Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-24
AN AGENT HERE ! ID SECURE THE , CITY CONTRACT Wants To Build Water Works System For Which Recent
 Bonds Issue Was
 Sold. TUCSON SAVED MONEY
 BY RAILROAD REBATES Cities May Accept Rebates, So Plan Is Pointed Out For
 BiSbee To Save.
TUCSON SAVED MONEY
 BY RAILROAD REBATES

The American Light and Water company, of Kansas City, Mo, are in the local field as possible construct ors of the water system which the taxpayers of this municipality recent ly decfded to install by voting for the issuance of bonds in the sum of S250,- OO0. The company named is repre- sented here by MT. W. P. uBllock, its chief engineer.
 My company also buys bonds, |" said Mir. Bullock, but I learn that they have already been sold, and, to the best of my knowledge, to re- sDonsible people. However, we are desirous of installing the system, par ucularly s9 as there has been an un- precedented lack of such work since the recent financial depression. That explains our coming so far afield to Secure, if we may, this contract Our company operates all over the United States and might almost be said to be without 2 competitor.
 We have performed considerable work in this region in the past. hay ing built the sewer plant at Douglas. and the water works extension at Tue son, the latter amounting to S200, ,000 Our manner of operating is somewhat different from the usual method pur- sued by large contracting concerns. in that We perform the actual work for its cost. plus a per centage varying from F 1-z to 20 per cent. according to the difficulties encountered during the progress of the work. The advantage of this plan to the city is apparent upon the least reflection. If a coh- tractor agrees to do the work for certain figure, he must place his esti- mate high enough to cover any even tualities that might arise to increase the cost of construction. This neces- sity of self-protection against unfore- seen contingencies invariably runs the cost far in excess of the actual amount required for the work
 Our handling of the system is the safest for a city in that We bring to the work men of years experience ia that field of labor, and we give a heavy bond to guarantee the character of the work. We have installed over a hundred plants in various portions Of the UBited States, and they, without exception, have been satisfactory. Moreover, we would be willing to guarantee the completion Of the sys- tenn within five months, our bond tabout Ss0,000l being sufficient se- curity for the city's protection in taat clause also. We completed the Tue son water works extension in ninety days, and 1t required twenty-eight miles of mains. Besides our pond the city would be allowed to hold back a portion of the percentage as it be- came due us. The property owners of this city city will learn upon inves- tigation that their insurance will be reduced probably 50 per cent upon completion of the water system.
 Another item that will be interest ing to Bisbee's people is the fact that section % of the interstate com merce act allows cities to accept re- bates from railroads. As the city would be the builder upder our pro- posed plan, We could save them con siderable money in freight rates. In the case of Tucson's water works we got reduction from the railroads from S27 to S15 per ton, which amount ed to a total saving of S41, ,000.'
 Mir. Bullock also says the city would have the privilege of having it's own inspectors and time keepers to follow the works progress, as they would have to do anyhow. As Mayor Neale is absent from the city at pres ent Bullock will remain until the re- turn of that official, and win endeavor to sUbmiC his plans as soon as possible at the next meeting of the council His company purchased the bonds is- sued by Tucson, as well as did the xzy~rk f,r, rHa f,efallatsop of tho s-xyc tem.