Show WATER fATER RATES i FOR HOSPITAL HOSPIT At M Mf CHOSE CAUSE DISPUTE f f OGDEN The OGDEN The city commissIon Ion nt i to a d deadlock Thursday over overwater overwater water rates to be charged the Dee e Hospital I Cp Commissioner Fred E. E Williams presented i ted a motion that 50 a month be charged the hospital and in the absence of ot Mayor Ora Bundy was unable uMble to obtain a second to his mei mo me- carried carded over until a iu tu i tion n. n It t was lure cure session of ot the lull full commission has been using wIng city s Jhc The e a hospital water water for 20 years under a contract with the city whereby it paid 25 a arear year rear The low rate was given because be be- cause the hospital had transferred title t to certain lands lamb to the city That contract contrad recently expired and fi negotiations have been under way by byJ 8 J J. J Howard jHoward Jenkins superintendent of ot oti and Commissioner Wils Wil Wil- the hospital v I i s for a new contract Mr Jenkins Jerkins 5 proposed a rate of a year but Mr Williams contended the hospital l Ewa much water and that revenue is isi i badly needed in his department Mr Jenkins at a hearing before t the about two weeks ago r k co countered tend with willi the c contention the thel I l hospital extends a considerable 1 amount of ot charity which the city j otherwise might have to participate in in This view was upheld in part by byI I Commissioner Willi William m J J. f r When Commissioner Williams pre pre- his proposal Thursday Com Com- remained silent iao i Jo ilO the question could not b be brought broughto tat ta vote only the tw two o commissioners being bIng pres present Commissioner jIn an In his memorandum j williams s said in part If I the hospital feels that 50 a aI I month is u excessive we will be glad to to put meters on its Us buildings and grounds and give it the very best rate we can I believe i its bill then would could uld be much more than 50 SO a aI I month Mr Jenkins in a conversation j with me mc stated the e hospital is doing a great deal of work free for the city and I grant rant he is right However I Ile le feel l this has nothing to do with the waterworks department and 1 if the city owes the hospital for work done for our police pollee department or any other department I think those departments de dc- dc should reimburse the hos hos- pital |