Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-09-27
WATER WORKS
iscussed Once More by the Citv
Council-A Red-Hot Roast from
Mayor Webster.
|O0 MUCH SLANOEROuS Talk
he Condition Of the Plant Is to Ro
Examined by an Expert Hy-.
draulic Engineer.

The city council met Saturday in snt
al session to consider the water ones
ION, the mayor presiding, and all tho a
ernen being present The clerk rea
e following communication to tb
buncil
% the Honorable the City Council Of III
City of Great Falls:
GENTLEMEN With reference IN III,
hrchase of the water works by the ci,,
: Ibeg leave to submit the following com
unication:
Setting aside all action pertaining +,
Us subject prior to the advent of thi,
iministration, the potent fact is tha,
were placed in power by the people
pom the issue that we should favor cit,
Enership of the water works.
Pursuant to the supposed will of the
ople this council duly served upon the
Rter company notice of the city's desire
purchase; and to that end reuuoetpl
at a price be placed upon the plant bv
company.
price was named which was consid
Pd too high by the council. but before
matter could have further considnra-
from you, either to reject the promo
pom or make d counter one, a great
ana Cry was raised that the council
the creature of the water companv
he was not even given to show what
outcome OF the councils delibera-
na would be.
PWing to this counter agitation made
many of the same men who inst,gated
purchase of tho works, the peonle at
BE, | believe, have changed thar
bds and do not now care to nurchasa
wor ks at any price.
ermi: me to gay that the council
ld not have done otherwise than to
taFen the steps which it did to-
ID purchasing the water works. You
acted consistently in declining TO
Pgnze the petition presented at our
meeting, calling for an indefinite
Fponement of pending negotiations.
petition, under the circumstances.
ed largely by the very men who
ed the council into this predicament.
an insult to your honorable BODY |
lar as the water company is con
ed 1t is entitled to no sympathy, fa-
or donations; but the remarks of
OF the alleged gentlemen who gra.
uSlY lnsulted the council after cray
ne privilege of the floor would IN
communities insure the speakers
PIE exit through the window head
post instead of their being per.
~ 10 depart untnoleatel ip their in
ce.
aVo heretofore taken little mart in
tt
rfeferrlng to wait until the matter
zen thoroughly discussed and to q
Il extent 2rystaliHed | bad in
at the proper time to tender my
le advice as to price and manner of
Fing the property. and also to ask ]
Tou retain two of the best ATTORNEYS /
city to assist the city attorney in
gal features OF the case However [
initiating events of the last few {
laVe led me to believe that no mat I
NV conscientious one may be in the /
arge of his official duties, he has s
ne fate, that Of being piloried be- d
hls fellow citiHens as a knave, the +
net being applied for doing or not h
ng, g,according To the caprice of certain a
gems Of this city. b
mere are now but two courses omen d
III pooy which they can pursue con t
NS WIN their dignity and self b
"
is, 20 pase a solemn and binding o
oh 10 postpone further consider. e
th7 water question until say, p
o. ID!
p'ue' Is 10 persist in getting & ?
nest and equitable proposition 10 U
10 the people OF Great Falls for II
ePtahce or REJECTION. ,.
tHi5 queStion not been raised by u
nC'i we would nave been accused u,
o'he II win the water company 81
pW are III pursuing tho opposite oi
During all this discussion not A
OF sympathy or advice has been uF
70 tAls CO council IN this time OF '"
bpgn,n,r ,,,f't th'; ';o' 't'IA ou1 abuse na
esk of perrorm,np nnhIic dnt;o,
Eommunity, whore every man'e pc
.ufheo against his neighbor. is II ag
tbst fG tha nGn 5,a,I n'gn en- h3polose one; rH 1,1
council. I hrJ;ayn II ;Hnrn,hopt 't opIt
to submit the matter once for dir
people or drop it for period pc