The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
WATER COMP ANY
MAKES A REPLY
Remarkable Document Is Sent
TO the Individual Members
of the Oakland City Council
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Feb. u.

Ills Broadway, Feb. II.
The Bay Cities Water Company to-
day mailed to the individual members
of the City Council statement of the
conditions on which it would be willing
10 make a second offer TO supply the
city of Oakland with water. According
10 this circular letter the water COM
pany is not satisfied with the treatment
accorded it by the special water COM
mittee or by Desmond Fitzgerald. the
engineer, who made the report COM
demning it's properties. Before submit
ting a second offer the Bay Cities Com
pany asks that the Mayor be allowed TO
name two engineers. these to name
third, to report on its property The
conclusion reached by these three en-
gineers will be accepted, the letter
states, by the company.
The following extracts from the long
statement give the gist of the offer:
The Bay Cities Water Company is in receipt
OF a certified copy. of a resolution adopted by
your honorable body at a meeting the 10th OF
January requesting II to present new offer
The Introduction Of this resolution relates
that under date OF January the Bay Cities
Water Company formally withdrew its propo-
The reason given by this company in its
communication to you precluded the further
Consideration Of its proposition by the City
Council. The proposition had not been con-
sidered in its entirety, either by your consult
and upon its withdrawal was not open to ac-
ceptance or rejection.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and an agree
ment with the chairman of your special com
mittee that he would withhold his report TO
proposal. and that he would present, on the
10th of January. a resolution inviting this
company TO submit to his committee new
proposition IN view Of the withdrawal of the
old one your special committee. at that meet
ing Of the Council. reported in detail this
caTunsnv's proposition condernning it and
presented the report of your consulting engi-
neer condemning IL. recommended to the city
~ 0slEIsns the ,cceptsnce 81 a proposition for
the furnishing of water by q competing COM
pany 10 the Bay Cities Water Company, and
asked that tho committee be discharged from
further consideration OF the subject and that
further projects brought 10 the attention Of the
City Council be submitted 10 a new commit
The submission OF a new proposal by this
company was promised upon a condition OF
affairs which would have enabled your council
10 have given Il unbiased consideration Sueh
condition we believe has been destroyed by
the action OF your special committee, and we
could not be reasonably expected TO submit
anv proposition based upon property 10 the
condemnation of which so large part Of your
body publicly committed itself until proper
tions under which a new proposition cannot be
condemned because OF anything which has
transpired and will be properly investigated
and considered on its merits
The Bay Cities Water Company Is still de-
siro,is Of submitting a proposition 10 the city
OF Oakland but in view OF its late experience
and in justice to its property. It feels that
with all due respect to your honorable body.
the submission OF a new proposition should be
hased on an understanding beforehand as TO
the means by which it.shall Be considered and
reported upon.
The Bay Cities Water Company. u so de-
sired BY the Common Council. would Be pleased
20 submit 70 consideration new offer
of such a supply. contemplating the purchase
or rental Of the necessary works or the pur-
chase OF water by the million gallons any
or all that may be made legally binding on
both parties.