Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
WORK ON WATER PROBLEM
Special Committee Meets and Outlines
Its Plans of Procedure.
MORE INFORMATION WANTED
Unable 90 Act InteIIiEentIy with the
Data at Hnnd-OutIine of what
Committee II Expected
to Accomplish.

The special committed OF business men
appointed by Mayor Maloney June p at
the request Of the West Council Bluffs I'M
provement club to Investigate and determine
the quickest and best way to provide city
water TO unsupplied districts, and other
questions involved in the long pending
water works controversy, met last evening
in the office Of the mayor at the city build
ing.
The members present we're Chairman Will
liam Groneweg. Secretary ]. ]. Stewart, A..
C. Graham, j. X. Cooper and F. j. Pierce.
Harvey Swartz. the member representing
the western portion of the city. was un-
a%voidably absent.
After outlining a plan of investigation,
the committee decided that It could not act
intelligently until it was furnished with
considerable more data. The committee de-
cided to request the city officials that 1t
be furnished with the following as speedily
as possible:
The report and appraisement Of Expert
Kierstead, who was employed by the city.
The report and appraisement of Expert
Alvord, who was employed by the water
An additional report or statement from
City Treasurer True on the financial condl-
ton of the city relative to its Indebtedness.
The opinion of City Solicitor Kimball on
the right of the city to issue bonds for the
construction or purchase of a water plant.
The original plat OF the present water
works system, showing the amount of
mains and pipes laid along the different
streets.
The plans drawn by City Engineer Etnyre
for the proposed new plant.
A copy Of Wiekham's bid on the proposed
Statement from the water works company
showing average annual receipts and
funded Indebtedness of company.
This is what the special committee is
expected to do:
Ascertain what settled districts are UNI
10 determine what districts are in the
most immediate need for relief.
To ascertain what extent the proposed
new plant will supply such districts.
To ascertain from the city attorney and
other sources what length of time would
elapse, allowing for litigation by the
present company, by a property owner or
any other interested party, before the I'M
supplied districts could reasonably be as
sured of water service II the city builds a
new plant.
Would the time in which the unsupplied
districts could be assured of water service
be less If the city bought the present plant
than II II decided to build, and II there
would be any such saving of time by, buy
ing rather than building, would be
the probable saving
To ascertain the probable delay in finan-
cling the bonds, should any be voted,
and to what extent could city bonds be
legally issued; also to ascertain from what
source money to pay any excess above the
legal issue or city bonds could be obtained.
To ascertain what gross amount will
have 20 be charged consumers should a
new plant be built that would cover the UNI
supplied districts. 90
To ascertain what the present water
= company will do to relieve the necessities
Of the ~unsupplied districts either tempo
rarilv or permanently.
The committee will meet again and at
once commence its investigation as soon
as the required data is secured.
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tomatoes, 25 cents per basket; large
watermelons, 95 and 40 cents each; quart
Mason jar sweet pickles, 80 cents. We
have several cases of large black cherries
at 12s cents per box. Ladies, don't
cook this hot weather when we can send
you any kind of cooked meat, sliced in
any style, such as roast beef, boiled ham,