The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-26
WATER COMPANY
MEETS COUNCIL
Directors Accept Proposition
For Appraisements.
Looking to Sale of Property to
the City,
WILL SEND ENGINEER.
To Work With Representative
of the City Council
In Asertaining the Value Of the
WaterWOrkS.

The directors of the Topeka Water
company have accepted the propositions
emanating from the city council, for a
joint appraisement of the property, for
the purpose of arriving at the value
thereof, such proceedings being one OF
the necessary steps in the plan for the
purchase of the property by the city.
This action on the part of the COM
pany indicates a desire. apparently, on
the part of the water company, to treat
with Topeka fairly in this matter There
can be no doubt in the minds of the
owners of the waterworl1s as to the sin
certify of the purpose of the city to pur-
chase this property or construct an en-
tirely new municipal plant. This is pro-
bably responsible for the unanimity
with which the city and the company
are now working.
A letter to Mayor Drew from President
Street of the water company, brings the
news of favorable action by the direc-
tors. The letter follows:
Mayor and City Council, Topeka, Kan
SaS:
Gentlemen:-We beg to advise you
that at a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Topeka Water company, held
July 20, the agreement between the pres
ident of the company and the committee
on waterworks of your city on July Z,
was unanimously approved. We pro-
pose to at once select a disinterested and
competent engineer to met with your
nominee in accordance with the terms
TOPEKA WATER co.
By c. F. STREET President.
The agreement which was approved
by the city council July 9, and which is
referred to by President Street follows:
Topeka, July 6, 1900.
'At a meeting of the water committee
of the city of Topeka and the president
ma nf Waf
pany, held at the Office of the mayor to
confer upon the subject of the sale of
the plant of the Topeka Water COM
pany to the city of Topeka, it was Sug-
gested that the city of Topeka should
nominate a competent hydraulic engi-
neer to met competent hydraulic en-
gineer to be selected by the water COM
pany for the purpose Of making disin-
terested report as to the fair and equita-
BILE value of the property of the Topeka
Water company.
"In event the engineers being un-
able to agree upon price it was sug-
gested that they be authorized to select
the third engineer after having first
notified and counSeled with the officers
of the city of Topeka and the officers of
the water company, the three engineers
to then make a report of their findings.
1t is understood that the suggestion is
not binding upon the waterworkS COM
mittee until it has been approved by the
council, and it is not binding upon the
water company until 1t has been ap-
proved by the board or directors, which
approval or disapproval shall be made
by both parties not later than August
l.
IF a price is agreed upon the proper
ty shall be conveyed to the city of To-
peka as soon thereafter as the city of
Topeka can negotiate it's bonds and the
Topeka Water company can convey IT,
tie"
The council will probably appoint an
engineer at the next meeting. The wa
ter company will notify the council
when their engineer can be here and
everything will be in shape for them to
proceed at once with their work.
The council is pleased with the spirit
displayed by the water company and is
hopeful that an early understanding
will be reached by the engineers.
Nothing further will be done by either
the council or the water company until
the engineers make their report. II
they can agree the question will be set
tied and the water plant will be pur-
chased in a very short time.