Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-11
Oppose Increase
In Water Rates


The Amarillo Engineers club. on mo.
ilon ~ NJ. T.. Ice, seconded by Leo
Ehllngcr. unanimously went on record
IN opposed o. the increase In waior
rates recently requested by q. W. Faller.
II the city Light and Water company.
On the ground that the proposed In.
or,Hse would BE- binding upon the city
for torn ~ years, and that II would
.ncrcaSe the rate for water 10 NO high
q poin, that II would both work hard.
ship upon present users Of water. and
net ~ deterrent Ia water.using IN.
dusirirs which ore nj present cnntefn.
plating coming ~ Amarillo. Mr. Ire
and lioVnrd r Trigg. county surveyor.
wee appoint,d ~ q committee To at.
tend any public hearings which may h.
held In connection with this proposed
Increase aud maintain the positinn of
he Engineers club In opposing H. This
nctinn WIS taken ~ the regular month
v meeting 1t the Amarillo Chapter =
The ENGINEERS Association at America.
IN tho discussirn which preceded Nj
'o''s motion. the engineers present went
luio the City Light ana Water com.
uany's petition very thoroughly Tho
petition. ~ read tn the engineers. ~.
cited ~ some l,nRth the Increasingly
difrlculi position 81 ~" water company:
thu fact that since the re-siv'rship ~
the company In 1919 It had never clear
81 enough money iu allow tour aud q
half t,r en- lur dcprJ citation and 'lnhi
per cent Tor Interest ur investment. that
mary ~ ~ wells had becomc exhausted
and wor,, therefore abandoned: that the
present field was showing Increasing
signs ~ exhaustion with tho pnSsag"
- :hnr' that their expenditures for ~
volopirg other fields would uf neceViiv
ilc 80 heavy that llrg" sum ~ money
mu't lc narrowed in order g. effect tho
development. and that the earning his
tory NJ The company IN paEt years was
such that II would be- Impossible far
Il to borrow the needed money wlthon;
'hc promise ~ increased earnings which
1.-THE increased rate Tor water would xiv"
M. Tho petition concluded with the
statement that unless the increasn were
granted thu company might Ice com.
PEELED 10 request that III" city begin
steps toward taking over the conn any's
Mart. and iniiinatcd that Il might b.
forced otherwise Ia gu into r,cpiycrship
As one II those present remarked. o.
lgrant the request ~ the water com.
pany would only h. chasing the cat
larOund the stump" Tor the reason that
there was no assurance that In another
year or two the company would not
come to the city and ask Tor further
Increase In rates an account ~. further
depletion ~ IN. field and further
heavy expenditure ~ money Tor new
,ells and new equipment.
4. 7 Dick y. the president ~ tho
hub. stated that the organization
!Ould not oppose some temporary ar.
angement between the city and tho
water company tide over the present
mcrg, fcg. hut that 1t would oppose
! inding the water users of thc city 20
ay Tor a term Of years the rates
which the water company now asks.
Another measure passed upon by
he engineers was the hill which /, Is
proposed 90 introduce into the state
legislature. which convcncs at Austin
'oday. licensing engineers and archi.
Gets This hill provides that IN the
uturc. all architects and engineers
yho wish to engage In the practice VI
heir profession IN the state uf Texas.
o" required "a obtain certificate from
q hoard L. bc appointed by the Gov.
! 'rnor ~ the stat" and which shall
consist u three engineers and three
J architects. and that this board shall
, conduct an examination Of al appli'
! can,s Tor lircns" who do not already
hold a certificate from other statcs
which rdciprocally recognizes Tcyas
! liccnscs. The club went un record Is
unanimously approving the hill. viii q