Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-09
WATER WORKS.

II IA 4 AAN H VANAANo
Tho City Council Considering
Another Franchise.
One Of the Crying Needs Of the City.
The city council again has under
consideration the advisability of grant
ing franchise for system of water
works for the city of Hot Springs.
Action upon the matter has been post
poned until next Monday night. No
one will question the necessity of hav-
ing good system of water works, and
that soon as possible. We need water
for fire protection; we need it for
properly beautifying and adorning our
city. As a resort our city will he in
ferior and countryied Mntil we can
have trees and lawns, and We can not
have them and keep them green and
attractive without water. The STAR
may be- remembered as one that is in
favor OF the city owning all the fran
chises it possibly can, but under the
present circumstances we can not es-
tablish our own water works. Cities
are limited by law as to their expendi.
lures, and Hot Springs is thus shut
ont Of controlling its own water works.
We believe that We cannot afford to
wait, providing the pending PROPOSE
tion il fair and reasonable. The
Catholicon Springs Co. asks for a 20
year franchise. They agree to furnish
all the water needed for public and
private use, and deliver it to the height
Of the college and soldiers home, and
to furnish sufficient means for en-
tinguish fires without the aid of en-
gines; work to he commenced within
one month after the passage of the
ordinance, and be complete and in
good running order upon the follow
ing streets, within nine months: entire
length of Chicago avenue; from north
end of Chicago avenue to plunge bath;
from Hot Springs house on Minnekah-
ia avenue to Chicago avenue: on
Seventh street from Chicago avenue
west to Scott street; thence south to
Blanch street; thence west along
Blanch street to F street; and the same
shall be extended from time to time
whenever the needs of the city require
it, and whenever ordered by the city
council on petition of not less than six
families; and when extensions are SO
ordered the city shall furnish for pub
lie use, and pay at specified rate for
one hvdrant for each 500 feet of such
extension; the rates for city service
shall be $50 per annum for each hyd-
rant up to SO; $40 for each hydrant
after SO and up to IS: S25 for each
after Is; private dwellings occupied
by one family Sl2. which allows con-
sumer to hA. tap in every room;
hotels and boarding houses have SPECIAL
rates; grocery, provision and liquor
stores SIS to S:s,5; drug stores $50 to
S35; other stores $l5: fountains, 1-lG
inch oriiice, 800: I inch S::S5; not TO run
over five months per year, or over four
hours day. These are some of the
principal provisions of the franchise
and it seems to be fair and reasonable
throughout. With water works the
insurance rates will be enough cheaper
for every owner of building TO save
the cost of water to him. Under the
present state Of affairs we doubt il
there is family in the city that does
not pay out S12 a year to the watcl
wagon, and most families twice that
amount; aside from the saving in
money there is the pleasure in having
water SO convenient. Certainly it is
not necessary for the STAR to dwell
upon the beauties of good water
system, and we trust that the fran
chlse before the city fathers may be
found to contain the necessary ele-
ments of fairness to receive their
sanction next Monday night. We are
not sure but it would be better if the
franchise could be made for only ten
years, with the privilege then Of the
city purchasing the system. That the
people Of the city desire the council tc
grant just franchise for water works
as we'll as for electric lights, is we'll in.
dicated by the petition that has been
circulated and signed by every proper.
ty owner that has thus far seen 1t.
The school of mines will have charge
of the Black Hills mineral exhibit al
the worlds fair.
Tomorrow evening the Modern
Woodmen order will effect its organlza.
tion, starting out with very tlatterine
membership.
It is the 10th tomorrow EVENING"
that j. F. Kelley, the independent
nominee for congress. will speak in
this city, instead Of the 18th as reported.
Thos. W. McHoes, editor of the
Custer Mail, was in the city Tuesday,
returning to his home after attending
the independent convention at Buffalo
Gap.
The Board Of Education held a spe-
cial meeting to day to make arrange
ments for holding an election for vot-
ing bonds for building a fine new
school building. 1t will be held at the
same time as the election for city hall
bonds to save expense. We will say