Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-09
DOUBT OF IT PASSING TEST OF LAW
Hall and Hunt Say Fact AlvOrd Dissents
Cuts No Vital Figure,
IL SUCH RESULTS CvaE BY MAJORITY
Member Ripple Of Water Board say
Valuation is Entirely Too High,
ASSERTS WILL NOT b. ALLOWED TO STANG
Company Omcials HRVe No Direct
Information Rs Yet-POint out
Result L. Vindication OF
The Bees Prediction.

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The report OF the water works APPRAISERS
in The Bee Sunday morning was com.
plete surprise TO the Omaha Water com.
pany. a B. Hunt, superintendent and
r. s. Hall, attorney, said yesterday. Both
Mr.. Hunt and Mr.. Hall regard the ap-
praisement Of S., 6,2GS,OOO nearly fair, though
less than the actual worth OF the property.
That the appraisement will not stand be
cause It is not agreed to by Engineer Al
word, the appraiser appointed by the Water
board. Mr.. Hall and MIR. Hunt say is alb
surd. Water board members hold the APP
praisement is not lawful because the law
provides that the sppraisement shall be
made by three engineers and this is by
only two, the third man dissenting
That is absurd" said A. h. Hunt. IT
is invariably the case that when three ap-
praisers are chosen, one by each con-
tending side and the third by these two,
the result OF the deliberations is by ma
jority. 1t is the rarest sort of thing that
the three men agree on any final propo-
sition. There is no reason in the world
why this appraisement should not stand.
IT is less than We estimated, but is as
nearly right, / guess, as we can hope for,
take it that it includes the whole plant
Il knew nothing about the report until
l read it in The Bee. We did not look for
it until July 15 We first got a tip from
the water board that It would come about
July /, and that is what Mr.. Woodbury.
came out here for a few days ago. but
when we were again advised by a Water
board member that the report would not
come until the 18th, Mr.. Woodbury. went
back. They talk about the water company
ina Nv
you, the water company has been kept in
the dark about the deliberations OF the ap-
praisers all along. The Water board has
been on the inside from the first. We got
all our information from II whenever we
got any. And we have not even had any
official advice of this appraisement yet;
all we have is what we read in The Bee.
This appraisement proves the wisdom
of what The Bee said long ago and II pre-
ciSely forecasted Judge Sanhorns decision
on the contract"
n. s. Hall Says II VIII stand.
"rhe appraleement ia less than the
actual value Of the plant" said Richard
| S. Hall, attorney for the water company.
But / presume we cannot change II.
You ask IL the appraisement will stand.
why not? The fact that the Water boards
appraiser refuses to agree to II cuts no
| nBufe. nave Hbu no information on Nne
report other than what read in The Bee
! this morning, so while l assume this to he
| correct, 1 must explain that what l say
say on the basis OF this report. II was
a surprise to me when | read the news, as
had not expected the report at this time,
| having been led to believe IL would come
| later.
| "The Water board has made the error OF
appraising this property in the newspapers
| The general tone on this water works ques-
ton has been unreasonable. The Water
board says the plant is only worth 5000 600
That is foolish. Why, the Kansas City
Water company, which didn't have any
thing, was given an appraisement Of
So 10000, and they had TO spend 100000 to
put II I'm shape for adequate operation.
TN say one thing, this apprasement
is in exact line with what The Bee has
been telling the people. II ever Mr.. Rose
water made a prophecy It certainly was
in this case. He told the legislature when
Interested politicians were ighting for the
water bill that the appraisement would be
nearer 100000 than 100000.
! "As to this appraisement standing, l
think there Is no question about that. The
fact that the Water boards engineer says
he won't agree to any appraisement fixed
by the other two engineers. engineers Of
unquestioned ability and integrity, does not
look reasonable"
Webster VIII Not Talk