ded burden through taxation we shall
be glad, all of us, to assume in view
of the reduced insurance rates to
follow and the greater cOnvcnicnccs
of light and water
d, L. Campbell, proprietor of Liv-
cry and Sale Stables: -"By all means
let US have a water system and the
projected street improvements, to
gether with electric lights. IF we
are going to have a town, this is the
way to build one
E. L. Mcconnell, of the Scarce
Department store:-"The most i'm
portant issue for the town of Roman
is water and lights. We should in
stall the proposed plants and do it
without further temporizing or de-
/ lay. We can pay the bills and will
be glad to do it,"
Lloyd /. Wallace:-"When the
standard of living is raised, it usual
ly results in an increase of popula-
ton. BY standard of living. / mean
the average amount of necessaries
and comforts enjoyed by the people.
While it may not be said that water
and electric light plants and macad-
amized streets are necessaries, yet it
cannot be questioned that they are
comforts. In 100 years the popula-
tion of the United States has in
creased over Is times, which has