Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-03

mayor asked the water committee,
which was charged with investigating
| the water supply, whether it had a
| &c pert to make Chairman Conroy
/ statod that the committee was not
ready TO submit its report and that
the n numbers desired more time in
which to make thorough investiga-
| tion as to all conditions. The coun-
| ell granted it an extension of time
and Il is understood the report will
not be made until Monday or Tues
day night.
Mayor Lester asked Mr. Gillen-
water to furnish the council with a
sta L ment as to the water supply. Mr..
Gille in substance said that
tie company was furnishing more
water than il hau ever pumped be-
| fore. and that it could not make a
test as to the available supply with
| cut completely shutting down its
mps for that purpose. He said il
hat never been thought necessary to
test the wells. He said he believed
that the rconsum ption pr capita was
greater than it had even been Alder
| man Bcaven expressed the belief that
the shortage was due to the fact that
the company had not kept pace with
the growth of the city. and had not
added new wells and additional
pumping facilities.
Mr.. Gillenwater replied that the
machinery of the company was in ex-
cellent condition, and that in two
years the company had sunk seven
additional wells and had made addi-
tional connections with the largest
well.
Mayor Lester said it was necessary
for the people to have water to drink,
and for sanitary and other purposes
and that the city vas face to face
with the proposition of seeing that
the people got the water. He eX-
planned that the council was prepared
TO meet the water company half way
in any arrangement to that end
Limit Water Users.
The question of limiting the con-
sumption of water was then taken
up. The mayor insisted that two hours
should be allotted for irrigatng lawns
gardens, etc, under full pressure. Mr.
Gllenwater maintained that one hour
was all that was needed and said it
was the rule I'm other places. Alder
man Wroth said that two hours and
a half was the time in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Gillenwater said that if irrigation
was restricted TO one hour day, II
would be possible TO keep up tll
pressure at all times. He added,
however. that wheneves the gauge
showed that the reservoir supply wos
reduced to the fire safety limit, the
pressure would be Immediately shat
eff.
The water supply, Mr.. Gillenwat7r
said, had been affected by the drough
in ,El Paso and other places but he
was not prepared to say that it had
been affected here.
MayCr Lester, in referring to the
additional wells sunk by the same
company, asked Mr.. Gilenwater wno
did the work Mr. Gillenwater gave
the name of a local contractor. May
o. Lester said he had talked with the
contractor and he had said that only
three wells were put down Mr. Gil
lenwater said. however, that the COM
tractor was probably mistaken.
When the mayor proposed reso-
luton saying Whereas there Is
shortage Of water" he was corrected
by Mr.. Gillenwater and Alderman
Hanley Mr.. Guenwater said that tlc
Water company was not willing to
say that there was a shortage OF wa
ter and M Hanley insisted that the
Water company had not said that
there was a shortage Of water.
Several resolutions We're formed
but it was some time before one was
found to please the majority. The W.
ter company insisted that there was
no shortage and fought that part OF
the resolution which said that there
was a shortage. The city council no
ally took the burden Of saying that
there was a shortage upon itsef,
shouldering only that part of the
resolution asking for a cWtailment o.
the use Of water upon the water COM
pany,
But before the resolution was
adopted, a motion TO postpone acti1n
until a report was received from the
water committee was voted on AID
lost. Alderman Beaven made this
motion. Mr.. Beayen insisted thot