Putnam patriot., 1927-10-06
SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF
 WATER PROJECT
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Continued from Page one) River completed. was read. Mayor Ghapdelaine said
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 Action ou the petition was passed while several committees reported progress.
 Alderman Rogers asked for $ fe- tea8lng af Inc petition
 hen Che petition had been read the second time Alderman Richard said that f Che motion to call the meeting was made he would vote for l t as f was the Will of the taxpay yers but that f ieft q lis own discretion he should still vote in the negative.
 Alderman Ames moved that the meeting be called as read in the mo tton and thls Was seconded by Alder man Richard 6The cal will be found in an advertisement in this issuel.
 Alderman Rogers said he had no wish Co antagonize the taxpayers or the citizens of Putnam but he said T feel as MT. Ames does, if left 10 me personally, l would vote against t. "
 Not Doing Right Thing
 Mr. Rogers continued saying that he did aot think that the commissioners are doing the right thing having both contracts with but one engineer in charge. He said If the first contract k carried through satisfactorily then the west side of the Little River could be started. He said he didn't think the council would be doing right or the city doing right in handing the whole contract over to one engineer or to one bidder If one is done well the city could go on with the other and he didn't think t would tie things up.
 Alderman Ames said he made the motion to get 1t before the council. ''I agree with my friends that have spoken their minds and l don't think We are following the best course The grounds the commissioner brought this on was economy and saving to the city. l was not convinced that | means SO much in economy. This mat ter of economy is questionable he said He said that perhaps the com
 
 i ter more thoroughly than memhe~s 1 of the council and perhaps their state meut ought not Co be questioned but he thought it would be to advantage to wait until spring when contracts can be awarGed more faydrably l Prom every point of view cant see where 1t Is economy. l am not convinced With the city having a meeting the water question will be wholly up to the citizens l hope t will be matter of economy We seem to be misunderstood as ebstrueting the work and with something up our sleeve and do not want Co 20 ahead with the whole plan he said.
 Statement Misleading When the water commissioner came before the council. Alderman Richard said. their statement was mis- leading. People might be led co be- ] lieve that iH putting in one tank for S6o 000 or two tanks for S9o.000 there is saving ef $30.00u He said this Is mol so as the tank on the west side eHIy includes about 2 thousand feef of pipe.
 Mayor Ghapdeiaine said he didn'i think there would he much done this winter anyway.
 T think it will be demonstrated when started. replied Alr Richard.
 Chief Thurston asked what caused Che break in the main al the corner of Bridge and Church streets the other night.
 'T'oo much pressure wasn't it! asked Alderman Richard.
 T don't know" replied the chief ''but 1 have my opinion
 Do you want to elueidate your ideas?" asked Alderman Rogers.
 The Chief didn't care to although the alderman said this is the time and the place.
 "I do think your city engineer ought to have something to do with plan ming your water system said MT. Thurston.
 City Engineer Ignored
 Our city engineer lives in Putnam, works in Putnam and has the interest of Putnam at heart" said Alderman Rogers. but he is ignored by the com missioners. He will continue to be ignored We will be at the mercy of engineers and contractors all non-resi- dents of Putnam" Why the conn missioners are so insistent on doing two contracts at this time is more than any sane mind can comprehend, he concluded.
 Getting Raw Deal Said Alderman Richard: The city of Putnam is getting the rawest deal any city could get. The specifications are SO vague no contractor could bid diligently and with any certainty to protect themselves they have got to add from IS to 20 percent for emergencies which may arise as un- known quantities. If the speeihca- tions of the tanks were worked out they wouldn't tally. One calls for a ten inch base and if worked out would be twelve inch. IL seems to me these specific stions were made for spe- eial purpose.
 Alderman Rogers said that he thought if the contracts are carried through the city should have a good engineer go over the contracts be- fore they are let even fl it costs the