Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-09-11
NUMBER TEN

In the year 10! franchise was granted To IT, ror'
ter aud f. H. Dohoncy IT,, granting them right To con-
Suct maintain aud operate system OF water works ~
Amarillo This franchise was sold to Amarillo Water Light
Power Company and in 0lI the franchise granted
this company which IN turn sold to City lieh, Water
Company, the present owner ot the water works system
The rates authorized by the franchise oi lpli were
follows, Minimum $3.50 per month"; or the inst 10000
gallons sou per thousand gallons; (or the ncN, Soo gal
ouS lSc, and all over sSo,o gallons loc per thousand
These rates continued until ipS, when additional aud
optional rate generally known as the summer rate was
established hy ordinance loc per Thousand gallons
ardless Of the amount used bu, made the minimum Ssn
per month This resulted in reducing the total revenue oI
the company
The franchise oi lOll, which is embraced IN City Orl
nance NJ ~, provided that should the Company desire
sell lis propey the City OF Amarillo reserved the prior
right buy the same, and further provided that after
Sarch l0s the city should have the right to compel the
sale vi the said property the U ii should elect to buy
at prlrc Ia hc iINcd by two competent PERSONS one
each To he selected by the ,y aud the Company AMI ii
they should tail To- agree, then third person should he
Cc,cd by them who should lin value the property aud
this should he the price To he paid by the City
Tn April sl,h, ,o,s, the City oi Amarllo acting
through It's Mayor notified tty ligh, \ Mater Company
ri it, m,rNon purchase the property vi the Company
SNd asked or valuation H. he PLACED upon nv the COM
lN, This valuation iiNcd by the Company aud the
Guy No'cd hut the 0l,oN To- purchase las no, W, hccn
cNcNIsed .S,a.En
The IomlNNy VoN,cwl, tia, the prCscm rates arr in,
adequate u PAY lair return oN the Investment actually
made, and hcraue vi ,ha, TACT il imsShlc ,o horrow
tNNcy oN the C'cm nj the Company with which IL IN, IN
wclcd improvements and extensions such As nvw wells,
Ca'Ns etc, lHlplH
>,'ms mON,hs agO the Company aO,Iivd the C,y vi
the threatened sh0V'agc in the water supply vi Aualn
Wd stated tbs mabs6y vi the COmpNNy u furnish the Nvv
Cd improvements uav>, an Ncrva>e in I,rs should H. al
Nwrd thv CITY COmmi>soNes with the assistance ri the
hNrd vi GV hVSkPmvw AMI others has hCva vNgagyl
Nr some TIME in an sSOE, ~ solve the water pFohlem Il
aPp0VSn, that hIgv vi capital mus, ~ 0auvd
from some source With whVA ~ bng 10 tbs ,uvlavv apl
Pipe @'o Ama'lo om soms sAalOw SNl ~ 0shsg sONyVv,
>Ni'NieN volume oi water 10 mee, tbs NQaIvmV0,, vi
the city aGd H. supply H. NeeSe in the wears Ia S a, the
vNe1 OF az least SeSoo population Is PyVlaNV ,ha, tbs
iuNS bonding salaCly pot gteat SnoOyh ~ furnish tbs
necessary money With whNh ~ Pas IN thi, PlS hg pump,
mg SNs'en S'v That ee'ng TUE tbs 0n akypativv u
procure the capital from some outside soarvy In vr1 A.
d tins. OF course Satisfactory showing must be- Way that
the money 80 adNapSSd vii be vsOTped 0h yva,orahh
interest The PIohsm now before tbs Guy i, ~ y,hey
uaance the uew water works NNstem OF 10 pgOcurv The
capital from some outside source,
Il is estimated tia, may take YEA. OF ,wo a, ka,
after plan i pereced 10 get the wa,ct into Naarlk
ready ior distribution Ii the City undertakes 10 proSue an
additional supply OF water aud the preScut ,,tvm al
water works then Il would have 10 brag The water in
purchase the present system OF 10 Install pew one.
The City charter provides that ii the C,ty purchase,
plant already Installed cannot lew taxes Ia pan Tor a.
nut the sole security Tor the purchase price must be the p
pcN uSell tbs tenders difficult to purchase anN pru
petty 10y The CITY. because Uvc>toIs viii hay, a. WiEnr
To part with their money io obligations secured b, pro
pery worth ne more than the amount of the debt E, A
the City wants 10 Install II, own pkut ,hcu b u,ay lew
taxes to pay Tor T. provided OF course that il can only
incur such Indebtedness has taxable values 10 support
and as already stated the taxable values Amarih apcar
10 be Insufficient after dcductug the amount of oustnI
ng bonds against the city provide the needed rcycue
Tor the additional equipment that would be- required 4, hr
nlsh an adequate supply OF water 70 the City
This Is kuotty problem but It must be solved ANA
ulo must have an abundant suppl, OF water aud viii re-
qurc considerable thought aud the exercise OF wise bue,
judgment To- accomplish the desired end lut the matter
should not be DELAYED AMARILLO viii be held back until Am
adequate supply procured and is 10 be hoped that the
matter viii be pressed speed, conclusion aud that
way will be found to procure the water 50 necessary
10 meet the demands Of our growing CITY The new system
should contemplate the increase IN population which I,
CONSTANTLY going forward in AMARILLO Including ndu,tri.
that viii locate here when assured that sufficient anount
OF water can be oblancd at fair price We have the GA,
IN abundance Tor fuel We need the wacr The future al
our city bound up IN this question aud the question must
ie solved and 81, ss srec,Iiln Au,,r1b, sufier