Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 307, 30 October 1912 — Page 8

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NO BIDS SUBMITTED TO BOARD FOR THE WATERCONTRACT Object to Being Required to Sell After Five Years to City or Purchaser of the City's Option.

(Continued from Page One.) considering the cost of service lines paid for by the consumer. An investment made under this section would not be sufficiently attractive to induce capital to purchase bondB or stock in j the company whose plant would be ' subject to transfer at any time after j fve years. It would be difficult If not! Impossible to place bonds under this section. An Investor in bonds or stock considers the period of time, and the ; personnel of the company as well as j Its financial standing. Bonds of a corporation are not as marketable' as those of a government, and the chan-ge-that are possible under this section would tend to prevent the ready sale of bonds and stock by the holders thereof. 8uggest Changes. We also consider the words without 'bonus or per cent added as indefinite, and should not have been in former .contracts. It seems to us that the term i'falr valuation would fully cover the jrefiirements, for there has been a sufficient camber of cases of valuations iof this character to serve as a prece dent in the appraisement of the water works plant, and offering equal pro jection of rights to the city and the company. . kjix iwiu juui uuaiu nrs, omes a nve minion gallon compound condensing high duty or electric pumping engine. We believe the conditions could be covered by specifying the capacity of the pump only, for the company, as well as the city, would be interested in an economical operation of (Its plant, and this could be done and your requirements of service be carried out by a different type of pump. "Your specifications provide for free Are protection to manufacturers and business houses. We consider this too indefinite and that it would permit any person or persons engaged in a commercial enterprise to install a service for such purposes. The water company would receive no revenue therefrom, would be put to the expense of frequent inspection to prevent improper use from said services, as well as the possibility of under-ground leakage. This objection could be met by the use of meters, the expense of installing same to be borne by the con sumer having a fire line, and as such Bervice would affect a reduction in inBurance rates, such expense would not jbe inequitable to the consumer. "This company is ready to enter Into ja contract with the city on terms that are reasonable to both parties, but it feels that the specifications in the Items heretofore mentioned are suffici ently objectionable to justify it in not making a bid thereunder. "We trust therefore that your hon orable board will deem it advisable to make such changes in the specifi cations as will eliminate those fea tures that are seriously objectionable from a financial and operative stand point CampflaJd'a Objections. The main objections of the CampHeld company to the contract follows: "Supposing that the franchise and contract should be awarded to a new party other than the present company and he should elect to put in a new plant and make the necessary exten sions, It would take at least two years to do so and to get the system in good rworking order. This would leave but Earee years more to operate unmolestd. No capitalists would be willing a Invest a million dollars in such an enterprise. "Supposing on the other hand that 4he new bidder should undertake to force a sale of the present water works system and make the many needed improvements and extensions,

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A GIRARDINPICTURE Bought for Permanent Collection in Marion.

