The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-14
Complete Report Of Water Commits
sion's Actions Given Council This
Commission En-
powered to Employ Law.
yers TO Go Into Flltra-
tratiOn Matter.

1el0 tnS AFTERNOON aJ Jne COUNCIL !
Chamber the City Water Commission
made a complete report Of the prog !
ress of their investigation. All men,
bers of the commission we're present |
and the report was read to Council
by Chairman II. ]. Cochran. In the
report the commission asked authority
to employ outside lawyers to learn
or not the city could force
the Water Company, at their own ex-
pense, to install a filtration plant
The report was received and order
ed recorded and the Commission was
given full power to employ such legal
assistance as they saw fit.
The CTmmission's full report fol-
lows:
Maysville, KY, November ID, 1919.
To The Mayor and City Council:
Your committee reports that SO far
as anything definite is concerned,
there is very little that can be added
to what was said in the statement to
the public issued yesterday.
The pump at Kenova, W. Va, has
been secured and is en- route here. II
should arrive tonight or tomorrow
morning and will be placed in opera
tion with all possible speed. or course,
1t can not be ascertained definitely
what can be done with this pump until
it is placed in operation. Your COM
mittee believes, however, that It will
be sufficient to meet the present en-
ergency and afford temporary relief
until the permanent pumps can be in
stalled. Inquiries are being continued
to the end that other pumps may be
obtained, II the Kenova pump Is not
sufficient to meet the temporary needs.
Your committee further finds, as
stated yesterday, that on September
18th, the Maysville Water. Company
entered into contract with the Allis-
Chalmers Co. for the construction and
delivery of permanent pump; this
contract called for four months de-
livery, the shortest time within which
the Allis- Chalmers Co. would agree to
make delivery.
On yesterday, at meeting In Gin
cinnat between representatives Of the
Allis-C Chalmers Co., Mr.. Wilson Of the
Water Company, and Mr.. Cochran,
some changes in the construction Of
the aforesaid pump were suggested
and agreed to, with the result that the
Allis-C Chalmers Company now agree to
ship the pump within four or five
weeks, and state further that they are
satisfied that It can be delivered in
Maysville by December 18th, which, If
done, will result In considerable saw
ing of time.
So far as obtaining pump for tenn
porary needs and expediting the de-
livery of the permanent pump, your
committee believes that everything
possible has been done by the Water
| Company and this committee that can
be done. The committee hopes and Is
inclined to believe that there will not
be repetition of what has occurred
during the past few days.
Your committee further reports that
on last evening 1t met representatives
of the Water Company and. went over
the entire water situation. Your COM
mittee at this time desires to empha.
size the necessity OF handling the very
serious situation that has arisen in 9
careful, business-like way There is
nothing to be gained by indulging In
recriminations and criticisms of the
Water Company or others for what
has been done or left undone in pas
years. OF course, there 10 no excuse
that eau be offered for the mismanage
ment Of the Water Company during
past years; also. the Water Company
may be subject to criticism for mo-
having heretofore secured and had
available pump sufficient TO meet the
temporary emergency that has arisen
These matters. however, are things o
the past. The material and all impor
tant thing. now. Is to assure ourselves
that we are going to obtain the prop
er quantity and quality of water In tn,
future.
In order to secure this, II Is neces
sary, In the Judgment OF this commit
tee that new pumps be installed, tn
present pumphouse reconstructed.
filtration system installed. and variou
other changes made In the presen
plant and It's manner of operation.
or course. the first question tina
arises 10 as to whether or not the Wat
er Company Is willing and able I
make these changes and improve
ments, To do no will require the es
penditure OF good many thousand
OF dollars. and II will also doubtlessi
require the making OF some oonces
sions BY ths City.
The Water Company states that II
now IN. positiop. anAnoiaiIy. 10 d
the abovs things, and further that
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