The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-12-28
POWER COMPANY
SUBMITS OFFER
COMMITTEE FAVORS PROPOSITION
Pacific Company Declares Appeal Will
be Withdrawn if City Will RAISE
Cash in Lieu of Warrants.

be Withdrawn if City viii RAISE
Cash in Lieu of Warrants.
With the coming of the New Year.
the appeal of the Pacific Power 4
Light Co. from the decision of the Cir
cult Court in the condemnation pro
eeedings brought against the defendant
company will probably be withdrawn
and the city will undoubtedly soon
take over the water plant of the COM
pany at a near dote. The defendant
company appealed the case because of
the alleged invalidity of the warrants
drawn by the city and offered in pay
ment. The issue of the warrants ere
ated an Indebtedness against the city
beyond the limit allowed by charter
An adjourned meeting of the city
council held last Thursday night, the
following report was made by he Fire
and Water committee, the members of
which have had charge of the condem-
nation case and the negotiations with
the company:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Hood River
Gentlemen: We desire to refer
briefly, to the proposition of the Pa
cifc Power & Light through their
F! President, Mr.. Talbot, anu that of the
United States Mortgage 4 Trust Com
pany, through their attorneys, Cotton
& Strong.
The figures that we will submit are
from the date that the plant was
turned over to the city, whicn, you
will remember was October !.
Cost of plant as per verdict OF city So, al OJ
Suit expense OF Pacific T. 4 G. Cd. l7d0
ss2gl7 :,
Interest ON above at per cent from
Oct J TO Jan /, estimated date for s.
NIL GioS,ng NJ ~ nenso II : ,io,,sasa "a ia ss =
-
Total ....s.... ,...., -, sf 90 =
rs'i'''''e" ''e' ''Ne'''o " '"''' '''''- ''.g,-9
Balance ...........,.. ,... sS20m0
When condemnation proceedings wer,
etarted tbe nrice mt on the niant wa,
$40 500 which we Thought excessiv,
and recommended the rourse that wa,
nnrsned Onr indgment was then a,
Il i NOW that Il was Good husines,
nronosition and fine hest evidence n
that is the written proposition of set
tlement NOW before Won
We would not have YOU believe tha
tho difference of $40 ZOO has beer
saved the citv. hut nv far the large
nortion of il has. The question O
interest at and ner cent we bay,
moi overlooked but in this settlemeu
the difference would only be S165. go i
the lower rate prevailed, heretofor,
We do not object to that feature.
- We consider The proposition OF Mf
ia,poI h as oss'S asoot =, ot'''g Thirtg da"
- eain 'a;"a,, a"u S tls citn ~ uoad pigar y
sanaa e'naq 20 sse tho nrnnos;y;on a y ~ and IN on
,,i, in5anont 4 sbpnId ha closed aim,
ttbassa tbos tire I;nes ''
'"11e li'eS, au;ao t.at ,o oa, th;o
H. hete 20 ''os,'s oo,a 81, IN Hot would cbana
49, '''so sonras I"" "a haya gnhnifted to an
w atoniai oytont
'''t',.a a. 30, attonna,I. ham ass,rad ne tha
/ thosa ,',',vId ba no fnrther nm fyor
IT,. tho, 80 ,,a - nIoso' nm now and w
@ tnen' W., w. rnason w. % to beI;eye We tbat M,
| ri. g;,,a',.1, r., 6a a,,,Srassae
daa;ra "'no' - - nlose tho watar qnaetior
Il Conaidosincr thasa Conditions ,ua fe,
1oit9iuei W ias - - - 10 ,oy
tH tnat "e ',as az 80 -, y, ,no,id nava don
epa' .;5aa aaaa bne;nas
anu 90 w. 1oa'' nont - So go uonr a,
II piopooiaoi We """' " VS.
/ 'ep'"'0J posnootf,,ly submitted
II b. ~ Watar Co,,,roitto
Il - ......;.
Il The communications OF the heRotl'
II tlOhs IN thelf ehlirety lolloW III succe
H sion:
II Portland, Oregon, December Is, 1871
II Mr. Chas r Early Chairman.
II I,gbt and Water Committee of Il
II Comnon Camel
Hood River Oregon.
: near Sir
| In our interview at this office on Il
| nth inst Won advised rs that the a
| noals NOW nend1no in the water wor
| condonnnatinn case are making if diff
| cnlt for the ritv ia Obtain the nece
oaru fnrds for anlarginp and imnro
mo the water system and that it W
| he ,,raatIv Ia tha citv's advantage
| have these anneaIs dismissed Both
| these anneals were taken in good fai
~ nrotert the investment in the wat
nranertv but we do not wish to del
pr hinder the citv IN it's arrangemer
| far an imnroyed water supply and ha
| therefore decided to accent the propo
tion far dismissine these appeals su
1ostad nv vou and have persuaded t
trnetoa And its attornevs to agree
iite action
0ur understanding of YOUR propo
tion Is that tbe citv will cause to
denoeitad in court within the ne
tbirtv daye a sum in cash sufficient
nav tbn i1rv's verdict of s32. AL, W
ppigbt ner cent interest thereon fir,
Santemher X 1911. to the date of 81
| deposit also the two warrants
s47e 70 drawn upon the special wa
fnnd in navment of the Pacific Pow
. e. ight Comnanv's bin of costs. 8
- a, a5ditional sum sufficient to pav
Til costs to date Of tbe trustees appe
Ill If the above sums are depicted in co