The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-10-11
PROPOSITION FROM
WATER & LIGHT CO.
IS TURNED DOWN
CITY STATES ITS POSITION WITH
REGARD TO PROVISIONS OF
THE OLD CONTRACT.
CLEAR WATER The CONTENTION
Board Commends the Police Officials
for the Good Order Maintained
Fair Week-Side Walks on North
High Street.

The Columbia Water & Light Co.
submitted new proposition to the
board of mayor and aldermen at the
meeting Thursday night, and it was
looked on with much disfavor, and
was so stated in an answer which
was read following the submission of
the proposition.
The Columbia Water & Light Co.
proposes to add to the requirements
of it's present contract" some fea-
lures which it claims is not now
thereing:
To furnish to the city and consum.
ers filtered or clarified water similar
to that in use in Nashville and Gin
cinnati; to lay eight inch mains from
the pump to the square and connect
with the mains on the square, and
with the eight inch main that comes
down Seventh street from the i'eser-
voir; to tie in the dead ends ~ the
water mains in accordance with the
suggestions of the Kentucky and
Tennessee Board of Fire Underwrit-
ers; to keep opn the gate valves on
Main and Sixth streets, with the per-
mission of the board.
In consideration of these additions
to the service now being rendered
the city is asked to pass ordinances
permitting the company to obtain a
new charter in accordance with the
acts of the legislature, and to trans
fer to the new company all the rights,
franchises and contracts of the COM
pany; to allow the company to put in
meters at all hydrants, the city to
grant the company an extension Of
the contract for the period of ywen-
ty-five years, and to extend the light
ing contract ten years.
In its answer the board replied,
that 1T is not admitted, but denied
that the requirements proposed to be
added are not embraced within the
terms Of the present contract"
The board also insists in its an
swer that the present contract re-
quires the company to furnish water
fit for domestic use, and that means
clear water"
Attention Is called to the fact that
water is being furnished to consum-
ers by direct pumping and not by
gravity from the reservoir, as requir-
ed by the contract. With reference
to the laying of additional lines, the
city claimed the right under the ex-
listing contract to call for new lines
when ever deemed proper. The city
agreed to request regarding the Sc
curing of new charter for the com.
pany provided certain stipulations in
the old contract are recognized. The
rental extension could not be done,
as the charter of the city will not per-
nit And as to the lights, the hoard
did not think it the proper thing to
do under the existing conditions.
In calling attention to what the
board construed as the direct terms
of the present contract, the closing
paragraph iD the answer to the new
proposition, states that 1.-THE board
has deemed it proper to state its own
view of the existing contract, in or
der that there might be no misunder-
standing as to the contentious of the
board, and in order that the board
might not by its silence seem to give
assent to the construction of the con-
tract by the Water & Light Co."
Apparently this has ended the ne
gotiations which it was at one time
thought would end in the securing OF
filtered water for the consumers in
the city. Just what will next be
done is entirely problematical, 5u. 1t
appears that the case which has been
in preparation against the Water &
Light Co. may now proceed and
construction of the contract be had
by the courts.
The usual monthly bills were In
spected and ordered paid, and the
putting down the concrete walk on
the west side of High street between
fourt hand fifth was ordered, the or,
der being similar to the one on the
opposite side of the street.