The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-07-09

A Nxw PArxR. We nre in receipt Of ths
first number of a new paper entitled TIL
Charlton Repablican, designed to advocate
the Republics cause, in Lucas and adjoin'
ing counties.
The paper 10 u fair size, looks well, ant
indicates spirit and ability in its edisosiA
columns. II il edited and published by A
Z. Wagstaf, and We doubt not will merit
/ liberal support from the people Of that Sec
ton of country. -
RAiLRoAp UNIok.- Committees appointed
by the Board Of Directors Of the keokuk and
Nebraska and the Iowa Southern Railroad,
met yesterday, and agreed to unite Met W.
1 companies for the construction Of . Railroat
from some point on the Des Moinss Rive
through the southern counties to the Nilsson.
ri River.
4 A committee was appointed to perfect
/ measures Of union.
i EnRoss.--There we're several scfious Or.
rors in the "Report of the Directors Of the
! X. Mt. p. & NJ. r. r." as it appeared in our
/ Daily several days since, which were cor
rected in our Weekly issue. We republish
the Report this morning
EscArEp. - Some sixty dissatisfied Nor
mons reached Omaha the other day, rejoicing
in their successful escape from Salt Lake.
FTA destructive fire occurred at Daven-
port Monday last. A SCORE or 80 Of frame
buildings on Brady street, between Fourth
and Fifth, were destroyed. Loss estimated
At $4,000.
MARkErs.--Price Of cattle, sheep, hogs,
&C., nre tending downward right steadily in
New York.
EFThe North Missouri Railroad is com
plcted sixty miles out from st. Louis. The
design Of the company is to complete it M
far as Mexico this fall.
For the Gate City.
MKssKs. Eplroas: In your issue Of the 7th
appears an article signed Enquirer" on tho
subject Of 6. Waterworks. Had Enquirer
enquired into the facts of the proposition of
J. s. Wilson & Co., for the construction Of
waterworks for the city, as he easily might
have done, he certainly would have saved
himself from the ridiculous position he has
placed himself in by his Communication.
Now, the proposition Of J. S. Wilson 4
Co. is to construct first class waterworks, in
eluding two first class cornish engines, capa-
BILE Of throwing ono and half million gal
Ions of water every ten hours, three hundred
feet high thirty miles OF water-pipe, from
8 to IL inches in diameter, with reservoir,
engine house, and all the necessary appara-
tus complete for such work, (the estimated
cost OF which by our engineer is 1860 900, J
for the sum Of 5000, 900, in city 8 per cent.
waterwork bonds, to run twelve years. They
propose to run these works twelve years free
OF expense to the city, and pay the interest
on the bonds issued for the construction Of
the same, and furnish the city with thirty
gallons Of water to ench inhabitant-,hc po
pulation not to be less than 1000 for the
sum Of mills per iuhabtant per day, ard
at the end Of these twelve years they are to
surrender the works to the city, in perfect
running order. and also pay the $500, 900 of
bonds issued by the city for the construction
Of the same.
Now, this is plain proposition, easily to
be understood. But there are other terms TO
the proposition. The bonds are to be issued
TO the company on the estimate of the City
Engineer as the work progresses, ard upon
the bond of the COMPANY guaranteeing the
successful compilation Of the same.
The company also agree to put in one mile
Of pipe, free of expense to the city, for each
increase of one thousand inhabitants, SO
that, il at the end of twelve years We would
have rs 600 inhabitants, we would also have
so miles Of wa.er-pipe, all paid for. The
company also propose to deposits with the
CITY, or whoever the city may direct, one
twelfth Of the 100000, annually, as sink
ing fund for the redemption Of the original
cost Of the works.
The city also reserve the right TO take the
works from the company at any time, at
cost.
Now, Enquirer" proceeds to tell us what
that cost will be, in 1860, as follows:
Watcrwork Bonds, 100000
Cash for Water, 1858, $4,000
!" g 1859, $4,000