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Your attention is asked to the following letters written to the
Water Board, to neither of which has any answer been received
, "JULY 27, 1906.
"to the water board of the city of omaha
"gentlemen:' it has ays been . tiik policy of the
omaha water company not. only to keep its plant up to
the highest. degree of efficiency, but to keep ahead of
the necessities of the community. as you are awake, the
city of omailvis growing rapidly at the present time, and
a large number of new buildings, including many resi
dences, are being erected, so that the demand on the wa
ter plant is increasing and will increase during the
next few years.
"in order to meet this growing demand and to guard
against the danger from any possible break in the large
supply main, thereby leaving the city in great danger in
Case of conflagration, it seems advisable that a second
' supply main be laid between florence and omaha.
, , "if the omaha water company were to continue in the
ownership and control of the plant it . would at the
present time be preparing to lay such additional main,
but the board of directors is advised that, under exist
ing conditions, the company is virtually a trustee of
the property "forfthe ciy;' s6 far' 'as the maintenance of
the works is concerned, without obligation or author
ity to make any considerable improvements except in co
operation with the city.
, ; "therefore,; in order that this enlargement, which
present necessities suggest and future needs will cer
tainly demand, may go forward without undue delay, the
board of directors has authorized me to say that the
WATER COMPANY WILL UNDERTAKE TO LAY SO MUCH OF A NEW
MAIN BETWEEN FLORENCE AND OMAHA AS MAY BE NECESSARY,
PROVIDED THE WATER BOARD WILL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
BINDING UPON THE CITY TO REPAY THE COMPANY, UPON COMPLE
TION OF ANY PURCHASE OF THE WORKS, THE ACTUAL COST OF
SUCH IMPROVEMENT WITH SIX PER CENT INTEREST, IN ADDITION
TO WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE THE PURCHASE PRICE.
"YOURS, VERY TRULY,
" (Signed) THEODORE C. WOODBURY,
"PR''TH'A'Y-
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"OCTOBER 22, 1D06.
"TO THE WATER BOARD OF THE CITY OF OMAHA-
" GENTLEMEN: HAVING RECEIVED NO ANSWER TO MY LET
TER TO YOU OF JULY 27, 1906,-1 HAVE AGAIN SUBMITTED TO THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OMAHA WATER COMPANY THE
MATTER TO WHICH THAT LETTER RELATES, NAMELY, THE CON
STRUCTION OF A SECOND SUPPLY MAIN BETWEEN FLORENCE AND
OMAHA.
"THE RATE OF GROWTH IN OMAHA SINCE THAT LETTER WAS
WRITTEN CONFIRMS THE INDICATIONS THAT THE NECESSITIES OF
THE CITY "WITH RESPECT TO WATER SUPPLY, ESPECIALLY FOR
FIRE PROTECTION, WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE GREATLY DUR
ING THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
"AS THE CITY OF OMAHA HAS MEANWHILE FILED AN AN
SWER TO THE SUIT OF THE WATER COMPANY TO COMPEL THE
CITY TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF THE WATER PLANT, AND
THERE IS, CONSEQUENTLY, THE PROSPECT OF A PROLONGED LITI
GATION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WATER COMPANY
DEEMS IT IMPORTANT THAT PROVISION FOR THE EARLY LAYING
OF AN ADDITIONAL MAIN B3 NOW MADE, WITH SPECIAL REFEP
, ENCE TO THE SITUATION THUS DEVELOPED. ;
iN SEEKING SUCH ACN ON THE PART OF THE WATER
BOARD AS WILL MAKE IT JUSTIFIABLE FOR THE COMPANY TO UN
DERTAKE THIS WORK, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS NO PUR
POSE OF COMMITTING THE CITY TO ANY PURCHASE OF THE WA
TER PLANT, OR PREJUDICING THE CITY WITH RESPECT TO PEND
ING LITIGATION.
"THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AUTHOR
IZED ME TO REPEAT THAT THE WAT, , COMPANY WILL UNDER
TAKE TO LAY SO MUCH OF A NEW M.. IN BETWEEN FLORENCE
AND OMAHA AS MAY BE NECESSARY, PROVIDED THE WATER
BOARD WILL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BINDING UPON THE
CITY TO REPAY THE COMPANY UPON COMPLETION OF ANY
PURCHASE OF THE WORKS, THE ACTUAL COST OF SUCH IM
PROVEMENT,.. WITH SIX PER CENT INTEREST, IN ADDITION TO
WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE THE PURCHASE PRICE; IT BEING
UNDERSTOOD THAT SUCH AGREEMENT IS TO BE WITHOUT PREJU
DICE TO TIffi CITY OR COMPANY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGA
TION BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
"YOURS, VERY TRULY.
" (Signed),.. THEODOP1' " WOODBURY,
"PRESIDENT."
The above letters, which speak for themselves, are published in
this advertisement so that the citizens of Omaha may be advised of
the conditions that confront them.
v THE OMAHA WATER COMPANY,
By Theodore C. Woodbury President.
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