Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-03

The above resolution was paSSct
last night at a special meeting of tbs
city council by unanimous vote, after
two hours ana half had been con
sumed in Wrangle over a PROPOSE
ton upon which the councilmen ant
the watcr company were practically
agreed to start with Capt W II
GtllenWater of the Water supply com
panN, who was present and addressed
the alderman, proposed that irriga'
ton he confined to one hour in the
evening, but agreed with little obieo-
ton to the two-hour limit stating
however. that In view of what he
termed the extraordinary consump-
ton, the tWo-hour irrigation period
might possibly tax tho reservoir n
which case il would BE- necessary t.
shut of the pressure.
During the somewhat warm even
ing spent by the city fathers IN the
mayors office, most of them were
talking at once and 1t looked for a
time as if it might never be possible
TO bring order out of the sNeltering
chais, out hN half-past ten O'Clock
the matter came to a head after a
discussion lasting about one hour as
to what properly constitutes a short
age or water Mr.. Gillenwater would
not admit from the company's stand
point that there is shortage on
the ground that the company is
pumping $50 gallons per capita. an
amount OF water which IT alleges is
much greater than ever before pump
ed at this period of the year, and
nearly 1870 gallons more per head
than the average per capita consump-
tion Figured. according to Captain
from large number Of
cities. -Four years ago we furnished
1S0 gallons per capita" he said.
The mayor stated. with some rca
son, that if there was no shortage ot
water he wondered what the council
was holding the meeting about and
what use would be of action in the
matter, Alderman Beaven wanted
The water turned on fun pressure at
once il no shortage existed, and Dr
Nroth. after going downstairs with
1 glass to get a drink of water
brought back the empty glass with
= confirmed conviction that there
VAS indeed a shortage. His attention
vas, however. called to the fact that
I was after nine o'clock, the hour al
which the company shuts Off the Wa
er at present.
Captain Gillenwater stood pat on
iis proposition that the company was |
more water than ever before |
( this time OF the year; that II was |
delivering the goods and that the ta> |
N the supply was due to "abuorma |
consumption or waste" of the aqua
ura. "Thc company holds said
'aptain GHlcnWatcr. that il is ful-
Hing its contract when il delivers
n amount of water which any rea-
enable man would consider equal to
be normal demand
The mayor opincd that the Water
ompany Was obliged to supply wa
'r enough To- answer any possible
cmand made upon II hy the consum-
rs IN" resolution, as first drafted
.atcd in the preamble that whereas.
ne water company reports n short
gc of water. etc" Captain Gillcn-
-atcr objected most emphatically to|
ais part Of the resolution. saying
nat the company did not report any
ich thing. and, after an intcrminable
iscussion. This part Of thc resolution
as eliminated. tho council taking
lc ouus of the statement that there
an actual shortage of water At this
me
The debate as TO when a shortage ,
not shortage got So animated /
times that the marshal looked anN- /
Isl and the board of health which y
Q near the door edged apprchcnsivc- ,
in that direction
Committee NDt Ready Ia Report.
The ball was opened 10y the report :
Chairman Conrcy Of the water q
,mmittce that the committee wanted &
Irther time to investigate before re-
,rting on the water situation The {
olncU granted the committee the .
sired extension Of time o
The mayor asked captain Gillcn- +
ster to give the council some in
rmation On the situation. Captain e
.uenwater said that the company a
delivering more water per capita i
an ever before. that the consump $
ln is greater per head than it has T
cr been here or anywhere else."