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Do We Take Bankruptcy? Are we the kind of people who ‘ pay lor what we get, or are we ; . the kind who buy a bill ol goods ' and then take bankruptcy and let ■ the other feUow hold the bag? Or ia there a difference between I that and selling bonds for a water works to people letting them be* lieve that they were making a sound investment and at the same time helping a town that had to raise a certain amount of money or do without a wter supply for _household purposes and water hy-_ ; drants for fire protection of their property. The question of buying up the bonds on the water works for the ' town of Washington has been a 4 hard subject to get discussed on , both sides. I am waiting for the meeting at the Court House Friday morning at 9:30, hoping to * have a little more light shed on ~ the' subject. 7“ " 1 1 have been told several times , by persons in town that the court can not make us pay these bonds. Granted, but what about a moral obligation to the people who'in- : vested their money at a time when the town was in need of a water
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