The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-11

was Aug got which was 7sG,s,9 gal
Smallest amount same number OF hours
BY the report II will be seen that he Increase
| of water pumped ov year 1893 was 81. lSO,977
| and the coal used 10 pump this water Increased
| 1882 lbs or $40 pounds daily
7 ere was used AL the pumping station for the
year:
10 gallons lard Oil
| 3G2 gall ns kerosene oil
| ~ gallons lubrlcatni, oil.
SO lbs rub or packing.
| lbs hemp packing
lbs rubber gaskets.
| lbs graphite.
1919 lbs boiler compound.
~ BIS tal.Ow
28 lbs gold dust.
| Durin the year the ,ea er was repaired at an
expense Of 80. N; jumps, S3l37; arch. SIO.y9.
| TweIty-elglt lire alarms wer received; water
was Ken III iiiteen cases. FIRES extinguished
without tho USE Of tho hose In nine, and false
alarmsf ur.
During the year there was added to the System
1897 feet i2-inch pipe; iii T. l2-inch ipe Sn4 IL
s-inch pipe o62 fl6-incli pipe 1857 Il 4-nch pipe
Also fifteen new lydrants. tweu,y-One gates
aud three drinking fountain All of which Is
Respectful iy submitted. III. COssITT. Supt.
by the above report Il will be seen that che
| waer consumption IL Increasing At a very rapid
ra o. aud II Is necessary To taxi into considera-
ZION Q fact that The supply Of water will soon
| The cal'acl of our pumps have not been cali
ed upon for any consecutive twenty-four hours
Dut uufliIg inc IOufS aIOtteu I'd Spflukllng pur-
poses during July AMI August were worhed
ncariy To their capacity he a or supply
however, was exhausted during that time daily
and ne pump Were accordingly stopped To al
low The reservoir to Ill up
should "a Ii nave occurred at that time the
river would have been turned ON and 1t would
have re>u ted In iiiinl, the mains with water un-
IL. Tor dome tic purposes.
The liS', for domestic and drinking purposes
now number ali our hotels ressaur hts manu-
lac uring and great portion of our business
houses. three oil orr puDiic sciiOOs. Including the
central building, beside several hundred private
i'o,ises VINO depen "ur ely Suppiy oniy; and
theS should NO, he subjected to have an inferior
ana perhaps dangerous artice ,ub>tltu ed
the superior water which they are supplied.
am OF the opinion INA. W IN stor 80 reser-
volr. capapie OF holding about IN mlon gai-
lOn>. that he wells now In Use would serve the
ely for some years To come, AMI furnish liz with
all the water required.
our pr sent reserve Is not now to exceed
TIVE We thousand ga,opn, and with an unusual
demand IL Is exhausted in u very sh0 time; and
| VIA be- seen CilaC the supply from the weils Is
no equa to the demand
The supply having fiile d last year, and several
miles OF new ma H. aud tho number OF taps hav-
lng "a rea,ed. and with Il prospect that with the
warm weather hundreds OF e 'n>umers VIII DO
added to the ,ystem, IL will be seen that unless
addi lonai storlst Is provided the season of 1898
viii nni us unable ,uppy the consumers and
give the c.y the IRE projection which l. needed.
In corresponding With OGller ciieS ind that
~ are having the same ,rOube when the water
Is taken direct from tlIe weiss some cities during
he not season only allowing ole hour per day
Tor Vi avn sprinkiin anu In au eases the time
was reduced In der 10 hold 4 supply i'm reserve.
! also find that ia no uGer town are obey so lib
erIIiy supplied will water for lawn purposes as
III 'WnS,o still our peope are nor satisfied. for
IA many ca Is nolI;> were Removed, YER nj,
Opened and the water a,'owcd 10 run all night If
not do ected.
or.ieve thai the ordinance regulating the
hours Tor >prinklng purposes should he amen j.
ed 90 read from six 10 elghl "a. III. and from six
eight y. m. local lme. This would cut down the
h urs and avoid the cOniu Ion that now exists,
Inca ma
and ending on standard tiine, 10y which one hour
each da has bee.I gained, 10 use water for
sprlnkhng lawns. Gardens and street, No
amour, Of taking by Che board or superintend-
cnt being abe 10 convince the people that the
ordinance | being vioa cd
large amount of W tier used for Lawn service
Is now wasted PeOpe tired Of holding the hose
throw IL uown OH the curDs,One and allow 1t 20
run for h0urs. often forgotten until modified or
the W ter urned oil b the superi .endent.
