Evening journal., 1908-05-06
ASK COMPANY TO
SUBMIT AN OFFER
tcOntInued from rIrnt Pare.l

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Sewer Board wereldnslstent that no
action be considered Unless the city
received something in return sus
gestions that the city be given the
land for ten years and that IL the rail-
road desired II after ten years 1t should
pay the city a sum 10 be agreed upon;
or that the city be given the ground for
20 years, with the railroad retaining
the right 10 take IL back. after that
time without any 'hayfhtfYtN were sug-
gested by Mr.. Sparks and more or less
favored by the others present
Wants City to Own Il.
Mr. Melvin objected strongly to any
grant that would not be permanent.
''We want something that would be
permanent" he said. Il like a thing
that 7 can call my own. ana Il should
be that way with the city What would
the people think II after having a park
for 10 or 20 years. and having come
to regard II as one OF the city's In
stltuuons, the railroad should suddenly
ftaFe IL and destroy Il, tear down the
trees and erect buildings on t. They
would not know Of any agreement as is
proposed now having been made by
the city. What would they think Of the
city. what would you or think II we
did not know the conditions? Let's
set something permanent If we can't
set this, let's get something else" This
was regarded as impossible Of attain
mcnt by the others
hlr Bancroft held that the water
company should not be denied the priv.
ilcse Of laying its pipes. lie iid not see
why the city should be aggressive in
presenting conditions III a man want.
ed TO lay pipes to obtain water from a
well over here you would not object
to his laying his pipes across the
street" he suggested.
IF they want this water for 20 years,
then let them give us tho land for 20
years." said Mr.. Baynard decisiveiy.
lie was readily seconded by Mr. Mel
vim "rhe rights should end together, -
he said Mr. Bancroft, however, was
decided 1t is not expedient to block
the companys desire to lay IFS pipes, "
he asserted. 1t was agreed that Mr.
Baynard's idea would not possibly be
favored by the railroad.
"Well. let the railroad come here
and give Us a proposition" said Mr..
Ford.
Colonel Sparks Suggestion.
1T strikes me that we are doing
something that the railroad ought to
be doing itself" commented Mr.. Sparks.
It's not for us to make a proposition. %
Later Mr.. Sparks advised the others
to endeavor TO get as much out of the
situation for the city as possible, add
ing. his opinion that the railroad or
water company viii probably get the
pipes and the city would lose the
possibility Of getting the playground" f"
Get what you want in time" said Mr..
Sparks. They didn't get It through the
last Legislature only because IL wasn't
pushed enough"
At the end Of an hour and a quarter.
after the problem had been tossed back
and forth, only always to wriggle up
and come back 10 the same suggestion
of let the company lay It's pipe. from
MIR. Bancroft. or the same suggestions
in a new form from the others. DR..
Shortlidge inquired, We'll, where are
we at"
1t was tacitly agreed that nobody
was nowhere, and the upshot OF the
whole matter was that Mr.. Bancroft
and DR.. Shortlidge will sec the rail-
road officials and try TO learn from
them definitely Just what tho railroad
company will agree TO give in return
for the pipe-laying privilege being
granted.