The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-07-31
CITY PREPARES FOR
WATER BOND issue
Mayor and Council Are Ready To
Take Over Water Supply.-H.
v. Gates Conferes and Tells
What He Will Do.

The mayor and city councilmen
of Heppner are ready for a new deal
on the water supply. This was an
nounced by Mayor Vaughan in a
council meeting last Monday evening,
at which time H. V. Gates, president
of he Heppner Light & Water Com
pany, was present.
The report of Burns & Mcdonald,
hydraulic engineers of Kansas City,
Mo-, has been received by the city
and in speaking of this report, Mayor
Vaughn said, I'VE find it most COM
plete in every detail, and now we
have a starting point and know some
what about how to proceed.
In getting control of Its water
plant, as pointed out by the mayor
and councilmen, it will be necessary
to buy the present plant of the Hepp-
ner Light & Water Company. When
asked what his price on the plant
was, Mr.. Gates stated that he was not
ready, off hand, to set price, In fact
he did not believe that he would set
a price, believing that disinterested
engineers could arrive at value that
would be satisfactory to both parties.
Mr.. Gates spoke at length on his
proposed power plant on upper Will
low creek. He would take the water
out Just below the Yoakum place,
where he has already secured water
rights, run 1t through conduit lines to
his power plant, erected on two acres
of land secured by the city at the
forks of Willow creek. From there,
the city could take the water on into
town. Nothing came out Of the meet
ing and 1t was decided to call meet
ing of the Heppner Commercial Club,
which took place Tuesday evening.
Gates Has Three Propositions.
The Commercial Club called a
meeting on Tuesday evening to dis
cuss the sitaution and large num-
Der of citizens were present to ta.a
over the problems with Mr.. Gates
and the members of the city council.
Every man who spoke expressed him
self as being very much disappointed
with the service which the town had
been receiving and endorsed the steps
taken by the city government to get
better water supply. Mr.. Gates
also spoke from the standpoint Of
the Heppner Light & Water Com
pany. At this meeting, President Ma
honey of the Club, upon the motion
of w. B. Barratt, appointed a COM
mittee of five to meet with the coun-
Gil to arrive at more definite plan
of procedure. This committee, which
consisted of W. B. Barratt, chairman,
C. e. Woodson, Michael Kenny, s. E.
Notson and ]. G. Thomson, met with
the council on Wednesday evening
and at mat time Mr.. Gates was pres
ent and outlined three different prop
ositions which the city might consid-
er.
Would Sell Plant For $4,000.
The first proposition made by Mr..
Gates before the council and Club
cummit.ee was: that the Heppner
Light & Water Co. would sell their
plant to the city for $4,000.
The second proposition made was;
that the company would sell the plant
and SIX mnes of conduit pipe line on
the upper right fork of Willow creek
for a consideration of $4,000.
The third proposition made by Mr..
Gates was: that the company would
sell the local plant. construct the
pipe line to the forks of the creek,
with six miles additional conduit line
fr.m the oakum place to the forks
of the creek, for a consideration OF
$4,000. This last figure comes un-
der the estimates given by the engin-
eering firm to the city by several
thousand dollars.
Mayor and Counc;,men to Dallas.
Before any contracts are signed up
CT final action taken toward actual
laying of pipe line to the forks OF
the creek, Mayor Vaughan and some
of the councilmen will 60 to Dallas
to inspect the plant of Mr.. Gates.
This plant is said to be one OF the
most complete in the Northwest and
the city of Dallas is furnished with
an abundant supply Of gravity water.
While there they will inspect various
forms of pipe used by Mr.. Gates and
especially one which Mr.. Gates has
found extremely satisfactory. This
type of pipe is manufactured by Mr..
Gates there In Dallas.
Mr.. Gates Is an engineer Of many
years experience and he has offered
his services to the city as an advisor
in any matters which may come up.
His company will go ahead with their
new electric plant on upper Willow