The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-15
To the Citizens
of Wheeling:

Here are some questions that you should ask
Yourself when YOU consider voting for the proposed
$780, 1000 water bond issue: .
Do YOU know that of the 81, 600, 90 bond issue
onv S44OOGO0O is for the purpose OF 1ntIaton; tnat
the proposed filtration plant only cost and only needs
to cost less than OF the proposed oona Issue!
DO VOL know that of the bond issue, about $780,
10000 are to be spent for wreckng the present pump
ing station which cost the city one mlon oouaTs anu
which is now in good cond1uon! -
Do you know that they propose to remove this
station two or three miles and rebuild 1t there SIMPLY
for the sake of making change!
Do you know that of the bond issue, $7oo,ooooo
or abot that is to be spent for building reservoir
which when completed will have capacity OF only
thirds of days supply for the city's use? what
use is a reservoir that will hold only twothirds Of
days supply. -. @r~">'7tsesazts'
DO YOU know that the entire cost of these works
will run over two million dollars? The estimate made
nv the engineers is based pipe at $4OOO per ton
and labor at $500 day and other things III IKE pro
norton Pipe is selling at over 5000 ton and labor
has rated over $500 per day and under present con-
dtions the cost will be over two million dollars, In
stead of 81, 6000O s=.a~:..4~
Do YOU know that if this work is undertaken that
the entire cost will be charge against the citizens OF
what is now Wheeling alone and that when the work
is done the property will become the property Of all
never have contributed cent? e..Ss.~. :.
Do YOU wonder therefore, that the most active
supporters of the bond issue distinctly citizens who
live entirely outside of the city limits and will pay
little or none of the taxes? ...~Auag. =.
Do you know that if this bond issue carries, we
will have no bonding capacity left either to improve
streets to take care of the debt against the fire de-
partment or to make many other improvements that
will be needed especially if Greater Wheeling becomes
a fact? 7....- -a,ess.s.,
Do you know that every dollar Of increased taxes
means dollar added to the cost OF living?
Do you know that this bond issue viii mean about
ninety thousand dollars year added to the cost OF v
ing Of the people of Wheeling and that that charge
will be paid by every working man in the city Of
Wheeling not in proportion to his wealth. but m pro-
portion to the size of his family? .--:.~.444:
Do YOU know that, of the so-called endorsements
of this bond issue secured by it's promoters many Of
them under false pretenses, not single one was for
any other purpose than filtration; not agne endorse
ment of the whole proposition was made by any in
divdual or body that had given the matter any care
full study? . .. <::f=> c>-,>~s4s d
Do YOU know that committee Of the Wheeling
Chamber of Commerce, composed OF four Of our lead
ing citizens after studying the matter recommended
that this election be postponed? .-::%n
If you vote this bond issue down, properly pre-
pared issue covering filtration alone and needed street
improvements will be presented and will 60 through.
Don't be fooled by the assertions that you have to
vote for this bond issue to get filtration ....
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