Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-04
Sellers in Vigorous Address to
Council Advocated Issue Of
$3.50, 900 Bonds TO Carry
Out Project.
ALDERMEN READY no
CONSIDER PROPOSITION
Committee Named to Confer
With Water Company Re
garding Possible Placing Of
Price on Existing Property.

Mayor - X. r. SELLERS sprung a.
news and Somewhat startling program
on Tho city council last night wnen.
Occasion offering. ne proposed that
he citt issue $4,000 in bends for
the construction IT muuiCipu water
plant. the purchase OF tfe present
rlant or any reasonable and hualncss-
like solution which can be reached
Ia fairness % the taxpayers and the
Water supply company.
The mayors statement followed a
presentation % the claims o. High
land people asking for the planting
~ trees tn the park made by Mrs.
Harold Pierce. n lawyer representing
Highland Park people and others d.
rcCtly Interested IN the Improvement
III that section 81 the city.
The council while 4 did not take
affirmative action In favor of munich
pal ownership or construction Of a
water plant, favored the program
proposed BY the mayor and upon mo-
lion Of Alderman Clarke, MIR. SELLERS
numed a committee COMPOSED OF Al
dcrmen sche0f. skinner and Clarke
10 interview the Water supply COM
pany and ascertain whether or not g
desired 90 sell its plant and az what
price.
Water supply Company Makes No
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Mr. A. n. McMillen. president Of
the Water supply company, declined
20 make any statement today regard
| lng the mayors statement or the ac-
tion Of the council
II have nothing 10 shy" said Mr.
| McMiilpn. This is business or
ranixatlon and we are prepared a.
lany time 20 entertain & business pros
position. Bot ] have had no meet
/ ing with the council committee ant
pending such a meeting know moth
ing about the situation"
Mayor sellers has had la mind Tor
some time the proposal for munlcl-
pal plant aud hast night. evidently
with the approval 81 majority OF
the members OF the council he sprung
i his plan. Every yard OF completed
paving here has cost the Water sup
ply company money. says the mayor,
although ne dld not say IL last night
The mayor has no idea ~ what the
/ cxiatjng plant win cost lie knows
that large sums Of money are invest
ed in a. ana that considerable aams
are being invested right along.
But Mr. Sellers has the theory that
since the present franchise r. Go eN"
pire In about six. years the city be-
i ing fully informed 81 the situation
win do well 20 acquire the water
plant af this time. or construct Ut
own plunt. as best business policy de-
mands that the town owning iis own
water plant o. going 60 hc able 20
proceed moro rapidly than any citf
can hope for from O privately owned
l plant
Mr. W. y. Metcalf seconded the
mayor I'm his address stating that NJ
had advocated Warmly the purchase
81 the present water supply com
pany plant when lts purchase wa
proposed some years ago.
Tho mayor today said that he had
no desire To bring about any imme'
diats agitation al the matter bat
that he believed the purchase az M
local plant or tho construction ~
new one would result In far rehchihi
development not only IN the city hu
In it, envir0ns.
"Afunicipnl ownership 81 our wnt
or system" said the mayor this morn
ing means not onlv everything tho
III had occasion 10 SAY cOncerning J
INST night. hut IL means the develop
lment 81 our mesa lands; an extension
lof our municipal development which
can hc accomplished IN no other way
There r. not one ~ us IN IN
city government who has any taul
ta find with the local wntor works
rho company has been managed al
lmirahiy and has furnished us fkf
tom that is about pcr-fct hut m
frnnrhiFe of tho company is 20 ~
plro "a r. short Time and we should 10
lurcnnrcd 20 proceed on tho basis
municipal ownership"
The council last nlght apparent
was prepared 90 carry out the mayor
lprogram for an inquiry MS 90 whcthe
on not the present water PLAN ma
De- purchased ana ON what price.