Show give 7 them a ii WW price t citizens a few evening evenings ago leaned to figures that would seem to te make the ellis water contract a poor proposition from the standpoint they were so out of proportion to the figures offered by the promoters of the water pipeline that they seemed irreconcilable now the engineer for the promoters is in the city and is r ready rady ady to submit their figures and und tell the manner followed in getting at those figures he maintains main that fagons per day per capita will be ample with the possible exception of a few days in summer and that this figure is far in excess of the actual figur of it many colorado and ether cesi wes iv cm ern cities situated t as ib la n price he contends that gallons has proved a great sufficiency in many w communities and states that if the city ci v uses more than that there is V reat waste or misuse and that thoe those vho aho ho are responsible for the i excess should be found and made to stand the cost he also con tends that he can show that t lit cost to the city is within reason and jand that it is no more than many cities pay he will want a meeting at an early d date ate probably set when article is put into the mail and it is it the duty of the citizens citizen s of price to attend such a meeting and give the speakers a f fair air hearing if local engine and others can out argut gur them they will have no kick it it can be shown in a public meeting that the contract is a 3 frost when they are there to defend it they can ask no more but in view view of ahe fact that good water is the h e most pressing need ol 01 i price today those who offer to bring it to the city deserve an unbiased hearing and every interested citizen should listen liste tk to their side of the argument |