HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. Herald 05/19/1910~+ATER ~.YSTEM
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C.P. Herald J'•t~tlQrO ~1
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Central Point's water system wit!
-capon ba completed hu~. as yet nothing .
eltae been done towards securing custorm -
.era for [he system nor has a schedule of I
rprkea to. be charged the people fur lF.e
vac of water huen made public.
The people bave been paging irKCr¢se '=
oq,the $2i, bond Issue since Fes[ Aug- ~ t
met and d-seem to be the {ntr[ a!': !
'wisdom oecin authority to lake,{
etepe W aecvre ap income from the
sale of water at cha earliest pos;it,ie
moment. 1'hia NaGer system is u bu>i- t
~eeaprapoeition-or should 6e--for tte r
'taxpayers o[ Central Point the some ~ t
aed+6-would ne considered by the owner t
iif ft wee ;heirtg inam7led - as a private u
- ehtetprise. The people own thin water t
ayafem and, as taxpayer» thry wam w Q
see it become s self supporting ins[i [;:-
-tips end to make it such will require v
marefu! business management smi at- a
aention to detail either on the p±rt o`. a
the council of qP-someone empbred 6}'-e
them to do sq. t
litany ci tixerls arc anxious to heve_
their ennnectinna made with the mains
`.nbeaee but~eiore-.}uinq ee Fhpy~wanc.F
tp know wbet the service will coat„ h
•flthera ere as yet undecided w};e lh¢r b h
+eae City water or not and still others ¢
-may etifi be in doubt es to whether or
mat the water is int¢nded for anv other
~purpoge than fire protection. T[ seems
etherefore to be up to Lhe council to get'
4hia matrer in shape at once-eatahlist;'
E state of prices (or water service and
(have the !own canvassed tv drwrmivv q
how much water can 6e sold and how R
•mucb revenue the system will prodpce,'o
There is nothing tq be wined by ,ia- ~ f
lay, The sooner this matter is settled
vLlm raoaer tvtil there be an income from' a
the water system to pal' interest on ¢
monde ned ruanin ¢ t'
q xpenses thereny. L
zellavinq the treasury {rom that burden : „
+and aorteervirzq ilia city funds far atreet;T
iJmpmvementa and other necessary u
-purppaes. ~- .. .~ - - ~~
IC is true the councilmen serve with-. G
out Day tut they accepted the glCi¢e' T
with tbat knowledge and white it ie; t,
probahty not possible for them to do
this work themeetves it is possible for ~ ~
taem to employ som¢ cnmpetanr man tn, c,
•,~ It foz them and pay him iqr the ~ a,
wpvk. The town is nq baFgar; it can n
-~ftotat YO pay free having necessary work -,{
done Fetter then it can eTnrd m leave;+l
SIC tmdwe while Chc wq[cr avs[rm is al- I t3
Jawed to become a burden instead o[ a ~ q-
ebleseinR• fle
. Peonywise economy never built uo:g
:any wwn; yenta of experience nader;iy
<[lentral Point's farmer practically [ax-: o
leae,.debtless, village charter demon- I ~
.etnted the truth of that sta[enter.[i
bsyond question. -
IL fakes enterprise, rieic pride„pob- ~
fik apirlt cad the expenditure of money i
xto IaifM up a taws and the samerule
.twlil appt9 to the successful mstailation {
.end msrtngemept of a mnnieipal water
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