Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-09-27
WATER WORKS.
The City Council Unanimously
Accept the Pro-
position. r
Work to Proceed this Winter,
and the Plant to be Cons
pleted Early Next
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4 ne city c00ncll met IN adjourned
session on Saturday evening last, and
the proposition in regard to water works,
rs outlined in last week paper, came
before them for consideration.
The proposition was that W. NJ. Fuller
and s. Stoll would furnish and the city
would use 81 hydrants for fire protec.
ton and flushing Of sewers, and the city
Ewodld pay for the same 5000 per year,
the contract to run during the life Of the
tcharler granted for water works, OF
thirty years from Jan. 1889. According
othis the city now pays the established
price, $50. for thirty ~hydrants, aud
receives seven hydrants in part payment
for the water power privilege owned
by the city. The total number of
hydrants to be given for the water
power is twelve, and in the future when
the city orders in any hydrants one Of
them is to apply on the contract and one
to be paid for at the regular rates. until
the city has received the whole number
due Tor water power-twelve. U.S. y
Members of the city council and
chamber OF commerce committees we're
present at the members gave their
views in the matter. Four members of
the council committee were present.
Messrs. Butler, Hoffman, Rasicot and
Wetzel. All the members of the cham
Der OF commerce committee were there
-Messrs. Williams. Medved. Lyon,
I.afond and Blake. In the rema ks and
discussion some of the menbe ys seemed
to drift away from the subject so far
as they we're concerned as committee
men. The committee were appointed
to decide on means of fire pro-
lection, and the council had
had never intilnated that it did not feel
able to close contract without the aid
Of committee. The COMMITTEES united
unanimously in recommending water
works for fire protection, and any
suggestions that the members offered in
regard to the cost of the system was out
side their place as committee men, but
certainly in place as citizens and tax
payers. However, a majority of the
committee men present favored both
Elan and price. and none feel much dis.
appointed over the result. After state.
ments had been made by all present
who cared to express themselves, a vote
was taken on the resolution to accept
the proposition. The motion was made
by Alderman Harrison, seconded by
Alderman Doran, and all present voted
Eyes,"
Those present who opposed the
proposition did 50 hoping that
the city might secure a cheaper
price, but now that the con.
tract is made there is little. if any,
grumbling. No more creditable act was
ever done by the Little Falls authorities
than the adoption of the water works
contract, and although it is but one of
the many moves made by this council
for the Advancement and development Of
the city. for this one they deserve the
commentator and endorsement of the
citizens Of the city.
The contract provide that the plant
shall be completed before Aug. l,
1890. Work on the sluice way and
pumping station will proceed this
winter, all the material will be on the
ground by the time the frost is out in
the spring, and an effort will be made
to have the system completed early 10
June naxt