The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-04
WATER.
Important Steps Taken to Re.
move it from the Cellars.
And what Is Better Still. a Feasible Plan
Adopted to Keep II Away.

Of persons doing business on some Of
our principal streets. have been griey-
ously annoyed, disconnected, and put
to expense, by their cellars being food
ed with water-the result Of the unu-
sually wet season with which we have
been afflicted.
Valuable cellars have thus been rem
dered utterly worthless to the par
ties desiring to utilize them, except by
resorting to . systematic and continu-
GUS pumping process. Aside from the
constant strain on either muscle or
money, and in many instances both,
the operation grew exceedingly monot-
onous.
The LEADER, which has not been a
silent observer Of the difficulties under
which u business men labored in
This respect, has, from time to time.
thrown out wholesome suggestions as
to the remedy for the annoyance.
In pursuance Of the LEADERS sug-
gesti0n that a sewer be laid on Seven
teenth and other disaffected streets, n
meeting was held yesterday afternoon
at Stebbins, Post & Co.'S bank, to take
steps in that direction. The meeting
was well attended and, though an in
formal one, active measures were taken
to remedy the evil herein alluded to.
Mr.. Hammond believed the city
would be willing to incur the expense
Of the engineering required. Judge
Carey said a culvert or sewer could be
put into the desired localities at 80
cents per foot, and that an estimate
had been made that 81, 900 would cover
all expenses. He also said there were
some forty cellars on Seventeenth, Fer
guson, and Eddy streets, which would
be benefited by the sewer proposed.
1t was suggested that Hon. E. p.
johnson be requested to draw n con-
tract, to be signed by property holders
desiring to be benefited by such sewer.
Mr.. johnson then drew up the follow
ing agreement which was signed by the
gentlemen whose names are appended:
AGREEMENT:
In consideration of the draining Of
our respective cellars, and the benefit
to accrue to ourselves and the public
thereby, we, the undersigned, hereby
agree, each with the other, to pay their
proportion of the expense Of Luilding
q drain or sewer, to commence at a
point on Seventeenth street, in the city
Of Cheyenne, midway between Fergu-
son and Hill streets, and thence west
on Seventeenth street to Eddy, down
Eddy to Fifteenth street, and west on
Fifteenth to Crow creek. We further
agree that the proportion Of each shall
be determined by actual measurement
of the engineer having charge of the
work, and shall be in amount such pro-
portion of the whole expense of the
work as the square feet of cellarage to
be drained along the line of the sewer.
And 1t Is further agreed by each that
upon the ascertainment of his proper
ton of said expense by the said engi-
neer, he will give his obligation for the
payment of such sum, to be paid upon
completion of the work.
In witness whereof we hereby sign
our names to this agreement:
+. p. johnson, j.. NJ. Carey & Bro,
Underwood & McGregor, Post &c Cas-
sells, Jacques Braun, l. c. Whipple; 7.
Dyer, H. II. Ellis, Draper & Ham
mond, E. Maggie, Mrs. Fred Landau,
L. Murrin, 8. H.. Wood, Addoms &
Glover, Pease & Taylor, j. W. Collins,
Peter HANNA and Chas. Herman (sub-
iect to approval of the Lodge), N. J.
O'Brien, Hurlbut Bros. (subject to APP
proval Of firml, VIM. G.. provinces, TOR
Jas. Strongly E. l.. Gallatin 6 Co.