The record-union., 1896-05-07

would be policy to adopt the resolution
of the Board Of Directors, and if the
Board of Trustees ignored it, then other
steps should be taken.
r. D. Stephens explained that there
was no question about the water sup
ply near the city limits. He had tested
the matter thoroughly, and if the wells
were made big enough there was practi-
cally no limit to the supply of water.
The question being on Dr. Simmons
resolution it was lost by a vote of 13
ayes to p noes.
DR.. Briggs, in speaking of the resolu-
ton offered by the Board of Directors,
said that for the people to vote upon a
$4,000 appropriation would merely ne
cessitate another vote, as that amount
would not be sufficient to perfect a sys-
tenn Of wells, and at his suggestion the
resolution was amended by addition Of
the words, "and provide a plan for the
distribution Of the same (water)
throughout the city,
City Trustee T. J. Pennish called at
tention to the fact that the swimming
baths well had failed in its supply, and
was answered by Mr.. Stephens that
such would not have been the case had
it been of proper dimensions
Note-The trouble at the baths was
an injury to the suction pipe The
County Hospital well was never ex-
hausted)
Mr.. Luhrs favored the resolution
drawn by the Board of Directors, as
amended by DR.. Briggs, and it was
adopted unanimously.
]. o. Coleman, Thomas 3. Hall,
Thomas L. Enright, L. L. Lewis and
William Schaw were appointed COM
mittee to present the same to the Board
Of City Trustees for their considera-
ton at the next meeting of thai body.
WHARFAGE FACILITIES.
The second proposition, recommend
ing the increase of wharfage facilities
on the river front, was taken up, and
Mr.. Coleman, as Chairman of the COM
mittee which had drafted it, reported
that it was proposed to build 400 feet
Of new wharf, and that the estimated
cost for the same was $4,000.
City Trustee ToZer said he had had
some experience in wharf building, and
that the amount named in the resolu-
tion would cover about one-fourth of
the actual cost of building the wharf
designed.
mittee might have been at fault in
making it's estimate, and Mr.. ToZer
retorted:
Don't ask for $1,000 when you want
$4,000. Think of thing as it exists.
Get something the people want, and
then put it through"
Mr.. Luhrs said new wharf such as
the city needed would cost at least
4O,O00.
General Sheehan said if such were
the case he should oppose building a
wharf at this time, but should advocate
something in the line of river improve
ment in order to insure certainty in
river traffic before making such heavy
expenditures for wharfage.
Mr.. Coleman then moved to amend
by making the amount asked for $40, =
600 instead of $4,000.
Mr.. Lawton insisted that $4,000 was
an insignificant sum, and that S2OOOO
would be more likely to meet the ap-
proval of the City Board Of Trustees.
He therefore moved an amendment to
the amendment that the amount asked
for be $4,000, instead of $4,000. and
the amendment was carried.
The resolution was then adopted and
ordered presented to the City Board of
Trustees by the committee already
named.
FREE MARKET.
The third proposition, relating TO a
free market was deemed somewhat OBJ
sc11re. and was re-referred to the proper
committee for revision.
After a general talk on the sewerage
question the meeting adjourn d.