Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-07-18
THOMAS SHERWOOD

THOMAS SHERWOOD.
Alderman Ilfeld, the third member
of the committee, who returned to
Albuquerque Saturday from an east.
ern trip and who was unable to be
present at the meetings of the com
mittee, signed the report with the rol-
lowing proviso, which was held to
amount to a minority report:
Il agIee with the rest of the com
mittee on the above report, except as
to paragraphs (A) and (B), for the
reason that | am unable to Judge from
what information | have had time to
gather, whether the points brought
forth in said paragraphs are so or not.
LOUIS ILFELD."
After the report of the committee
lad been read to tie council by the
clerk, Alderman Wilkerson moved the
adoption of the report. Mr.. Ilfeld sec
onded the motion of Mr.. Wilkerson. il
being his understanding that the adop-
ton of the report was to include the
exceptions made by him to paragraphs
(A) and OBJ.
Alderman Harrison moved as an
amendment to Mr.. Wilkerson's motion
the adoption of the report with the ex-
ceptions noted by Mr.. Ilfeid. holding
that those exceptions constituted a
minority report. This brought forth
much discussion on paragraphs tA)
and OBJ.
Alderman Wi lkerson defended the
paragraphs in question on the grounds
that under the existing contract be-
tween the city and the water supply
company, the city vas bound to fulfill
its contract.
Mr.. Harrison was still opposed to
the adoption of the report while it
contained paragraphs (A) and OBJ. He
stated that rs a councilman he
thought ii his duty to the people of
Albuquerque to give such matters a
thorough investigation and that the re-
port made to the effect that it would
be a ruinous enterprise for the city to
establish a municipal plant of its own
in competitor with the water supply
company and that such a move on the
part of the city would be neither ad-
visable nor practicable" was some
thing he could not vote to accept un-
til the matter har been thoroughly
investigated by him and given some
sort of a trial.
He moved the adoption of the re-
port. providing these two paragraphs
were stricken out. Alderman nfeld
wanted the report adopted providing
his exceptions were included.
After much delay during which the
members of the council discussed
whether or not Mr.. Ilfeld's exceptions
to the report constituted a minority
report, a vote was finally taken on the
adoption OF the report with Mr.. Fields
exceptions. The amendment failed Of
adoption by a vote of four to two, AL
derman Harrison and Ilfeld voting for
the amendment and Aldermen Wilker-
son, sherwood, Learnard and Walker
voting against 1t.
Alderman Walker then offered as a
substitute for Mr.. Wilkerson's motion
to adopt the report, the following:
That the report Of the committee
he received and the committee con-
tinued with ROVER to employ a compe-
tent and disinterested expert to exam
inc the property o fthe Water Supply
company and to estimate the value of
the property OF said Water Supply
company, including its franchise and
contract n other elements OF value,
as a basis for negotiations and that
the expense of such examination and
estimate be paid, one-half by the city
and one-half by the Water Supply
company"
This motion carried unanimously.
Mr.. CLEARWATER not voting. The adop-
ton of the report with this amend
ment will result in the employing of
an expert by the special committee
to make a thorough examination of
the property of the Water Supply COM
pany for the purpose of making some
estimate as to tee value of the prop
erty Of tie company. After the exam
nation is made by such an expert his
report will he used as q lasis upon
which negotiations can be opened by
the city with tie Water Supply com
p1ny, ]irnKing towards the purchase by
the plant by the city.