The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-30
WATER USERS MEET
AND TALK OVER ALL
PHASES OF MATTER
After Much Discussion Pro and
Con, the Meeting Asks Council
to Accept Offer of A. B. McMil.
len to Sell for s4oo, 900.

49, ~ EFN - ~ y
Of accepting =. H. McMiiicn's prop
osition TO sell the present ate plant
to h city for an even $500. 600. his
beine ts3.59t less than the value
placed on the plant by the appraisers.
Th" meeting slso went on record by
adopting "A memorial to the effect
tina the city council b. asked to ac-
cept the offer.
Speeches were made 10y Col. W. L.
Metcal', Dr. W NJ Farr. John Baron
Burt, George : klock. q. y. Marion.
Alderman George u. Hammond. n. $.
Rodey. II ChHfl.s Roehl and ~ D.
Jamisou.
The speeches touched most all
phase ~ the situation. hut most of
them .ere of "a tone which Indicated
that the speakers were he favor OF
doing something at once. and this.
boiled down. meant tho purchase OF
the present plant For instance. II
was pointed "a that many difficul-
ties would IN an probability be en-
Cuuntrred IN ease the city attempted
20 build n new plant outright. The
tAANA NAi~AAtNAf NNufl ne the -ilR OF inc
bonds. Should these be disposed OF,
thetr would he difficulty experienced
In getting material u was pointed
out hat every factory IN the country
IL rushed with work for war needs
end II was not likely that tho federal
authorities wuul' permit Albuquerque
20 purchase piping and the other nee.
essary accessories 10 install a water
plant when they already had ono in
operation. wen though there wa.
no Interference. Il was doubtful u
material could be obtained to put In
another plant until the war ended,
and nobody was able TO forecast when
this would be. Estimates. however.
rnn all the Way from six months Ia
many years. Everything summed up.
Il was impossible TO say when AIbu
querque would be able to build 81 mu
n%icipaily owned plant.
Alderman Hammond stated that he
would vote against accepting Mir. Nc
Millen's offer. while the people
votet 5000 600 Ia bonds to buy o.
build Mr. Hammond said. "as | un
derstund u che people did not vote
To buy the present water system.
Just what they did expect to buy"
when they voted on the propose, Mt.
Hammond lid not state.
. y. Marion shought there was no
occasion Tor undue haste being used
and urged that n mass meeting" 81
the citizens be- called TO discuss the
question. that last nights meeting
was not q air representation OF tho
city's water users. lie did not believe
hat a meeting ut which the people
were not represented should memo
rializc the council 10 do anything.
II. Charles Iloehl also spoke against
purchasing the present plant
Judge b. $ Itodey aid that the city
probably would have to accept Mr..
McMillcn's offer. although he did not
believe The plant at present IL worth
the price placed upon 1t by the ap.
praiScrs. The Judge predicted that
sooner OF later Albuquerque would
get IL water suppiN from White Rock
canyon. bringing IL here through IL
conduit large enough to supply the
city.
Aft'r the question had been fuzzy
discussed. the following resolution
was passed
Eesolye' That il IL the sense of this
meeting that the mayor and common
council Doe r.qucsted to accept The
offer Of 4 a. McMilleu 60 sell To- the
city of Albuquerque tho present Wa
ter supply cOmpany's plant for the
consideration Of {t00. 600. being tho
amount voted by the city at the mu-
nicipal election held In April, 1910.
10 rtho purpose Of buying the prcsun,
water supply plant or building a new
water plant u is further
Resolved, That the mayer aud com
mon council it an early date take
dctituu and declare the acceptance by
the city Of the proposition Of the Wa
tor Supuly company 20 sell rs plant 70
th, cts for the consideration ~
tlUU GOO.
Tn, resolution was signed o., nr
$ g.. l;urtpu president and rcarcc
e.. ljodcy. -cct.taIy. o. the water
Users League