The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-03
The WATER
COMMISSION
Interesting Meeting Held Last Even
lag at the Company's
Office.
ENGINEER ADAMS RESIGNS
kofk Completed aad No Farther Use for Sn
rngiaser July Interest Ordered
raid- Nlaety-ii'e nydraats
Are Ready

The regular monthly meeting Of the
| city water commission was held at tho
once OF the commission last evening. AZ.
tor the reading ana approval OF the min
utes OF the previous meeting. the secre-
tary's report showed the following re-
ceip,s and disbursements: prom new
consumers tClB; gross earnings. t2ioLlo:
city pay roll. tlsGc5, sundry bills allowed.
Isis Is. engineers payroll. 1913: total dis.
bursomentn. sl0giN Special repairs. on
old reservoir ,il.@: third seml-annual In
terest paymen, due July is, amounting
to 500. was ordered paid The following
resolution was unanimously adopted;
Resolved. That tho city council be no.
tihcd that ninety hydrants for IRE pro-
lection. are ready for service. aad on APP
piioatlon TO the superintendent OF the
water works by the proper officer key
viii be furnished ana the location OF the
hydrunts shown. Further. that the COM
mission thinks tho city should pay 10 the
water fund FOR frc protection, from date
until December alst, the sum OF H,aJ
payable monthly,
Before the close Of the meeting the fol-
lowing letter from Engineer Adams was
read and accepted
Astoria. or. May gst. iss.
To tho Astoria Water Commission. Asto-
ria. Oregon
Gcntlcmcn. With the winding up OF
the work OF the Pacihc PAVING Company.
and the Pacific bridge Company. which
work n now completed excepting the taxi
ina up and rcnOvatlng fcw hundred
feet OF G-inCh pipe az set forth IN detaii
Ia my statement OF acceptance OF the
work of the raciAc Bridge Company. the
contracts let one year ago last January
are now completed.
The nnnl completion OF every ietaii OF
the new water works excepting the con-
Meeting up Of remaining Services. which
II In the hands OF the superintendent,
Mr. Shields. VIII have been accomplished
as soon as tho asphalt work now in prog
ruas nt the lower reservoir II finished.
Tho nrat coat will be In place tonight,
and with another good day. the entire
work viii be- complete. In relation 10
this work. ! wish TO s0y that owing TO
tho exceeding Etcepncss OF the walls,
the asphalt viii in all probability run to
some extent II the reservoir Is left for
any length OF time but partially full In
warm weather, but Il Is my belief that
this viii not prove seriously troublesome,
nor prevent the reservoir as a whole from
being practically water tight.
In View OF the facts Just set forth II
seems TO me that the contract entered In
10 by the commission with Adams &
Gcmmcll for the designing ana super
vision OF the construction OF the new
water works Is now completed: and !
suggest that Il h. considered terminated
on the evening OF the end OF May Ito
morrow
In conclusion wish 10 express 10 the
commission my hearty appreciation OF
the support which It's members have un-
failingly given me on all occasions. In
my efforts for the successfu! accomplish
ment OF the duties which my position
imposed and l trust that the results
achieved In so far ns they may be cred
tied to the engineering department, are
such as to cause the honorable board 10
feel that the confidence which the engln-
eer has enjoyed has not been unfruitful
In It's results Very truly yours.
ARTHUR l.. ADAMS.
Engineer TO Astoria Water Commission.