Daily Republican., 1880-04-30
THE WATER RIGHTS.

The report of the Water Committee
upon the Water Rights, and the resolu-
tion favoring their purchase for $50 ,OoO,
now came up for consideration.
Mr.. Merris Taylor called for the ayes
and nays.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the resolu-
ton be amended, reducing the amount
to $25, COO.
"What good is that motion going to
do, I'd like to know" remarked Mr..
McGlinchey.
Mr.. Paynter said he thought the mo-
tiOn was not likely to do much good,
owing to the fact that the Water Com
mittse had made the owners of the
rights fall to less than one half of what
they asked at frst, and that the said
owners seemed quite determined to
hold to the figures now stated. 1t was
of great importance that the city
should own the water rights, and no
member OF council wished to see them
purchased on easier terms than he,
but sooner than see the present oppor.
tunity to purchase go by he was will.
ing to vote for the amount mentioned
in the resolution. Mr.. Paynter argued
that no nan Of sense could examine the
present capacity of the Water works
and not say that it would be safe for
the city to own more water rights.
Mr.. Chandler arose with statistics,
which he proceeded to give after urging
the members to give at last t25, 900 for
the rights. Steam pumping into Cool
Spring Reservoir, he said, during the
past eight years had cost $3.50 per mil
lion gallons, and water pumping o., so.
Purchase the water rights and you will
have enough water power to do all the
pumping. "Now make the saving"
Said Mr.. Chandler: "5team pumping
per year costs e5, s65, and water pump.
ing will cost Sl,s15. The saving by
pumping by water power after paying
he interest on $50, 200 will be $2,550I ,
per year.
President Shsrpley vacated the chair !
Ind spoke in opposition to the pur-
,hass. He argued that the owners of q
he rights were guilty Of extortion and
hat they were now asking the city
more for the property than they asked +
,efore the burning of tie mills. 1t was
lot probable that the mills would be n
ebuilt. The threats that the rights
Vould be sold to other parties was II
amiliar trick; the owners wanted to
queese the city, he was in favor Of the Il
ity playing at that squeezing game n
nd waiting until the price fell. "If
re are to give go, 900 for the burned o
ut rights Of the defunct mill company,
that do we want with them, when we Il
ow have 20 horse power and only use -
horse power"
Mr.. Merris Taylor said that we do not a,
eed the rights at all and it wsulA be
nwise to purchase any thing net need Ia
d. There is no danger Of q water fam.
,e, as the Reservoir will hold ten Ct
ay's supply Of water in case Of the II
reaking Of machinery. The price off, u
red for the water rights is extortion. in
10.
Mr.. Rodney moved to post pone the a
hole matter for one week. w.
Merris Tsylor-How about that letter m
sting that the rights would be sold to tn
me one else if the city did not buy at
Ice. ne
The motion to post pone finally pre- y
Iilsd.
REGULAR RTPoRTs. 81
The City Treasurer reported S1e, sos. /
In bank, the Chief Engineer Of the hI
'stsr Department, 81 men at q payroll hi
SS00.9S; the Street Commissioners II -! !!
IN and . teams At payroll Of e12S. S Stic
SPECIAL PoLroB. ga
=. an,
Mr.. Carmichael presented the pay =
Il Of the thirteen special rolioe on Lar
'naay last, at q q day, amounting TO SUI
8 and moved that II be allowed. =
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