Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-28
WILL NOT TAKE PART OF PAY
President of Water Company Says
They Want All the Money.
ADMITS NEW MAIN IS NEEDED
But says ~ a. Tor the city co Build-
Has No word from the Omaha
water Bonrd on the En-
Eineer's Report.

II the city votes bonds aggregating more
tran $500 OOO, as suggested by the Water
beard. to take over the Omaha water
plant. the Water company will not accept
the proposition as fathered by the Water
Board such was the ultimatum Of Theo-
dore c. Woodbury.. president Of the water
company who arrived m omaha Monday
u, ming
The Water Board proposes TO pay to the
Water company ia the event that the
bonds are voted by the people, $3.50 COO
tine appraisers award and to deposit SUI
,..,nt funds % cover the interest differ
.nros. which aie now being lltigated in the
s.pgome court of the United States. Then
Iu taLa over the plant and operate 1t.
ria, SUGGESTION / would say strongly.
".l never be accepted by the Water COM
pany." said Mr. Woodbury.. we shall
never deliver this plant upon a partial
Iuyrent and allow questions TO be iiti
gated d seems to me that it was the
heIuh, OF foolisluess to bring up a ques-
tipn at. the eleventh hour which is likely
tu involve both the city and Water com
pdns. in more litigation. expense and delay.
look upon the esoiution az adopted
b the Water board as more political than
pIacuOul Tor the reason that the case on
the oecice IN the specific performance IL
ret Tor hearing on May Il in the United
states court Of appeals. By agreement Of
both parties we hope 90 get the case au-
yanced 50 that Il viii be heard during tie
first week In May II is not unlikely that
we viii get decision early in June. so
,hat the proposition of taking over the
works in accordance with the terms Of the
resolution Is not very pertinent at this
time
No Word from Water Hoard.
Mr. Woodbury. stated that ms company
had not reoeved any reply from the Water
buafd relative 10 he installation Of the
Florence main.
- he engineer the Water board brought
here from st. LOUIS went over the ground
thoroughly, ana / presume made some rec
ummenoatOn 10 the board. However, we
lave heard nothing from that body, and
} uon't suppose that we Will for time
40 doubt the board desires to consider Mr.
Lands suggestions and will then favor US
with a reply SAID Mr. Woodbury..
The company has recognized for long
time the need OF "A new main to Florence
" nile we expect the works to be taken
over this year 1t is impossible to say what
complications may arise 10 delay the trans
Ter, uonsed deutiy II seems good business
methods tndt steps shOulu De lhheu al
once toward laying the new main. 1t will
be an absolute necessity for the city to
construct this main
Ii work is begun at once it can be
completed by this fall. The reason with
us for making the offer to lay the main is
that the city needs It. The cost will run
in the neighborhood Of $4,000, il castiron
is used. But II it. is laid with steel pipes
the cost will aggregate about 100000. l am
inclined to the opinion that IL the COM
pany was laying the main for itself It
would use the steel pipe for the reason
that this pipe viii do the work required
ana will not burst, no matter how much
pressure is put on it."
Mr. Woodbury. denies that his visit to
Omaha had anything TO do with the deal
with the city. lie says he came in the
course OF business and does not expect to
see any members of the Water hoard.
However, II the Water board has any
PROPOSITIONS to submit to the company
the members know where l can be found
he declared
AN that ! can say In regard TO the diff,
ference between the city and company IL
that we want our money and the officials
viii not throw anything in the way that
locks TO a complete settlement. But nc
partial payments go" concluded the presi-
dent of the compapy