Putnam patriot., 1910-10-28
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 Tie eornpany eosid Ds4 sell eo osh- esvsst. ss fbey fest ssgfed that the eals wss aeserFufned 70 own ~ssff works systern of its e~n. To Fsfsse fs ssl their plant to Gfss city would have snstaed lAse city 10 haze goos rsxht ssang ie bald plant of its os n wlshogg hsnassass. Egt t Nss ssees kary Eor sEe Wssek cess rzAt to g. isaroSxh she fernssi5ty zs tbsy did.
 4 s<asesaIe q Gkse Water Company g pssfer1y. rsxssis zss privileges. tu s5e- tai. ~s. sfssee ap. ssxsss gs William sDd f1b<rt Hbseles, ~ Bszfens aFsd Ac@es ( LesuAfd and George r -5as ef Pmtasm. sad hse6 lH t11e I9~B sBeskis efsSak. Il ls sH8eesssafx to xi4e the itegss in detail al IhIs lime Tn 1he sehezisse ths water company nofgnes fhe esty that ii iatssas le ess- fosee Efse obligation impas<1 v fi5s ses af l@85 st<gn the esfy of Futnsrn to pnFehase tfss works saa property, under eeffala restrictions. ee taat tHas water company should receive com. y,ensati0n for the true s0fkh of igs pisnt.
 The water company fafsbef saggesss that the eisy and the 0afsf company should each hasea committee 4 lih fali powers to arrange privately Ebe tstns Of saIe and trsnslefeuee of the proper. ty, and thus avoid the expense snd aeisy of having II settled through the courts.
 This course appen5s jast and friend iy, and will of course be accepted As the 1atef com psny is perfectly posted ss fo the condition of eact Item iu the schedule, the Water Commissioners. who would dsc1de how the settlement would be arranged, would first have te be made acquainted with the actual condition and present value Of each Item lan the schedule iist, to stand on equal footing to judge lhs xaine eondl- tienx of lbs property az tue water company committee. To be aole to accomplish this thes would needs fe- quirs the sdsles and assistance of ex- perty.
 This assistance they sfs going to get. The Common Council have authorized the ,wnler Commissioner 10 secure such exT%f; assistance at the exf~nse 0f ssse city. They ~iil thus buy out the water works plant si it's real and ifue present value. and when the eity assumes control II will feel sssafesi II hss paid jnst what tue property Is wofth--and no fno,e. And the N ater Commissioner must have the same assurance befoe they wlii consent sa Aign their names to sny agreement.
 ftI. Just here where any disagree ment ls likely te lake place. But If fl soss to the courts is viii he settled in the same wass bsfe The cltyas expert testimony ~ill be allowed. 0n this account NC have feasou to believe thai the water company, "A bieh has shown . desire fo settle inc ssie Of ils pisnt in . friendly ~sy, without tesortins b the courts, 1iIh its delays snd expen- ses, will scqulesee Tn The lessimosy of the city's experts. If each side by con eedinR something can close the bargain in friendly ~ay. 10 save taking it te the courts, no citizen would Ind fault with that.
 We have bad no pfis aie information in regard Ia ihts ease What Ne saS in fsgafa ta it is dfAwo from the facts sifsady maee publie.
 Ne do nss expect 10 sse lie matter Brought le aH early elo=e, uu matter le~ eager all parties nay b* to see it sHsled.