Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-02
Council Proceedings.

The city council met in special session last
night, the mayor presiding, and all n
he members present. The object OF the C
meeting was to hear the report of the water 5
committee. C
Mr.. Taubman. from the committee, read C
the following report. h
LEXINGTON, No, December %, 1885. s
To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun- !
cil:--The undersigned committee on wafer
works to which were added the mayor and
city attorney. who were instructed to ex-
anime into and report upon the acceptance or
test of the waterworks of the Lexington
Water Company as rendered by the president
of said company, on the 14th day Of Deem
Der. 1885. and to get such legal advice as the
deemed proper. to come to u prop
er conclusion as 10 The legal points in the
between the city of Lexington aud
the Lexington Water Company and whether
the water company had completed the water
works in accordance with the contract OF The
Lexington Water company and the city oil
Lexington, dated June 10Th, 1854, report AS
follows:
Having gone over the ground and
examined the works to the best OF our
ability, we have come to the following
conclusions on the works as follows I:
The pump house seems to be built in a sub
s~tantial manner, and all the machinery
therein, so far as we are able 10 judge, is in
accordance with the contract. We find that
there has been laid six miles of mains. under
the direction of a committee of the city coun-
ci. in and through the streets OF the city, put
said mains are insufficient and improperly
constructed, being in a leaky condition
throughout the city. We have no evidence
that said mains have ever been tested or will
stand the pressure of three hundred pounds
10 the square inch, as required by section 4
of the contract. We find that q tower has
been built OH u high point in the city, which
we believe to be one hundred and fifty feet
in height, and having a capacity OF three
hundred thousand U. S. gallons. Said owe
was erected in lieu of one formerly erected
on or near said spot, which from some cause
to this committee unknown, fell or collapsed
about day Of -, 1855. We found there has
, been fifty double discharge hydrants located
/ within the city under the direction of Il COM
lmittee of the council. We find that an eXca-
vation has been made on Water street, which
is said to be $50 feet long and 125 feet wide
f with a brick wall running through the center
six and one-half feet high; said excavation
!. is used for holding water for settling pur-
poses; said excavation is made by scraping
;, the earth from the middle and making en-
= bapkments on three sides the bluff forming the
o fourth side of the excavation, with a ditch. or
drain, cut around the upper side, to protect
4. :. r,o,, tho rp.,I, nf tho hJnH Thprp iS nc
q lining inside of this excavation, of brick, rock
cement, or any other material to protect the
7 water from impurities. or to keep the watel
d confined within said excavation. The watel
il pumped from the Missouri river, lat a poin
u above the city drainage, direct into said ex'
cavation. and then from said excavation int
" the mains. We find that the excavation ha
been fenced in in accordance with the con
tract. Your committee does not believe tina
5, the excavation above described could b
. termed a reservoir that should be used b.
te water works for sanitary and domestic pur
la poses, and sIch as are used in other cities
70 We also report that the Water company ha
Id not complied with its contract by its failur
in to erect a telephone line from fire static
id No. l to fire station No. 2, in Old Lexington
rs pTOtlueu IL StC.lOu 10 VI tuc COhti Ut
At the earnest solicitation of your commit
rs. tee, Judge VIM. Young and Judge Williar
y Walker have furnished their legal opinion
,id and advice in the premises, which is here
I'D with submitted. As a conclusion of til
=. whole matter your committee offer I'll
~ following resolutions;
Whereas, The Water Company has made
proposition to the city of Lexington. throuS
ne the city council of said city to test the capac
Is; ty of the works Of said company to dischars
ira the six streams from the hydrants OF sa
)or company, AS provided in section 4 of the ord
OF nance OF said city. entitled"An ordinance
or provide for a system Of Waterworks for IL
EN- city of Lexington for domestic, sanitary, pu
nd lie and other purposes" Approved June
Ear 1881. with u view of rendering the city lab
ne for the hydrant rental. in said ordinance 5
'er forth; therefore. IN answer to said propos
~. ton, be it
to Resolved, by the mayor and city counc
GU of the city OF Lexington that the contr.
heretofore entered into bv and betwct
III the said city of Lexington and said Lexlngt6
Water company, and set out in the ordinan,
lu' aforesaid, has not been compiled with on I
er. part of the said Lexington Water cOmpan
ord and that the CITY of Lexington is now release
~ and for a long time has been released fro
10 any obligation or liability under the "a
contract, by reason of the failure of said col
luz pany to perform the conditions and teri
wills 10 no nerformed accorf.ino r. its nrovisior
aud that the city of Lexington declines to 4
VI cept or accede to said proposition.
So All of which is respectfully submitted a
!. is signed by your committee.
pen w. b, HAMLET.
tsa ROBERT A. HICKLIN,
tue JOIN TAUBMAN,
neu HARLE +. HOMER,
In DENNIS GAVIN.
Mr.. Russell moved that the report be
out ceived and filed. Carried.
It's Mr.. Taubman moved the adoption OF
= resolution as presented by the committee.
Mr.. Winsor opposed the adoption,
thought the council should take its time
regard to the matter, which is a very gr
' one, and there is no necess ity for hurry.
Mr.. Russell SAID a tend er of The works
been made two weeks ago. He was a fri
-" of the water company, hut more of 4 frien'
''@' the city. He thought if the works were
satisfactory the council Sh ould say so, and
the company have its remedy.
The matter was debated by Messrs. Win
Russell, Taubman, Howell, Homer, and
Attorneys j. ID. Shewalter and VIM. You
IA, anu tue council nhahV aaoptec the res
RIA, lion.
0RL In the debate Mr.. Russ ell said the r;
yoirs were simply an old-time Miss
pond. MIR. Howell said he knew wi
four inch mains had been put down, W
the ordinance calls for nothing less than
inches, and they were only two and a
and feet under ground, when they ought &c
,t =, three and a-half.
NM Mr.. Homer presented the following res
ora ton which wa adopted;
har Be it resolved by the committee, and
" by the mayor and the council that our Thu
'pose are most heartily and respectfully tend
re- to Judges Young and Walker for the adj
nex and services they have rendered us in
.o., matter appertaining to the Lexington w
"eA' company,
now Council adjourned till regular net
cah night, the second Monday in January.
DS.
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