Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-08
The Water Question.

Liberal Oner by the New Haven Water COmpany-NO Danger Of Increased Water Rates to Consumers.
 The following offer has been submitted by the New Haven Water company to the city To the Mayor and Court of Common Coun-
 cil of the city of New Haven :-
 The New Haven Water company hereby offers to contract with the city as follows:
 1st-To supply the city with water for all municipal purposes for the period of ten years from the expiration of the now exist ing water contracts, in the same manner now provided for by said contracts, at the price of twenty thousand dollars per annum, paya- ble in equal half yearly payments; or Cat the option of the city) for such price as may be fixed by committee of three judicious per sons to be appointed in the manner already provided for in similar cases by the contract of 1862.
 2nd-At the end of, said period of ten years, and at the end of every successive pe- riod of ten years thereafter, to renew the agreement above set forth, upon such terms in regard to compensation as the parties may agree upon, or in case they cannot agree, then upon such terms as may be fixed by
 
 appointed in the manner aforesaid. 3rd-To render to the city any additional service, in the way of water supply, that the l city may at any time hereafter require, by reason of any future extension of the city l limits or for any other reason, for fair and I just compensation to be agreed upon by the parties, or if they cannot agree, to be deter mined by committee of three persons to be appointed as aforesaid.
 4th-Always hereafter to keep down to the present standard or basis the water rates charged against private consumers-so that | said rates shall always be as low as they now are or lower. l 5th-To sell and convey to the city all the property, assets and franchises of the com- pany, whenever, at any future time, the city shall choose to purchase the same ;-the city to pay just and fair compensation therefor :. said compensation, if the parties cannot agree, to be- e'determined by committee to be | appointed by the Superior Court in the man. | ner provided by the act of 1881 under which proceedings between the parties are now pending.
 6th-To unite with the city, whenever hereafter requested by the city so to do, in procuring from the General Assembly suita- ble legislation to authorize and facilitate said purchase by the city.
 The Water company is ready now, and will remain ready at all times hereafter, so long as said company shall retain the ownership l of it's works, to make the contract above | proposed, whenever requested by the city so l to do.
 The Water company make this communica- ton zoao in order that the freemen of the city may vote understandingly upon the | question of purchasing the company's works at the present time.
 The company does not propose here to dis cuss that question at all, or to give any rea- sons why the proposed purchase should or should not be made.
 But it is right that certain very serious misapprehensions which widely prevail in the public mind should be dispelled. This con- munication is therefore made now in order to show and guarantee to the public these three things, at least, namely
 1st-That the city, if it decides not to pur- chase nOao, will not lose, but will retain, for ever hereafter, the power of purchasing, at a just and fair price, whenever it may choose l to do so.
 2nd-That if the city decides not to pur-
 chase now, the company will continue, so
 long as it owns the works, to supply the city
 with water for all municipal purposes at 8
 just and fair price.
 3rd-That the water rates to private con-
 sumers will not be raised so long as the com pany owns the works.
 New Haven, October 7th 1881. II THE NEW HAVEN WATER COMPANY.
 By Henry s. Dawson, president, by authority of the board of directors