, 1884-06-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Discussed BY the City Council Last
Evening.
Bids Opened For Building the Water
Works Extension.

The City Council held an adjourned
meeting at the City Hall last evening at
s O'Clock. Acting Mayor Dyer presiding.
The following members of the Council
were present and answered to their names:
Messrs. Harrington, Reed, Griffin, Fin
negan, Mctiregor and Warren.
S. L. Meyer appeared before the board
and made u stateilent in regard to the
assessed valuation of his property in the
city, and claimed, among other things,
that he was assessed for a horse that he
keeps at his ranch, and also that his place
on Eddy street is assessed at 81 600, while
the property of another party, worth
about as much, is assessed at only $500.
Bids for the construction of the exter-
sion of the water system of the city were
then opened and read as follows:
VIM. O'Brien and +. Lawler, works 1923
L. Il. Dolan x Co, work ....... =, 1870
I. +. Dolan 4 Co .......... 6,495
T. T. Dolan 4 Co ...,....... II, 400
Iron Company, st. Louis, pipe S4l per
ton, castings, 81 cents per pound.
Cincinnati & Newport Iron company,
pipe SAL. 30 per ton, castings 3! cents per
pound.
William Toorey, ............. -, $50
Dennis Loney x Co, pipe $40 per ton,
castings 81 cents Per pound.
John Ryan work ............ 1000
John Ryan work and materially. 1923
On motion Of Mr.. Warren the different
bids were referred to City Engineer Pro
vines to ascertain which is the lowest of
those which had been received.
Mr.. Horrie appeared before the board
and made some statements informally in
regard to the assessed valuation of u part
of his property in the city.
Warren Richardson made a statement
in regard to the assessment of property,
and called attention to some errors. He
asked that the assessment be trans
fAr,d and also asked that the
item of $1,000, which was altogether
wrong, be stricken nut.
On motion of Mr.. Warren, the clerk
was directed to make the transfer on the
record as asked for by Mr.. Richardson
and also the 81 500 assessment was order
ed stricken out.
The water committee was authorized to
purchase such stop boxes and other ma
terial as were needed for the use of the
city.
Mr.. Reid called attention to the fact
that there are from one to eight thou
sand posts on Bent street in front of his
place and he wanted them removed. The
City Marshal was instructed to order them
removed.
The City Engineer was instructed to
furnish to parties building sidewalks,
some line or guide which they can in all
cases be governed by, the same to De al
ways the centre of the sidewalk to be
built.
The City Marshal was instructed to use
his own discretion in regard to certain
parties who propose to put in o pave
ments, and not to compel them to build
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On motion of Mr.. Warren the Council
voted to let fine contract for water exten,
sion work and material to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, and that the Marshal,
Attorney and Engineer determine which
is the lowest, the work to be done within
sixty days, and the party or parties to
give bonds to the amount of the contract.
The assessment for the horse mentioned
in the early part part of the evening was
stricken out.
The Council adjourned as such, and
Immediately convened again as a board of
equalization, and proceeded to transact
some business pertaining to the city assess
ment, having completed the work OF
equalization the board adjourned.