Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-10-18

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Meeting Next Monday Night.
The regular meeting of the common
council met Monday evening at o'clock
with Mayor Swindell in the chair and
all present except Alderman O'Keefe.
After tie reading and approval of
the journal. the reports of the city Off
GERS were called for. City treasurer
Kelley read his report which was re-
ceiyed and placed on file; also that OF
City Clerk Leonard and Street commits
sioner Reynolds.
superintendent Underwood, of the
water works, reported that Freese and
Ellis, Of Bremen who hal the contract
for putting down the SIX inch we'll had
gone as far as they could and had
thrown up the job. He also reported
that iron water main could be bought
for 81 10 p cents per foot, while wood
en- pipe would cost 25 cents per foot.
and that the Novelty Works claimed
that they were not using city water for
their boilers but that they had put
down a well Of their own for that pur-
pose and objected to paying water rent
for that purpose. That Mr.. Lankenaw
/ suggested that The city's water connec-
tions be left in case they should need lg.
and that the matter be left TO the Noy
city Work S engineer to report monthly
how much city water had been used for
boiler purposes, and they to continue
using city water for other purposes the
same as before.
The superintendent suggested that a
meter be used, stating that one could be
secured on sixty days trial and could be
returned at that time if not satisfactory.
1t was moved by Alderman Bailey
and seconded by Alderman Maxey, that
the superintendent Of water works be.
and IS instructed to get a meter on urial
and place it in some position where it
can be properly tested. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Reynolds and
seconded by Alderman Tibbett, that
the superintendent or water works be
instructed to take such steps as are nee
essary to prevent the Novelty Works
from using city water in their boilers
without the knowledge of the council
Moved that the city treasurer he in
structed to notify delinquent water
takers that if their bills are not PAID
within three days after notice, that the
water Will be shut of. Seconded and
carried.
Alderman TIbbetts then moved that
the superinterd dent OF water works be
instructed to purchase iron pipe for the
extension Of water mains on Liberty
street. The motion was seconded anu
carried.
Sigmund Mayer here appeared before
the council and stated that the Standard
Oil Co. were ready to build an oil tank
on the Bissell property in the north
west part of the city and that the oil
would be distributed about the city by
tank wagons, thus dong away wlth
the dangerous system now in vogue Of
having barrels of oil distributed about
and standing i'll the rear OF stores all
over town, and that they brought the
matter before the council simply that
it might be understood and no objec-
tlons made hereafter. The council as
sented that it would be good thing for
the city and Mr.. Mayer retired.
y statement of the amount due the
library fund was presented, and on mo-
,lon OF Alderman TIbbetS the clerk was
authorized to draw his warrant for
S2l3.22 IN favor OF the school trustees, |
that being the amount due.
The committee OH accounts reported
the following bills and recommended
their payment
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