Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
ALDERMAN DUHAWEL EXPLAINS
THE PUMPING SITUATION

that if the expenditures do run over
any on year, the payments the next
year can be reduced enough to equal
the last year overrun. The purpose
and substance of their offer is that
the original 100000 and the annual
coal money is to pay for all the coal,
oil for fabrication, oil for fuel, princ1-
pal and interest for new plant, fully
and completely, without appropriation
or expenditure by the city of Lancas-
ter of another cent now or ever, than
that already described.
There has been so much confusion
I of thought and such exaggerated mis-
conceptions of this whole matter that
the writer, while hesitating to enter
the open Forum of the HERALD, be-
lieves that when this affair is correct
ly understood, every taxpayer will
approve of it.
Made Good Elsewhere.
| Investigation of these oil burning
engines at several places where they
were formerly installed by the Fair
banks-Morse Co., for pumping purpos-
es in other cities show that every
where the Diesel engines and the
pumps installed had made good on all
the claims for them advanced by the
makers. Their printed contract is be-
ing revised so that it specifically pro-
vides for each detail of the offer and
guarantee, covering all points, as oral
ly made to the council by representa-
tives of Fairbanks-M Co., so the
city of Lancaster is amply protected.
The council has voted to accept this
companys offer and will sign the
agreement, our copy of which will be
on file with the city clerk and can be
seen by any interested taxpayer.
Look ahead a few years when this
plant is paid for out of our former
coal costs and what is the difference
we will find under the two PROPOSE
lions. If we repaired the old pump,
built the new base and spent the So
900 90 per year for coal we would then
have a worn out plant and the enor-
nous expense of new installation, to-
gether with a great, big, beautiful ash
pile. Under the accepted plan we
will soon have our plant paid for,
have an efficient new plant in opera
ton, repaired pump for emergency
use, all paid for out of the otherwise
necessary repair and coal money, and
| the fact that in very few years the
saving on coal paid for $13,00O.OO
plant will strike home to each one
that the plant will therefore save the
city of Lancaster as much money each
year as we give to Fairbanks-Morse
Co., while we are paying for it. A
substantial saving that will, if wise
! ly used, help materially in reducing
taxes, with no increase in taxes while
we are paying for the new plant.
Save $500 at Start.
Have you noted that we save the
city at the start. $1,000 by escaping
the repair costs of the old pump
There is 100000 of that repair bill
goes to Fairbanks-Morse Co., and
! $4,000 stays in the city treasury.
There are other advantages to the
city by this purchase, but they will
reveal themselves in time, the one
thing the writer wished to do here
was reassure those taxpayers who
think they are in for additional bur
den of expense with an equivalent in
crease in taxes. There will be no in
! crease, but soon a reduction of water
pumping expense; nor a penny in
crease in taxes for the purchase OF
! this equipment.
c. M. DuHAMEL.