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Now that élection is over and MIr. I)ubbs has been re-electtçi alinost wvit:hout a dissenting vote, we hope lie will answer the questions about the negotiations with Evanston about lower %vater rates., asked by Mr. M. \V. 1I,auer in an article entitled, -\Water. Works Again," .appea..ri.njz in the January 5, .1933, issue of XIÈ- M E'F-rTF LIr, and again in an article etitit led, "Water Works:Negotiations," appearing in, the April 6, *1933, issue. If, as and wvhen Mr. Dul>bs answers heequestions, lhe al soif orm us~ on. the following: (1) In a letter. to the voters dated April 15, 1933, Mr. Dul>bs stated'tis. follo ws: Cotracts, were .aware for building the water works. for approximately $400,000, w%ýhich, with engineering fees, etc., added, will amounit to about $100,000 less thani our original, estimate. of $600,000. Therefore the water will cost. pro- portionately less whichi will reduce our taxes- still further"'. f-lwevr, he makes no mention 0f .Women Welcomed to Training Coursei Fifteen womnen. attended the first session of the Girl Scout training course Iast M1onday. ýThis is a "gen- eral- couirse" and is open to Pros- pective leadters,..troop leaders, coin- mittee and counc "lil memibers, mnothers, and ail others interested in basic training in Girl Scouting, Everything in this course is given In a' form designed. to be oractical I wnoe-xrom the urownie. to the oîuer Girl Scout-with special emphasis laid :on the methods of teaching and test ifg ten(lerfoot, second class and 'oîne first clas.s work; program pflan- ning; the patrol system ; nature ]ore :nd ý%-oodcrft; simple hiking;' sing- ing.. and games. The, instructor is Miss Lîllie Mae I-Iumphries, local di-. rec tor. Th ' se vlo were tiot able to attend the firsýýt meeting but would like to joini 'the group next %veek may do so. ïs payable out of taxes, which *will proportionately increase taxes. The $400,000 contract price, plus $100,000 enginee ring. fees, etc., plus $100,000 bond is'ue, equals the originalesti- mnate of $600,000._ The first question: Is it contemplated that this $100,000 bond'issue vil1 be used? (2) On page 44 of the Village pam- I>h.let rega'rd ing water1 supply, dated October, 1 931 , is the original1 estimate of the cost of water supply system of $600,000 to which Mr.,Dubbs re- ferred: i! this estimate is -an itemn of $23,000, for engineering. This prob- 1ably nîeans that, the difference .of $77.000 is for "etc.". 'the second question: 0f whaât does , this "etc," consist, wvhich apparently is costing $77,0100? Also, 1 believe it would be of inter-, est to the people of - Wilmette if Mr. D-ubbs will tell us hôw imucli of the ta.xpayers' money has been spent on this project since the promotion of the wàater works started, iancItding engineering fees. (3) On page 28 of this saine Vil- lâàge ,pamphlet is a table, in the sec- ond column of which is given the consuimption of water per year in céubic feet., This consumption is the l)asis for the profits, and, as the pamphlet is dated October,.. 1931, %vhile the first year's consuniption is for the y-ear 1932, the figures neces- sarily must be estimates. Mr. Lauer, in an article entjtled, -Replies to Kinne Letter." appearing in t.he tion fri1932.i was o62,0Uuu cubic teet as .against the estimate of 97,104,000 cubic feet. This is a considerable break down for the>* daimn that 6.79 cents per htundred cubic feet will pay theý operating. cost,. the, depreciation, a nd' maintenance, the 5% itterest charge for one year on ffl0,000 bonds, and the pavment on ,retirement of bonds for the, year,, as stated in this pamphlet on page 17. because the estimated consuinption of 97,-à 104,000 is the basis. for the estimated Cost of 6.79 cents per hundrecl cubic i1auer's estimate of 10.87 cents proves to be correct, will we have te pay more than 23 cents for our water? (4) Mr. Dubb.s, in his letter to the voters, also said that any interfer- ence now with the inmeédiate and rapid completion of the, water works 'is of necessity a definite and serous financial loss to* each eu1e of us. He also refers 'to aà ýgre4t loss to' the village that %vould resuit froni tying up the project a nd cited the. action of, the Shawnee. club.. Trhe contracts for the building of the water works mwere awarded after. the Village had been n otified l)y the Shawne club that they had asked for an injunction to stop it. There ýis a, possibility that this injunction may be granted, with the great loss to the village as a consequence of having the project tied. up. Thi S, then, Ieads me 'to ask the fourth question. Is there a clause, in the contractS protecting th e Village against a pos- 'sible 'damage suit Wu case thse project is stopped by an injunction? I-ow- ever, whether there is such a clause or not, it would seem muchi better not to have let the contracts, nor to have started the work, until after this injunction suit had been settled. because, if it should be granted, there is bound to be a loss. E. F. Briggs, 102 Fifth street. with each greasig or oil change là, addition to greasing Your Car and vacuum eieaning upholstery, we Dow clean and adjust YO"Lr spark Plugs at no extra cost. 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