Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-11-10
ALMOST
Did the WaterWOrkS Question
Round Up.
The ANALYSIS of MCKEoN
UNSATISFACTORY
And the Council Will Make
a final Effort in Behalf
of the Maumee.
1t Seems That the People Have Been
Worrying Some Of the
Council.

Monday nights session of the city council
developed into record breaker in the
amount of business transacted.
full board was present including Mayor
Meekison and Clerk Leist.
Bills were allowed amounting to $1l5l.80,
the most important items being an estimate
on the big sewer for $G55 80, and the Elec-
trio Light Company's bill of S144.21.
VIM. Samse gave his idea on the construc-
tion of two crossings on Front street and
moved that the street commissioner be Or
dered to construct them. The motion car
ried.
Mr.. Bradley informed the council that the
commissioners had refused to pay for the
east light on the court house, and asked
what steps he should take. The council Or
dered him to continue the light at the
towns expense.
Graham Race complain I'd that George
Russell ran the exhaust to his engine be-
meath complainant's barber shop thereby
keeping his building ON the qui uiue, or
thereabouts-in sort of 1utter. 1t was
moved that a committee of Messrs. Samse
and Reiser be appointed with power to act
in the case. Samse gave it his opinion that
it was nuisance and must 20.
Waterworks Galore.
Mayor Meekison read letter from analyZ
erS. W. McKeown Of Youngstown in which
he said that he had tested the sample of wa
ter sent him and found it good for boiler,
irrigation and other purposes OF like nature,
but could not recommend it for domestic
use; that it contained much animal matter
but that he could find no germs of disease;
that although he was not given the source of
the water, he thought it to come from the
Maumee; that it would be impracticable to
use the water for domestic purposes as De-
fiance sewerage would stand in the way.
Several councilmen, and also the Mayor,
took issue with the gentleman on this point.
An investigation elicited that the sample
sent McKeown was procured near the bank
just above the Brewery and below three mill
races! also that the banks near by were lined
with manure and privies. 1t was the opinion
of the council that the test was not a fair
one.
Councilman Wilson said that the water
works question had posed before the coun-
Gil long enough and that for his part he
wanted it settled, and would therefore move
that the council advertise for bids to put in
waterworks and electric light plant near
the linn property between the canal and
river. Mr.. Samse seconded the motion.
Mr.. Cahill amended the motion by post
poning it until another and fair test of the
quality of the water could be made.
The amendment was voted on and lost,
Reiser and Oahill voting in the positive.
The original motion was put ard lost, the
vote being Cahill, Reiser and vandenbroek,
in the negative and Ludwig, Samse and Will
son, the affirmative.
Ludwig moved that the whole question he
reconsidered and on motion of Cahill it was
ordered to send away another sample of the
Maumee water procured from the water
above all sewers and mill races. The Mayor
appointed Cahill, Samse and Vandenbroek
committee to procure the water and get it
in the handsof the analyzer as. soon as possi-
bic.
Vandenbroek, Wilson, Ludwig and Samse
expressed themselves as desirous of ending
the waterworks question one way or other.
Inasmuch as plant could not be put in
before Spring even were the council favors-
BILE to its construction. on motion the Beard
Electric Light company was given SIX
months contract at the old figures.
H. Rollrs and others complained Of the
condition of land near the Bryan Pike and
adjacent to the Wabash railroad. An epgi-
neer was ordered to investigate same and re-
port.