With a reduction of hours the Peep q would be
Obliged 10 attend To the nose and The time for
wasting would be shortened accordingly.
With tue experience the laSC three
years, and the prospec. for the additional de-
mand which will be made on the system the com
ing year, think the Board should consider this
matter carefully aud ,hould th " find that a
Reservoir Is needed Ii should DO constructed be-
fore ne not seas III comes and we are confronted
with Tie fact that an unu uai demand Is called
forand we are unab g u furnish It,
Very Respectfully,
y H. CossITT. Supt.
Aid. }, Frieseke otiere the following resolu-
naysn
Sesoved, by this ouncl that the City lerl
oe and is hereby ms rucied TO draw an order
from the Highway tund IN favor OF the toledo
'rld Co. for ~ ~. q, Oelug one-half the con-
tract price, deductlng, however, fifty $50 dol
lars brinv one halt VIII h SAID company agreed
10 pay towards submitting the p ans for inspec
ton of Eng 600, er. Order for &72.50.
Aid. II. G Fresehe offered the following re- |
port which upon motion accepted and /
adopted: Ayes q, naSs0.
To the Mayor aud Common council;
Your committee ON claims and accounts re- |
SPEC fully report the payment Of 1900 for 20 cou |
p iis, tue same being for slx mon hs Interest On |
SELttf' issue water bon s held by Home savings |
Bank, Detroit, said coupons are her, with pre- |
sen cloIncelied. your minlttte would lurther |
iecOn mend that aid. Lanfrom BE- appointed TO |
de-tloy same and report their destruction to |
III = council
AID II Q Frieseke offered the following re-
port which upon motion was accepted and |
OwOssO, MICH. Jan. T. 1895
To the Honorable Mayor and ommon council: |
Your ,ommi tee Un pnbnc 1ghiug respect |
fully report hat Il b Il ter street lighting has |
been received in accordance with the resolution |
passed by this cou Gil IN Nov '9i, by the Owes |
so Electric Co. VIZ For 90 or more standard |
200 canole powerarc lights to be run ill mid
for MI night lights all to run on moonlight |
S, hedule.
Your committee think this n very reasonable |
proposition ana therefore recommend that this !
council enter INTO contract with SAID Electric |
Company for the lighting of ntbe streets of |
tblS tiby vi tHc iOhOWlHR DdolSs W OF nlOIt |
20 q candle power arc lgnts ut $50 per month |
each To run Till mi nigst; $3.50 each per month |
for ali night lights, -. be ruiz on moonlight |
schedule, SAID contract to continue for one year |
from April LIST, 1885, but IL shall be fur her |
agreed that If the lights are up TO the tandard |
as specined In contract and satisfactory to the |
council at the expiration Of ono year, said con-
tract shall continue at same rate for further |
term of two years. and should either party wish |
to terminate said contract at the expiration of (
three years from date there shall be notice |
given Of one year before such expiration; and |
aiter the expiration of three years above |
specified the contract shall still continue vt the
same rate, monthly, and shall not expire until |
one years notice shall have been given to said !
Electric Co. before expiration of said contract. |
And should ut any time during tho life of this |
contract the lights not como up to the standard |
as specified the contract shall be null and void. |
II. @. FRIEsEKE,
s. LAMFROM,
Committee.
II was moved and supported that the lighting |
committee be and are hereby authorized TO ma G |
q contract as per the conditions of the above /
report and submit the Same to this council for |
approval AT next meeting Ayes nayesO
Aid. Lamfrom offered the following report |
which was received and placed on file: