, 1890-05-21
THE NEW ALERT HOUSE
Advertisement for Building Bids is
Ordered.
The Council as a Body Must Do
the E%quaIizing.
Important City Matters Considered
BY Aldermen.

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secured more ground for the building
contemplated.
Mayor Riner spoke of the hopeless
search for another loo ltion, and thought
it impossible to secure a lot within a
block of the present quarters.
Mr.. jerks said that removal OF more
than a square would be exceedingly dis
tasteful to the company and intimated
pretty strongly that the boys would not
stand it. He pointed out the mistake
that would be made in isolating the com
pauy from the business portion of town.
One block would not make SO much diff.
ference, but a greater distance could not
be considered. 1t would not do to take a
company from the closely built portion of
to a locality where houses were separated.
Mr.. jerks alluded to the good service of
Alerts and of the fact hat they had been
promised a building each season for the
past three years. He moved that adver-
tisem,nts for proposals to put up the
house be made at once, to be opened at
the next regular meeting and the COL
tracts awarded.
NJ. Hebard wanted the matter of loca-
ton opened and the second ward gwen a
chance. The gentleman made quite an
argument for his constituents and offered
an amendment carrying bis idea on the
subject. 1t was not seconded.
The jerks motion was carried. and
work on the new Alert hose house will be
commenced within three weeks. The old
shack will be disposed OF by the commit
tee.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Capt. L. S. Smith, secretary for John
f. Reynolds pot. G. A. R., committee
on Memorial Day, has sent to the council
an Invitation to join in appropriate exer-
cses on May 30. The communication
was read last evening and the aldermen
accepted.
CITY SURVEYS.
City Surveyor Bond has completed a
relocation of town boundaries and +. II.
Jones, the engineer employed as assistant,
has plated the city lands lately offered
for sale The field notes have been fled
in the proper city office.
EQUALIZATION.
In response to a council request made
by the meeting of May 6, City Attorney
Potter submitted a written opinion touch
ing the legal number to constitute a city
board of equalization. He said the law
provided for performance of this work by
the council as a body and it caa not be
delegated to a committee, but must be
undertaken by at least a majority of the
aldermen.
THE SEWER.
Mayor Riner said he had failed to find
time to visit the sewer outlet at TIE foot
OF Eddy street, but was informed that 1t
was in bad condition. had become a
nuisance. Ths city engineer was instruct
ed to prepare plans and an estimate for
changing the sewer outlet.
WORKS.
In excavating for the new reservoir
Contractor Bradley has been troubled
with leakage from the wooden conduit.
A number of worm holes were found. 10
several places there are cracks and in one
or two places rotton knot holes were
found. 1t was stated by Mayor Riner
and Engineer Bond that these leakages
extended but a short distance and could
be repaired.
METHODIST CHURcH.
Mr.. Richardson presented a petition
from the Methodist church building COM
mittee asking that they be allowed to
place the present house of worship on
about forty feet of Central avenue until a
lecture room in the proposed temple is
ready for occupancy. Judge Lacey, who
with Peter HANNA had signed the peti.
ton, thought that the public ground
would be needed until about the holidays.
Mayor Riner remarked that this privi-
lege was usually granted. The structure
will be of brick and stone 94x76 land. an
architectural beauty Is pictured by the
preliminary plans in the office of Archi-
tect Julien.
Use of the space desired vas voted the
church on recommendation of the build
ing committee.
ASKING FOR WATER.
-Four petitions for water main extern
sions were presented. Those wishing to
secure system service are residents of
western and northwestern sections of
town.