Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-21
WATERW0RKS.
The Council aided by the Citizens
give the Question Another
Tussle last Night.
A Counter Petition Presented from
which Several Signcrs With
draw their names.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.


Exhaustive Discussion.
The meeting Of the city council last
night vas without doub, the mott in
tere,tiDg sts.ion ever held by that
body. The general invitation extend
ed to the taxpayers 10 be present was
very largely accepted and the limited
space aflordtd d by the council chamber
was acked to it, utmost capacity.
II being an adjourned meeting for
the purpose of hearing the council
committees report or the proposition
made by the Miles City Water and
Electric Light company, that report
was called for as soon as the roll call
showed the entire council 10 be pr s.
enf, including his honor the mayor.
The committee by Aid. Bach stated
that owing to unavoidable circum.
stauces they had not been able to pre-
pare report in writing, but having
cOnducled their sessions with the as
sisiance of the city attorney, who was
thus thoroughly familiar with what
they had decided upon, he would call
upon that official to make verbal re.
port for the committe.
Mr.. Middleton, city attorney, then
reported verbally for the committee to
the effect that they had held several
sessions with the officers of the water
company and tt at full and detailed
discussion Of the proposed system had
been entered into ana full knowledge
of 1t acquired. As result Of this and
on the demand of the council commit
tee, the water company had amended
their proposition by adding to the sys.
TEN o main oD Tenth street from Main
to Palmer. with two hydrahtt on this
extension, ,thereb sffording protection
to the school house and residence pro-
perty 10 that locality. This addition
to tie original proposition was to be
made at no increased expense, the pro-
position now being tSat the company
would furnish fifteen dre bydrahts at
500 per yesr each. In ADDITION to
this II was agreed that the council
could at any time order further exten-
slons on the basis Of twelve hydrants
to the mile. all bydrsnts up to the
number Of twenty-five to be at the rate
of 800 per year, all over twenty-five
and up to forty at $500 and all over
forty hydrsnts ut $50 per year. The
life II the contract Is 10 be fifteen
years. II was agreed that the terms
OF the contract were to be embodied In
sn ordinance to be submitted TO the
council, and If adopted then the COM
pany 10 have 30 days in which to file
acceptance and bond, and 80 days after
the filing of acceptance aud bond. in
which to comTlete the work. The
usual tests to be had before the wCrk
was accepted by the city.
By request OF the mayor, the clerk
read the proposition Of water company
As originally presented, and the city
attorney explained the changes made
therein as above iecited.
Inasmuch as the ordinance could
not be prepared for presentation to the
council at that time, action on the
proposition was deferred under q
motion by Aid. Bach that when the
council do adjourn It adjourn until
Friday evening, March 2lst.
This motion disposing Of what bust.
ness there was before the council as
body, attention was turned TO a dis
cussion Of the merits of the proposed
improvement by the taxpayers pres.
ent, and as representative Of thst
body, Mr.. w. b. Jordan Was called
upon.
Mr.. Jordan stated that the subject
was new to him. only having heard Of
1t the day before, and he asked for In.
formation, what benefits or advan.
tsges the people would derive from II
and what would be the expense, both
current aud incidental.
Mr.. Middleton replied briefly that
the proposed system comprehended
both fire protection and domestic SER
Woe 10 the extent Of territory that the
pipes reached. The company did not
ask an exclusive franchlse, but o con-
tract fnr ~, term OF nfteen yesr, q
the end Of which the city could ar.
range for purchase or further contrast
The coat would b. q 800 per year for
public service. 10 which could b
aAdsd the hrst year about el.6O0 moro
for hose and carts, eso. The council
committee he'd carefully estlmatsd The
revenues Of the city and were Of ths
splnlon that . lsvy Of u milb sddi-
sional 10 the 4 mills usually levied,
would b. adequate sbs We Ant ysar's