Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-17

west al the Albuquerque F8aif jour
nal. had w. g Burke. iis editor. az che
meeting OF the Good Government Lea.
quo last niebt. ana that paper, ln lts
account Of ife needing. clearly faxed
iha sentiments 0f the members pres
ont when d sfatos thar "the discus
sion last night showed that there ie
a pretty general sentiment IN favor
OF purchasing the water system"
The proceedings % the mceiing.
which are regularly aud accurately
told Ia this ardcle. SHOWED positively
that the sentiments expreaaod hy
those present were decidedly opposed
10 purchasing the old plant az such
cxorbitanJ figures. aud this viii be-
proven AZ the pollo on Tuesday
April 3.
Tho Proceedings.
Pursuant 90 call. published On a
small local paragraph IA The EVqulng
Citizen, about forty members of che
Good Government League met last
night "a Red Mems han on Gold ave
nne for the purpose OF discussing im
portrait matters pertaining 20 the o.
turo Of thla city especially the pur
chase OF the Waiter cumpang's nropef
81 AZ the price which a majority OF
che members OF the city council dc
clarcd FOR 625o000 but which every
fair minded man in the city has re
penfcdly declared an exorMtanf price
President sulzer absent.
III the absence ~ J ~ SnlzCr, the
president. a. b atroUp. Tho SECRETARY.
called the meeting TO order, and. Ia
a few polluted words. stated that the
az the proposition OF voting on bonds
10 purchase the water works i0r $780,.
600. and ~ also referred To he city
building bonds. but no discussion dur
ina the mfcting was made on the
laiior--everyhOdy seeming to think
that she ely building proposition was
right one and such a building b
necessity.
Alderman Hsrrlsoa Present.
mr. airUup stated that members %
lho city council had been invited 90
ne present hut he rcffc tea 10 Rco
only one here. thar being Alderman
Harrison from the Fourth ward, and
DE- asked tho alderman iO explain the
rd7'i'on oi ihc council un che water
1uot.Qn SWING thc meeting such in
ilrnat es Che council had on thia
.mIog an' proposition
Harriton Enlightened Meeting
Alderman Harrison iald was vell
nfsrost'ng showing Con- personal and
fFata Interest cerain advocates foI t
| In ihe matter of fho appointment oi
8neclai commit ets. etc. ana hgN cor.
I ialn 'thlues" in ihe council were
fwune lhyoranlg O. lhp Water supply
eampany
Ne stated tha' iho matter. ln the
I Bret place. had been brought up ln
tho council by tho Introduction OF a
/ h|ll for un ordnance 60 exteud tns
franchise. although tho company had
nearly fourtOeh years YET 20 run on
li'g old franchise. This WIS about a
year ago. and the hlll was referred %
the water committee. THIS committee
never made 4 rerort, because a howl
went up all over tho city against OK.
tending tho franchise. and. again, for
another reason the Water company
then advanced a proposition 90 sell.
a special committee WIS., appointed 20
confer with the Water company az 70
price aud negotiate Cor purchase Oi
same--to Ind out what the plant could
he bought for That aperlal commit.
Sec reported 90 the council that thag
"thoHRhf" land the aiderman dHelt
i0rclhly ca The word ihoughtl from
expressions made 90 them fr0m ON
clals Of the Water company thar the
old plant c0tild BE- bought fcr 93000oO
Willing 20 Sell.
IA the next meeting Of tho coun.
/ ell continued Alderman Harrison IA
bis Interesting narrative Of tha bar.
4 gaiu Cuuator propagation" "tho Water
\ company Through iia president offered
l % take $4,000 for tho plant. and
supplemented Ms remarks by stating
that they would NOT fako q cent less
than THAI amount FOR the plaat."
Thu council offered hy q majority
of the board t35N0O0. bat the nraai
dent OF the Water company then and
there refused so accept that amount
] hoWevcr. uE later meeting Uf tho
council. "a lengthy communication was
received from the water company, iu
which the company agreed 50 take
$500 ior the plant The council
men By "a majority 20 les members
/ lhelng opposed solely hy Aldermen
/. Harrison and llfeid, al those two gen
tlomcn still maintained that the as
urcs we're too highl, agreed 10 pay
that amount, or. iu other words. sub
INIT the proposition 20 vote bonds az
the approaehing city election ID pay
t250.000 for the Water oompany'a
properly
Facts From ENperta
4 Alderman Harrison further enlight
ongl enc meeting hy reading tho ~
b ports OF water experts irom varlOui
/ rRFts ni The country, showing the cost
90 efpduciion. che NE 81 yarioui
mains ard pipes in use. tho aize 81
mains suaiclQnt fcr proper dre pro
lection and other points Of vital in
torest "a taia particular time hola
tive 40 Kalsom.ne mains (iho aaml
Kind ln nao here for they are not steel
as stated by al alleged construction
engineer lu the Journal tho oth her day.
the iongest nee q about tWcnty years
altCr which ihoy bccOmo absolutely
useless, are constantly aprlnginH teak.
and ir many cases have 90 - romoyel
tnlircly These experts az claim, "a
order io eet any kind cf good service
nnno 81 the malna should he iega tnai
six inches, while some ~ tho malnl
ot tht local plant arc a. small as tal
inches tNo wonder the iInmpa