Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-31
AN. ARTEs1AN WELL.
Public Opinion Favors Ito be a
Signal Station.

Public Opinion Favors Ito be a
Signal Station.
\ meeting of citizens was held
Wednesday evening to discuss the arte-
sian well question. s. NJ. Dodd was
chosen chairman and H. c. Hansbrough
secretary.
A letter from Swan n Sons, artesian
we'll borers, was read, in which that firm
gave the following figures for boring and
completing a we'll: For q 4! inch bore,
81 per foot up to 1900 feet; 6 inch bore,
81 per foot up 70 500 feet, and IS for
each foot below 500 to a depth Of 1900.
The firm completes the we'll for these
figures and guarantees 4 good job.
City Clerk Smith gave his interpreter
tion of the law relative to incuring such
Indebtedness. The code provides that no
incorporated wnshall have the power
to borrow money or incur any debt or
liability unless the citizen owners of five
eighths of the taxable property, as
eyinced by the assessment roll Of the
proceeding year, petition the board of
| trustees to contract such debt or loan.
The act further provides that the trus-
| tees shall make an annual levy sufficient
| to pay the interest on such loan, with an
| addition of not less five cents on the
800 to create a sinking fund for the IL
quidation of the principal.
Mr.. Smith stated that the assessment
roll last year showed city real estate to
the extent of $2l5.999, and personality
500, ,940-total taxable property SCOPES.
He said about $4,000 Of the personal
property was represented by citizen own.
crs. while y considerable over half the
real estate was owned by the townsitc
and railroad company. HIS understand.
ing OF the law was that the petitioners
must represent iivc-eighths Of the tax.
able property. If this was so q legal pc.
tition could not be obtained.
Banker Burnett said he would not
hesitate to buy the bonds if five c.clyhths
OF the residents signed the petition, and
he moved that a petition be circulated
praying that bonds be issued in the sum
Of $4,000 for the purpose Of sinking and
completing an artcsian we'll with mains
and hydrants carrying the water to the
important streets Of the city. The mo-
ton was carried UNANIMOUSLY.
a suitable petition being prepared, on
motion, w. n. Moore was authorized tc
circulate it and look to the board fol
compensation Of his services.
The artcsian we'll matter being settled
Clerk Smith read a communication
from w. W. Payne, director of the sig
nal service Of Minnesota, relative to the
importance of making Devils Lake II sta
ton. The letter stated that daily tclc
graphic weather reports would be sent
here from Washington if the city would
provide itself with the necessary instru
ments and attend to the taking of OBJ
scrvations.
On motion, the city board was request
e,l to procure the instruments, and tho
lNTER-OCEAN was chosen as the ofiicia
observer. Thermometers; ran-gagcs
etc, will probably be purchased, II flag
staff will be. erected and the result o
local observations, together with the re
ports from Washington, will be indcat,
cd by u system OF colorcd flags which
will be explained hereafter
The meeting then adjourned, those
who were in attendance feeling agIow
with the spirit Of progress necessary tc
make town grow.