The record-union., 1893-10-14
WILL Be STRENGTHENED.
Eleventh Street to be Opened From
W Street to Y.
A List to be Prepared of Delinquent
Water-Takers, and an Effort
Made to Collect.

While the Trustees were in session yes
terday morning Howell Clark appeared
before them, accompanied by ex-Trustee
John Rider, in reference to strengthening
Eleventh street, from w TO Y.
Mr.. Rider stated that when the old
plank road was built and there was no
way to get into the city at that point Mr..
Clark gave the city the street, and was
allowed to close Eleventh street. He
(Rider) was a member of the board at
that time, and the matter was duly ad
vertised and everything done in legal
manner. He thought Mr.. Clark had
some legal rights in the matter.
Mayor Steinman read an abstract pre-
pared by j. j. Buckley, which showed
that in 1872 Mr.. Clark conveyed to the
city the land where the street now is. If
the Trustees, he said, had closed Eleventh
street, they had no legal right to do so.
Mr.. Clark could not obtain control of the
streets or alleys of the city except by
municipal authority, which would be
given in contravention of the law.
The Mayor stated, however, that Mr..
Clark had stated himself to be perfectly
willing to make the change if the city
would give him back his land, and he
thought the best way would. be to re-
deed the land to him and for him to deed
the land strengthening the street to the
city.
Mr.. Clark was then given two weeks in
which to consult his lawyers and make
the transfer.
Mr.. Rider said he understood the Trus-
tees to hold that they had no right in the
matter OF yielding part of l. street to
Suffers Fort. If they would look in the
safe he thought they would find deed to
the land.
The Mayor explained that the city was
willing to give the Suffers Fort Trustees
that part of the street covered by the
original lines of the fort, and whatever
rights the city might have in the matter,
and that 1t was SO stated at the time.
DELINQENT wATER-TAKERs.
Trustee Green stated that number of
people had complained to him that, while
they were paying their water rates, other
persons who paid the same amount used
much more water, some of them having
many head of stock. Others pay no water
rates all.
MIR. Conklin said he had many such
complaints. It is impossible to measure
the amount of water each one uses unless
meters are used, and it is impossible to
use meters in this city. 1t is therefore
necessary to classify the water-takers as
we'll as possible.
Mayor Steinman said he wished to
know how the water matter stood. Mr..
Pierspn's name was in the delinquent
list, and when he became aware that his
name was there he produced his receipt,
showing that he had paid his water rate.
The Mayor wanted to know how many
such cases there were and he therefore
moved that John II. Miller be appointed
at Sl00 per month, to go over the books
and make out list of those who were
delinquent and those who were not pay
ing for water at all. Trustee Green Sec
onded the motion, saying that it would
help Mr.. Conklin in getting the matter
Strengthened out.
Trustee Conklin thanked the board for
helping him out, but he had an idea be
knew something about the business of
his own department..
The motion was carried by the votes of
Steinman and Green, Conklin voting no.