Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-30
WATER AND LIGHT
PLANT IS Valued
FOR Commission
MANAGER FALLEG GIVES INFOR-
NATION FOLLOWING ~
Exhaustive INQUIRY.
VALUE NEAR HALF MILLION
amarillo MAY Purchase Present
Equipment Either 60 Operate
II Or To Sell q Another
Company.

The physical valuation OF She city
Light and Wafer Company wgtcr
works and pumping plant SIS placed
at S4lG,l24 as n sale figure 20 The
city OF Amarillo should the mum
cipallty desire 10 purchase This was
the figure made by Guy Fallor, man
nrer OF the local cmpany I'm a letter
sent 10 the City Commission end read
al the session yesterday afternoon
The same company declared that
Il had ordered $50 globes for the
poles on the white Way on Polk
and lateral streets to replace those
shattered hy recent hail storm The
city commission transacted much
other business during the course of
ils meeting yesterday.
CAREFUL, Surveys Properties.
In the lotta- from the City Light
and Water Company Manager F,'cr
stated. among other things. that the
company has made very careful
survey OF the valuation of the ply
steal part of the water works and
pumping plant I'm this city end hos
determined that ON May l. 1917
such valuation OF the physical pro-
pertics of the several plants is The
sum given IN the foregoing u
states that other improvements arc
now being made and further eXpcndi-
lures incurred Ply extensions. which
must be- taken iuto consideration. In
winding up the letter says.
This valuation does not take into
account the value ~ the business OF
this plant as going concern, which
ia an element always recognized ana
considered in arriving az the correct
value of such plants
The city seeks the purchase Of the
water works and pumping plant in
this city. as related previously ir
these columns u would take over
The plant for municipal operation OF
for sale 90 another comueuy which %
present desires O. franchise, pcnrina
its supply of water from pal1 Uur0
creek ny mcens of iUnauu3iuv ihr
water iu GREAT lake N1 official
action was taken n the matter pend
ing further inquiries
New CITY Judhr ippoiutcd.
J c. Colby. nH.stHuj Boo ft' city
clerks Office. was appointed 'or
hor1tlon Judge by ne commission
npOu The written recommend alton %.
rity Manager 4 y. Armstrong u.
Hiu assume tho now duties aH Ooh
las he has made ont his bond
The bonds %. an tho city Dfl"iaH
Nero approved FL DO. session.
The city manager was authorize
by 'to comm i0u 200 advertise TOT
bids Tor the supplying oi the 'f'
department with 1000 feet %. stand
hrd firc hose. said bid to ho in fo'
the commission 20 act upon n, 800
meeting mex. Tuesday 70 oayDl'uo,
bt the mccI0c 'lgl uO purchase OF
hose FOR th, lIr. department % f
neon made since 1915. Tho need OF
new hose was emphasized and 'h
riiv must keep ho- ire department
bp 90 the minute 90 this respect 4
was pointed out
Iailcr Given Increase.
city JaI'ar Riley Waf granted ai
Increase nf I.. coris rsr meal to
ri.y prisoners h-inrirr thc amount
for each mea fH 45 cents Thu
action Do. been hanging fire fnr come
weeks r,ue pressed ou' ni line b'
,bn accumulation .f business. Ih.
high cost o. Twins hes made imp' 'h
tiy. OBJ. mer1.. .O- thH department
a. was declared f. lrur.i tha
the civ uu he'd sixty meals