Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-10

pany and furnish suffering people with
water at such prices as would enable
the stockholders to realize ten per cent.
Afternoon consultations may have had
much to do with strengthening this sup
position. Later in the discussion he
stated that if the present scheme was
voted down, the engineer of his COM
pany would pay the town visit at
some other time, presumably to effect
an organization on the ten per cent. ba-
sis.
During the gentleman's remarks, j.
A. Street asked him what success the
scheme under discussion had met in VIII
lagos of 1,500 inhabitants, and the an
swer was Every good" As to the an
nual expense, he could not say.
MORE LIGHT
The question was then said to be on
the amendment offered by j. A. Street
to ID. Schreiner's motion Mr.. Street said
however, he would withdraw his amend
ment, as MI. Ryland's questions to the
Fairbanks man had brought out the
points upon which he wished particu-
larry to have information.
A. Il. Bushnell thought it would not
hurt anything to have little education
on the subject. He was not certain that
the city was ready for water works but
thought ii might be well to learn some
thing more and see if some information
could not be obtained as to how they
worked elsewhere. 1t would be quite
an item if the city could establish econo-
mical water works, besides being quite
q feather in its cap outside.
Jos. Nathan believed the water was
carried three miles at Maquokata, which
would account for the statements of the
alleged increase in price, made by the
Fairbanks man.
Col. Clark hoped the reporters, in re-
porting the proceedings would not fail
to note that the question was upon the
motion to indefinitely postpone and not
upon the amendment, which latter was
unparliamentary. The Faberites noted
The Fairbanks man thought if the
brother would withdraw his motion it
would be benefit to the city.
Mr.. Schreiner replied that he didn't
care for himself, as he could stand it
whichever way the matter was decided,
but he thought this was the best way
of disposng of it.
| Col. Clark called attention to the fact
that no action the meeting could take
would authorize the council to proceed
in the matter. The proposition would
have to be submitted to the people, as
the ballot-box, and be settled by their
votes there. The only proposition they
could expect was to bring the matter to
the decision of the ballot box and have
the people vote on it.
SHUT OFF.
The question WAS now upon indefi-
mite postponement, which by close
vote was decided in the affirmative by
the Mayor.
Judge Mills did not think the ques.
ton was thoroughly understood.
Senator Ryland-''Has the chair.
man decided the question:
1T
affirmative"
AS soon as the vote was announced
there was begun general emptying Of
seats, but Col. Clark called up the mat
ter of matchmaking, and asked the
audience to remain seated. as they were
not half through.
Mayor Holloway said that was what
the council had called the meeting for
"If the majority of the citizens decide
TO go on the board will do it,
Col. Clark said he went to Platte
vile two years ago to get estimates and
had laid his book away. In his
estimates lately he had taken no &C.
count of sand and gravel in the mac.
adamlzing. In looking over some old
papers he had discovered his book and
was now satisfied that to-day it would
cost 81 200 or more to macadamize a
block. If TIE city started in macadam-
izing one block this year and another
next, by the time they had got around
they would find the first needed re-
pairing. Another thing, the streets of
Platteville were muddier year ago
than our streets (applause). Now
gentlemen" concluded the Colonel,
consider this thing. You have got
the taxes to pay, will you go on with it
or not. There's another thing, prop
erty owners in Platteville along the
streets macadamized, paid one half
We attempted to introduce such clause
i'll our new charter but it passed with
| one-fourth.
Jos. Nathan thought that if the city
had plenty of money to pay for mac
adamizing they better go out of town
two or three miles where there was
some poor roads. IF we have got
any macadamizing to do" said the
speaker, LETS do it outside
Some one moved to adjourn.
j. A. Street moved ''as the sense of
this meeting that the city does not
macadamIze this year, but pursues the
course inaugurated by MIR. Langridge
last year." in rounding up the streets
and fixing cutters.
Aid. Huntemer believed the best way
to do, was to put in good stone cutters
along the streets.
Senator Ryland-.'A motion to adj
journ takes precedence
E. Pollock Lets have Streets mo-
ton"
A voice-'Let the street commits
sioner do the best he cam
The mayor put the motion made by
j. A. Street. Carried. Meeting then
adjourned.
REPORT of British Hollow School, for
the month ending April 81, 1888: Num-
Der of pupils registered IS. Average
daily attendance 81. Names of pupils
neither absent nor tardy: Annie Paugh,