The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-10
THEIR OFFER MADE
Portland People Propose to Bring
Mountain Water to Corvallis.

Portland People propose TO 6r1ne
Mountain Water to Corvallis.
Monday nights council meeting
was made important by the offer OF
Sidney Smyth, engineer, to bring
mountain water into Corvallis
The local water company also made
proposition of lower rates and
filtered Willamette river water, an
account of which can be seen on an
other page. The offer of Engineer
Smyth is on the basis of Portland
rates, water to be brought from
some of the mountain streams to
the westward, and a franchise for a
period of 50 years to be given BY
the city to the company. It is also
provided that the city may at the
end of IS years, if desirable, pur-
chase the plant; or it may do so at
the end of 20 years, or at the end OF
any S years thereafter. In case of
such purchase, the city chooses
one arbitrator, and the company
the other. If the latter cannot
agree as to price, a third is called
in by them and the decision OF any
two determines the price.
The offer of Engineer Smyth is
embodied i'll an ordinance granting
the franchise and stipulating terms
and conditions. This ordinance
has been read the first and second
time in the council, and is now
ready for amendment, third read
ing and final vote. It has been re-
ferred to a committee consisting OF
Henkle, Allen and
Heckert and City Attorney Yates
and Engineer Skelton. Mr. Shelton
declined to serve, but his declina-
ton was not accepted. The same
is true of Councilmen Allen and
Heckert.
The committee is to consider the
legal and other phases Of the otter,
and when a determination is reach
ed, is to call special meeting of
the council for final consideration
of the ordinance. The offer of the
local water company was also re-
ferred to the same committee.
Very little discussion met the in
of the ordinance. The
fact that it was On his table was
mentioned by the police judge.
made a motion that it
be considered and the motion was
adopted. The ordinance was read
and then Councilman Allen said
he matter was of tremendous
not only to the present
out succeeding generations. He
that the bill go over to the
1ext regular meeting. Council
nan Avery suggested that the de-
ay would be too great, and propos-
ID special meeting a week or two
hence. Councilman Crees thought
| week time enough. The mayor
aid he didn't know whether the
council had power to grant a
franchise or not. He said also
hat the council had power to reg
11ate rates, and wondered If a
ranchise would not destroy this
power and interfere with rate reg
l1ation, making the granting of a
ranchise undesirable. Finally
Councilman Henkle moved the ref
renee of the ordinance to a COM
nittee for consideration and report
It special meeting, and it prevail
d. The committee is to meet to
consider the ordinance next Mon
lay night. The ordinance in full
5 as follows: ..
Section THAT Sidney Smyth, |
lis associates and assigns, hereinaf-
er called the grantees, be and here
" granted the privilege Of laying
'ipes and mains underground in
nd through the streets, alleys, and
ublic property ofthe City of Corva1- |
IS, for the purpose of conveying
nto, through and throughout said
ity water for supplying the said |
ity and the inhabitants thereof !
nth the same, under the condi-
ions and restrictions herein set
orth.
Section 2-The said grantees
hall never charge greater rates for
7ater than are now charged for
imi1ar service by the City of Port
md, and shall at ali times supply
'ater On equal terms and without
iscrimination to any applicant in
aid city who lays or provides a
ervice pipe to any water main that
maintained by the said grantees
/ front of the premises of such ap-
licant in any street Or alley, upon
1ch regulations as to the terms and
onditions Of making such connec-
ons and the use of water as may
E established by said grantees alike
" all inhabitants of said city.
Section 3-The said grantees
na1l begin work upon the con-
of their water works