Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-17
DRURY TRYING TO GET
MORE WATER BY
new PLAN
Company Agrees to Pay All
Expenses for Testing
Theory Of Clty's
Expert.
SUIT FOR RECtIvtRSHlP
BEFORE JUDGE POPE
Papers In Care Forwarded to
RoSwell---ACtlon Asked by
Next Thursday al Latest
Businessmen Held
a Meeting.

According to the Statement of the
attorneys employed by the city to
conduct its suit against the Water
Supply company, the petition which
was filed in the district court here
yesterday askig that a receiver be
appointed to operate the plant was
sent last night to Frank w. Clancy.
attorney general who is now in Ros-
well, with the request that he pre-
sent the case to Judge Pope, who is
sitting in that district and ask him
for a hearing before Thursday of
next week.
The attorneys state that IL hear
ing can not be given the case in
Judge Popes district before Thurs
day next, the petition will be taken
| before some other jurist in an effort
to get immediate action.
The papers in the case were served
on w. H. Gillenwater, of the Water
Supply company by Deputy Sheriff
Fred Heyn this morning. Summers
Burkhart stated this morning that
the case would be pushed regardless
of any action of citizens committees,
etc. and action secured just as soon
as possible.
| Another possible, solution Of the
water supply question came up last
might ati meeting of business men
lin the offices of NJ ron and Wood,
| NJ. l.. Stern. one of the four experts
employed by the city council to re-
port on the condition of the water
plant and the water supply. proposed
that a Joint committee be given power
to take charge of the water plant
| and operate il. He proposed that a
| disinterested citizen, a member of the
Water supply company and third
person be chosen by those two or
liz they could not agree, then third
person appointed by the court, be
placed in charge of the water plant,
lThis committee, according to the plan
outlined by Mr.. Stern would be given
authority to at once make such i'm
provements and additions TO the plant
as would secure a sufficient supply
of water the Water Supply company
paying all bills. He proposed that
the committee donate their services
to the public He said that ne be-
leved the situation could be relieved
within a few days at the longest.
It was stated that w. n. Drury
also a member of the expert com
mission. had stated that he could Sc
cure a sufficient supply of water IN
forty-eight hours. 1t was then sug'
gested that a committee of citizens be
appointed to inform the Water Sup
ply company that Mr.. Drury coulC
relieve the situation if he were al
lowed to put into effect his plans
This suggestion was adopted and th'
plan TO put a JOINT committee IL
charge of the plant was temporaril!
abandoned.
This morning a committee met wit:
officials of the water company ant
after canvassing the situation. M
Drury was given full authority e
proceed and get ali the water n
could as quickly as possible the com
pany agreeing to meet all expenses h
so doing.
The Water company officials re
Iceived the committee courteously an,
Informed the members that they wer
iprepared to unite with any move men
8 which would relieve the presen
( shortage in the supply. II was state'
, by members OF the committee this ar
ternoon, that Mr.. Drury had alread!
set about the work Of increasing tn,
s supply Of water and that he expected
? to relieve the situation within forty
| eight hours
After making a preliminary inyesti
cation Of conditions at the plant %
the water company Mr. Drury thi
afternoon at four O'Clock me, Will
members Of the business mems com
mittee to discuss ways and means 70
/, securing immediate relief The meet
ing was not public,