, 1891-09-16
THE CITY SOL0NS.
They Held Their Regular Session
Last Evening.
The Contract for Laying Pipe or
the New Extension.
Bids For the New Dam and Nine
teenth Street Galleries.

The city council held Its regular weekly
meeting last night. Mayor B~rcsnahen,
City Clerk Dana, CITY Attorney Campbell
aud Councilmen Robins, Richardson,
Bristol, Merrill, Harrington and jerks
were present. The committee on fire de-
partmeDts reported propositions made in
regard to electric lights for the viaduct.
The report was laid over.
The next move was in regard to signing
the contract with VIM. O'Brien and ac-
cepting toe work OF laying the waller pipe
now being done by that gentleman.
When the work was bid pom the city
engineer instructed the bidders to calcu-
late on digging the trenches five feet deep
and make their bids accordingly.
Chas. Nc Garvey was one of
the bidders but his bid was
not as low as that of O'Brien. Since the
work. or most of it, has been accomplished
Mr.. McGarvey hired Engineer Apperson
to survey and make calculations on the
depth of the pipes, or rather the depth of
the covering. Mr.. MoGarvey says that
according to these calculations the average
depth is 3.07 feet. Oity Engineer Bond,
however. saws tho statement or eslcula-
lions arc not true and that the pipe has
been laid at an average depth of five feet.
These statements were not made pub
licly in the council meeting, but were
made privately. Everybody seemed to
understand the situation, and when the
matter was brought up MI. jerks of the
committee on water and sewerage spoke
in favor of signing the contract and ac-
cepting the work. At some places the
trenches had to be cut a depth of nine
feet while at others it is only a few feet.
In some instances. 10 order to make con-
nections. the pipe could be laid at a
depth OF only four feet and the covering
could not be over four feet deep without be-
ing above grade. The specifications under
which the contract was let was read by
the clerk. They did not specify the
depth. but they did specify that the work
was to be done according to the %instruc-
tions of the city engineer, and under his
supervision. A resolution to accept the
work was voted upon. The vote was.
Robins, Merrill. Harrington. Bristol,
jerks. aye Richardson, no.
A resolution to the effect that the city
engineer make a city map vas adopted.
The committee on finance reported that
the property of. Stuhr was not damaged
by the building of the viaduct. The re-
port was accepted and no damages
awarded.
Whether or not the street car company
should be allowed to use the viaduct was
an interesting subject with the council.
Considerable discussion arose as to the
ordinances aud law on the matter. The
street and allew committee was not ready
to make a report on the matter, but will
probably be heard from at the next meet
ing.
A proposition has been made to buy Of
the Union Pacific the west three-tenth:
Of block 400 for water tank purposes.
Union Pacific Land Commissioner B. M.
McAllister, it seems, desires to sell to the
city not only the west three-tenths Of
block 400, but all OF 4Os. Councilman
jerks suggested that $3.50 be sent to
COMMISSIONS McAlllster for the west
three-tenths of block 400. The motion
prevailed.
The city clerk was authorized to advcr-
tise for bids to build a dam and galleries
at Nineteenth street.
An ordinance to amend the ordinance
defining the boundaries OF Minnehaha
park was approved.
Several bills were allowed.
The city attorney examined the Jennie
Adams deed and that aud all other deeds
transferring block 409 to the city was
ordered to be placed on record.
1t was recommended that sidewalks b,
built along portions Of Evans. Eddy ant
O'Neil streets. There Is an ordinance
against building ive-foot walks and as i
is desired to build these that width Coun
Gilman Harrington of the street and allie
committee submitted a resolution +
amend the ordinance. The resolution
was passed under suspension of the rules
The vote was: Robins, jerks, Bristol
Merrill, Harrington, aye; Richardson
nay. A resolution concerning the repair
ing of sidewalks was unanimousl
adopted.