The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
November 30. 1852. as follows:

Bernard Corrigan under his contract S246, $50 80
Bernard COrrigan, balance Oh cement 37S 81
James " atterston, under his contract 4,7S3 so
Railroad .......... .........-... 500 "a
salaries of engineers, inspectors, etc. l3405 IS
o2consultlng engineers, ............ 5.977 "a
Maintenance Of horses and wagon. 80 80
Fire proof afe and moving same. 157 so
Salary of right of way agent. ......... AS 81
Damages to lands above the dam. 2162 20
Clearing lands .......-................ 2O97 II
Sluice pipes in the dam ............... 2,2S7 81
rent etc ......'..,.......'. -'........,.. 1O7 so
Miscellaneous expenses. including
fuel, ice, exchange, labor etc. ...', 400 %
Total .......... ....................s2 s4,9 46
which, added to the $3.50, 862.O7 paid
out to November 80, 1891, makes the
total amount paid out to and includ-
ing November 80, 1892, $544, 837.53.
On April s, 1892, a proposition was
submitted to the board by the United
States Trust company of Kansas City,
Mo-, and Col. Geo w. Breckenridge
OF San Antonio, Tex, to purshase
$500, 900 of the water works and cleo
trio light bonds at 95 cents on the 81,
which proposition was accepted by
the board and ratified by the city
council. The bonds were at once de-
y,
$40 900, paid into the city treasury.
On October the sum of S45, being
the balance uneXpended of the amount
appropriated for payment of ex-
penses of visiting manufac-
turing establishments of contrac-
tors, and on the 9Th of the
same month the sum of $l60, the pro
ceeds of the sale of two horses were
deposited in the city treasury to the
credit of the water and light fund, and
the secretary's books show said fund
on Nov. 80, to be as follows:
400 bonds sold in 1890 commandments. SiO00C0 90
800 bonds sold in 1897 900. ......... 475,000 90
Balance of appropriation refunded. % 90
Pro eeds of sale of horses ........... 100 90
Total to Nov 80. 1892 .... ......... 1915, 205 90
T, tai paid out to Nov. 30, 1892 ... 544% 81
Balance on hand ................... $3.50, 967 AZ
MISCELLANEOUS.
When the board decided in June,
1891, to have the entire dam laid in
imported Portland cement, Mr.. Corri-
gan, the CONT actor, had already or
dered and was receiving six carloads
of Louisville cement. The board di-
rected that said cement be at once re-
moved from the grounds, and agreed
to reimburse Mr.. Corrigan for any loss
that he might sustain in disposing Of
so much cement on short notice.
The cement cost ST, 03603 and was
sold for 1857 SO and the
difference, amounting to $379.50
has been paid to Mr.. Corrigan.
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the horses and wagon, authorized the
sale of same and on October 9Th the
horses were sold for $3.50 and the
amount was deposited in the city
treasury. Finding no purchaser fol
the wagon it was stored at the city
hall.
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On September Sd the board decided
that it would be greatly TO the inter
est of the city for the president of TIT
board to visit the shops of the con
tractors for wheels, pumps and pen
stocks, in company With Engineer
Tanning, before finally closing such
contracts, and appropriated 5000 fol
the payment of travelling expenses
while making such visits and same
was charged to the account of miscel
laneous expenses. On the presidents
return his expense account showed al
expenditure of $l55 and the balance
amounting to $45 was re-deposited i,
the city treasury to the credit of the
Water and Light fund.
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In his report rendered in June En-.
gineer Tanning outlined a COM
plete system of electric lighting by
incandescent lamps and for electric
power, and he was requested to fur
nish plans and estimates providing
for converting the power of three 500
horse power water wheels into light
and one 500 horse power wheel into
power. The plane, ETC., are about
completed.
Plans and specifications for the res
ervoir, also for the power house, have
been completed.
In order to preserve the plans,
memoranda, ETC., necessarily kept at
the dam from destruction by fire, the
board purchased large iron safe for
$50 and paid $3.50 for having it
moved into the engineers office at the
dam.
On Sept. l, the board rented an
office in the Masonic Temple at $500
per month.
The question as to whether the lake
created by the dam would fill up with
sediment was thoroughly canvassed
by the board, and the profess
sional opinion of number
of engineers on the subject was OBJ
tanned. The engineers were all Of the
opinion that the rush of water during
high floods in the river would carry
the silt over the dam, and that the
lake would never fill up SO as to inter-
tere with navigation, or to any appre-
ciable extent.
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On August Is Judge Haecock re-
signed from the board on account OF
continued i'll health. This reduced
the board of public works TO the min
uimum number allowed by the ordi-
nence and it now consists of John Nc
Donald, president; DR.. M. A. Taylor,
vice president; Frank Hamilton, A.
p. Woodbridge, w. G. Walsh, s. X.
Morley and John w. Maddox.
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rhe employees of the board at the
close of the year were one secretary,
two engineers, one assistant engineer,