The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-06-05
Ottawa, Nay !36th, 1869,
WV. THOMAS,
II. p. MooRE.
NuAa NrrNOpp

ChAB OLtFFORD,
t..fsta ra Com. on Streets and Alleys i
With the foregoing report was submitted the fol.
lowing Communication, a. part Of same:
a&l7ia Office Of the Ottawa Water Works,
Ottawa, Nay 10th, 1882
Common Council of the city Of Ottawa.
GtNrLExBY 81 observe in the official report Of
theproceedings ofthe common council Of last week,
that the city Attorney reported that II Was the
opinion OF your committee that some defect or OBJ
etruction in the streets was caused by defects in
the water pipes Of this company, but without des.
igpAting where the obstruction was, and that his
report was referred to your committee.
Upon inquiry Of the city Attorney was inform
ed that the official report was not correct for that
he onlyreported his own observations and conclu.
eious, and not those of your committee. l also
learned from him that the obstruction complaind
OF, was on the gravel road, south Of the watering
troughs. then called on Mr.. Moore, one of your
committee, an alderman representing the locality
des!gnated TO ascertain more precisely the subject
Of the complaint, and learned from him that the
principal complaint was the water flowing from the
Oldplauk reservoir rather than the locality desg.
ps1ss IL Visit to Ssi spa
you will allow me'to report to your committee, and
through y0u'to the common council, the explana.
tions which made to him, and trust also you
will make an official inspection OF the localities and
o full report to the common council. ~ VII.
The pipes ON the gravel road, south of the water.
ing trough, belong to tho Gravel Road Company
and not to this company. This company has no
more to do with them than il they were fifty
miles of. BY an arrangement with the road com.
pany we allow them to take from our conduit, be.
forei enters the reservoir water sufficient to sup
ply those watering troughs. That company laid
the pipes and are responsible tor them. These
pipes leak badly, from @hch this company suffers
the loss OF large amount of water, and the com.
mon council will render this company great SER
vice by ordering them to be made tight.
:. one sword of explanation IN relation to the water
flowing from the old plank reservoir. Originally
the water was brought 10 the plank reservoir in
trunks made Of panks Between Webster's Tavern
and this reservoir, the ground was very sprngy,
intact quagmere. as may now be seen ON tho
east side Of that street The plank conduit was
!aid on the west side Of the street and passed oil
the way through this springy ground, and collect.
ed there large amount Of water, and of course
rendered the street dry and passable. When, four
years ago, the iron pipes were laid and the wooden
ones abandoned, we took up the wooden ones north
OF the plank reservoir. but at the solicitation of
several Of the residents there, allowed them to
remain south OF the reservoir to serve a drain
to the springs referred to- To have taken them nm
would have restored the ground to its oripns con-
ditiou and would have left the street In
wet weather till anew drain had been laid at
cost Of several hundred dolars--and thus brou uht
things back 1.-THE condition In which they now are
We are now. and ever have been ready TO take up
that drain, and thus stop the how Of water com.
planned Of and to force II to lind its way out along
the street above and Gha feel called upon at once
TO DO 80 unless the common council choose TO &C.
cept that drain and plank reservoir a. the proper.
~ Of the CITY whicn this company now tenders Il.
without oates, ssud ~ assume seii rssponsibil.