Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-06

The city council at a special meet
ing held yesterday afternoon in the
office of Mayor Lester adopted, by 9
vote OF to /. lengthy and care
fully prepared report presented by Al
dermen Charles Conroy ana Samue
Neustadt. of the council water com
mittee condcmning the Water supply
company for the shortage of the AL
buquerque water supply; declaring
that the company has made no effort
to meet the demands of the city bran
ding as false every statement which
has been made by the officers of the
company in connection with the wa
ter shortage; finding that the present
drouth has had nothing to do with -.
failure of the supply, but tho
failure is due to the compan. o0O-O
equipment of wells and Lspcr i
denying specifically that there ma.
been any waste Of water by the city
administration during the drouth pcr-
iod; recommending that the Water
Supply company be forced to live up
to its contract; that the council ap-
point a committee to further investi-
gate its equipment, and that the coun-
ell also appoint committee to in
vestigate the report upon the feasible
ity of municipal ownership of the wa
ter supply.
These are the salient features of the
report. 1t carries in addition half a
dozen paragra phs bitterly assa,l'ng the
Morning Journal as THE organ OF the
Water Company" charging the Mora
ing Journal with deliberate misrepre-
sentation OF the facts in connection
with the water shortage and With an
effort to misload the people as to the
existing conditions, both as to the wa
ter supply and the fight between the
city administration and The water COM
pany
Alderman Learnard was not present
Alderman Hanley voted against the
rerort after stating that while he had
no objection to the portions relating
to the Water company the water sup
ply ana the committees recommonda-
uons, he could not vote for the para
graphs assailing the Morning Journal
upon the ground that if the council
Were doing right it did not need de-
taton, the published minutes of the
council meetings had been placed be-
fore the people: and that attacks OF
the kind had no place in such a re-
port The other six members of the
council voted for the report. Alder
man Wroth making the reservation
mat his protest be recorded against
lhe recommendation from investigat I
ing municipal ownership Of the water
supply to which he was opposed.
Following the adoption of the re-
port the council by unanimous vote ad-
Npted a motion by Alderman John S |
heaven empowering the city attorney !
ana the mayor to take any steps nee |
eSS'fy to prevent the unning of ace |
quia water into the mains and to take |
any additional steps necessary to COM /
pei the Water supply company to live /
up 10 the terms of its contract and /
franchise Immediately
alderman Neustadt then made
nlolon which was unanimously adop-
'''' mat The mayor appoint a COM
'.i'''e OF three members of the coun-
VA TO select a committee of experts
VINO are to be paid for making an cx-
"t'''Haton of the water company's eq-
u u'pihent. to ascertain the condition of
'ie pant, report on the cause OF the
'age and also to report to the
'u"ch now long time would be re-
'eu To relieve the water shortage, If
uoh is taken immediately.
me council also adopted motion
"s Mr- NeuStadt extending the thanks
~ '"e council to Mr.. w. p Johnson
''" 'he American Lumber company !.
,'' 'he generous offer which that COM
"N mas made Of the use of water
:, '"' IT'S plant In case OF an emergency
age. ''o - 'e9i' Sii'' !
me iirst result of the action of the
.ouheil will be the filing of n peti-
:, '.'h In district court TODAY asking
- u'e Water Supply company be
'guired L. show oaus,. why il sbouId
~. oe enJoined from ueins aceauia
IN the mains. Mayor Lester
''u last night that the petition for
''nporary Injunction would prob
~, Dr brought by private i'm nlivid-
!, Acting city Attorney Frank II
'' ,,I1' when asked as to the iniunc-
~" referred the matter To the firm