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<br />3 <br /> <br />then how could this be? Every man should pay according to the <br />amount used. The meter tells the story. If there are large <br />users an}~here g~ on meters then, of course, the wate~ system <br />sus~ains a :oss BUT that is not the fault of rural users and <br />should not be charged to them. <br /> <br />I t WOULD THIS BE FAIR? <br /> <br />V. Is it bonded endebtedness that has something to do with this <br />increase? If that is it, then, We are already paying a direct <br />tax of $.75 per connection or $9.00 per year tax toward these <br />bonds. (This is paid in the S.75 penalty now assessed On each <br />2000 gallon minimum <later bHl.) This is equivalent to a $.30 <br />tax on a $3,000 home each year for retiring the bonds on the <br />water system. And, in addition to this tax, every man has <br />paid for all of the water pipe used and for its installation <br />outside the city limits. The council has absolutely nO <br />investment in water mains outside the city. <br /> <br />Gentlemen. ISN'T THIS THE TRUTH? <br /> <br />VI. <br /> <br />Are we living outside the city to escape city taxes and yet get <br />all of the privileges of the City? <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />~ <br /> <br />Some have suggested that we are. Just for the record, Gentlemen, <br />we are not. Some of uS did not know that we were buying outside <br />the city limits until the purchase was made. The truth is that <br />the only deSirable lots available were outside the city. <br /> <br />Be that as it may, the question is: ~ advantages - services _ <br />are we receiving from the city? <br /> <br />A. We have no city maintenance of streets. <br /> <br />B. We have no garbage pickup. <br /> <br />C. We have no street lights. <br />D. We have no police protection. <br />E. We have no sewage lines. <br />F. We have no fire hydrants outside the city limits for <br /> fire protection. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />.. <br />