Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-27
SUGAR AND WATER !!
That's What the People Have
Been Crying For,
And Now, Thanks to the City
Council, Well Have Both.
The Bonds Sold and the Con
tracts Signed Last Night.
The Sugarworks and Water
works to be Built, Sure.

Gil of Medicine Lodge last night. March
18th, drove the opening wedge that will
reveal the future prosperity of this city
and community. With Col. Chas. H.
Eldred and G. 1. Hinman they signed
| contract that will insure for this city
substantial and practicable system of
waterworks, and besides the building,
equipment and operation of sorghum
sugar plant with capacity OF 200 tons
of cane per day. The work of erecting
the sugtr plant is to commence at once.
1t must be completed before the middle
of July. The waterworks must be COM
pleted and in operation by september
1st, 1889.
The city gives TO Eldred & Human
$34 600 in cash. the use of water from
the tail gate of the water ditch, land for
a reservoir to be built south of the rail-
road bridge, the rentals from the water
rates for period of FIVE years, with the
privilege of ten more; the city to pay an
engineer to be agreed on by the city and
| Eldred & Human.
Eldred q Hinman build and equip for
| the city a system of waterworks as
shown by specifications and maps here
tofOre described IN these columns; fur
nish the city with free water for fires,
public hydrantS, street sprinkling by
wagon, city hall and public school build
ings; keep in repair and maintain the
reservoir and dam; charge only such
rentals as may be directed by ordinance;
keep constant water pressure of 40
pounds TO the square inch, and 100
pounds when necessary; build and ope
rate sorghum sugar plant with ca
pacity of 200 tons per day, of latest pat
tern and modern Improvements.
1t will be noticed that the city does
not have to furnish the land or the rail-
road switch. In lieu of these, Eldred &
Hinman accept 81 900 more money than
was first contemplated.
The above proposition. in general
terms, was accepted by the council, on
motion of Councilman DeLisle. The
vote was, Aye: Pearson, DeLlsle and
Morris; No: Logan; absent and not
voting: Hubbard. The city attorney,
| L. A. McNeal. was present and saw
that the details in the contract were
properly looked after.
Bids for the bonds were then opened.
and showed the following offers for the
$50 900 in bonds voted on the 9th day
! of February:
j. N. Titus, Medicine LEDGE. ....... 965 cts
| I
J. w. McNeal Medicine Lodge. SIX
j. w. Hayes 4 Son, Cleveland, Ohio. -. 9s
The bid of Hayes & Son was accepted
and the bonds will be issued at once.
The city Will get $4,000 out of the
bonds.
The waterwOrks contractors are reli-
| able men. Col. Eldred has been In bu-
siness in this part of Kansas for ten
years. He is, financially, the best fixed
man in the county. His partner, G. l.
Hinman, lately moved here from Es-
therville, Iowa, where he was in
the banking business. He comes here
with the very best Of recommendations,
socially and financially.
And now. unless some unexpected
event occurs, Medicine Lodge and sur
rounding country will prosper as never
before. The sugar plant is to be the
most complete in Kansas, and connect
ed with it will be other industries that
we are not at liberty to mention yet,
that Will keep the machinery in opera
tiOn night and day the year around and
give employment to many men.
The works will be located in the
southwest part of town. directly west
of Mr.. Fowler's house, and two blocks
from the railroad. The reservoir or
lake is to be on the low piece of ground
south of the r. r. 1t will cover about
six acres, and will have an average
depth of more than six feet. The wa
ter in il will be clear, fresh and pure.
And now let's all pull off our coats
and go to work, and make this the best
city and the richest county in Southern
Kansas. The foundation has been laid.
and strong pull, all together, will
make this city of 45, 900 people before
April l, 1890!
Hoopla