The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-19


question was, upon motion uf Mr..
Bristol, deferred until the next
meeting.
Mr. Godfrey from the committee
on sidewalks, reported fsvorsdly for
one on the west side OF Eleventh
streets. Phillips. "a Addition be-
tween Walnut sud South streets,
which was approved, sud oidiusnce
therefor ordered.
The petition for sidewalk Oh
Ninth street, north from depot,
thence west, thence solth through
certain streets to the Wellington
addition. was reported upon uu-
favorably, and the report adopted.
Mr.. Underwood said his COM
mittee had seen Capt. Henry Baker
about sprinkling the streets. The
best rates that could be obtained for
-prinkliug was SO per month. The
Old tank aud apparatus hsd been
hauled away because he could get
no lease of ground He wOuld pre-
fer Go have water hauled from the
water works building. II lac con
tracts To- supply water, Ia would
like 10 have the tank directly uppu-
site the depot on Fourth street. A.
there Was = dead eud there, and il
would lenetit the water-takers in
that vicinity. He would sell old
tank and Filings st cost To anybody
who should contract 10 sprinkle
Capt. Raker thought some Of con-
tracing himself At So per mouth
It would cost the city from SIPS TO
$3.50 per year for sprinkling.
AZ this point the old question Of
IS per square, s. provided by the
water ordinance was taken up and
considered in all it, bearings. Il
has become quite a chestnut 10y this
time
The mayor thought this matter
should be settled st Once-either OD-
tain the water st the go per month
rate. or insist upon their rights
under the ordinance.
Mr. Bristol thought that the city
should use the water a. provided
under the ordinance rates, if at all,
as they could test the meaning Of the
ordinance now a. well a. any time.
He made motion that the COM
mittee on corporations and franchise
be instructed To make arrangements
10 sprinkle the streets according e.
the ordinance rates. This motion
received no second.
Mr.. supplies motion 10 instruct
the committee to USE their discretion
in arrangements for street -prink
ling prevailed.
Mr.. Underwood from committee
on Public Health reported that the
county had 80 far declined 10 pay
the smallpox bills, but they were
to have consultation with the
commissioners on the morrow. The
bills amounted To about 500, sud e
looked so far as if the committee
would have To pay the bills them
selves.
Mr. Underwood from the COM
mittee on sewers reported that the
committee had made an examina-
ton on Saturday, hut with not q
.-r-.- s,sf-Faafnrr- raattIt
Here the cltv engineer was called
out, who stated that the sewer had
been completed under the railroad
He hsd had trouble with the con-
tractor, who had not complied with
the specifications. Experts had
recommended that no tunueling be
done. The specifications provided
for open cuts. He had ordered the
contractor to cease tunneiing, but
that person had refused TO comply
with the order. II he il allowed TO
tunnel deduction Of 60 per foo
from the contract price should be
insisted upon. Mr.. Johnston here
read the specifications, which allow
ed no tuuneling except under the
direction Of the engineer. Mr..
Johnston evidently desired only the
best work, aud insisted that as he
had charge that the specifications
be strictly followed.
Mr. Bristol was in favor IL having
the work done strictly according to
the specifications
Here it was suggested that il the
open cut was insisted on it would
compel the street car line to suspend
operations.
LObbyman Miller responded, to
the amusement Of all, that that
could do no harm, as the company
claimed the line didn't pay anyway,
Vnd il would thus save them money.
Mr.. Cravens was in favor Of tun-
neling il = sufficient job could be
done, and he had il from experts
that the tunnel was as good as the
open cut. He didn't want the sewer
operations hanging on all summer.
He would defer to tie opinions OF
Messrs. Dsum snd Underwood as
experts upon this matter Of tunnel
ing or open cut.
Lobbyman Miller again called the
attention Of the council to some poor
brick work that had been done, east
Of the railroad. The sewer will cave
in in less than year. Thought the
council should see that It is looked
after strictly. The work should be
done right
Mr.. Underwood: One man cant
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