Williams news., 1910-04-02
POWERS TELLS MORE
 ABOUT WATER WORKS
(Communicated)

(Communlcated)
 The G. c. E. L. & P. Co through it's attorney, Mir. D. s. Clark, has made demand upon the city coun cil for a compromise. As their con tract calls for 45 pounds pressure per square inch, and they have only shown one hydrant to yield this pressure, then, as a basis of com promise, this hydrant, meeting the contract requirement., must neces sarily be used. As they have not shown any other hydrant to yield the stipulated pressure, of course no other hydrant may be taken un- der consideration. If for one month 25 hydrants cost $75, one hydrant will cost $3 for one month. If one hydrant costs $3 for one month, then for the past eight months it will cost $24, not SITS 50, as they have alleged. This is plain. By their showing in a compromise the town will have secured single hy- drant at monthly cost of $3 as per stipulated contract.
 A.-What is the purpose of a municipality?
 B.-To look after and direct mu- nicipal affairs.
 As water for fire hydrants re- lated to municipal affairs?
 Bit is prime factor and should he under municipal direc ton, not alienated to a corporation for private exploitation. A munic- ipality is founded upon equity and equity requires that much.
 A--What has been the effort of the corporation?
 B B-Obtain remuneration through vested privileges rather than eifi ciency.
 A.-Are there instances of towns operating their own water works2
 B. Yes; many instances are known where municipalities have taken over their own water works and operated them, but 1 know of not one instance wherein they were ever returned If the path has been bla zed and successfully trodden by others, have not we sufficient intel ligence to likewise accomplish? Our economic interests invite us and legal justi fication is clear.
 Allow about Section :. Ordi nance AS, Aug. IT, 1908?
 B-That section provides for 25 hvdrants, to have pressure of 45 pounds per square inch. It also provides for placing of additional hvdrants when requested by com mon council The additional hv- Grants cost $2 50 per month each. Now, the additional hydrants may or may not have pressure or elf ciency. and therein lies joker.
 A.-Section 3 says the sewer sys- tenn shall he commenced within ore year from passage of act. Why not complied with?
 B.-That was the corporation's | first illegitimate act of record They asked extension of time. and while the council was kindly disposed toward them, as shown by their minutes. nevertheless they could not lawfully grant extension nor corporation lawfully defer construc- ton of sewerage system.
 A.-Under Section 10 I note va rious amounts charged for sewer service per month to private houses, ga aloons, restaurants, barber shops, hotels, lodging houses, laundries, water closets, stores. telegraph off, ces, livery stables, blacksmith, tin, and other shops, boarding houses.
 B.-That is only ostensibly per month. It may be a daily charge if the corporation so elects. It is their right conferred by the charter Ga rock upon which they stand) and no court may interfere to re- dure or modify their charter rights That is another joker played upon the above named interests who are iii this sewer proposition, complete lv at the corporations mercy. A joker is an admirable way of fore iuu reyeDue for profir and woul l1