Daily Republican., 1886-04-28
WATER COMMISSION
L.. TRANsACrED. AT TIM
FEss FEssTISG LAST NIGHT.

mEETING LAoi
-. v,seted chief Enriness'
pa. bOns n,,s Register, and John
Gill Foreman
ia. weakly meeting OF the
ruwrS rw..sr Commissioners ...s We
o. Vac va, with President Porter
y lts,r sv'nPs Proposals were receivsa saa ,sa
th..,ro thslI,. the foundations for ti,e tne
pslrac',Hsa ana engine at oity MIL
., AZ. anu taken. A letter, accom-. com.
was ,lans' i was received from
4 Ssys,bpsriII ~ p,hIGi& & Company, Of OSss. Q, ,ts.
s,srsnce wS." 10 arranging the pipes
ielSrVuTG a" n"mps at City Mill Station,
- new RsUiSIrar was instructed 70
~ hem MI hat they should III use tneiI
udvnept 10 the matter: inc .ss ss%e as
1us ve .ont a letter, stating that as
..Va lsS ',r, aous vary heavy payments
ka In the near IutuIoi snos
y saOv ~ Wv vhen they could expect 70
,bSf ,bS srSt payment on their con-
sor 'Is Icsoustructing the new engine; gs
n bi,I tnr this work was presented
,,ms TIa AGO AZ, and the commission ex'
sl,n0 ,asIiEs ss the money from the
sso O0O. Al, ordinance autnoriz-
,h,cb has been hanging hre In
n for several weeks. o..s|
su n Pr President Porter had finished
Gu e. ,bs letter, he dryly said that
IA mt apsWer the question, and
h, lad IL some one else couid.
rmichael said he vas under the
s.jon that Council would take
4 m the ordinance at their next
~, and at his suggestion the
rar was instructed 10 write to-
rlll & CImpsDy, explaining how
=ai,er stands with Council and In
|bem that It WAS probable some
definite could be said by the
end OF this week.
II R. CaTswell, architect Of the
[Snoe house at the Cool Spring
d, was presen., and stated that
: boIIding was entirely finished,
putting on the locks, and thst
gere now in the city and would
on AZ once. The contract price
building was 50 1870, but owing
1ing which 1t was found necessary
with soms changes in the fonn-
d. this had been Increased $lW
bg the total 1887. Part Of this
h has been paid IN orders given
contractor, and the board after
liIg the building directed that
should be drawn for the remain
favor Of the parties named.
Frbger presented q plot for the
btts iu the garden at Sixth and
s,reets, which ne said had been
q 10 him by a florist of this city.
were turned over TO Acting En-
Bond, with Instructions 70 solicit
als from other hoTista.
Febger said that the next bust.
orier was the selection ofa chief
ttl aud foreman, when MIR. Car
tl remarked that ii would also be
aiy tO elect a registrar, and on
Joseph A. Bond was elected
ergneer, John s, Grohe registrar
pAu Gill foreman. IL was under
lhN there we're several applicants
e positions, hut AZ the Board had
b OF the above none Of them were
salary attached to the Office ol
Engineer 10 81 400 per year; that Of
par, 81 300, and OF foreman, 81
etk. The first two salaries wers
during the present year from
and Il 600 respectively. John O
ness was candidate for the ofhct
islfar.
GfOhe is a. present secretary and
lftr OF the Board Of Education ant
Iteper for the insurance firm of +
pin 4 Go No. GCs Market street
'Ond, who has been selected a
engineer, vas chosen registrar o
ater Department by the Wate
pillee Of City Council In 1882, bu
Council passed into the hands O
loanOcEst5, T2s removed by thei
Vonmit'ee out WAS lmmediatel,
Iated by the Water Commission
mug 'le hut testing the leRalit.
ae' winch created the Commits
A' yet pending in the Court. FL
aae a iai'hful and efficient officer
ID lonR experience in bis presen
M W, VIII frequently attending Z
l'leS Of chiei engineer, will enabl
A'' 'le position Ia a satisfactor
,Sh slA, tbs rev foreman, has bee
~ ,Su Ma .aborer in the depart
NJ ~ 'Oae aue, and fully under
,no uOaes Of the position whio
NJ" muo"eAgec'edly been called upo
m o Las a fair education
III no doCbt siye entire satisfaI
A. 'a9 dsposidilon Of the busInei
al ,ns me! ne offices tioned' a mt
.r,ssss sa'std that City Auditor Ba
H. silsa saI, to audit the accounts Of Il
bss rs rSSss'faf, and Registrar Bon
rx S o, ul' Present position, to assun
rlIs,neo NJ Une 90 May !, at which tin
bnn5ts v,sugs will also 20 into offic
l's ,sa OF The new officials will
I'm " the next meeting, as D
n snskly sns payroll, $500. SO, W
A.. !, ana questions by Mr.. Bond
Az a., IA regard to short absenc
t6a Ss'y Uy employees, when neoesaa'
rsN, .us selection Of aremen nv !
Aoa . "a aeas as'nee75, were answered
ii 1fu .Es Pacing os, Snch matters in CO
'He Chief engineer.