Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-30
WATER FOR The STOCAYARDS
ALDERMAN MORGAN THINKS THIS
CITY MAY SUPPLY 1T.
City Counselor Asked to Look Into the
Contract between h MetrOpOl-
titan Company and Kan
sas City, Has.

At the meeting of the upper house of the
council last night Alderman Morgan intro
duced a resolution providing for an inves-
tigation of the contract between the Net
ropolitan Water Company and Kansas
City, Kas. 1t is the desire of Alderman
Morgan to extend the water system of this
city to the stock yards and other places
across the state line. If this can be done
the city's revenue from its water works
will be greatly increased. The resolution
was referred to the water committee. II is
as follows:
Whereas, The Metropolitan Water Com
pany has the present right, or some claim
of right, TO furnish Kansas City, kas., and
its inhabitants with water. and, to enable
it to do so, has paid Kansas City, Mo-, $50
per million gallons for water supplied 1t
for such urpose since Kansas City, No.
has owned its water works.
Whereas, The said Metropolitan Water
Company has threatened, and is still
threa tening. to provide a complete plant
fO- furnishing its own water, and to dis
continue the service aforesaid OF kansas
City, Mo-. unless Kansas City. Mo, Will
reduce the price of its service aforesaid
nearly 90 per cent. viz, from so TO $lZ.JO
per million gallons OF water furnished 10
said Metropolitan Water Company. And, q,
Whereas, This city has Its plant ana
reservoir in or near Kansas City. HAS Is
well able to furnish Kansas city, has,
and its inhabitants now, or at any future
time when it may be free TO contract, as
choaply, if not more eheaply' than anyone
else. -.
Now, therefore. the city counselor Of
this city is hereby instructed to at once
examine into the terms of the contract OF
relations of Kansas City, has., with the
said Metropolitan Water Company, ana re-
port TO the common council of Kansas City,
Mo. whether Kansas City, kaS.. or ITS IN
habitanfs including also the stock yards
and packing houses there. are now IN posi-
ton to contract with Kansas City. No. TO
supply them with water. and II not now IN
cuch OOSitiOn- when they Will De.
Mayor Jones sent I'm the name OF L. r:
Gu for confirmation as inspector OF
gas mains and Illuminating gas. Inc
nomination was confirmed in executive
session by a vote of 6 ayes TO 2 noes, Pres1-
dent Graham and Alderman Jewell being
absent.
The ordinance providing for a water sup
ply contract between Kansas City ana
Westport was referred to the water COM
mittee. Alderman Munson moved 10 pass
the ordinance under suspension OF the
rules, but Aldermen Morrison and Brown
objected. Alderman Munson said that by
expending 500 a year the city would col
WestpOrt water consumers.
''Westport has eleven miles of mains"
said he. and the, city should DO as any
business man would do under the circum-
stances. We can get this revenue simply
by furnishing water free to Westport Tor
use in its hydrants, flush tanks and public
Alderman Morgan said he could see no
reason for delay and called upon. super
~intendent IongWel TO explain why lhe
ordinance should be passed without delay.
Superintendent LOngwell said a main had
been laid in LongmeadOw avenue which
would be paved within the next few days
with asphalt. If the ordinance was referred
the asphalt pavement would have to be cut
i'm seventeen places at the expense OF the
city to make connections with this main.
A resolution giving permission to the
home product show to erect a PLATFORM
over the sidewalk in front OF the building
occupied by it at 1221 and 123 Main street.
TO be used by the speakers on the opening
day, was passed.
An ordinance appropriating 5000 TO re-
pair one of the basins at Quindaro was
passed.
The ordinance appropriating 500 for music
in Budd park and Holmes square was re-
fered to the finance committee after a
brief discussion.
Councilman Wolf introduced his ordi-
nance providing for n combination adver-
Using scheme and police and fire depart
ment signal system. 1t was referred to
the finance committee upon his own recon-
mendation.
An ordinance to appropriate 500 to beau
tify the square just east of the wOrkhOuse
was considered. but no action was taken
upon It. Some of the citizens living In that
locality signed a petition asking the APP
preparation. They said: If you will
make this appropriation we will invite
members of your honorable body to adj
dress us on the Fourth o. July But this
bait did not catch the members. Council
men Wolf and Lynch objected to spending
any more money upon this piece OF
ground.