Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-03
sourud alIh Gprrier.
Thursday Morning. Nov. 8, 1881
The WaterWorks,

Shall the City Buy Them-The Majority and Minority Reports Under Considera- tiOn Before the Superior Court-The Water Company to Put In RemOn- strance Before gaturday-Argument On the Reports to be Made Next Week.
 The civil side of the Superior Court opened yesterday morning al. 10 o'clock with Judge Sanford on the bench.
 The purpose of the session was to hear the committees rerert on the amount to be paid by the city of New Haven should they vote to purchase the rights and franchises of the New Haven Water company, which was pub lished in the COURIER yesterday morning.
 There were present ex-Governor Ingersoll and John $. Beach for the Water company and Corporation Counsel Stoddard in behalf of the city. His associate, Simeon E. Bald win, was represented by Lawyer w. K. Townsend. Corporation Counsel Stoddard called Judge Sanford's attention to the com mittee's report and asked for action on the motion made by his associate yesterday, ordering that there be hearing on Friday, and if any remonstrances are to be filed that they be filed within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the committees report
 MT. Beach said in reply that they now saw the report for the first time that it covered number of pages, and while it itemized to 8 considerable extent he thought that he and his associate ought to have an opportunity to read and examine the report before deciding whether they would or would not file re- monstrance. He suggested that they have until 2 o'clock in which to make their exam ination. Corporation Counsel Stoddard of fered no objection, but went on to state what the report was.
 Judge Sanford ordered recess until 2 o'clock.
 When court came in at o'clock Governor Iugersoll, addressing Judge Sanford, said that he had not had full time to examine the re- port of the committee. He had discovered however that twenty-four items that were in the exhibit agreed to by both sides and sub- mitted to the ;committee were not in the re- port submitted by the committee. He also could not understand how the committee, upon any evidence they had before them, could arrive at any result that would justify them in striking the large sum of $2OO, GOO off the Water companys capital stock. He thought 1t strange that the committee did not explain how they reached this result The speaker said that being in the dark on this point, and also not understanding why the twenty-four items had been left out, he could not now prepare remonstrance if he so de- sired without these matters were made clear to him. This would taks time, and he hoped the court would allow the Water company a ' full opportunity to protect their rights, l which they thought had been jeopardized by 
 | to hasten to get at the facts necessary to I ground his remonstrance on and would en- deavor to be ready with the remonstrance by \ Saturday of this week. He hoped the time I asked would be granted.
 l MT. Stoddard said he thought there was nothing in the two suggestions made by Gov ernor Ingerson that would warrant delay in \ filing the remonstrance. With reference to the $2OO, 900 item, 1t was fully discussed be- fore the committee and Governor Ingersol1 ought to be in 8 position to know what the arguments were that induced the committee to leave it out of their report. If he did not know, he could quickly and easily find oui from the committee. MT. Stoddard regret ted greatly that the Water company could not agree with the city in hastening this mat ter along, especially in view of the fact that Tuesday next was voting day. He hoped ! the court could induce Mr. Ingersou and MT l Beach to put in their remonstrance at a1 earlier day than that proposed. Of course i would be impossible to try the case withou l the cooperation of the other side He coulC 1 not understand what twenty -four items wer left out of the committees report as stated
 by Governor Ingersoll. MT. Beach went t. his office and brought back list of the item referred to, and the very first thing he point ! ed out on the committees report was wher I $2O0 was down when the sum should hay
 been $6OO. This, he said, showed how loose | ly the committee had done it's work an time was needed to go over the report an
 zee if there were other errors.
 ! MT. Beach said it was perfectly incompre hsnsible to him why the committee shoul
 take out $2OO,O 900 of the companys capital l. He could not understand upon what theor l the committee worked on this point nc | upon the other point relating to the twenty ' four omitted items. He would like time see the committee on these points; the
 were too important to be- lightly passed b! II IL. ' were clerical errorS-there were too many ( them. Therefore he supposed they were il tentionally omitted, and he desired time | | see what governed the action of the commi ] tee.
 MT. Stoddard said so far as the twent.
 four items were concerned they were bl
 clerical errors and could be remedied in
 moment.
 Ex-Governor Ingerson said that it did nt l speak well for the committee that in such g
 important matter they should make so man
 errors. He also referred to the fact tn
 the errors were all against the Water con Ipany.
 Judge Sanford decided that Saturday WI
 not too far distant in view of the fact tn
 often two days time would not be conside
 ed too much in cases of far less importanc
 He gave the Water company until Saturdi to put in their remonstrance to the commi ltee's report. He added that it would be vel
 doubtful if he could sit on either Saturday
 Monday.
 After discussion between the counsel thu retired without fixing any time to make the arguments, although it was understood tn it would be after next Tuesday, at some da
 to be later agreed upon.
 Court was then adjourned till next We inesday at 10 a. m.
 THE MONEY FIGURES.
 The total amount to be paid by the city
 the majority report alone is accepted and u
 city concludes to buy is estimated at $1, 16s
 900. Hon. Mir. Wheeler, of Bridgeport, di
 sents from the majority, holding that in ado
 tion to the above amount 4, GOO shares of ca
 ital stock, (issued in part payment for u \ nnrchasa mada hv tha Naw Haven Wat