, 1923-12-20
Will DOUBLE IF WATER BONDS
DO NOT PASS
tEditorial)

nej jn the past several rersld weeks Is, The .l Republican has been s5.I pub,
be held in RawIins on Thu hui day T December 1oee 27 thu for tns' pur Is
pose of voting on a proposed water bond issue of $4,000.
proposition editoriany but we have endeavored to place before
readers the exact facts of the situation as we have been able
nne,t The report Gn TT Of City Engineer wisda to the City Council was
V1GIsndo E En- f@e dna G report %Fa f hes cb Engineer of Nh Nicola Sed2 n: of oft the
g eort WAS ths n also published ID =, This sI paper has also endeavOred to re-
luncheon clubs just as accurately as could be done.
We have given to our readers the situation as it exists
system as s. well ell as s. the financial situation n M Or Our only regret is is that
we have been unable to secure a report from Engineer Wejland
s 5 1000 a addit5o malt to b complete 2lere the oes system = We tSd believe dey that ha such such
Inns and would have cleared up many matters which have been
bothering several of us.
The Republican along with many others in the city, does not
particularly relish the present situation but at the same time we
realize that if this additional bond issue is not voted conditions
will be almost %prohibitive.
Every tax payer must stop and realize that if the bond issue
and get a judgment against the City of Rawlins. This Judgment
in a very short time. The money to pay the judgment and inter-
est will have to be raised by taxation. This will mean that city
On the other hand, if the additional bond issue is voted; it
the %sa bon thst with fhe be city pai G ov pay a 9 pefi sT Of PER fb fsRt J iessrsst r 1nd a that
tiona, taxation ion will be very err small in this hi case:
engineers estimate must be raised because of considerable more
rock work than estimated and also because of a greater pressure.
than at first planned. In addition to this the city has deemed
will B be 10 ins saTeds rather "a p4f'f than Of w eSe paHs S Se sDss f s6s tsnh p apa
the city mains; Naturally the contractor must receive and is
Court and get judgment against the city for it.
Under the present law, which provides that only property
owners can vote upon the issuing of bonds, there cannot be a
large number of votes cast next Thursday. There should not be a
single vote cast against; the bond issue as any property owner
who does so is placing himself in a position where, If the bond
issue should be defeated, he will be compelled to pay enormous
taxes for the next few years.
The City Officials have made a very careful and thorough
investigation of this entire matter and have decided wisely that
a bond issue is the only feasible manner in which the additional
expense incurred IN bringing. this water to the city can be met.
These officers are of the opinion that this bond issue will not
mean a cent additional taxes in the city for the redemption of
the bonds as before that time there will be sufficient revenue
coming in from water which the city sells to the refinery at
Parco to entirely pay the bonds. The fact that the City Council
a few nights since received bids of more than par for these bonds,
should they be voted, shows conclusively that these bond houses
realize that it will be an easy matter for the city to retire these
bonds when they become due.
Voters must remember that in this election they do not vote
for the issuance of these additional bonds by marking an (X)
after the words For Water Bonds" but they must scratch out
entirely the words Against Water Bonds
Remember, Property Owners and Voters, that if these bonds
fail to carry next Thursday you are more than doubling your
city tax levy for the next few years, while if they do carry the
tax will be very light, if any at all!