Daily Republican., 1884-09-03
BOARD OF TRADE.
THEY RESOLVE TO TAKE 10 AlSl
TlON IN REFERENCE TO HHH
WATER QUESTION.

Promptly at o'clock last evening
President n. T. Cause, of the Board q
Trade, called that body to order In sps-
cial session, and in the absence of, Score
tary Van Trump, Charles g. Phillips
was chosen to act in his stead. 1t was
stated by the President that the object
Of the meeting was to consider the ques-
tion now pending between City Council
and the Board of Water Com missiouers
in regard to the meney required TO car.
~ on the water works until January
1st, and to make the necessary repairs
to the third dam, the pumping machiu-
cry, the banks of the reservoir and the
leaks in the bottom of tbs same. Alter
stating the object, the chair asked the
members opinion Ia reference to the
matter.
George W. Bush spoke in favor OF
taking some steps in the matter, AS the
question was an important one and one
that concerned every citizen. He thouRhs
the Board of Trade should appoint =
committee to confer with both the City
Council and Water Com missioners with
view of getting rid Of the presens
difficulty.
j. Taylor Cause agreed that the
Board of Trade had no authority " hat.
ever in the matter and that 1t would be
goirg out of its way to interfere be.
tween Council ard the Water Commits
sion. He said that unless the latter
had something to gain by the inter-
veption of the Board OF Trade. that
body would probably be informed that
the former could run the Water De-
partment.
MIR. E. L. Warner was opposed to the
Boards taking any actiOp. He also
stated that he did not believe in COM
missions OF any kind, but was free 70
admit that he thought the Water De-
partment was, at the present time, in
better hands than it ever was before,
but at the same time it was dangerous
to give such uni mited powers to three
| men, and the Water Com missioners
were of the same opinion.
Mr.. Cause said he was opposed to q
commission of any kind aud again
gave 1t al his opinion that the Board of
Trade has no business with it, but a.
individuals, If they desired to take any
, action, they should present their claims
! to City Council.
Mr.. Warner thought they should
! look al il from citizens point of view
aud not az members of any body.
/ William NJ. Cauby informed the
Board that the Cool Spring Reservoir
/ WAS not in any danger Of collapse, and
] that the sliding was caused by the two
/ feet of soil placed on the bank for the
purpose of growing scd. He stated
that experts had examined the banks
and pronounced them 60 have been we'll
constructed. He explained that the
! leaks had nothing TO do Wirh the
, breaks, but that they were from the
springs under the bottom of the banks,
and could not exceed the capacity Of
, the drain pipes beneath the basin He
did bot think there was any immediate
, danger, and further that the banks
wonid be there after they were all dead
and gone. In reply 70 a question as to
whsther or not his honse was located
above the basin level, he stated that
ne would not be afraid TO have his
house right undor the lowlr side of the
basin. Daniel w. Taylor thought it
was matter wholly between the Water
Commissioners and City Council AS
individuals, he thought they should
assist both parties, but not as q Board
of Trade.
Henry Mendinhall was of the opinion
! that the Board of Trade would lose its
influence in other important matters IL
! it interfered with such cases, while
DR.. Wales remarked that if anything
was done it should be done through q
meeting of the citizens called for that
purpose.
Washington Hastings said that In
all probability the Water Commission
ers would think it an act of imperti-
nence for the Board OF Trade to attempt
to act as guardians over their actions.
He stated that he had heard Of no ap-
peal to the public from them and that
no public complaint had been made.
The trouble appeared to be that the
Legislature, in their haste to create the
commission, had not made the thing
complete. In other words, they had
made wagon without wheels to run
1t, whereupon he moved that 1t was
| the sense of the mem bers present that
1t was iuexpedient for the Board of
Trade to take any action. After
some discussion the motion was
unanimously adopted and the Board
adjourned.