Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-03-20

report upon the Wynooche, that the
development Of the project was feas-
IDLE and there was an existing need
for both water and power in the City.
The City Council would have sub
mitted, to the voters of the City 81
the coming election, the separate
propositions of water and power, If
it could have done SO. t was adj
vised, however, that it was necessary
to submit each proposition, not only
separately, but at succeeding cleo
tons, rather than at the same cleo
ton.
If the people vote for the water
on March gath, it insures not only a
future supply of water for q growing
city, but It also enables the City
Council to submit the development Of
the power resources Of the Wynooche
at succeeding election.
The people should vote for the
water because there is 3 need for
water, and also because it will be the
first step in the development of pow
er.
If the people vote down the water
proposition, it means that it will be
useless to vote upon the power prop
osition. It also means cancellation of
the Malinowski Rights by Supervisor
Of Hydraulics and the application of
the City before the Federal Power
Commission for the development of
the Wynooche Water and Power re-
sources.
We desire to assure the people that
the City Council is not going to sell
any bonds until the time comes when
the developments of the project de-
mands. such sale. We then will only
sell the bonds in series to the end
there will be the least amount of
outstanding bonds possible during
the course of construction.
We also desire to state that these
bonds will be sold upon competitive
bids and that they cannot be sold at
less than par or bear greater than 6
per cent interest.
While the bonds to be issued cam
not be paid by taxation, but solely
out of the earnings of the plant,
the bringing in of new industries ami
the growth of the City, by reason of
an abundance of water and cheap
power, will increase the assessed
valuation of property for the pur-
poses of taxation. The greater the
assessed valuation the less the rate
of taxes.
We declare that we are in favor of
the proposition submitted, and were
familiar with the proposition submit
ted before it was presented for pass
age by the City Council. The Coun-
Gil was not taken by surprise when
the ordinance was presented.
In fact it passed a resolution
pending the litigation over the COM
bined water and power project pledg
ing the City Council would submit
the propositions separately if the
Supreme Court held that the prop
ositions should be separately submit
ted.
/ The voters of the City have twice
expressed themselves in favor of the
Wynooche. Once in favor of the
water and power project and again
when Initiative No. So, Bone Power
Bill, was submitted last November,
and carried in this City.
We have presented this PROPOSE
ton to the voters of the people, be-
cause we ourselves are in favor of
the proposition. We believe it is
for the best interest of the City of
Aberdeen. It should be approved at
the election next Tuesday.
Signed: Mayor, A. G. Hopkins;
Members of the Council: J. L. Black
burn, Jas. H. Empey, ]. w. Light
foot, G. o. Watson, Fred Gilbreath,
Albert Phillips, VIM. Landers, L. B..
Draper, A. j. Grant, E. E. Wieland.