Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-04

against any fixed time limit for com.
plotting the system. He stated that his
company had felt 80 certain that the
council would accept the water com
pany's proposal TO make the exten-
sions that II had already placed the
order with the Nationi Tube com
panv for the S-inch mains necessary
lie read a letter from that company
acknowledging receipt of the order
and stating that II would be impossi-
bid to make delivery Of the s-inch pipe
for about three months. He said the
company had no basis for any agree
mcnt ~ 10 a definite time limit and
that since the proposal was ono from
the water company to the council ana
not an order from the council ia his
company. the company would Insist
upon having the order upon tho basis
Of "a reasonable time. leaving tho
question ~ what constituted a reason
able time 10 the discretion Of the
council
MAYOR Lester Insisted that this pro-
posal was not sufficiently definite and
that q nxcd time limit should be plac-
ed. MI CLEARWATER Then withdrew
the water company's proposal as .
the Highlands extensions. stating that
his company would proceed at once
with the South waiter street cxten-
sion az ordered. laying a 5-lnch main
This wns the sum total Of results at
the needing
Toward the end Of the meeting Al
derman Wroth PROPOSED a motion,
which. II adopted would have accept
cd the company's proposition. being
to the effect that the council agreed
To give q reasonable time because OF
the condition OF the iron market ana
the uncertainty az to delivery Of pipe.
The motion, however. failed OF action
AldormaN Llarnard advocated the ac-
OF the water company's prop
Stating that the people of the
ward. which constitutes the
south Highlands district, would be
glad to get the S-inch mains and tho
protection thus afforded. Alder
man BenVen opposed the proposition, |
that he thought the people OF
south Highlands would be glad TO
get the south Walter street extension.
whether the rest were built or not.
The only result OF tho meeting. app
p%arcntly VIII be the construction 81
he small main from iron ayenuo to
Bell ven on South Walter street,
which constitutes the South Walter
street extension pom which to a large
'xtent the controversy between the
lily council aud the water company
has been based
The extensions proposed by the
water company included an eight inen
inc froni East Central avenue. sou.h
IN High street to Iron VENUE west
in Iron avenue to- South Waiter street
tie up with a five inch main on
south Walter street and thence on
south Walter street To Bell avenue
he city Hints; with an eight inch
main west on Bcll avenue to South
south Broadway main. tho South
\rno street main and The South Edith
street main with tho eight Inch main
III Bell avenue, thus completing Tia,
system FOR the South Highlands
district The water company In max
INK the proposal stated that It wa
Inc opinion OF the water committee
'itp engineer and the fire chief "A
Nell as OF the company that the con
itructlon Of the eight inch mains wai
necessary to afford proper fire pro
to the district n that tn,
company desired To make the eNtcn
la order 20 complete ITS system
rhe cntlrc matter stuck upon the mat
er OF the time limit which the mayo
members of the council lnsistcl