Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-15

The city council. at brief meeting
last night passed a resolution by ulia r
nimous vote, instructing the city at
torney to take immediate legal ac-
ton against the Water Supply COM
pany with a view to forcing the COM
pany to furnish an adequate supply
of water for the city and individual
consumers.
Under the terms of the resolution
the city attorney is "instructed to file
suit Immediately against said com
pany and all other persons or neces-
sary parties in such form as VIII. in his
Judgment, bring adequate relief 1T the
earliest possible moment to the city
and the inhabitants from he
present deplorable conditions, ana win
protect and enforce their legal rights
against said company"
BY an additional esolution the may
or and city attorney are empowered to
employ such special counsel as they
may deem necessary in proceeding
with the action against the Water
company which, it is understood. viii
consist first of an action in mandam-
us to compel the company to furnish
an adequate water supply
The council passed the resolution
at the beginning Of the meeting and
Just before the presentation by a com
mittee of citizens of set of resolu-
tons on the water supply situation,
urging the council to take immed late
action against the company. These
resolutions were signed by six hun
dred people ana We're the result of a
meeting held Tuesday night at which
the resolutions We're drawn. members
oil the committee circulating them yes
tcrday,
Expert Committee Summarizes Report.
When the council met the expert
committee named a week ago to ex-
anime the water supply plant and the
Suuaton, presented summary of it's
report which the council called for at
It's meeting Monday afternoon The
summary added nothing to The report
merely including the conclusions of
'he committee in compact form. This
summary follows.
The Expert summary
Following is the text of the sum
mary.
Albuquerque, n NJ. July IA, '09
Inc Honorable Mayor and City Couu-
li Of the city Of Albuquerque. ~ NJ.
Gentlemen.-Pu Pursuant to your re-
quest that your commission hereto
iore appointed to examine into the
physical condition, etc. Of the plant of
lhe Water supply company. shall fur
hish You with the conclusions arrived
'l oy said commission, beg leave to
submit the following:
Summary.
An insufficient production of water
10 meet the demand.
Inadequate facilities for producing
'le required supply.
insufficient reservoir capacity. The
present reservoir having d maximum
capacity of scarcely two days supply.
insufficient pressure for fire pur-
pps's and domestic uses.
y" appreciabie increase in the num-
"ef ol wells and appliances for produc-
'Hg water to meet the annual Increased
demand.
recommendation, namely. the
introduction of compressed air into the
,@'suhs wells" il properly and safely
Installed VIII grant prompt, tempor-
any relief
NOlE.-By this last named recon-
"'ehaation We do not mean to convey
we ldea. that by the use OF compress
~ dlr IA the wells sufficient produc-
'oN pi water could be had FOR the flu
'Oie' but merely as an expcdient to
eNe the present condition.
me economical use of water at the
eseht time. in order to have suffici-
, water to preserve health and pre-
fire. Vi pi'pe''' OS
r G. BUTLER,
NJ. l. STERN.
!. II. DRURY.
\. =. JOHNSON.
~ Inc conclusion OF the reading Al
man Neustadt moved that the re-
90 oi the experts be accepted and
A.. This vas done by unanimous
-, eha Alderman Beaver then pre-
ehe following resolutions
u- ihr council Resolution.
Ii "elt a. the Waiter Committee. on
,bs slh reported to the council that
~ allure ~ .he Va eompanv t,l
.r sh a good and sufficient sup,Ivl
04 water 70 Albuquerque is caus-