The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-05-20
J. A. Jones Gets the Job for $64,.
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Work will Be Begun Within a Few Days--An Asphaitum Pipe to Be Ussd-Large Res
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or nara w0rk and effort rn the part Of he citizens of Flagstaff and the City Council to obtain for the Skylighi City an adequate water system culmi- mated Monday in succ-ss.
 The Council met at the Courthouse at 10 o'clock Monday morning to hear the proposition of J. A. Jones. At the invitation of Mayor Francis a large number of citizens wer. present and discussed the matter with ,he Council. After the Council had been called to order Mir. Jones submitted the fol. lowing proposition:
 FLAGSTAFF. Ariz., May IA, 1897. To the Honorable Mayor and Cpuncil- men of the City of Flagstaff, Ari- zpna:
 GENTLEMEN: I have carefully ex- amined the profile and map made by your city engineer relative to water works and submit herewith the follow- fng p.opos,tion: Will build q gallery of stone at tn. spring, six fee, in the clear, six feet deep and fifty feet long properly arched and covered 10 protect from snow and other slides for the sum of 6, ,250. 1000 feet 10-inch asphal. tum pipe. laid fnr 60c per foot, $4. POO; 67. 40 feet 8 inch SsphaIinm pipe. laid for 45e per foot. S30.348. R-s- ervoir 208x208A8 feet, lined with brick dipped in hot asphaltum, $32l5 50 l3. 400 feet l0-inch asphslum pipe, laid. for soc per foot. $6. 700. 12.600 feel 8-inch asphalIum pipe. laid. for 40c per foot. $5.040. 480O feet 6-inch asphaltum pipe, laid, fr 3lc per fool i, $l .488. S9.9l2 feet finch ssphallum pipe, laid, for 22c per foot $8780 64. 30 ire hydrants at $50, $900. Three l0.inch valves $25 each, $75. Twenty 8.inch valves go esah. $400. Ten 6.inch valves SIS each, $i30. Twenty finch valves $8 each, el6O. Fifty air valves. $l75. Fifty iron valve o,x es $l25. Six hundred feet 2i-inch rubber h ,se, 3 nozsles. free. Two drinking founta aims free. Tolsl. $64,987.l4 The pipe from spring to reservoir to have six inches covering. from rese voir to city limits to have IS iucnes covering, in the city limits to have fort, two inches covering. All pipes to be guaranteed against any leaks. breaks or decay for period of ten years. The above proposition is based upon casi. or the city bonds. dated March l5. 1897. to run 30 years and bear 6 per cent interest pay yable semi. annually interest aud principal to be made payable in the city of New York and at such place as 1 or my assigns may designate. Eighty per cent of the work done to be paid for on the first and fifteenth of each month as work progresses and the remaining twenty per cent to be paid upon tn. completion and compliance of this proposition. Work tO commence with ID ten days after acceptance of this proposition All to be more fully set forth in q contract if accepted within seven days.
 Respectfully submitted,
 J. A. JONES. After thorough discussion cf tie above by the citizens and the Council, the latter accepted the proposition and this action was promptly ratified b, the citizens present.
 City Clerk c. A. Bush left for Will. Hams On No. Monday afternoon tC consult with Civil Engineer K. $ Burns. who has been engaged by the city of Flagstaff to draw up the plans aud specifications for the construction of the waterworks. Mr. Burns ap' proved tue proposition and will have the plans and specifications ready iu the required time-withiu ten days rum last Monday.
 | A telegram had been sent to A. I. C0rn oh in St. Louis. who had effected the sale of the bonds, to call od tue deal.
 l Tue City Council have labored faith fully to get the waterworks under way and now that work on the uudertakint is about to be begun, no doubt feel that big burden has been lifted iron their shoulders. For their indefatiga
 ble work, the Mayor and Councilmeu
 aud City Clerk are entitled to no smal amount 0f praise.
 I MT. Jones guarantees to finish th' construction of the waterw0rks by th'
 time cold weather sets ip. If not be
 fore.