Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-07-13
THAT WATER QUESTION


zens what the proposition made by Messrs Deamater
and Kennedy the village trustees Of our town Owing
the lack of space and time unable print the whole petit
tic as it was presented to the village and county board
although those bodies BOTH believe understood the matter
clearly and the county commissioners ready and anxious to
give the franchise asked if the Village trustees had been willing
to do So AS there something and doubtful in the
ing of the word franchise generally used and people do
know the legal definition of it, will give it here before
going farther with the proposition which before the people
of this vicinity Franchises special privileges conferred by
individuals and which do not belong the citizen
of the country of right That is to say there
tain kinds of business which sempubc character such
railroads telegraph and telephone lines works etc. which
are placed under the control the community state and cannot
xeced by anyone without permission from the governing
officials of the community and this permission franchise
was for franchise of this kind allowing them to build
and operate works system in town that Messrs Del
amate and Kennedy asked for this they offered guar
the people of the abundant supply of good pure
water pumped from the underow of the Mmbes river for do
nestle and fire purposes and the supply would allow for
irrigation we'll Their contract bound them give minimum
pressure 60 lbs the Union depot for fire protection this being
one the highest points the this would furnish pressure
throw almost any building in the town. and this
should be completed ready for period of Is months
from the date of granting the franchise There provision
however case their being unable complete the work in
the time specified nen their making showing to the village
tr stees that their had been prosecuted with due diligence
and their paying for of $780, they to be granted six
woud sotey void The question has been raised evidently
by people who did understand the proposition why do they
put up the $780, before they begin The $500 has
thing to do with The and the franchise given for the
Guiding completed in Is months and if not completed
them they have the right to purchase extension of six
months for the named and this not paid they will
fot their and have right whatever in the
AS said week their franchise asks exclusive pr
Uege guarantee from the but leaves the authorities Of
the village free grant similar franchise other companies if
they wish to do thus giving guarantee of system of water
works without entertaining with any other enterprise which might
want come in at any time
There is scarcely anyone who will question the need of
water works in The uncertainty of wndmls exhibit
ed yards throughout the where the grass and
dying for of and several persons talking of
going the expense of buying gasoline engines in order be
having enough to supply the needs of their homes
The character of the who make the application for the
franchise another point be considered These belong
the group of capitalists who built the Santa Fe Central rail
way and the record of their enterprises in the territory show that
wherever they have become interested and invested money the
country has advanced in prosperity and developed rapidly and
reasonable think that the development of graest
here would produce the result Not the least of the
benefits which this community would from the building
such works would be the opportunities would afford working
profitable employment either working for the
company cuvatng their lands irrigated from the COM
pany's water mains.