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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1913)
Put 8!x BAJXT. CAPITAL JOUSITAL, SALEM, OBXflOlT, TTESIUY. MARCH 4, WIS. E SUCH DELICIOUS D ouxlknuto ! Ax I J - VV 1 Mityor Steevcs I'rsiis the TaMuir I'p mid Vlmil Sottllmr of Hie .Matter liv (lie ( (iiiiicil. liuliM iiiiiii.Ml Id LiinK about, a settle ment uf I lio water (iesiion before till! wnl of liis administration, Hint will bo siilisfiiclory to tho people (it Salem, Mayor Sleeves IiihI nicht sent a apo dal nii'SPiiMP In tlio city council rec omiiuii'linLC t hat negotiations lio en tered into wilh Hie officials of (lie Sa lem Water Co., by the ways and means committee. Tlie mayor recommends a confer ence between the members of the com mlttec and the. officials of tho com pany, as soon nn possible, with any other persons Invited to the meeting whose ndvlce on tho question may be considered of value. Tho nmyor lias, by personal Inquiry, ascertained tho views of the people of tho city rclntivfo to tho acquisition of the plant by tho city, and sets these views forth In his message. Tlio re sults of all former reflations with the company have been abrogated by the present council. Following Ib tho special message of the maj'or: "To tho Common Council of the City of Salem: "C.enllenien: It has been my pur pose to bring before your honorable body the water question, as soon as each of you had become familiar with the duties of Ills office, mid had had time to study the proposition for him self, and to ascertain ns nearly as pns slblo the wishes of his constituents. It Beems now that sufficient time has elapsed, nnd that the sooner the mat ter Is definitely taken up the better. Former Efforts Reviewed. 'It would appear from tho perusal of the report of the committee hav ing this matter In chnrgo last year that the water company was very re luctant to enter Into negotiations with the preceding administration, and only consented to do bo after a cast Iron agreement was entered Into be tween It and the council (hat the conn ell would purchase the plant at an appraised valuation fixed by a board oorslstlng of the company's engineer, ono engineer selected by tho council, and, If necessary, a third engineer, selected by these two. lly tho terms of this contract tho valuation fixed by these engineers would be final, and tho council agreed to purchase at that price. It would appear, however, that, even after thlB agreement had been entered Into, objections and do luya were Interposed ut every point, so that It was Impossible to accomplish anything the past year. I mn not stating these matters as facts of my own knowledge, but ns what apeara from tho report of tho committee on file with the city recorder, "The present council, In order to start the mutter from tho beginning, has abrogated the old agreement and tho water question 1b now before us de novo, and just the same as if noth ing whatever lnul been dono In regard to It. Mayor (iet Opinions. "Ever since entering upon tho du ties of this office, I havo had tho mat ter under consideration and have dis cussed It with many of our citizens, and, as a result thereof, I havo come to the following conclusions: "Public opinion 1b practically unan imous in favor of obtaining a better, purer nnd more adequate supply for tho city. As tho first step necessary to bring this iibaut, l am satisfied a largo majority of tho people favor tho purrhiiBo of tho present water plant, II such can bo done ou a fair and equitable basis. There Ib, however, some dissension to this. An Incon siderable few think the city should f ii rn lull the supply and then operate through the present water company under some form of contract or part nership, Many more think the clly should not burden Itself with the pres I'll) pbiul, iliey rei'.ard as Inadequate, and, to n laiy.o extent, worn out, but should cniixh net an entirely new plain, planning fnui the beginning for a population much greater than wo possess. Thorn Is not much doubt that If we Ignored the rights of the p'-esent company, and ai led altogether ill a spirit of selfishness t lint this would be the most economical thing wr could do, but the fali'-nilmbd pim ple, nnd by far the greatest number of (hem, believe Hint this should be done onl." In the event Unit we are driven to It by the altitude of the water com pany Itself. They believe that every fair anil honorable means should be exerted to bring about an agreement of purchase between the city and the water company which would be equit able to both parties. This Is, 1 be lieve, tho overwhelming seiillmeiii of (he people, and, if 1 rightly Interpret their wishes, this Is what this council should earnestly endeavor to tiling about. 1, therefore, recommend thai at llhs time tho matetr be referred to tho committee on ways and means. ItccoinincmU Meet I n if. "I further recommend (hut this com mltteo Invito tho officers of the water company (o a conference at an early date, so ns to learn their views nnd wishes in (he matter. I further rec ommend that any cltlrens of SiUoiu ; ' ,1 Ini vH-v $ liii at imir riitfl PiiiMo MM fill I l im, T 1 I 1 t I DU UMULL IS II 1 1 VSttllMVi whoso advlco and good offices the committee may desire, bo Invited to this conference, and to any subse quent meet lugs of the committee, "I further recommend that In tills oanferenco and all future negotiations with tho water company tho fullest publicity lio given to every detail, so that the public may ut all times bo fully informed of what is going on, and, in (he event that nothing can be dono, tho people will know exactly where lo place tho blame. "I recommend also (hat tho com mittee report at tho next meeting, ahd each week thereafter, if called upon to do so by any member of (ho coun cil, lA't us ken this matter warm, gentlemen, until somo results havo been accomplished. !t us approach this matter In a spirit of perfect fair ness, but with a determination to car ry out the wishes of the people, or show tho people why It cannot be done. 1 trust the water company will meet Us half-way, anil If so, the water question should bo largely solved he fore our administration shall have ex pired. Hespeelfully submitted, "H. I,. 8TKKVKS, Mayor," Chamberlain's Cough Itcmody hns won Its great reputation and extensive salu by Its remarkable cures of roughs colds, and croup. It. can be depended upon. Try It. Sebl by nil dealers. Some women wear themselves out worrying about what to wear. ' (7 J -,N I'll. . f.''.,iFM' i Inaugural Parade Avenue, r AV Webster Ileiised and Modernized by Hurry Thurston 1'eck In Latest Lexicon. 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