Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-27

tHH Ntfa ttiHHtii atiH
moetine IN Clerk Lees once last uighi
for thc rufpufe Of dlaeuHaiLE the
water questions.
The council % heins called % 0r
der Immediately went into cummit
tee Of the uholt Alderman Wilhei
son was the FIRST Ia epeak Ills talk
uaa along Tho line ~ Whofhrr iho
plant would ee 9 paying .nfnatmoni
or tho city. Ho believed thai t
would bo d paying Investment a. any
thing less than 100000.
Alderman Clearwater followed hft
Wiikuraon Mr.. OillcnWaicf explain.
ga that REGARDING addNlonsl eHpendi-
fvfca the city wupid have ip make in
orihnainna would BE- for incrcasca
business and should not De considered
81 q dead Investment nor a part or
fho pulshtso prize
Alderman Haniay. II believe lhat
h "a the desire OF the majority 81 the
people on tho ciiy that the city own
me walter works We've been dizzy
dniyine along here and 10 sea at iho
root Of the thins D oHsf a resolution
setting forth q price I think the city
ought 20 pay for the plant
~ was nj THE point thas Mr. Hanley
offered the resolution Nlich was
finally adopted and which o. printed
further on IN thla article
Alderman walker offered q second
81 Mr. Hanloy'a resolution.
Then followed debate. and Mr.,
Hanlpy'a resolution received many
amendments and knocks before u
finally rcacdod ifH goal.
Alderman nlrld said tbat he want
In favor Of buying anything mat
wasn't Tor sale" ~ It's for sale" be
anid. aiet the company make ua AZ Of
ter It's against an principles Of bust
meas Co Try 90 buy anything that's not
Tor sale. A. 90 Mf. WllkqreonN state
moni that ~ have % pay Interest or
$500 900. u b q farce. We don't have
Ia ssM lhe bonds issued unless We neea
io.'
Thea Mr. fifeld said that he would
Ike Id know something about me
bonds NOW eovofinH the water Worka'
A B MgMulcn. who was preaent, rep.
rosantlng the water company stated
that $4,000 OF them we're due 20
1912 but were payable az the optlon Of
the COMPANY. az any interest paying
date. which dates occur twice a year
ana e7s.OaO Of them wcfn payable iu
1910. Both issues bear per cent IN
torest
~ what Sir. MrMlllen has stated 4
true" continued NJ. liield, ~ ths
wnfer company does not care 20 ael
"a plant. ltt'a call the business on.
Thls last statement OF Mr.. ilieii
brought Mr.. McMilion 90 IFS feet Jig
said that De- was not there to advise
the council. bat ne dld not thlnk ina
s261 900 the odof set forth IN th'
Banioy resolution, was q fair oner.
n have domonatratod that the prop
oriv is worth $500, 900. but ! win maxi
thir OFFER" continued Mr. McMulen
~ SAINT n uniersiood that thi
VISA made after The aiOckholder
az the company had held a meetnh
ana chat n Is nnal We VIII tlhuafe
our huHinras 10 tho city on July
faO6. al rlghts ard privileges, fran
nhlsr included. the company % 90
An obllgationa and collect az bills, 20
the consideration 81 4lib.guo.
Alderman Harrison TOOK the hoog 20
the nrft cline during the meeiing.
0rnily believe that the city VII nav
10 renew ~ this city Siihin q yer
short time" he said. Il was her
when A. A. Grant built this plant, an
We ola settlers were glad to have hlf
60 h. hul ne built plant iof a "
laee and net for city like Alnl
auetquo has grown % be. heard Al
burke. manager OF the water works 2
Colorado springs. express himself @
Mr.. Rifles report and he SMILED
R So stated that n wasn't any y
pnrt 81 all Mr.. Burke has had tWei
fy.fvo years experience In the bus
ness. aud I believe him 20 be a ma
~ excellent flagmenf. lie stated 'ha
"a the Arkanaas river valley wher
conditions arc very similar 10 whu
hey are hoge. the life OF calamlu
pipe was not over twelve or hitec
years.
II Eould Ike 10 know the oonditio
Of these pipes. ], as q member Of "a
oouncii. requested al. Rifle "a iat ID
knoW Uhon be- o4cavated any % thea
pipes. hut ho failed 20 DO SO, In fac
/ haven't been able to sud whore b
dug ub sng pipes
Then M. Reulaon defined the ca
anime pipe. lie said that u was con
posed OF TIM lead and zinc, and !
hla estimation was no better than
ssovo pipe,
Dr. Harrison concluded by sayine
"a nrmly believe that II We shout
buy these wafer works ai S2la,0oo' VI
would have 10 issue a half million DO
inFs worth oi bonds 20 carry it'
Alderman QlllonWnter pfoieaie
against Or Haulaon'a attack ON "a
cpiamlno pipe. and called upon Aide
man lahorWuod as a practical man, {
give mis- opinion 81 the pipes of On
city. Mr sherwood said that che
were lu nne condition. fiQ had cXir
lined numher 90 pipes of Che en-
and found thUm NOT the least Wpr
10 stated that 30 saw these pipes pl
down ln 1854 and 1855.
Alderman Harrison objected io NJ
Clearwater. Who was secretary oi tl
Waller supply company tahlns an
further part ln lhe discussion Il
alderman acquiosred ln the DhlNeuo
Wlikorson moved That che h9nl'
resolution De- amended to read f2Ib,el
Instead OF e2s0000 The amendmel
failed, by Harrison, Hanley Wake
llftld. sherwood aRd Learnard voill
mo" and Wilk9rsOn voting yes
Olllenwnier did noi vote
Alderman Walker took che floor T
the nrat time. and stated briefly lh
be- was IN favor OF municipal oWnt
ship and that 10 ne was going into q
water business himself be would
willing 90 pay fll500l for the plan
Mr. walkers declaration started
amendment 10 the Hanloy reaoluil0
thai NnnI 400 hn InHOFind Fa the uu