Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-07
THE WATER BOARD.

! The Regular Meeting of the Commissioners
ia, tie Mayors Office Yesterday.
The regular meeting of the board of
water commissioners was held in the Office
of the mayor yesterday, with the mayor
and Commissioners Merriman, Waters,
| Morse and Grimshaw and Superintendent
Hankinson present.
A communication from D. A. Day re-
specting the intake pipe was read and re-
ferred to the committee on construction.
F. S. Martin was granted plumbers
| license.
Bills amounting to S11,6S2.6S were
audited and ordered paid.
Commissioner Merriman moved that the
superintendent get the annual report of
the superintendent printed at the Office of
johnson, Smith & Harrison. Carried.
The superintendent reported that he
had Communication from W. II. Dun
woody to the effect that a sprinkling
stand-pipe in front of his house was nui-
sance, from the fact that the street sprink-
Iers were careless and left or spilled large
quantities of water in the streets daily,
| and requesting that it be removed.
Commissioner Norman thought Mr..
Dunwoody went upon the theory that the
! 'best place for a boil was on another mans
nose.''
The subject Of stand-pipes for filing
street sprinkling tanks was the subject of
considerable discussion. Commissioner
Morse was of the impression that the dri
vers of the sprinkling carts were needless
| " careless and made nuisance at each
standpipe. He spoke of the system used
in other cities where no water was allowed
| to be spilled in the streets.
Commissioner Norman stated that the
matter of sprinkling the streets was di-
rectly under the control of the council and
that the board of trade had no jurisdic
ton.
The mayor was of the opinion that the
question should go before the council in
the shape of petition or request that the
streets in the vicinity of the respective
stand-pipes be paved to the sewer, SO that
all waste water will escape without Great
ing public nuisance.
Col. Glenn, from the council, addressed
| the board respecting the intake pipe, the
question having been raised that the sand
had been washed from beneath the pipe in
places so as to endanger the strength of
| the pipe. He explained that the pipe
| filed with water was strong enough to sus-
| tain its weight should there be portions
| beneath which the sand had been washed
| by the current. The pipes are of strong
| iron and securely bolted together. If there
was nothing beneath it for a distance of
| 200 feet, there could be no danger of
| break. But the sand covers the pipe.
Col. Glenn asked for a certificate to the
effect that he had completed his contract
IA putting in the intake pipe, so that he
| could collect his pay. AT the time the
council had set aside $4,000 for the intake
pipe the board needed the money for ex-
| tension work. Dir. Glenn waived his right
| with the understanding that the council
would take care of his bill when necessary.
Col Glenn in the meantime has advanced
the money for the intake pipe himself, but
now wants 81, 900 of the $4,000 due him
! for the work. There is now thirty-nins
| feet yet to put in and that is
ready to go down just as soon as the cof-
| fer dam can be excavated. The Golfer dam
| is frozen fourteen feet, and consequently
| is very slow work. Commissioner Grim
shaw moved that $1,000 certificate be
given to Mr.. Glenn and the motion was
carried. The superintendent was instruct
! ed TO correspond with eastern parties for
| the purpose Of getting prices of materials
for laying water mains the coming season.
Mayor Ames suggested that a main be
extended down Minnehaha avenue through
the Seventh ward, and also in other direc-
tons just so soon as the frost is out Of the
| ground.
The superintendent reported that acting
| under the instruction of the
mayor he had visited the public
| dumping ground, and had found
that powerful stream Of water from the
two and one-half inch pipe was allowed to
run night and day, that there was no need
of the water good portion of the time.
The superintendent recommended that the
board take immediate action to prevent
the waste of water. He explained that
from the pipe in question 1913 gallons of
water per minute were discharged.
The superintendent was instructed to
remedy the evil
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