The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
Council Proceedings.

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to $400 was reported adversely by
Messrs. Hairless and Blakeslee of
the finance committee, and the
report was adopted, so that the
fee for conducting t1ppling house
in this city will remain at the
former figure, $500. Those who
favored the reduction prayed for
were Councilmen Flett and Sam
uels.
The petitions of the fire compa-
nies asking for a monthly allow
ance Of IS each was made the sub
ject of report by the fire and
water committee which recon-
mended a quarterly allowance of
80 for each company, but a
motion to adopt the report failed
to carry.
Bills were allowed aggregating
1881 on the general fund, and $44
on the street fund.
At the October meeting of the
council the fire and water commit
tee was instructed to confer with
the water company relative to
securing some favorable basis
upon which to increase the city's
water supply During the interim
several sessions were had with the
company, and as result five prop
ositions were submitted to the
council Monday night, upon four
Of which the committee reported
adversely. Each proposition
required that the city give the
company an exclusive franchise,
and each included a provision that
the city be entitled, free of charge,
to water for city hall and sewerage
purposes. The acceptance OF any
one of the propositions would
increase the cost Of the city's
water supply.
In proposition number one the
company offers to lay mains and
furnish whatever amount of water
the city may need within the ter
ritory bounded by the river on
the east, s'B" street on the south,
Ninth street on the west, and Tay-
lor street on the north, at an annu-
al cost of 81 1900 per year, the city
furnishing its own hydrants and
placing as many as it may see fit
within the prescribed territory.
Special agreements are to be made
for hydrants outside these limits.
Proposition second proposes TO
lay adequate mains in the princi-
pal part of the city and place not
less han 25 hydrants at SIS each
per month. Ii the city wishes to
purchase and keep in repair its
own hydrants, $3.50 each per
month will be charged by the com
pany. The mains are TO be ex-
tended to other parts of town as
the consumption of water Justifies.
The third proposition is to place
certain additional hydrants, to'the
number of five, where most nee
essary at present, and charge So
per month each for the same, and
like amount for hydrants already
in use, for which the city is now
paying So.
The fourth proposition is similar
to the third except that the rate
for hydrants now in use shall
remain as at present for four years
hence, the date at which the com
pany's franchise and contract shall
expire. The company agrees to
run a main two blocks for each
additional hydrant taken. The
city is required to enter. into all
agreement net to reduce the pres
ent water rate to consumers.
Fifth, it is proposed that the city
be bonded for $50, 900, this amount
to be turned over to the company.
with which it is to put In a com
plete water system, including a
reservoir On the Catholic GENE
terry hill, the city taking a mort,
gage on the entire plant. In con
sideration of the payment of the
Interest on the bonds, whatever it
may be, the company agrees to
furnish any number of hydrants
the city itself may choose to put
in, provided the city does not
require the company to extend its
mains to the extreme outskirts of
the city for three or four years,
except to Wilkins addition for
three or four hydrants. The COM
pany proposes to repay the city in
installments of $4,000 every five
years, and the interest ON the
amounts so liquidated shall be
payable to the company at the
bond rate. This also involves the
agreement on the part of the city
not TO interfere with established
rates to consumers.
In all the propositions the price
for suppling cisterns with water is
to remain as at present, So each
per month.