The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-28
FOR A PURCHASE CLAUSE
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(Contnued from First Page.) 1. Tn the third line of paragraph 10 between the words New Haven and but" insert the words and other towns in which such property may be located" and add to the end or sald paragraph tenth, the words and With out other liability to said company by reason thereof" so that as amended paragraph tenth will read as follows;
 Tenth. Said company shall be tax ed as heretofore, upon it's tangible property, including pipes, mains, ana reservoirs, within the city of New Ha- ven and other towns in which such property may be located, but said elty shall save said company harmless from any franchise or other tax, except as aforesaid, during the continuance oL this agreement; and in case of sald .city's failure so to do. it shall pay dur ing said period of failure, for the water and fire protection furnished by said company, at reasonable rates, to pc measured, so far as may be, by the rates then in force for private consun- CTS in said city. and without other lla- bility to said company by reason there- of"
 ?. Make present paragraph "EleV- enth" paragraph Twelfth
 g Make present paragraph ''Twelfth' paragraph 'Thirteenth."
 f. Insert as paragraph Eleventh the following;
 "Eleventh. At the end of thirty years from the 20th day of February A. D., 1902, and at the end of every successive period of thirty years there after, if said city shall determine to purchase the property, assets, ana franchises of said company, said com pany will then sell and convey the same to said city upon said city pay ing a just and fair compensation there for, which said compensation, II sald parties cannot agree, shall be determlh- ed by a committee to be appointed py the superior court in the manner pro vided by the act passed by the general assembly at it's January session, lSSl.
 A special meeting of the board of councilmen has been called to be held this evening to consider the recom- mendation of the water committee for a new contract between the city and the New Haven Water company and the proposed amendment This rec ommendation was tabled by the councilmen at their last meeting to be printed and distributed to members so that they might have an op- portunity to look it over. The report with the recommended contract has now been printed and was distributed to the councilmen yesterday together with the call for the special meeting tonight both the call and the report being distributed by City Sheriff Hunie together with copies of the following message from Mayor Studley:
 New Haven, Conn, Jan. 27, 1902. To the Honorable Court of Common
 Council, City of New Haven:
 Gentlemen: In view of the fact that the rights of the city of New Haven under the existing contract between it and the New Haven Water company expire on February 20, 1902, and the necessity of prompt action in the mat ter, it seems only proper that l should express to you at this time fmy views the so-called continuing con- tract which is before you. l have eX- amined this proposed contract between the city and the water company as re- ported by your committee on water, and to my mind it seems fair and equitable to the city, except that it ven the absolute right to purchase the