Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-31
The revised proposal of the Waha-

to furnish the city Of Lewiston with
water from the Waha springs was
rejected last night by the council.
the vote resulting in the defeat OF
the measure by a to 2 vote. Those
voting in favor of securing the
spring water were Aldermen Booth
and Howard, while Aldermen Sails.
berg, Phillips and Miller voted
to defeat the motion for a contract
at this time. The proposal was
afterwards referred to Z committee
of the whole, by a motion supported
by Salsberg, Phillips, Miller and
Booth
attention of the council by council
committee composed of Councilmen
Booth, Howard and Salsberg, who
were in conference with Mr.. w. P.
Hurlbut, president of the Waha-
Lewiston company yesterday after
noon and secured the following re-
vised proposal:
1.-The Waha-Lewiston Land 4
Water company after long consider
alton has decided to modify its pro-
position to your honorable body to
some extent, and make you the fol-
lowing proposition:
1.-THE company will two years
from date of contract furnish CRAWL
ty water from it's springs at the foot
of Craig Mountain, said water to be
delivered to the reservoirs owned by
the city on the following terms,
namely:
''It will furnish 100000 gal
Ions or any part thereof at the fol-
lowing prices: $4,000 per annuln
for the first year; $4,000, second
year; $4,000, third year; $4,000,
fourth year; $4,000 fifth year, and
$4,000 for every year thereafter for
said 00,00O,000 gallons or any part
thereof. The company will furnish
water in addition to the abo, c
amount at the rate of cents per
1000 gallons. The company is pre-
pared to safeguard the city in good
and sufficient bond for the faithful
performance of the contract. The
company will build reservoir near
the city limits of Lewiston for stor-
age of sufficient water for the use of
| the city during any period in which
| it might not be able to deliver water
through it's pipe line on account OF
| leakage or damage of whatever ma
ture. 1t will guarantee that the
water in this reservoir will be fresh
and pure at all times and equal in
character to the water in the city
reservoirs
The motion by Booth, seconded b,
Howard, to accept the propose
brought forth vigorous argument IL
which Councilmen Booth, Howard
Salsberg and Phillips participated.
Mr.. Booth stated he believed i
advisable for the council to ente
into the contract at this time be
cause, as a member of the commit
tee appointed to confer with Mr.
Hurlbut, he had been given to un
derstand that some definite actor
must be taken by the council a
once.
He said he believed it was TIL
duty of the council to look to tn
future of the city and that he be
lieved the proposal submitted b
Mr.. Hurlbut was fair one. MI
Booth cited the present cost G
pumping the city's water, whic
with the interest on the investmen
and the depreciation of the machir
cry, which he said statistics Shove
to be Is per cent, the present Wa
ter supply would cost approximate
as much as the purer water undo
the proposal of Mr.. Hurlbut.
The feature of the demands of tn
city soon requiring the constructlo
! of higher reservoir and the add
tional cost in pumping to the hight
! level was also brought out by M
Booth, and the fact that within
few years the water of the .learwi
ter river would soon be unfit for d.
! mestic use unless filtered, while
. would mean an additional expens
was also cited. He called attentio
| to the fact that at the present tin
there are three dead animals in I'll
, river within two and half miles
the Clearwater bridge, and the p
. troll necessary to eliminate such CO.
/ tamination would incur an add
tional expense to the pumping q
partment.
L The contention of Mr.. Booth W