Frank Girardin, one of the leading j Richmond artists and known throughout the West, has just closed a successful art exhibition in the public art ! galleries .in Marion, Indiana, public library. Mr. Girardin's work has been much admired by the art-lovers and the eaucational element of that city and j much complimentary mention has been made in the Marion papers with reference to the exhibition as a whole and also to certain favorite pictures, especially the "Path Through the Woods," which has been purchased by the library board for the permanent collection. A leading publication of Marion says: The many Marion people who have : viewed the Girardin pictures in the art room of the Marion library will be delighted to learn that the picture, "Path Through the Woods," has been purchased by the library board and will be the latest addition to the art collection being made for the library. This picture hung on the north wall of the art room during the recent display and was more admired than any other picture. While the art exhibit was closed Wednesday, people have still been visiting the library and looking at the pictures. They will not be taken jdown for packing until Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Girardin will remain in Marion until Tuesday. Professor Massena has arranged for a jaunt with Mr. Girardin along Deer Creek, believing the artist will find many scenes there worthy the attention of the artist. The trip will be made with a view to Mr. Girardin returning next summer, should he find the time, to paint Grant county scenery. The educational value of the exhibit of Mr. Girardin has been unequaled by any other exhibit of pictures made here, the school children taking special interest and visiting the art room frequently. as it now is you cannot get a fair comparison without counting all hyI drants intermediate and paid and as certaining the average cost. "Section seventeen provides for certain tests. The city water works plant in its present condition is not capable of producing such tests and will not be capable of standing said tests until the plant is remodeled. If the tests were made now and the company be unable to produce the tests, as it cannot do, the city would be privileged to stop all hydrant rentals until the tests could be met which would be clearly unjust. "Section nineteen requires water works buildings to be constructed of brick, stone, or, re-Inforced concrete. This might compel a roof of said material, where slate, tile, metal, or, other non-combustible material would be better. The smoke stack is limited to j brick or reinforced concrete. The most u oinvno aiv W lliaUC Ul 111 C clay tile, specially prepared and designed to admit of air spaces between the inner and outer portion of the stack and brick is not as common. jThis provision should be enlarged so material. "A fine of $25.00 per day for delay in making an rodinary extension is excessive. A two days fine would prob ably exceed all the water rental that i could be realized from such extension in a year. Fair Valuation. "If the water works company should be compelled to sell to the city, it should be at a fair valuation. The words 'without bonus or per cent added' should be stricken out. Said words are entirely useless and tend to con- : fuse and may be used to combat the jidea that the 'going concern' value I should be considered. The words 'at its fair value' covers everything. "Another serious objection to this section is that part which prohibits the water works company from issuing bonds in excess of $600,000 without the consent of the board of works and controller. This is a very arbitrary and Inconsistent provision. In a previous section of these specifications many important and expensive improvements and extensions are specified and required and in another section still the city is given the power to compel the water works company to make any number of extensions and fine the company $25.00 a day each if it fails to make them and yet by this provision the board of works and controller are given the arbitrary power of preventing the company from raising the money with which to make such improvements and extensions. No rational business man would want to place himself In such a position. "A new section should be added to the specifications authorizing the Board of Public Works to make modifications in Improvements specified in the interest of the city with the consent of the successful bidder. Without such provision, after the ordinance is approved by council, the board of works would not be authorized to make any changes however advantageous to the city they might be." His Belief. "Pa. what did Damon and Pythias do that made them so famous?" "I don't remember now. but I think they were a winning battery that some manager found In one of the bush lea gues-M Chicago Record-Herald. THE REAL HERO. To go on cheerfully with a petty round of little duties, to smile for the joy of others when the heart is aching who does this, his works will follow him. He may not be a hero to the world, but he is one of God's heroes. Canon Farrar.

A Baboon Frightens Shop Girls and Takes Possession of Restaurant Sign

"What a strange locking dog," said Mary to Jane, as they watched an animal cavorting across Jsorth E j street. "I wonder if that's a Newfoundland dog," added Susan, addressing a crowd of girls that had gathered to watch the animal proceed up the street. The animal was now near enough to notice the girls. With a leap of twenty feet and some awkward running it headed for the group. "A wild monkey!" screamed the girls, as they stampeded into the factory where they are employed. Some of the male employes made bold to investigate the cause of the alarm, but the sight of the baboon staring them in the face in the doorway of the factory took all the valor out of their souls, and they hurried back to their tasks. Satisfied with the commotion caused at the factory, the baboon spied a TELLS OF Railroad Agent Described Its Beauty to Pupils. In an instructive illustrated lecture in the high school hall this morning F. W. Grant, general passenger agent of the Soo Lines, which are the southern branches of the Canadian Pacific railroad, asserted that western Can ada was the land of opportunity in America, and gave many instances of the remarkable growth of the cities in that territory. He also said that there are now 110 million acres of land under cultivation and 170 million acres still to be claimed. The stereopticon views which he

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