The herald., 1896-07-12
IMPROVING THE CITY WATER
Reservoirs Inspected by the Board Of
Health
Screens Placed Over the Entrance to the
Tain Supply Plpes-Suppiies for the
City Schoois-0enerai Notes

The members of the city board of
health met In the mayors office yester-
day afternoon at o'clock and, after a
few minutes spent in informal talk,
took carriage and started out on tour
of inspection of the reservoirs of the
City Water company. Several weeks
ago Councilman Kingery raised a ques-
ton as to the quality of the water fur
nished for domestic use. 1t was stated
that there had been numerous COM
plants made, and the matter was re-
ferred to the board of health for investi-
cation. The board inspected the various
reservoirs and reported that they were,
in the MAN, in satisfactory condition,
and that the water was good. They
recommended that one of the reservoirs
be placed over the entrance to the main
supply pipes to keep out fish and vege-
table matter that found its way into the
mains and pipes. The water company
promptly agreed to the suggestions as
made by the board, and at once proceed
ed to clean out the reservoirs and put in
the screens. This has now been done,
and the board went out yesterday after
noon to inspect the work.
SUPPLIES FOR THE SCHOOLS
The supply committee of the city
board of education met in the rooms Of
the board yesterday and opened the
bids for furnishing supplies for the pub
lie schools for the coming year. The
committee recommended that the con-
tract for supplying coal be awarded to
the Crescent Coal company. the hard
ware contract to the Harper & Reynolds
company. while the contract for supply
ing stationery was divided among the
stationery firms of Cook & Co. Lazarus
& Melzer, Grimes & Stassforth and
Hirschfeld & Co. The contracts will be
awarded by the board Monday evening.
AND STILL THEY COME
The teachers committee of the city
board Of education held another session
in the Office of the superintendent of
schools yesterday. Under the rules of
the board all applicants must Personally
appear before the board and present
their credentials, and at the same time
answer any questions that may be asked
them. The board at the meeting Mon
day night will name teachers for the
coming year. The office was crowded
with applicants yesterday. most of
whom were ladies.
CITY HALL NOTES
The finance committee of the city
council held a short meeting yesterday
morning and approved the demands.
There was a short session of the sup
ply committee of the council yesterday
morning, when little routine business
was transacted.
The property ooners on East Second
street. between Alameda and Main,
have petitioned the council to have that
portion of the street swept every night
instead of three times a week aS at pres
ent.
Property owners on Pleasant street
have petitioned the city council to have
the name changed to Utah street. There
is Pleasant avenue in the vicinity. and
the similarity of names causes confus-
ion.
S. c. Hubbell and others have filed a
protest against the confirmation, by
council, of the report made by the COM
missionerS on the opening of Sixth
street, from Fremont avenue to the west
line of the Galpin tract. Protestants
allege that the commissioners did not
determine the value of the land and
damage to O1prover-ents and property
affected. That the land was assessed
to a depth not authorized bylaw and
was assessed unequitably. Also that
the amount of grading to be done was
not considered in estimating the assess
mentS