Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-03-14

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hundred thousand thousand dollar
plant. The one proposed offered great
benefits ss far ss 1t went. and IL could
be extended rs rapidly as was desired.
As regards the quality Of the water.
he knew by personal experience that
the water from the second strata un-
DERIVING the city, from which the
company proposed TO take their sup
ply, was pure and wholesome water.
Mr.. BasiDski enquired as to the
means of procuring tine water and the
depth from which IL was to be taken.
Mr. Ullman replied that il was to be
supplied by series Of drive wells.
driven to depth Of from 20 to "a feet.
That such means of supply was no
experiment but was in actual Use at
Brooklyn. N. Y, Fort Riley. and
other places.
Mr.. Orschel was In favor of water
works on the sole condition that good
water for domestic use be furnished,
but that this was in bis opinion an
absolute condition.
Mr.. HanDahs, representing one of
the largest taxpayers of the city, Mr..
Franklin McVesgb, of Chicago, was
heartily In favor of the scheme. If
his friend Mr.. Bssinski had had the
trouble that he had had In keeping in.
surance on his property he certainly
would feel that water protection was
an essential. He stated that several
companies with whom he did bu.i,
ness were waiting the action Of the
council on this proposition to decide
whether they would cancel their risks
or not. He felt the fullest confidence
10 the usefulness Of the proposed sys-
tenn, and az to the quality Of The
wster, be said that he was now taking
all the water used for drinking and
cooking at the hotel from the second
strata with pump put in by Mr.. Ull-
man and tnat IL wss the hest and pur-
es. wster ever used at the hotel.
Mr.. Basinski asked II the propo. ed
contract excluded other companies
and was told that II did not.
Mr.. Miles being called upon said
that his opinion had been fully ex.
pressed by some gentleman who had
already spoken. He desired to be with
. msjority Of the taxpayers. lift was
deemed to be q good thing for the
town he wanted II. He thought,
though. that outside property was not
sufficiently protected by reason Of the
plant not being large enough. and
that the people were not able fnsn-
cially to put in sn adequate plant. He
did not think II right to sek people
who were not protected TO help pay for
protecting his property. This was not
just or right.
Capt. Harmon took issue with Mr..
Miles on this last point. He said that
while II was true that property outside
the limits Of the system did not re.
ceive direct protection he would ask
the gentleman what that property
would be worth IL the business portion
Of the city were TO be destroyed. He
knew Of one large brick block that
would not be- rebuilt and be did not
believe any Of them would, In which
cas-, outside residence property would
be a 40 value whatever. 1t was bet
ter to protect our business blocks and
30 keep the town as 1t is.
Mr.. Myers being called upon. stated
that he was not q city taxpayer, but o.
a resident he was thoroughly In favor
Of waterworks.
Capt. Tully would like to see any
kind Of local improvement 20 ahead.
He was 10 favor Of this scheme but
thought the matter should be carefully
considered and an ironclad contract
made so that the city would get all II
paid for.
Mr.. Bachelor, represen ting as much
tsxpaying interest A. anyone, was
strongly in favor Of going ahead with
the business ip hand. He said that Il
was a mistaken idea that the plant
was cheap one. II WAS not rs costly
as some because II was limited In ex-
tent, but so far ss II went II was just
as goody as the best. The company
undertaking to put 1t In would be
bound by the severest conditions and
Il did not stand to reason that they
were going to put in anything In the
way Of q plant that would not do the
work required. % II II failed they
would be the only sufferer. Another
mistaken Idea was that the city
would be bound by the action oi the
council In accepting the proposition
laid before them. The proposition
| was merely . foundation 10 work up
ou-lf accepted the council and the
company would then proceed to per-
| feet the contract BY drafting ap ordi'
nance In which ali the necessary con-
dltIons would bs Inserted and the city
protected in every conceivable way