Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

D man would not have anything to do with t unless the Symonds first plan was adopted in toto. said Alderman Rogers. He stated that he said to Chairman Gilman that he was placing the committee in an embarrassing po- sitiou and was presenting an ultima tum and 1T it was to be accepted the committee would nave to throw up their hands. The alderman said he asked Mir Gilman if that was what he meant and Mir Gilman replied That's just what ] mean
 We want to work with them and are willing to meet them at any time and don't want to accept their resig- nations concluded Alderman Rogers.
 Committe Worked Hard
 Alderman Ames. another member of the special committee, said that he wished to substantiate what Alderman Rogers had said. He stated that he asked Mir Gilman Do you mean that2' and Mir Gilman said, "Yes, just that Alderman Ames said he never saw such an arbitrary frame of mind He said it was hard to work with them tthe commissianers) but
 
 get together, but their attitude is not very encouraging Their attitude amounts to an ultimatum and l don t see how We can get around H. he said He stated that the committee had worked hours and hours and formulat- ed I plan which appears to stand for nothing and he didn't think that a fair way tn go about it.
 Acting Mayor Richard said he could substantate tha remarks of Alder men Rogers and Ames
 Alderman Rogers said that t was a deplorahle situation after the commit tee had worked hard for year trying to give the city water and plenty of it. The committee has put in many hours which. together, would make many days trying tO solve the problem of the water department He said as al dcrmen they had worked to keep the tax rate down Co thirty-four mills and have worked with the same idea as a water committee. He said it didn't seem reasonable that the city needs a 30O0000 gallon reservoir and B. 900, 600 pump. for we couldn't main tain it if We got it. He alluded to the present water bonds. of which Sl0.000 has to be retired annually and in June. 1929. S5 900 more, making Sl5,- OOO. He said the earning capacity of the department was little in excess of Sl3. .500, and asked how the city is going to keep 1t and carry fl and that he didn't see how it could be taken care of after we got it.
 He spoke of the pump he said cost ten to twelve thousand dollars and that it had been started but once and at that time blew out air valves in the box shop and Tatem's factory and perhaps other places. "The pump is only an ornament and you tax payers paid for it, he said. In con- clusion he stated that the present board of water commissioners are not to blame for the mistakes made in the past. and that he believed the com missioners are honest in their pur- pose. He said that the members of the council. who voted against the spe- cial city meeting. had blocked the progress of the situation and that they could go on blocking 1t indefinitely.
 Mir. Bosworth Speaks
 Ray C Bosworth was recognized by the acting mayor. Mir Bosworth said that he did not know whether he was volclng the sentiment of the general public or not, but when the petition submitted Co the council was taken around many of the signers were anxi- ous Co sign and some wondered why something of the- kind hadn't been done before.
 They said they wanted to see a system put in that would be perma- ncnt. said Mr Bosworth. In his opinion steel tanks are short lived compared to concrete construction. He said that different pressures as diff ferent heights had been taken into consideration That with steel tanks. fire, and pumps out of use. and only comparatively few gallons used. the pressure would subsde and the streams at the hydrants on the hills would commence to weaken He felt that the people living on the higher land, as taxpayers. were entitled to protection He said there are some points on Oak Hill at the present time getting no pressure at all
 Given Varied Figures
 II said he had become quite inter- ested iu the situation and had talked with the commissioners and with members cf the committee and had been courteOusiy treated in having his questions answered He said that he had been given figures while the Pal mer plan was in stages of formation, and different figures had been given him at different times and that there had been wide variation in these fig ures. one figure quoted being in eX- cess of $120. GOO Now the figures in the Palmer plan have shrunk to slO4,- 900 and he wondered if the present plan is as good as the one for which he was given higher figures He thought ii signified that there had been considerable clipping" here and there, and that there must have been considerable change. He thought that, the first figures being up where he stated and the last figures down to Si04 ,000. that it meant that the pres