Telegram-herald., 1889-12-02
An ADVERSE REPORT.
The Special Water Committee Will
Report Tonight.
They Are Opposed to Accepting Any of
the Several ProposItions-Compa
atiye Analysis by Experts.

The special committee to whom was
referred the proposition of the New
York Contract company to purchase
the city water works system, have COM
pleted their report, which was signed
Saturday night, and will be presented
to the council this evening. One of the
committee said to q TELEGRAM-HERALD
reporter: '"The committee have given
the various propositions careful consid-
Grafton, but Will report unfavOrably to
all of them. Not receiving much en-
cOuragement at the first meeting with
the committee. Mr.. SchOtield, the rep
rcsentative OF the New York Contract
company, Withdrew their proposition.
Mr.. stanton afterWard came and stated
that the PROPOSE ton was still before the
committee, and he asked that the COM
mittee should decide upon the matter
as early as possible. On the heels of
this proposition came another one from
VI. l.. Crow, president of the Hydraulic
Company, proposing to buy the city
water works system, and pledglng the
company TO furnish water that would
be satisfactory TO the consumers, even
If they bad To 60 TO Lake Michigan for
their supply. II the city would not sell
rs system, then the Hydraulic
Company would ike to sell theirs
% the city, bat IN case the
city should purchase the hydraulic
system Do would have to supply It's GUS
TONERS with water as pure and n salts
factory as that company is now fur
n.shng. In case an agreement could
not bee reached by the representatives
OF the two systems. then the Hydraulic
cOmpanv would bee willing u leave the
consideration % a committee OF arbitra-
ton. Unable 10 come TO any satisiac-
tory conclusion with the New York
Contract Company, the special COM
m.tt.c apo utei 10y the council, dele
gated q sub comm ttee cons sting Of
Hon. julie IIouscman. Hon. Harvey
j. II0I s-,r and Alderman Frank
kodgcrs % wait upon Mr.. Crow aud
confer with hm in regard
% his propositions. The commit
tee met with Mr.. Crow at hls Otilcc and
stated TIE purpose OF their visit They
suggested tbat as the cost oi c0nsiruC-
ton. the exteut Of the piping and the
patronage Of the city system was q
matter 0l public record, the Hydraulic
Company ought 20 make similar ex-
hht of Is affairs tO thc committee, so
that should the city see ht to buy their
system thc counc.l could ac. Intelligent
lv. and know what they were buying.
Mr. Crow sa q that those facts were
matter Of SeCu.ug, and that hc
did rot care l make such an exhibit,
but would pr ~ t0 .eaVe the matter to
a committee 0t arbitration. The COM
m ttco then asked him 90 put q price
upon their system. but he replied that
he bad no authority to 10 SD. and that
he would prefer t0 Jet a committee Of
arb raton settle All these questions.
As they were uot able 90 make anv
headway. thc -ua-comm ttce reported
90 the SPECIAL comm See and t1ev pro-
ceeded ,o prepare ther report 90 tbe
council
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