The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-19
CONTRIBUTION BOX

| My reason for opposing Mr.. John
Gibson for mayor was, that he advo-
Gated placing the septic tank so close
to the packing plant, that the COM
pany's property would be jeopardized
to the extent that the government in
spection, which is rigid, would be
withdrawn and would have rendered
such property of little value.
The Hagan & Cushing company
has never asked of any city admins
t~ration, nor does it intend to ask any
privilege, that should not be granted
to the smallest tax payer of the city.
An application is on file with the
clerk asking permission to attach to
the sewer system, providing the com
pany can so treat their sewage, that,
from a archaeological standpoint, the
same would be rendered harmless to
enter the sewage system the same
as that from any house or building.
The pipe running past the plant is
three feet and two inches higher than
the outlet from the plant, so that the
sewage therefrom can not be made
to enter therein without being pump
ed that distance. This matter is en-
tirely with the mayor and council
and their views upon allowing such
connection to be made is unknown to
the undersigned.
For the information of those who
may be making this more or less a
personal attack, | wish to state, that
from July LIST, 1910 to Dec. 31st, 1917,
the Hagan & Cushing Co. paid the
city for water alone $1057.50. That,
though the company and its stock
holders have invested a large sum in
the packing plant, and though our
! stockholders paving tax is some $780,
900 and our state, county and NUM-
cipal taxes are very heavy, we. have
never asked other than what any
citizen is entitled to, nor do we have
any desire or idea that we will be
granted any privilege not granted to
every citizen.
When we put in the water main
at our own expense to the plant we
permitted free of charge to the uni
versity and city, the said institution
to tap said main for their dairy and
stock barns and the city has received
from the university in water tax from
said pipe the sum of S405.35 from
July 1st, 1910 to Dec. 31st, 1917.
/ regret very much, that my name
should be in any manner associated
with any alleged criticism upon the
present administration, for the cas-
on such alleged criticism is not based
upon facts, and for the further reas-
on the administration of Judge Trultt
and the associate council have given
the city a splendid and economical
administration of the city's affairs,
and brought the same to the close OF
two years a credit to such officers,
and under the most trying n en-
barrassing conditions, among which
was the location of the septic tank,
which was finally located after call
ing to their council, experts upOn such
matters, representatives of the Uni
yersity whose interests were vitality
connected with such location, : and
many of the heaviest taxpayers, and
in view of the order of the court, 1t
was deemed best and was the unan-
imous conclusion of all parties, that
the tank should be placed farther
from the city for the health and best
interest of all and was finally so
In view of the fact that every cit
izen had the right to enter the city
caucus and the city convention for
nominating of officers, I feel that
majority should rule, and that
those participating in the convention
should support the regular ticket so
nominated and | might say further,
all had the anne opportunity, no
sympathy is rightly due any person
or persons who may have not ava1led
themselves of that chance, and f1nd
themselves now embarrassed IL they
have not followed the law in the mat
ter of getting their ticket upon the
I therefore feel that I am justified
in requesting my friends to loo at
matter in q reasonable manner,
and not be prejudiced to vote against
your best interests and against Judge
Truitt whose wise leadership has saw
ed us money in the matter of the paw
maintenance bonds to the extent
of some $4,000, 500 per month alone
in the water fund, and under his ad-
ministration the largest enterprise
city has ever undertaken, is noW
ready to be constructed, by the lab
prers of our city, as never before, the
preparation for which has been fully
completed and is about to be con-
and at an expense of some
SIS, 900 less than the lowest contract
offer, I mean the septic tank. May
not further ask you to consider wheth-
sr or not it is good business to change
leadership and set aside the men VINO
have performed all tn preliminary
work for so extensive an enterprise,
and place the same with other 10
carry out.
This statement is made for the pur-
pose only of making clear the tacts
as they exist and to ask the voters
not to be misled to your detrlmene.
Respectfully,
C. A. HAGAN.