Putnam patriot., 1927-10-20
REFUSE TO CALL SPECIAL CITY MEETfNG--VOTE TO GALL
 DISINIERESTED ENGINEER
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 Eaesaan Richard matters stand now ' saHla el4zeHs wanted t# morial to fh6 water ea He said chat the city Ayar 96 tak1 care df i.s wat ire hazard. Hc thHue enees crop out from thF ats5 sz.5s H. safd he had talked aHo intended tle elt eus one man could nat af eHsle thing about che ditiereH he. s4iti the prupig have haa eeH af nineteen months te sta s.ittFf cnt plans and they oueh, te know something about them uniesS they are dumb heads altogether
 Call An Engineer
 He said the recommendation of the council is just and the question had been given careful study and he thought they ought to stop this acton of the taxpayers. W have haa three plans submitted. Why not call in diSinterested engineer. Let the special committee and the water com missioners meet him aad Eet to-I eether"
 Mir Rogers said. "call h an eagIn efr m engineer of recognized ahlli- ty. and lay the plans before him hui hv 8l means let us get together We are holding cut the olive branch and Will do anything in thu interest ef harmony
 Alderman Ames said that he thought if would at least he better, f we are ta have another meeting of the voters. te delay lt He said ff is getting late and lttle can be done. He said if the taxpayers are not satisfied they have rleht 10 sX5 press themselves but he did think . lot If people in SO short time would he unable 10 inform themselves on this question. "It is d bug question and don't think. for that reason, that the meeting called fer ought 10 be held .,
 In Black And White
 Chief Thurston was asked whether the insurance exchange recommended one or two tanks He said when the two plans were shown the engineer highly recommended two tanks m plaee of one He said that there had been misunderstanding as tn what had been said by the representative of the exchange and any further statements should be in black and white. He said many people feel that thev are competent to express an upl= nion and the less they know the mareI emphatically they express themselves IT Ft |. fH eH4 g fl ested engineers advice good one anal suggested nationally known man in Providence.
 Alderman Rogers said he was will inr to have vote passed 10 secure tht= srrr itp of The geeglemaus ME# Thafstop mentioned and to pay hum hz price.
 Nf Rogers sad fhat the public had gotten mistaken idea thaf the eeia= mztfee is trying t0 stop the improve meHt aH tbe= NezI side of tht lat'le Rixtr. He sabI The intention had been ta install hqth tanbs a- soon as the citV required them and city rental inz creased se that there would he money enough to do f without raising water rltes. He said if the citizens wanted the work on the west side done he Was willing ta meet tho commissioners half way.
 Get Together-stop Wrangling
 Alderman Richard said he didnt | want the citizens to feel that they had to pet Il mandamus but ito wait and I see if We can't get together and stop all this wrangling
 The vote was then put. The origi- E nal motion was that the petition be refused. Alderman Richard. Rogers. Ames. and Dubois voted ''No' and Al dermen Labby, Carol, Vadnais and Ryan voted "Yes As soon as the vote was taken it was seen that both groups had voted just opposite from what they intended They had voted as if the motion had read that the petnion be granted The situation caused laughter and il was suggested that had one of the Noes voted es or vice versa. the vote migm have been carried in his favor by joining the opposing group.
 The matter was straightened out by putting the motion Co lay on the table. On this motion Aldermen Richard, Rogers. Ames and Dubois voted yes and Aldermen I.abby, Carrol, Vadnais and Ryan voted no.
 Mayor Chapdelaiue: ''1f under stand this right it is postponed to give time to get another engineer to give an opinion?'
 Alderman Richard: "To give us 'chance to get together.
 Breaks Deadlock
 Mayor Chapdelsine: 'I vote to lay il on the table. don't know if l am doing right or not
 Then the matter of voting to engage .another engineer was brought up again and it was sugguested that the mayor might be instructed to do this then and there The corporation coun- sel said that under the wording of the call the council had the power to do this. MT. Torrey spoke of Mir. Seville an engineer who worked under Goe- thals on the Panama Canal, built the Clinton Dam. and is father" of the Hartford water works system and en- gineer of the Hartford water board.
 Vote To Employ Engineer
 Following some further discussion q motion was made that Mir. Seville, or some other competent engineer, in the event that NIT. Seville's service could not be obtained, be secured by .t -, fst srtt teise and give his