The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-22
SUBMITS
COUNTER PROPOSAL
TO A. B. MM|LLEN
City Administrator Announce
Definite Decision on the Water
Question; Aldermen and Mayor
Take Part in Cham Battle.

: The city council held It's third con-
secutlve meeting last night and de-
cided TO send its counter proposal of
the water arbitration plan 10 A. a..
McMnien. president of the company,
The plan differs from hat proposed
by Mr.. McMnlen IN that II leaves the
entire settlement in the hands Of chief
Justice Hanna. instead an expert en-
gineer in case OF a disagreement OF
the engineers representing the tws
sides. The plan OF the council follows:
Whereas. the citizens of A~lbuquer-
que have voted S40O. 0s0 bond issue to
buy or build a municipal water plant
for the city OF Albuquerque, and
Whereas. the city council OF the
city - Albuquerque In negotiating for
the purchase OF the property OF The
Water supply company Of said city
has secured an appraisal Of the prop
erty OF the SAFE Water supply COM
pany, which appraisal was made by
competent engineers. finding that the
property In is entirety, Incorporating
all the factors required 20 be ronsid-
cred in such an appraisal. is worth Az
amount not w excess of 1857 3S. and
the Water supply company. 10y It's
president. A. u. McMnien, has placed
a selling price OF si0e, o0O on the said
property.
Sow, therefore. be q, resolved, 10y
the city council Of the city OF Albu-
querquc that the city clerk be and
hereby Is instructed TO notify A. +.
McMillen. president of the Water
supply company. that the city OF Al
%buquerque win enter into further me-
gGtiations for the purchase OF the
I property OF the Water supply COM
pany upon h following basis. to-wit.
That T.. Il. Black and J. n Glad
ding. engineers employed by the citf
OF Albuquerque Co make the appraisal
OF the valuation OF the said property
Of the Water supply company, acting
jointly az a representative OF the city
OF Albuquerque. and Frank 4. Woy,
an engineer representative OF the
Water supply company. shall arhi-
trate for their respective principals
for the purpose OF reaching a definite
understanding and agreement as 20
the price To be paid by the said city
and accepted by the said A. p. Nc
Millen for the property Of the Water
Supply company, and for the purpose
in connection with reaching a definite
understanding ard agreement as 10
price. 20 undertake 10 rsaFh and ana
I'VE the reasons for the obvious dif-
f~erenccE in the figure offered by the
city OF Albuquerque, towit SlG7,33s,
and the price demanded by A. y. Nc
Milien, $500. 600, In the buying and
selling negotiations heretofore con
Quoted.
That In the event r. u. Black and
]. ". Glnddlng. acting Jointly repre-
senting the city OF Albuquerque, aud
Frank T.. Woy, representing A. Il, Nc
Mllen, are unable 10 agree upon price
believed by each Of them 20 he fair
and equitable. then and in such event
the said Black and Gladding and Woy
are to submit all the data In their
possession regarding the valuation of
the Water Supply company. together
with q complete and accurate list OF
their differences. II any. and the rea-
sons for such differences plainly
specified. to Mr. Richard II. Hanna,
chief justice Of the supreme court OF
New Mexico, or his successor In Of
flee, who is to decide an differences
between the respective engineers, ana
10 make q decision as TO price. which
il 10 be and shall be final and com
elusive. from which decision there
shall be no appeal to any court Of
other board Of arbitration. either by
the city Of Albuquerque oy a y. No
Millen. or the Water supply company,
the actual and necessary expenses in
cident TO the negotiations herein do
scrihed 10 he born equally. share ana
share alike. by the city and Water
Supply company.
Hughes sim Clerk.
CITY Clerk Thomas Hughes was on
hand In the hope that his resignation
would be accepted. and hat he would
be able 10 proceed To his duties az
warden of the state ~penitertiary FIRE,
81 other difficulties Mr.. Hughes read
his resignation Alderman Albert O
simms moved that the council accept
g. The mayor then ruled that the al'
dermau was out IT order. saying that