, 1874-04-20

NIL. 4ILGEHls
Mr., Gllbert President Of the Board Of TruH-
tees, was oallod for, and responded. Ho stuffed
TINT ho did not o1pcot to mike any speech, but
meroiy desired to give fow atatistos. His o.
timato of the cost Of tho wator-works upon lnst
years ostimnte would bo $12o,0o0, but no sald
this had been reduced to $4,000. but he did not
think they would cost over S105,000. Els oatl-
timato was based upon proposals. received, and
figures which ho know wcro reliable. It Tas as
For crIb filter, 1890
Tor machinery. 15'V00 'VSU
For FoF ni4a, patnH eto conplec. ts2o
-. .,,,,..,,,, ,,. s.a.,....s,., slei sssS e
Total. '3l1V'uuo
81 IT, 3 osne M for ng is to0ws foil Aaa sa
proposed. to former estimate gives s71,5o0:
Deduct $40 per ton, dooreaso in the price Of
tF9p s4 10, giyss ya. S12s This aubsr''t'd from
Mr. Gilbert next gayo his estimates for tho
annual expense and income Of the Water-Works:
These aggregated $4,000 for expenses, and
about 90, $40 for income, at q fair estimato.
Mo-. D.? Laporto, sast iod., big big Rapids. Mich, Nor:
walk, O., Dos Moinos, Ia, Columbus, O., South
Bend, Ind. aud Rock Island, H., which gave
the coat Of running tho works in those places.
and tho particu1ars Of their operation. Tho ro-
ports we1o oil worry favorable and showed that
the advantages Of tho puro wator wero secured
at a very moderate expense. In Dos Moincs tho
repairs on tho engines had amounted to 81 III
two years.
Tho local plumbers wero ready to connect the
pipes with the houses at an average Of $50, and
lad 40 informed tho speakor As to tho panio
not being oyer, on Which account aome objected
present was tic best possible time. Ho had a1-
ways obseryed that tho safest time to travel upon
stoamboata mud railroads was Immediately aftor
1set nosay tha anaakor IN lis Official o.
paoity, wrote to tho Trustees Of the Northwest
ern University, asking tho,n to donate tho land
nrouosof to BE- boupht for a site for tho water
works Ut an expense Of s., 900. He had received
cd the allegations Of The anti-wator- works purity
that tho University would do nothing to MD the
epterprise
NORTHWESTERN ur1yrna1rY,l
EvAnsroN, April Is, 1874,
0J. Gtteers E.q., Fte!ens a ths Fillsqt 7!.ise.:
~ s Il hae to 81 70 M
SorthTestsrn Un,yarslty Maytng presented tho same
sta meeting Of The Executive Gommittoo Ioid or tho
1eh tho following resolution unanimously passed:
Resored THAT wo donate to tho villageo Evanston,
subject to tho approval Of the Board Of Trustees at
their ne1t annual nestp tne Gust o ieot q atsp
9res a1tednS to = the to md tic npopesty To- tSe
nnrth ownad ~ ". r. Jnpes Esa's m sfta for the
aar.oqps on .hc eonSition howaTor. that they nre
commenced Within SIX months, and completed within
tno years from July i, 1874" Very respectfully.
o...,,M Mll1IA4 l411 H. L1.i's, LuaT,
seesetafy Nortn"es'esa oa'Ss1sns'
Mr.: Gilbert stated TINT, If no obstacles inter-
Vened, anu no unfeasonaolo opposltlon ,.! vas
made the works could DO commenoad Witlln
four weeks. This announcement WAS received
with hearty applause: -
,, WILLIAM BLANCHARD.
Mr. William blanchard, also . momber oi the
present Board Of Trustees, was next called On,
and spoke Drloly' ...te, He said thas ,uo no at,
merely wlshed to tostfy to me accuracy
They were based upon bids received from
Responsive paftlea as 70 tno spee'at assess" m
miseloners wore worthy gentlemen, put pIonaply
had mover seen IN haseasment-fou IN thef nVes,
an1 thoy made a9 eg1egioua blander n the1r ar
estimates. IL Instead Of the assessment M o. Of 10
cena por 1fGnI 1901 aa soo E1 ~ 1ne .he t ax-
bosn ad To-
work at ~ conts.
Ihe only contest seemed to 30 upon tho time
Of building ths9o WORKS for al admitted the1r s1
ing them ut once, aud OF allowing tho futuro
residents Of the town to pay for them, by issuing
the necessary amount OF bonds. "What had
posterty ever done for us that wo should hesitate
%2sr lad 4s sn Why should not hs
cltiZen8 Of Evanston hclp to pay for these
works
Mr: Blanchard also showed that bonds could
not be Issued to exceed per cent upon tho
assessed valuation OF real estate IN the village.
Taking the aotu9l value Of tho land,-tho price
TOR which 1t could 10 aold,-the bonds could rot
worry heavy burden.
nR. HusE, .-
MI. obadiah Hnse, ono OF tho Oommieaionere,
rose TO explain what 10 considerod false I'M.
preston N regard 70 - the special assessment i
refeFrea TO; no stated that they were compelled
to distribute certain amount, and make all
aaaeB6eu uolp pay 1or t1e 11-lncn Pipe. Iue
commissioning, 10 sa1d, could not ASSESS those
before whose land tue largo pipes wore lad, but
Ind only fulfilled thoir oaths Of Office In diatrlb-
uslng the cost Of these among all Who were to be
benefited. -
LII: L. Q. p1TNEn
was next loudly called for, and stepped upon
the PLATFORM Me said that his remarks would