The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08
TITS ALL FIXED UP.
Council and Water Trustees Adj
just Differences
Revised Ordinane6WilIBe Adopt
ed Without Opposition.
HOLIDAY GIVES UP.
q-t--
Says That He VIII Support the
Board.
Minimum Rate Win Be 20 Cents
Instead Of %.
HOLIDAY GIVES UP.

With an the milduess which char
acterizes a spring time morning did the
council and board of waterworlzs trus-
tees succeed IN patching up their diff
1erences last evening over the question
OF meter water rates.
COunciImen Horn, Holiday, Rice and
simms who had opposes the passage of
tae ordinance containing the schedule
Monday evening experienced a change
OF heart before the end of last even
tug's meeting and announced that they
would no longer place any obstacles in
She adoption of the schedule. Council
men Horn and SfnIns who had fought
consistently against the proposed raise
Of a cent and quarter in the eight to
ten thousand cubic feet per month class
were pacifed by the Introduction Of an
amendment to the rate proposed by the
board Of WaterWorks trustees which left
the rate of users in that class un-
changed.
Both Horn and Simms in their bust
ness are rated in the above class, and
their contention against a raise seemed
10 be founded on largely a personal
basis though Horn contended that he
was simply using his case as an eX-
ample.
The board of trustees IN fixing upon
the schedule of rates met their greatest
difficulty in the classes from 5000 cubic
feet per month to the 10000 cubic feet
To make a sliding rate which should be
equitable and in conformity with the
other rates the board was compelled to
raise it between the above classes, The
amendment proposed by Mayor W H.
Davis cut down the number of classes
"A which this raise would come.
On the assurance of the board that II
would not result in any change IN the
income of the department the amend
rq1geaH 1If7anTT71O1fe4Vz-
Before they were persuaded ia eprne
over and be good Councilm6n Holiday
and Horn had a number Of suggestions
to offer about the proper management
of the plant.
al think that the city should give free
water for a year to new manufactures
which come into the city, said MI
Horn. II believe we want to build up
this town and that the right thing to
do would be to give Iree Waler Just as
the gas company is going to DO
but we can't do that, Mr.. Horn
said William Green. chairman OF the
WaterWOrks committee. NIne ofdlhaHcF
which we passed for the management
of the plant doesn't. ~rOVide that we
can do anything Of that kind We can
discriminate between users IN the same
class"
Fere the controversy Began a MAX
fast and furious. Z believe that the
people would ratheFzFUts bonds Tor the
improvements ofa tie zRlant and have
water rates lowered EaIner imam 20 pay
any increased rate q believe in taking
the bull by the horns and leaving it to
the people said Councilman Rice.
'sThat won't solve the difficulty" said
c.. r. Jewell, member Of the board Of
trustees. That simply Increases your
fixed charges"
Il don't believe that we should set
aside any 2 per cent for q sinking fund.
There is no use in loading UP the pres
ent generation, let the future genera
ton pay for it," said Councilman Horn.
why didn't you raise that objection
when the ordinance was passed2" said
Green. Il asked you then if you want
ed any changes and you didn't say any
thing. You seemed to be satisfied and
you voted for the ordinance"
There is this about letting the future
generation pay for the plant SAID
Councilman S. T Howe The bonded
indebtedness Of the city is increasing,
the city is growing rapidly. we have to
figure on reducing some Of this bonded
indebtedness. We VIII rain our credit
af we don't meet our Indebtedness"
81 believe with Mr.. Rice that we