Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-13
CITY COUNCIL REPORT.
A Brief Session Crowded With q Large
Grist Of Business.
A Warm Communication Frosn the Wstes
works Truktee.-The Merritt Land Pur-
cha-e Approsei-Cagnisancs Taken
oeshe csarges Against Bevington.

octhe Charges Against BevingtOn.
City council met in regular session at
O'Clock last evening with President Mast II
the chair and the following members pres
ent: Messrs. Conklin. Kidder. Korli, Less
ner. Nelson, Netts, Prince, Russell. Tehan
Thomas.
After the reading of the journal the reg
ular business of the session proceeded a.
follows:
By the clerk-bOnd of E. W. Simpson, In
$1,000 as chief of the fire department.. with
: George Simpson and 7. b. Flago a. sur
cites Approved.
By the same. report that he had received
a warrant on the county treasurer fol
81 200. placed tn the credit of the library
, fund. Received
BY the same. application OF f. Desarmoux
4 Sons for license As sewer-tappers. with
their bond In the sum of 50. 900 accom-
panying. with A. T. Byers and NJ NJ.
Kaufman as slreties. Referred
BY the same. report Of water works trns-
tees as follows:
L.
Of council the deed for the pur-
chasing of the Merritt land was not
approved, as we had hoped 1t
would be. It's defeat, We understand was
owing to the desire of some Of the MEM
bers to invest In the excavation known as
the Mast Well"
We most sincerely hope that, for the
best interests Of the city and our water
works, your honorable body will at once
approve the purchase of the Merritt land
for the following reasons: FirSt-that the
injunction. suit against the city may be
allowed to come to hearing
Second - that it has already been
practically demonstrated that an
abundant supply Of good and
pure water, sufficient for the future
needs of the city, can be obtained from
said Merritt land.
Third-That the water TO be obtained
from said land will be delivered to the
pumping machinery, relieving the pumps
of all suction, whereas any water that could
or might be had from the Mast well would
have to be raised by suction from a depth
equal to or greater than from our present
wells. which are now far tao deep for safe
or economical pumping.
As to the first cost, il would cost but very
little less to complete and connect the
Mast will with our present system
than to complete the Merritt farm
plan, the latter furnishing the city with
future supply. thereby practically settling
the water question. the former only adding
few thousand gallons daily to our present
supply, which would have TO be eventually
increased by adopting the plan, a. proposed. |
of going above Lagonda. the purchase price !
OF the land at that time being much higher |
than at present Hoping you may see the |
very urgent necessity Of prompt action in |
the approval of the Merritt land deed, we |
remain Very respectfully.
WATER WORKS TRUSTEES.
IL. c. Gwyn, Pres't
If there is no objection the communica-
tion will be placed on file" said the presi- |
dent and 50 ii was disposed of.
BY Mr.. Conklin-Petition of Whitley. |
Fassler & Kelly To have James Jenkins ap-
pointed As deputy marshal. Referred to
city solicitor.
BY the same-Petition of Whitley, Fass-
ler and Kelly. asking for reimbursement for
$50 for pavement laid on East street Re
ferred.
Bills were presented and referred.
By Mr.. er-Communication from F..
5. Wallace as city attorney in the case Of
A, n. Summers VS.. A. L. Lessner ct al,
enjoining them from building any more
sewers Wallace stated that he had filed
demurrer and same had been overruled.
Placed on file
By Mr.. Russell-Pay ordinance from the
city Improvements committee for Sl2O. ~
Adopted.
By Mr.. Tehan, from street committee
Pay ordinance for Sl42.65, wages of street
hands. Adopted
By Mr.. Prince-Pay ordinance from po-
lice committee for a total amount Of SIS. ~.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Kidder-Pay ordinance from fire
committee for payment for the new hose
and various other bills, amounting TO ST.
5O7.5l. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Lessner-Report of committee of
fire department. recommending that the
new hose house be placed on the
south side of Lagonda avenue at the
corner OF Florence street, and Offering a
resolution to purchase this lot from William
Zutavem at price of $500. The lot has
thirty feet on Lagonda avenue. $50 ON Flor
ence street and $50 on a street i'm the rear.
Resolution adopted.
BY Mr.. Mekenna-pay ordinance for the
library committee for payment of 81, 900 to
library trustees. Adopted
When the water works committee was
called Mr.. Lessner reported as follows:
Your committee on water works to
whom was referred the communication
from the water works trustees would re-
spectfuliy report that they have carefully
examined into the matter of the purchase
Of the Merritt land and find that the trustees
have caused an experimental well to be dug
upon the said land ten feet in diameter and
fourteen feet deep and tested the capacity
OF said well with an eight-inch centrifugal
pump run by ten horse power engine, and
from said test found that the well had ca
pacity OF more than 1000, 900 gallons in
twenty-four hours. They also drove two
inch iron pipe five feet below the bottom Of
said well and prOtruding five
feet above the bottom. When the
water in the well was below
the top Of the pipe. The flow of water
from the pipe was abundant coming out
with considerable pressure, In view Of
these facts. your committee believe that
the city should be the owner of the land
described in the deed of Edward Merritt to
the city of Springfield, and offer for adop-
ton the following resolution:
Resolved That the purchase Of 99-1OO
acres Of land by the trustees of the water
works from Edward Merritt be approved, i
and that the city clerk is hereby directed to
deliver to the Springfield Loan and Savings
Association two bonds Of the amount of
81. 600 each, under the contract already
made with said association. and place the
proceeds thereof to the credit Of the water
works fund. Adopted by a vote of IL to 9.
By the solicitor Ordinance appointing
James jenkins deputy marshal First
reading. On motion of Mr.. COnklin this
was put on its second reading, the rules be-
ing suspended.
BY the clerk-NayOr's report for Decem-
Der, showing lis arrests and Sls2 collected.
Referred.
By Mr.. kidder-Resolutio that the may
or be requested to lay before the council all
the information he has in regard to the
of James Redden on the 18th of
December and.all other alleged misdemeanon
and charges filed against Officer Bevington.
Mr.. kidder spoke in support of the resOlu-