The record-union., 1894-08-01
TEE SCHEME 10 BUY MORE PUMPS.
City Trustees Show Their Hands on
the Water Question.
They Want River Filter. Also-Mr
Bassett Wants s15o.64s so for
Sewerage Work.

Grafmiller Bros. were awarded the
contract for furnishing the fire depart
ment with hay, straw, barley and bran
for the coming year.
The bids for supplying the departments
of the city with stationery, etc., were re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
There was only one bid for supplying
oils and hardware, and the Finance Com
miltee was instructed to investigate the
cause of only one bid being submitted.
The Clerk said the proposals were prop
erly advertised, and he knew OF no rea-
son why more bids were not sent in.
Mrs. i. NJ. Skaggs was allowed until
March 1st next in which 10 repair her
sidewalk at Seventh and X streets.
MORE SEWERAGE TALK.
The matter of the acceptance of plans
Tor the construction of a new sewerage
system was then taken up. Letters and
kilograms were read from various firms
in the East stating that. owing to the late
strike, the blue prints Of the plans and
specifications for the new system had ar
rived too late for them to be considered,
and, as the time will be up on the 3Ist of
August, they could not prepare plans be-
fore that date.
on motion of President Lawton, it was
decided to act on the plans already re-
ceived.
Dr. M. Gardner was present on behalf
OF the City Board OF Health to advise
with the Trustees in the matter.
MR. BAssETT's PLAN.
L. T. Bassett of this city submitted two
plans, together with specifications and
estimates In reference to the location of
the pumping plant necessary for the dis
position of sewage, Mr.. Bassett, IN a
statement read by him, said that he had
settled upon Sixth and w streets as being
the best and cheapest location to provide
an outlet for the sewage of the entire area
OF the city. Next to location at Sixth
and w streets, he believed the present To-
cation Of the pump, at Eighth and Y
streets. would be best, such location hay
ing some line points in its favor The To-
cation at Sixth and w streets would in
volve less expense by several thousand
dollars.
A location, he said, near r street would
be more convenient for getting coal, but
there it would be difficult to get down TO
the depth requisite for a system of sew
erage which will drain all of the area of
the city. Ii there is any likelihood at any
time OF stopp2ge Of discharge into the
river Mr.. Bassett said ne would prefer
the location at Eighth and Y or Sixth and
W streets, which would be preferable to
q location father north or west.
Referring to the pumping machinery,
Mr.. BaSsett suggested the use of electric
motive power. The use OF electricity
would obviate the necessity OF selecting
a convenient place to get coal. As an es-
innate for providing sufficient pumping
capacity for the removal of drainage in
the Seventeenth-stree sewer. Mr.. Bas-
sett said it would cost S79, $40.
The next most important work, he con-
sidered was to provide improved sewer
age north of [ street, from Sixth to
Eleventh, and north of L street. from
Eleventh TO Sixteenth. The construction
OF the lines Of sewer as shown on his
plans on Eighth street and on Thirteenth
street will furnish the needed outlet for
sewage from that portion of the city at an
estimated cost of S39,3i7 90 a main on
Nineteenth street, from u street north,
could be added for S4,9Sl 80, and a main
on Twenty second street, from IL to Z,
for s., 1877 90.
FOR the reconstruction OF such alley
sewers as viii have to be rebuilt in order
10 get the necessary depth and fall -, $40
should be added.
Mr.. Bassett estimates the cost of new
system. according TO his second plan
which is a change of the locations of
pumping plants-at Sl50, ,64S 90.
OTHER PROPOSALS.
Plans and specifications were read from
Fred a. Ball of Haywards, but he fur
nished no estimates.
". G. Campbell of this city submitted
plans and specifications, which he read to
the board. The pumping plant in the
plans, he said, has capacity of pumping
$1,000 gallons per minute. The estimate
OF the cost of his plan he placed at about
100000.
NJ. *. Miller of Oakland also submitted
q plan for new sewerage system. lie
estimated the cost at 500, III go.
Ernest Mccullough of San Francisco
presented plans and specifications for q
system, the estimated cost of which he
placed as follows: With flush tanks, $780,
O25 80; without flush tanks, S5S9, ,276 10.
The plans of /. L. NeWbery of San
Francisco were submitted, but not read.
They have been discussed by the board at
previous meetings and the Trustees were
familiar with them.
PROPOSED BOND ISSUANCE
After all the plans and specifications
submitted were read, President Lawton
offered the following resolution:
ReSOtCed, That the Corporation Counsel
be requested 90 prepare the proper papers
for the purpose of advertising the inten-
ton of calling an election authorizing the
issuance OF bonds IN the sum OF s., the
money received from the sale of said
bonds to be used in building sewers.
THE WATER WORKS JOKER.
Also the proper papers for the purpose
of advertising the intention OF calling an
election authorizing the issuance OF bonds
in the sum OF S, the money received
from the sale OF said bonds To be used in
purchasing machinery for the water
works and providing filters for hltering
water for the city's use
feSotUed, That the Water Works Com
mittee be instructed to correspond with
manufacturers of machinery, with the
view of replacing the machinery now In
-, ~ sftU satp nrlr
ReSolUed, That the Water Works Com
mittee be instructed to correspond with
filter companies, with the view of pro-
viding a means of hltering ali the water
for the use Of the city.
Trustee Devine opposed the resolutions.
lie said he was not in favor of issuing
bonds of any kind until after the liauida-
ton of the funded debt. He said the next
Legislature could De prevailed upon to
have the city bond and coupon holders
come to some understanding about clear
ing the city's debt, and be did not want
TO precipitate another one by issuing
more bonds. He did not want TO be un-
derstood as opposing the introduction of
clear water, but il could be put Oft until
some other time, when the chances would
not be SO great to get the city in debt
more than ii is.
4 TwINGE OF CONSCIENCE.
Lswton said it was high time that some
thing should be done TO give the city good
water, 1he proposition has been hang
ing ire since the Sth of last January, and
il IS about time TO take some definite
action.
The resolutions were adopted, Devine
voting no. lie atierward changed his
vote TO aye. and said at the proper time
ne would decide whether no would op-
pose the issuance of the bonds or not
sALooN. LICENSE. GRANTED