Arizona sentinel., 1917-05-03
OUTRAGEOUS AND AUDACIOUS PROPOSITION
 MADE TO CITY COUNCIL BY HIGHBINDER.

The city council was graced last Tuesday night by the appearance of the ownernchef of the local electric gas and water company He had to Yuma from the snow white city, of Los Angeles to make the city proposition relative to the diScontnuance of the muddy system but instead of granting the citizens relief his proposition purely in the nature of brazen holdup It the most outrageous proposition the city council asked swallow much in fact that Mayor Mchesen took the bit his mouth and told the Los Angeles highbnder just what the people general think of him. And City Attor- ney Moloy added that the local persisted atng city ordinances that the remedy would lie in employ ing husky the shovel axe and pick clear the streets of highbnder Instructions
 wish had time go into the in detail but this paper ready for the press and must therefore be brief in what have say this issue To begin with it was hoped by the city authorities that amicabe might be made with the local company abandon mud dy system, substituting clear system instead The idea more than agreeable the Los Angeles high binder, but these conditions only, CHANCE THE PRICE OF IRRIGATING WATER. .
 He actually had the audacity place these figures as follows minimum charge of one dollar per month, which would ene the 2OOO gallons then 35 per 1000 for the 3O00 then 25 per 1000 for the Up 10000 gallons and then he would generously CD cut the price to 20 cents for everything to 20 cents per 1000 admitting that at the present time there are but one TWO people using that amount which just the
 
 The chief hghbinder said he was perfectly willing to have the corporation commission here and fix the rate but this he probably we'll knew that the corporation mission has absolutely nothing do with fixing the for muddy water system He also probably knows in ad that the corporation commission will do pretty much he asks When Attorney Moloy suggested taking the matter to the people by way of amending the city charter the chief highbinder said threats did not scare him little bit he stood pat He maintained that Yuma getting cheaper than any other city Arizona but he did tmate that EVERY city in California is getting cheaper than Yuma getting did he take the trouble tell the council that all other cities in this state have such supply of water Yuma blessed with all the other cities being compelled get their water from deep wells great expense carrying the water for many miles before within the city limits Nor did he say that he would furnish free for all lots in order raise foodstuff for the war; is being done all California; and in Tucson Not your life would he be that humane generous On the other hand under his proposition the city would be compelled to pay for all its irrgang water for the park and for the trees lining streets whereas der the muddy water ordinance this water is FREE
 After discussing the matter for over an hour during which time the hghbnder have found that Yuma overly in love with him and his hghbnder methods the whole question tabled.
 In the meantime is known that Chief Engineer Trask has last his report the council what he thinks the old trap plant worth reducing his previous figures about $20OOO and placing the of system about $3O0O00 This will all be threshed tonight before the council at which time the council may submit the whole matter to a vote of the people,
 Goodbye, Mr. Highbinder your goose is just about cooked in Yuma growing more foodstuf but also in helping Uncle Sam in the tremendous task of financing the allied powers at War with the Germans Austrans Bugarans and the despsed Turks Every dollar is worth much dollars