Putnam patriot., 1927-09-30
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT
D BY THE PATRIOT PRESS, INC.
LET THE CITIZENS DECIDE

y1HF Common Council al ts meeting Tuesday night turned | down the request he Board of Water Commissioners that Putnam be allowed to decide whether or not they Wae e plan improve the waterworks system as rec commended by Arbitration Committee carried out as whole CT they wished 10 be only half done al ths te me reaction people o Putnam o the rejection o hls request
 ht have been foreseen members of the Council whc voted allow the citizens an opportunity to express the wishes in the matter.
 The having denied the request of the Water Com msone been petitoned by more than the twenty citizens required the calling of special city meet n and hs request be refused The city charter sets forth that upon petition twenty voters special cy meet inc shall be called b the mayor The citizens right to decide for themselves rejected by the Council will hu be accorded them upon their own demand
 II k regretted there still exists difference between members of Council and he Board of Water Com mssoae s such difference was proven by the discussion Tuesday night and the subsequent vote o the eou el denying the Commissioners request
 When the drs taken necessary and ln- perae ep furnish the City of Putnam adequate reserve supply and existing fire hazard was thought would cost the city from $l29ooo to $l9oooo. Not whstandng this large decided that the |orb had to be done thought of what the city could afford or whether the expenditure of large amount of money might raising of the water rates to con sumers adopted because ot and 9 remedy what was acknowledged 10 be dangerous situation
 After continued differences between committee oi the Common Council and the Board of Water Commissioners the left To arbitration and vas agreed ha the decs ion of the Board would be accepted by both the Commissioners and the eommittee
 Although mol with their views the Board of 
 Arbitration Committee and started carry the plan o com pletion
 he ground that would expedite matters and with the promise that the whole project would eventually be carried through Council recommended and voted al
 special ely meeting that the Board of Water Commissioners b. authzed 10 forward with the work oa the east side of the Little River
 The Board Of Water Commissioners had the plan drawn obtained bids both he side and the west de o the They divided each de m the river into separate unit and obtained bids on each aHil.
 The Water Commissioners have tod the Common Council and through the Council the citizens of Putnam that
 the taxpayers money he saved If instead of doing half of the work now and leaving the other half to the future.
 The City of Putnam started To relieve dangerous sit The legislature has granted the city the o issue greater than will be necessary the completion The work be done cheapy if the Commissioners have the plans and the bids to complete work; completed the object sought will be ob taned Why should be further delay and why only work should be done answered hy statement the city afford the expense by that may be increased As the increase the opinion the superintendent that will be necessary al though seemingly this does into the matter de gree If the work has be done have been told should be done completely and whole If and the eitys supply dangerous situation the spent all However matter for the taxpayers decide and they have the tunity