Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-03
FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLAR OFFER
On Sewer Question Re-
jected By Duke.
Mayor Burke Submits Proposition
Which Is Promptly Turned Down.
Price Not Satisfactory.

| Mayor Dennis a. Burke III com
munication dated January % submit
ted the following proposition to John
Duke on the sewer question and it
was declined by the latter:
After careful and serious considera-
ton on the part of the city council,
of the City of Prescott, as the same
relates to the water and severge sys
TENS of the city-more particularly
the sewerage systematic council has
reached the conclusion that they can
afford, all things considered, to sub
nit for your consideration the follow
ing propositions:
l. The city will purchase from
you all of the irrigabIe land now
owned by you, lying to the east of
Granite creek, the same to be used as
the city of Prescott, the same to be
hereafter surveyed and particularly
described, paying you for the same
the sum of $1,000. provided. in addi-
tion to deciding the land referred to,
you enter into a satisfactory and
binding agreement with the city for a
term of 80 years, covering any possible
consequential damages imaginary or
otherwise, that might be claimed by
yourself, heirs or assigns, as the same
relates or may relate to such land as
you may own not purchased by the
city. The city agreeing in addition
to purchasing the land above de-
scribed, to extend its sewerage system
to the most convenient point for the
irrigation of the land purchased and
there install suitable septic tanks in
accordance with approved modern APP
pliances, same to be consistent, never
theless, with the existing conditions
and future requirements of the city
necessary in satisfactorily treating the
sewage so as to permit of safety using
the water for irrigation, thereby elm
mating so far as possible all chance
of communicating the water of Granite
Creek, destroying absolutely any
rightful claim for consequential dam
ages resulting to land that you may
own or incidental thereto.
>. 1t having been claimed that the |
advantages accruing to the particular
piece of land referred to, which the
city is willing to buy, would be such |
should the sewage be properly distrib-
uted thereon, as to justify the city |
in paying a much larger sum of |
money for the land than the amount |
the city is willing or able to pay. 1t
has been proposed and we submit for
your consideration the following sec
ond proposition:
That if you will enter into a salts
factory and binding agreement with
the city of Prescott, giving said city
a perpetual easement, whereby the |
city is permitted to appropriate and
use the land hereafter mentioned for
sewage purposes, holding the city
harmless so far as any consequential
damage, imaginary or otherwise. may
be claimed, as the same may relate to
any lands you may own, the city
would be willing to enter into an
agreement with you to extend its sew
er system as contemplated, erect the
septic tanks mentioned and convey
to you the water and sewage for irri-
cation and fertilizing purposes, which,
if the claims and representation are
true, would greatly enhance the value
of your entire property.
Should you decline to consider ia
vorably either of the propositions
above crudely outlined, it will be
for the city council to take
legal steps to protect the city's inter
ests. 1t is to be hoped you will find
it convenient to furnish the city coun-
ell with a prompt reply to this com
it being understood, of
course, that the suggestions and prop
ositions made would have to be re-
duced to legal form.
We beg to assure you that it is the
sincere desire of the city council to
deal fairly and literally with you, and
if it should develop that we are OBJ
liged to proceed legally against you,
it will be as last resort and purely
and solely in the interests of the com
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