The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-08

i ly disregarding the intent for which
1.-THE committee was selected. and i
was thoroughly germane to the oc
casion. AS proof of this the writer
talked with majority of Councilmen
who all thought the committee was
there to reach an amicable settle
ment if possible and report same tc
| Council.
After this "cold deal'' the ditch
| owners decided they would do a lit
tie standing pat themselves, for they
considered their proposition more
| than fair, and the work of cementine
| bitches could have proceeded at once
Also they wanted to shift the respol
sibility of not tiling bitches to City
| Council.
The doctors of Roswell say the
| bowel trouble. which is so prevalent
| in children in summer is caused by
the unsanitary condition of the irriga-
| ton bitches, and when members of
the City Council see the funeral pro-
! cessions which so frequently pass
| towards the South Hill cemetery, they
should consider carefully who was
responsible for the result
The Ditch Co. admits that an er-
| ror was made, and does not claim
to be above the human family, which
is subject to that, but they do claim
that they acted in good faith as
shown by the facts, and had to de-
nthorS LOFT cf Ia
project. They ask why the Council
did not have their engineer go over
the situation in detail, as they were
interested The City Engineers o. K
of vouchers for payment on tiling for
ditch was his acquiescence that the
project was feasible and that he was
their representative as set forth in
contract
Now we ask, was the Ditch Co
more to be criticised because of the
attempt to carry out something that
looked reasonable than the City,
which did not even get a report on
the proposition. Doesn't that seem a
little like neglect for a party who
was responsible for one-half of the
cost? The Councilmen are there to
look after the taxpayers interest.
The Ditch Co. believes right now
heavy tiling was not laid, for the City
would have had numerous suits for
damages under the maintenance
clause. Ceme1ting the bitches is the
only practical remedy and if the wa
ters are polluted coming through the
City it is not the fault of the Ditch
Company The City should enforce
punishment of infractions against the
law in that respect. Open bitches
abound in California. they run thru
the city of San Antonio and Salt
Lake City, and are all over Colora-
do. The Ditch Co. wishes to say that
from the best legal advice they can
get, there is no way they can be
made to tile or cement the bitches,
as they were here first. In view of
this, we ask if the ditch owners have
not shown a disposition to meet the
taxpayers half way.
Now, as to arbitration, the Ditch
Co. is perfectly agreeable and wants
it to be recorded that such Sugges-
ton was made to members of the
Council, who with their usual prompt
ness rejected it Immediately. Per
haps it will be seen that the minds
of the Ditch Co. worked along the
line of public sentiment, and that
the money the City Council proposes
to expend in a law adjustment of the
question, comes from a fund that the
individual owners of the Ditch Co,
helped to create as taxpayers
The Ditch Co. is willing and ready
for arbitration, each faction to select
taxpayer, a1n if necessary they in
turn can select a taxpayer for final
adjustment of the matter and agree
to stand by the decision.
Now, in regard TO the position by
the City Council on the well PROPOSE
tion, that is, to bore a number OF
to take the place of these valuable
ditch rights, will say that if they
need more water they themselves will
place such wells on farms where
they will do the most good. Never
will they entertain for one minute
the idea of giving away these valua-
BILE water rights, for something that
might not be permanent because of
faulty construction. (Signed)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NORTH SPRING RIVER