Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-07
CITY WATER.
Regular Meeting of the Boord of Water
Commissioners Last EUeniRD.

Regular Meeting ofthe Boord of Water
Commissioners Last EvenfaD.
At the regular meeting of the board Of
water commissioners last evening, there
were present, Commissioners Foote, Grim
shaw, Davis sand Brown, Supt. Henion and
Engineer Waters.
Commissioner Grim shaw was called to
the chair.
The committee on claims and accounts
reported back the budget of bills and rec
commended that they be paid.
The report was adopted and the secre-
tary authorized to draw warrants for the
same. r. eI
In regard to the petition to lay six
inch main on Seventh avenue south from
Sixth to Seventh streets, the committee on
extension reported favorably. Adopted
and referred back to the city council for
an order to put in the main.'
Commissioner Foote opposed the settle
ment of the old Blodgett bill by the water
board upon the ground that the city ceun-
Gil is the only body which has Jurisdiction,
AID the bill was referred accordingly to
the council.
The committee on claims reported in
favor Of referring back to the council the
matter ofCamp &, Walkers and otherIerrors
in assessments for water mains, etc.
The committee on extensions
was not ready to report upon
the bids for laying water mains, and the
committee was given until Saturday night
to report.
| Supt. Henion reported ttat the $4,000
feet of pipe will cost $4,000; the board al
ready owes the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway for money advanced, $4,000;
| the cost of the pumps will be $4,000, other
expenses $1,000, laying pipe, $7,40O; ny
| drants pumps and gates, $4,000; lead,
$4,000; bills, $4,000, the amount now to
credit of the board in the
bank, is $4,000, leaving balance
of $4,000 and over. Unless the council
provides more means the improvements
will be seriously crippled. He also re-
ports that A. j. Boardman, Thomas Lowry
and Il. L. Welles had offered to advance
the money for laying main on Seven
| teenth street.
| Commissioner Foote stated that the city
is outgrowing the pace of water improve
ments and the city council must take cog
nizance of the fact and by some means
make provision to meet the expense.
There is great demand in all sections of
the city, urged by property owners, for
more mains, The council has ordered
miles of mains to meet the expense of
which the council has made no provision.
Citizens haveI advanced moneys, paid
their assessments and now there is no
money to lay those mains, and further
more the council will not refund the as
sessments so paid.
| The superintendent was instructed to
investigate and report the expense of lay
ing the temporary main to the fair
grounds.
The engineer of the board reported the
cost of tunneling for the railway company
at the west end of the suspension bridge
as follows:
Sinking shaft and digging tunnelt. .S624 50
Labor changing pipe. ............ 68 40
l,74o IDS. pipe ........... ~ 0o
| Eight inch slute. -. ............ ...... 81
j lotA. ....... ...SI1o Su
| The balance of Fred. Youngren's bill,
amounting to $136.13, upon contract, was
ordered paid.
| Engineer Waters was directed to take
up and take care of the pipe temporarily
laid to the fair grounds.