Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12

he regular meeting OF thc eitJ
council last Monday night came
near resolving itself into mass
meeting. there being present the old
council. the new council and the
committee on spring water appointed
al the late public meeting OF the
Board Of Trade-tha; Is. parts OF each
OF these bodies were present. and a
righ, smar, number OF unattached cit
ixcns.
The OCCASION for the gathering
wa, another proposition from tho
Pure Springs Water Co. Of Fowler
TO ave the city OF Rocky Ford take
their water. The new proposition
was given ,o the meeting by Paul
Kennedy. ono OF the Board OF Trade
meeting committee. and was pro-
posai to let Us have 10000 gallons
. day at s. per thousard. piped 70
the city water plant. Mr. Kennedy
said the committee had talked OF a
canvas OF tho town but that had SEEM
cd impfaetieablc so he had personally
interviewed quite a number OF our
business men and tho lineup. as he
had gotten !, was that they were in
favor of the city taking the Fowler
water on some basis TO be agreed up
on by the Co. and the council. He
was sure that the reputation o!
Rocky Ford in the outside world
turned upon the question OF her wat.
or supply and II /, could go abroad
rha, Rocky Ford had liberal supply
Of frS, class spring water the rc.,u..
lation Of the town would be made aud
its future growth unqucsiionably in
surcd.
Mayor Pollock asked II this propo-
sition was to include s;andpipc equip
men; by the Co. ai the water works.
Mr.. Kennedy referred TO Mr.. Dnn-
ton. one OF the Water Co. who was
present. and he said that on this
proposition the Co. would expect TO
put up n Standpipc-in short M up
ready for the delivery OF the water
into tanks.
Mr.. Lance. rs one OF the Board OF
Trade committee. said he spoke rs 4
member of the committee and not as
expressing his personal views. He
said the committee had met the Fow-
Ter people and figured with them.
They had figured that at 7sc a tank
for water the cost to the city would
be S2s.oo a year, which they did not
think the city was warranted IN as.
suming. As committee they had
decided to recommend to the coun-
Gil not to take up any proposition
that would involve loss on this wat
CT cost to the city. II there was any
plan by which this water could be
furnished without any deficit for the
city to make up by taxing of the peo-
pie the committee would approve it.
Mr.. Lance said this was not formal
report of the committee but what the
committee had talked OF as re-
port. He had talked with a number
of our business men and this seemed
to be their view OF the matter. In
answer to a question from the may.
or Mr.. Lance said he did not know OF
any proposition to be made that
would not leave a deficit for the city.
In regard to the canvass of the town
suggested by Mr.. Kennedy he did
not think that would prove anything
would take this spring water but
when it came to their going down in
their pockets and paying dollar
tank, it would, he believed, prove
quite different story. Personally
he was in favor of having some
spring water, and would buy it if it
was on sale but he knew that good
many of the people had all they could
stand up under in the matter of wat
er cost.
Mr.. Sprinkler, as citizen as well
as a member of the new council, said
on call, that he was hardly ready to
express himself as he had not had a
chance to get the views of any num-
Der of the citizens. He was of the
opinion that the city ought to have
been in position tonight to give the
Fowler people some definite answer
as to their proposal, as they were
waiting here on expense. He thought
the committee had been slow to get
to conclusion. They probably
ought to give them definite answer
not later than tomorrow night.
The mayor urged that the council
should be prepared to give definite
answer, but the council did not think
they should settle it for the people
of the city until they had expressed
themselves and he wanted those pres
ent who had views on the subject to
feel perfectly free to express them
selves. Everybody seeming 10th to
start in somebody called for DR.. Van
Buskirk, president OF the Farmers
and Merchants Bank.
Dr. Van Buskirk said as taxpay-
er he was of the opinion that it would
not be wise thing for the council
to tax the city further in order to get