The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-10
CORVALLIS COMpANY
ITS COUNTER OFFER WITH Re-
SPECT TO RATES AND y
FRANCHISE.

Plugs-Seventy-f five Cents Per
Month FOR Housewife
| Filter Willamette
Water.
! At Monday nights meeting of
/ the Corvallis council, the local wa
1, ter company bid against the Port
I land people for franchise. In its
offer, the local company said it
could supply mountain water as
we'll as others could do it and at
lower rates. 1t proposes to Filter
Willamette river water and make
reduction over former rates.
After declaring its ability to
furnish water more cheaply and a.
bundantly than ever before, the
company Gays, 1--WE make the fol-.
lowing proposition:'' If the city
will grant us a new franchise for
80 or 40 years and contract to pay
this company or its successor the
sum of S. per hydraut per month
and S. per moath for each cistern,
and a reasonable rate for sewer
cleansing; or, if preferred by thu
city, some reasonable price per
per month Or per year for supply
ing all water desired by the city
for fire and sewer purposes, the city
to place its hydrants wherever it
pleases along the company's pipe
lines, and the price of such service
to be agreed npon before franchise
be granted and contractlet.
"This company will extend it's
pipe lines to Wilkins and Jobs adj
ditions, the college and the head of
all sewers in the city, and build up
intermediate space to supply the
city and citizens with all necessary
water, and will furnish at all times
all necessary water for fire protec-
tion and sewer cleansing within the
city limits. = Z
"For family use for dwelling and
family, including hot water tank
per month, IS cents, not to include
hotels, wash houses, etc.
''For outside consumption: for
lawn and flowers for one lot for
season of four months, from June
1st to October 1st So; for two lots
SIS; for three lots $6; which is E.
quivalent to IS cents per month
for one lot or so per month per lot
for three lots, which we understand
is lower rate than is given for
such service in the neighboring cit
les or Portland. The foregoing out
side rates to apply to consumers
who use the water for house uses
also, and like reasonable rates for
all purposes where private consum-
ers use the company water.
"This company feels the disad-
vantage it might seem to be under
in proposing Willamette water in
with water from some
stream.It is quite as able
to bring such water to the citizens
of Corvallis as is any one else, and
would undoubtedly be able to make
a better rate for such water, owing
to the fact that it now has INSTALL
ed large frst-class system of pip.
ing to many portions of the city;
but such water, we do not believe
can be brought to the city for any
such rates as we propose to give;
and it is doubtful if the mountain
streams adjacent to Corvallis can
supply the necessary water during
the hot season when water is most
needed for fire protection and sew
er cleansing, in view of the fact
that such water is already appro-
priated and used by other private
consumers who have vested rights
in the same.
I'VE propose to construct filter
according to the most highly ap-
proved plan, and filter all water en-
tering the pipes of the company,
thus securing water absolutely
pure, and at as low degree of tenn
parature in all seasons as can posi-
bly, be furnished through pipe lines
of Is or 20 miles in length.
''W e will enter into satisfactory bonds with
the city to secure the performance of our con-
tract obligations, and the proposed extensions,
and filter construction, and we will begin this
work of construction and extension within nine
ty days after the contract and franchise is grant
ed, and carry it to completion rapidly as the
weather conditions will permit.
ave will agree 10 sell the property of this com,
pany to the city at any time desired by the city
at such price may be agreed upon before the
franchise is granted. We would respectfully ask
the city council to refer this, proposition to the
proper committee in order that this company
may have an opportunity to meet the require
nents Of the city in. the way Of supplying it with
water for fire protection, sewer cleansing and
other purposes.
The offer concludes with reference to the
,ompany's large investm- mt and the jeopardy ID
which that investment is placed and to former
made some months ago to the coun