The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
THURSDAY, AUG. 10, 1909.
OFFER TURNED DOWN..
Waterworks Company Declines Offer Made b,
City Council. Deal Is of.

There has been q rush for 81 veral days
at the city clerks Office, 10 registering
people who desire to vote at The coming
bond election. The election will bt held
on Saturday Of DC.S week, Augustus.
City Cleik TTebilcock says that there Is
moie interest being shown by the voters
in getting registered for this election
than there has been for several years at
the regular spring elections.
1t is ,be opinion Of The city clerk, from
the expressions be has overheard that
practically all who are registering will
vote for the bonds, including some who
had been talking quite differently until
lately.
The council held o special meeting on
lest Saturday afternoon, at which time
the reply from Mr.. 1beis to the propoai
ton sent bimsfew days before was read.
The pi. position made Mr.. IT els by
tht Council Tor The purchase Of the water
works pipes, stand pipe, ground, and
pumps Wss pubIisl I'd In last weeks
paper. The ,fftr was to give $4,000 for
the mainr. l~alerals. connections etc., CIV
ering lbe syst,m with the exception OF
the tDgiuts and tui.dipgs. with a further
Col dlinOD that he city would pay 6 ceuts
per 100 gallons for pumping, ON a five
year c,utTsct. This ,ffer also included d
ten ytaI light iiarcbise.
Mr. 1btis replied to this offer, declin
ing II, md telling what he thought he
would accept, AID upon hearing his re-
ply he CON Gil ltltYstd the C, mm,ttee
from further attempts to negotiate with
Mr.. Thtis for the purchase OF the prep
erty.
This fer sent Mr.. Theis by the council
was The hrst proposilion ever actually
made IL writing to the company for the
purchase OF The mains etc. The only
thing gained 70 far between the company
and the council. is that each now knows
about Whist he other is willing to do, or
10 Other words they know just how far
apart they are
It Is possible that after the election,
providing the bonds carry, which Sc, Ills
ASSURED. The company and the council
may GET nge'beI Oh a deal, although the
NJ ,mitis # The counil do moi appear 10
be a. willing tor q deal as they did before
their pr position wa turned down II thu
bonds carly it will settle the matter d
municipal WDtIsh,p, whether or not the
coupc and water Company get together
on II d, III for the present plant.
The needed extension of both the water
and light facilities ls a matter In Inch
the people of Dodge City are greatly IN.
tetesttd al pltstht. The water and light
con pthl s'alt. md reasonably, 100 that
they cannot tff0Id TO make improve
mtn 8 II ihtl hit | OF 10 have lhei' fan
cbi-e extended. 1nCse who express
tbtmstlvt- against The companJ ARE MOI
In ftNrl Of any fialcblse beng extended
until be con panl has made the improve.
menls. so that The argument either wa,
is running in II circle.
To get stmelhiIg done which will give
adquate stIyce 1T once is the problem
which is facing the council. las quite
a problem, and the worst of IL is that the
people are expecting them to solve 1t IN
q very shOII length OF time. just now
there is nothing TO be expected until
after The election l. held. Al Iha time il
a dta could bt II adt that would be salts.
fscI0ly 10 II { pttpe and that " uld i'm
prove the service Immediately the
council will be entitled to the thanks of
the town.
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