The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

4 special HleeIli5 ,E.xor
aldermen has been called NY ""
S,,yinger to meet tomorro" molnln7
=, tho citv hall at $3.50 o'clock 70 Gull
~i,,e,. the waterworks matter.
enecial meeting of the BOARD VI
Lii .nd finance has been calico u!
chairman H. c.. Mcqueen 10 nieo' !.
f1~- citv hall on Monday morning d.
1880 U~lnck to CONSIDER Tie ""'oA
works question.
Indications at the present time
mint to a deadlock, if not a break ir
the negotiations between the CITY and
the Clarendon Waterworks Company,
which apparently had been d sue
eessfullv. 1t will be recalled tnat
several meetings were held on Frlday
between representatives OF the Guy
and of the w~aterworks company 1or
the purpose of making the formal
transfer of the private plant TO d
xSsv s,ut on account of the lack OF
power of attorney, which had been eA-
Dected to arrive from several absent
stockholders of the Clarendon on
uany to reach the city, the transfer OIL
the plant was delayed, yesterday noon
having been fixed as the time when all
matters would he settled.
Previous to the meeting Yesterday
some matters came to llght WHICH
have resulted in the present apparent
break between the city and the CON-
pany.
The main cause of the trouble is
said to be the discovery by represen-
tatives OF the city, that the net earn
ings of the waterWorks were
not as large as had been stated. the
difference being due, it is reported, TO
tbe failure of the company to charge
against their receipts the cost OF INC
operation of the new hitter plan1-
These figures, amounting, 1t IS sal0'
TO nearly $4,000 a year, added 10 Tie
other operating expenses, cuts down
the net earnings from nearly Sl''Ooo
q wear to about $1O,O 0 a year. With
this new fact brought to llght' tIe
officials acting on behalf OF the CITY,
decided not to receive the plant aho
they were ready to refuse to sign the
necessary papers if the meeting mac
been held yesterday as
Considering that the Clarendon OF
ficials had already broken their con
tract by not turning the plant ovel
tn the city on November LIST, Whlcf
xTas,srre of the conditions OF the terms
xts agreement. Mayor Springer yester'
asv afternoon sent the following com
r~,unication to the Clarendon company
If being delivered to Superintendent
w. F. Robertson:
The following letter was sent TO I'll
clarendon W~aterworks company yes
terday afternoon by Mayor Springer
Nov. End, 1907
Clarendon WaterwOrks Company, Clt.
Gentlemen-In view OF the TACT lns
The agreement upon the part Of Il
city to purchase your plant Was PR
Dictated upon the delivery OF the san
tn the city upon the first day OF tt
present month, which date was sp
ifcallv made the basis of said sal
YOUR letter of October list, UT,
no. to advise you that in c~Onsequen
of your failure to accomplish such q
livery and for other reasons, L !"
decline to execute any papers for Il
city ON account of such sale, I'M
further instructed by the board
aldermen.
/ have called a special meeting
the board of aldermen for Mond;
next, ensing, the fourth day of N
vem&sr, at $50 o'clock a. m.
Very respectfully,
w. E. SPRINGER, Mayor
The whole subject will be thresht
cut at the special meeting of Il
board of aldermen tomorrow mornil
= and ii is considered almost certa
that the city fathers will decide n
to take over the property on t
terms agreed On, under existing con-
TORS. Whether the company will