The daily gazette., 1880-04-30
FIRST EDITION.
Council Last Night.

Council, last evening, the Street
Committee reported favorably on the
petition of G. W. Weldin, asking
permission to curb and pave around
his property at Eighth and Broome
streets. Adopted.
Same committee reported favora-
bly, on the petition of VIM. T. West
brook, for permission to erect more
telephone poles in the western part
of the city.
In offering this report, Mr.. Nc
Menamin took occasion to say that
the committee did not deem it
proper to depart from the usual
course in acting upon this petition,
but were in favor of having an ordi-
nance passed, placing a small yearly
tax upon each telegraph and tele-
phone pole in the city. The report
was adopted.
The Opening Streets Committee
on the proposals for grading Jack
son street, from Sixth TO Seventh,
reported in favor of Murray, at IS
cents per cubic yard. Adopted.
Mr.. McGlinchey, from the special
committee to nominate members of
the Board of Health, reported the
following:
First Ward-Milton J. Bowers,
Ii. NJ. Mullen.
Second Ward-Ezekiel Bennett,
VIM. McClintock.
Third Ward-August Bickta, DR..
j. Il. " Blocksom,
Fourth Ward-T. Elwood Sing
ley, John Aiken.
Fifth Ward-John P. Lynn, Enoch
Moore, Jr.
Sixth Ward-H. II. Hawkins,
James Kennedy.
Seventh Ward-Albert Thatcher.
John Il. Frock.
Eighth Ward-George Hepbron,
Richard Kelley.
Ninth Ward John McSorley
George Griffith.
Tenth Ward-IIewson E. Lannan,
W. S. Byron.
When the question of electing the
new Board Of Health was proposed
it was found that the charter fixed
the first meeting in May as the time
for their election. The report was
then laid over until next meeting.
The water rights question next
came up as unfinished business and
Mr.. Paynter moved that the report
of the Water Committee, recon-
mending the purchase of the rights
for $50, 900, be adopted.
Mr. Chandler moved to amend by
inserting S25, 900 instead of $4,000.
Mr.. McGlinchey inquired if this
amendment would be Of any effect,
as the owners of the rights had fixed
their price at 100000.
Mr.. Paynter said he did not know
that he could answer that question.
The Water Committee had done all
in their power to get the price of
these water rights lowered, and had
succeeded in inducing the owners to
come down from S50,000 to $50 900,
but lower than the latter figures they
would not come. He said the city
should own these rights, as there is a
disposition on the part of the mill
owners to embarrass the city in the
possession of the two rights it
already owns. Therefore, for the
sake of peace, and of economy, the
city should own all water rights.
Referring to newspaper articles in
relation to these water rights, Mr..
Paynter said the papers did not
know the position the city is placed
in by not owning them. The papers
say the water supply of the city is
sufficient for twenty years there is
no mechanic or man of common
sense, but who will say, on looking
at the present pumping facilities,
that the city is in great danger of
failure OF its water supply should any
calamity occur.
Mr. Paynter also urged the pur-
chase of the water rights as a measure
of economy because, he said, if they
are not purchased, new Worthington
pump will have to be purchased inside
of three years, and pumping by steam
will cost about So per million gallons.
By purchasing the water rights the
pumping could be done for about S.. so
per million gallons.
MIR. Chandler followed with com
putation based on the purchase of the
water rights at $4,000, as follows
Cost of steam pumping, at $3.50 per
million gallons, 81, ,465 per year cost
of water power pumping at $2.50 per
million gallons, $18l5 per year, to
which add the yearly interest OH $780,
600, the price of the water rights, at
five per cent, $500, making the total
cost OF water power pumping SO, 315
per year, which is SO $50 per year less
than the cost of steam pumping. At
this rate, he said, the water rights
would pay for themselves in about ten
years. Mr.. Chandler then argued at
length in favor of going clear up to
Rockland for the city's water supply,
and buying all the lower rights.
President Sharpley, calling Mr.. r.
Ii. Taylor to the chair next took the
floor and made strong argument
against the purchase of the water
rights at $50, 900. He said that it
might be important for the city to own
these rights, but he looked on the trans
action as one between the city and an
individual, and the city should be
treated as an individual and set down
upon any attempt at extortion. 1t
seems the owners of these rights think
the city must have them. When the
mills were in full operation, with ma
chiney in good condition, they consid-
cred $24, 600 OF $25, 900 fair price for
the whole concern but now, with the
mills burned down, $4,000 of insur-