Show MUST REDUCE OR SELL propositions FOR THE DENVER WATER COMPANY proceedings instituted in the courts to compel the city council to pass an ordinance denver colo july 11 special to tribune the water question la Is still a long way from settlement at the conference of 0 the mayor and members of 0 the city counell council today to day it being the last session of the conference there seemed to be a general understanding that nothing definite be done the mayor had two propositions he be asked that action be taken on one was to reduce the rates at once to the point provided in the contract which would be a cut of about 25 per cent all through eh or proceed at once to condemn the plant of the water company and buy it at a fair valuation the water company councilmen did not like the word condemn and instead instructed the mayor to write the company and ask what price it holds the plant at As the company has all along paraded the fact act that its ll 11 stock bonded indebtedness and the tha like root foot zip up and as there Is no likelihood of any valuation of more than or being placed on the plant there Is not much prospect of the purchase being made very soon the horizontal reduction was very distasteful to the water al deimen demen and was wa 9 not adopted the matter will probably now have to be fought out in the courts most of the aldermen and supervisors who have been siding with the water company have instituted libel suits against the republican and news for each but their action in this direction Is considered with little seriousness ous ness proceedings IN COURT denver colo july 11 attorneys for water consumers began proceedings in the district court today to day to compel the city council to carry out their contract with the denver union water company refusing reduction of rates to the average of chicago st louis and cincinnati besides an alternative writ of mandamus to compel the passage of an ordinance provided for in the contract the complaint asks that injunctions be issued restraining the company from shutting oft off water from private consumers and also compelling the corporation its agents and employees to desist from influencing the members of the council to act contrary to their duty under the contract the complaint charges that the members of the city administration especially ally the councilmen secured their election by making a pledge which they have not redeemed to adjust the rates according to contract and the water company Is accused of having by bribery cajolery and threats prevented the passage of an ordinance which would fulfill the provisions of the contract |