Telegram-herald., 1890-02-12

H.aklHa al q -ttIlal EaTtIi tltE tFAt4.tI
spring r.eet.oH. uhcH al c.iiftns may eapress
their ceslrs, without beins braa-ni elt ly ans
Interested party Ter ghe spee.a purpose a
voting tlierean.
Your committee would respectfully recon
mend as result of tleir investigation ftst
the hlst proposition contained ia Ala. Las
LleTe's resolution shou uet p. submitted g.
the people leF their dttrrmlaat. .. that fhc
second and third propositions should De- sub
mlttcd. ana that tAe same should bt sul
iultied al Tie regular spring election 81 thc
present year. and that Ihe question should be
submitted ia such Way that every voter may
vote in the negative or Affirmative OF both
propositions.
IsAsc VI TuEsrs.
l.. l. LAUNIFEt
lEAak A. RoDGFEs.
A. }. >fKBHINs
Special Committee.
The communication Of Mr. Grow is as ioi-
lows.
The oner II the Hydraulic Company Is 60
give SIX hundrei and twelve Thousand dollars
for The citys works that being the cliIfe
amount 0f the water debt and L. furnish all
public wafer for ten dollars per hydrants also
10 give free water d al the city buildings. and
the charges % water rates 10 private coa-
sumcrs 20 be the same a. those mentioned in
the accompanying schedule of city water
rates and the company Will agree 10 have thls
incorporated Ia auy contract which may De-
made between the company and the city. ~
this rate. Cn All the hydrants now SET % woula
only represent ,iA thousand Eve hundred doll
lars year. whereas the ue- loss o. lhe ciiy Co.
day. which the taxpayers have 90 pay. on the
water works is annually about twentN-nNt
Thousand dollars. This amount ls arrived at
~ credlting the water works fund with the
total income from water works as showl lt
the report OF the Board 81 Public Works. and
charging them with the interest on the cify
water debt gnd the operating expenses Il ihe
water works system. According 90 The report
# the Board Of Public Works IA re- arr ga the
city OF Grand Rapids about one hundred aad
fifty miles of streets. II the entire one hun
drcd and fty miles Of streets were piped un-
der the o.er 81 the Hydraulic Company with
hydiants al ten 10 the mile. the usual number
Tor fire protect Oh. IL would only represent an
annual expense 10 the city q nit1 eu thousand
dol,ass. and 40 city water delt Ilis sum is
nearly ten th0usaua dollars Jess than tha ar-
nual deficiency uow. with only about one third
OF the city piped. Tie Hydraulic Company
would make complete system OF water WORKS.
.fylng large pipes on each side ~ The rfcr
wherever necessary DO order 90 give sufi-
Client i.rc protection o. ali part, ~ the city.
According to the report oi The Board oi Police
and ire Commissioners. thc present pressure BE-
Inadequate for tie high tuildlug, which have
. lsic.y been built in the c|ty. while lf might
/ have been adequate Tor buildings 1870 90 three
stories in height. when the n. ic4-r Was iu tle
ne. .shboThood Of twenty miles. TODAY wta
s.x-story buildings. such as the Nelson a Nat
/ ter Widdicoub. and Beikey j. Gay bindings
according - The report II fl- r4ief engineer
/ n The lire Dcpariue 90. q. e. pressure woald he
+ Inadequate 10 hartI irelu lhesr high build
I iugs This can be -uiated ly an expense oi
approximately one hundred thousand dollars
+ lor large PIE en each ,.le OF ihe river. With 20
/ crossing T. connect The large pipe system. and
/ tee large pipe system would hc connected with
/ aEd form part of the general lIpc aisfrlaa
/ tiou of the city. ard which .uereas @ 10 ore
hundred ald twenty miles would cost about
,.tu.D1l more.
The company win pump pune water. NOT
river water ald Hln agree that .t tlf Dud OF
I ten years thc city shall have tle rsif fe pur
/ chase the entire plant and propestf. and at
+ tAr end 80 every period of teu y.ars fhen
/ aiter. III. same uelt. "a basis 90 D, arr.-t
/ upOn. or in ease 81 uo aErerurnt f1 H. hfDf
/ by arbitration. The company touId roufrat 9
ai an time, to furnish ample pressure aad D..
f ample suppls of water. IHt ca-.Ia.E would
I further agree 20 set aside twenty uf.
+ of al met income after paving interest aaa
+ operating expenses. to establish D isu. lor .ar
purpose ~ thr option ni thr c.tf. e.th.r O. fc
. aucin- Tire hy1raut rental er rarIur fhe Irfer
+ e~i on the Investment heces.ary fo introduce
4 Lake Michigan wafer Alternating "a careful
/ canvass of f..is subject. W. fHd tlat ihc water
works system in Grand Rapids r Is can ever
bc made o. produce net income. if should do
SD within FROM three 90 ffc wears. and ve thsu
contemplate. 10 there is suf.d .nf reason fo
change tbe supply. to puf iu Lake Michigan
4 wafer. without further expense 90 fhe c.ty. a.
81 matlero OF business Investment
Regarding fhe resp HnsibInty ana alHtr fo
f carry ouf th.s offer. we have written and
signed agreement between the company and
fRe bankers. o. follows. fo-slt Nessu. I.H.
otf johnson d Ca.. 81 ThIriaf'rhIa. aHf 1853
miuefan bfi Messrs. Cenn a Stanton. af r.
Broadway. n. 1- fhe blackstone National
Bank. of Boston. represented hr b Lon 8
Woodbury. Nou'ton. of Portland. fflnr arf
springfield Mass. and Cameron ~. ef Aen
1nrk Tbe standing oi aI these rs-f eit
easily as-ertairrd from fhe rommerIra
agencies ar1 ttey have agreed and arranged
r. sIfs.r,. necessary q. - .f# 0n Basis ff
.s-rv orr Warriors OVERS urf parts rs
rar p. a.rf to Hr -fanfar- 7fr
Stanton alr h-f Ihe erf
rs comm. fIraH..fl .a-.ftr rNe arf II 1ee.s
-srs fft aIf haaE.r .aHrf es.n aI1
appear a....e f- ron at fHe
oI the r.m ft-e ta rEf sneH nsHres 30
-a-aia- r'.a as rly
Jher.Ufa0f rI.I iuriher agree fHef af sH7
time upar fae order of thf rft. frfsnfefr 81.
|.fthe t.r. aere ah.frr mentioned aH ttra
zes~.' notice. tbev riI irtroeHe. haEe Nlef
ga water f.raIi purposes ~ deresf u-e an'
fra protection fr Grand Rapids ard aa ar
.t. f~ar-.t terre. r- fa.r fsseIe fr.~fsff 2. "A