Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-22
ADOPTED!!
After Long Delibera.ion. the
City Council Pass the Wat.r
Ordinance Last Night.
A Proposition Made by the Ditch
Company to Furnish Water
Is Not Considered.
THE AGONY OVER.

THE AGONY OVER.
The Contract for waterworks Approved BY
the Council.
At the adjourned meeting of the city
council last ght, the mayor and full
hoard Of aldermen were present. II
was not expected that there would be
any further debate among the tsxpsy-
ers on the project, but the expectation
was to some extent not realized. On
the meeting being called tn order, the
first businers was the reading of the
report of the council committee on
waterwoiks, which was embodied in
all ordinance prepared by the city at
tornei after an agreement had been
reached by conference between the
committee and the waterworks com.
psny. The ordinance was read by the
clerk and at its conclusion, the council
and spectators present were treated to
a mild surprise by Mr.. 7. J. Porter,
acting as attorney for the ditch COM
pany, who begged leave to present Q
proposition for thst company to fur
mis- the city with water supply. Mr..
Porter prefac d the presentation of the
with aspeecb, explaining
that while Mr.. Jordan, president of
the ditch company, had spoken against
waterworks on the previous evening,
as . citizen and taxpayer, he now ss
. business man, believing that the tax.
payers were In favor of the project,
desired to present proposition to fur
nish them with water. He then read
the proposition, which was as follows.
To the Honorable City Council of
Miles City:
Gentlemep:-In the matter of water.
works proposed to be put in under Q
with the city, we respectfully
pioposs 10 you:
That we will enter into 0 contract to
put 10 system Of waterworks In oil
similar to that described In
The propeal psn6ing b .fore your body
20 far as nlsins, pipes, location, by.
drants aud prices are concerned; that
the water furnished shall be filtered
by the best process, and always be
pure and wholesome, and that the
'upply of the same shall be ample for
fire protection, street sprinkling and
he use OF all private consumers; that |
he water shall be the best of water
In this vicinity, and that 1t |
hall be furnished 6y system Of grav- |
~ pressure which will afford ample |
ire protection at ell seasons Of the
year.
That we will submit to you at as
,srly a day a. practicable, n contrac.
IN conformity with this proposal and
ior that purpose We ask you to grant |
~ sufficient time To prepare such a
and submit the came tn you
before YOU take any action resDsctin, |
he completion Of contract for water
works. Very respectfully.
MILES SIIn lhhiOAIiNO DitSnNoss
w. b. Jordan, Pres't
A silence Of q few seconds followed
The reading Of the proposition, and
lhen Aid. Bach took the floor and
aid that he Was satisfied that the |
council and the Miles City Water and
Light Co. had gone into ne
gotiatiops for perfeciing water sup
ply with all sincerity of purpose. That
bot sides had spent considerable val
liable time In arriving a. the conclu.
aions embodied In the ordinance that
had been read, and he did not think
Il proper that anyone should step In
now for the evident purpose Of delay
ing action in the matter. Mr.. Jordan
was present at the meeting the night
before and had used his best endeavors
to convince the council that we did
not need waterworks, and he was now
urging a proposition to furnish EN-.
He did not think that the ditch COM
pany could furnish such protection o.
we needed.
Aid. Truscott was also unable 10 up-
derstand Mr.. Jordan's position before
the people and the council. He had
stated last hight that the proposition
Of the water company was too liberal,
much moro liberal than he would b
to make. and yet he was b.
fore the council to night with propo.
elton aocepting oil the conditions i'm
posed upon the water company In cass
the council should decide 10 deal with
him.
Aid. Moran was sorry thAt the pro-
position Of the ditch company had not
been made some time ego. - the pso-
pie would have bssn better satisfled n
there he'd besu competition. He he'd
from the outsst bsen . drm advocate
Of water protection and hoped ws
should soos enjoy IT, He We mot In
favor Of delaying aotioa without Isa-
con, bot sss enc hs wss willing - e.
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