The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17

The Water Commissioners, who have
been pushing the work of constructing
the sewer system for the city, are get
ting ready to begin work on the water
works plant.
There has been a hope entertained
that the city and the purchasers of the
paper mill property would be able TO
reach an agreement, and that the work
already done and the money expended
on water-works and sewers might be
utilized as a basis for the sewer and
water system to be owned by the city.
The paper mill property is advertised
by Captain R. W. Boone, trustee. for
sale in this weeks issue of the Journal
and Courier, the bids to be made to
Hon. George D. Anderson, referee in
, bankruptcy, on October 18th.
The Water Commissioners have ad-
vertised for bids for the construction of
the water-works system, the bids to be
received on September Goth, and it has
been determined to let the contract on
October 7th. This will be several days
before the sale of the paper mill prop
erty, but it is expected that the prop
erty will be bought by representatives
of the bondholders, and it is felt that if
the gentlemen who intend to buy the
mill property are disposed to come to
terms with the city, they can make an
agreement before the sale, contingent
on the purchase of the property by
! them
With that idea in view, the Commits
sioners met Wednesday to formulate a
proposition to be submitted to Mr.. En-
nest Woodruff, president of the Trust
Company of Georgia. Those present
we're Mayor Dobbs, DR.. Rambo, Mr.. s.
K. Dick and Mr.. T. A. Granting. The
following letter was prepared and
mailed to Mr.. Woodruff:
MARIETTA, GA, Sept. 14th, 1909
Mr.. E. WOODRUFF, President,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir With view to negotiating
for the purchase by the city of Mari
eta of q part of the water-works sys-
tenn owned by the Georgia Manufsc-
turing & Public Service Company, in
GLIDING the stand pipe and all mains,
pipe lines, fire plugs, meters, and all
fixtures and parts thereof, in the city
Of Marietta, except the pipe line from
the stand-pipe to the paper mills, and
not including the reservoir properties
nor the pipe lines from the reservoir
to the stand-pipe, we ask your consent
to the following proposition:
Have your engineer meet with ours
at once for the purpose of making de-
tailed statement of the mains and pipe
lines included in the above specifca-
tions, showing the mileage and sizes,
together with an estimate of the value
of the MAINS pipe lines, plugs, and
other properties connected with said
water-works system in said city. Our
purpose in asking you to consent to this
pTUpOslJlOu is bLdG We may 6dCn nave
this detailed information prepared by
your engineer and ours when we come
to negotiate as to the purchase OF the
properties. We are now ad vertising for
a new system of water-works for the
city, and our bids are to be received
and acted upon October 7th We are
anxious to purchase the local system if
it can be done upon reasonable terms,
and the suggestion embraced in this
paper is for the purpose of ascertsining
accurately the value of these properties.
We understand, of course, that the
properties are still in the Bankrupt
court, but we are confident thst the in
terests represented by yourself will be
the purchaser Of the properties, and
we are willing to negotiate with you
! subject to that contingency. 1t is i'm.
: portant, however, that we make head
} way in this matter, and we, therefore
earnestly request that you give the
matter your immediate consideration
and let US have prompt acceptance OF