The record-union., 1897-07-27
MAY IMPROVE THE SQUARE.
TRUSTEES AND THE P-STREET
PLAZA.
Electric Company's Offer for Oper-
ating the Sewage Plant
Brewery Water.


trie, Gas and Railway Company, re
specting the test of the electric ap-
pliance at the sewer pump at the foot
of S street
Gentlemen: In conformity with
resolution adopted by your honorable
board, authorizing us to make test
or the sewer pump at the new station,
loot of street, and ascertain the
proper cost Of operating the same by
electricity, We have to report that ow-
Ing to the necessary changes in pulleys
and adjustments in pump, We We're un-
able to get a continuous run until June
18th From that date until now the
electric motor and pump attached have
removed all the sewage accommodating
by the use OF the same, beginning with
ten-hour service, divided into runs
Of about one hour each.
We have found the requirements of
the pump for power above the safe ca
pacity of the motor to furnish.
We viii furnish the electric current
Necessary to operate said motor ten
hous or less daily, as needed, for not
less than five months from August 1st,
and as long thereafter as the motor
and pump can handle the sewage, for
the sum of $500 per month, which is at
the rate of about 81 per horsepower
per month, as measured by our meters
for ten hours service.
Whenever the pump is required to
be run more than ten hours daily, We
shall be paid pro rata for the additional
time required over ten hours daily.
If our proposition is acceptable We
would like to make some suggestions
as to changes that will benefit the city
in the line of economy, and protection
to its prosperity
Mr.. Lawrence of the electric COM
pany was present, and stated that his
company would be glad to undertake
a contract along the lines of Mr.. Gil
bert's communication
Trustee Devine said when the proper
time came he should protest against
letting any such contract.
Mckay, on the contrary, said he
Should offer a resolution providing that
the proposition of the company be ac
cepted.
Pennish inquired Of Mckay whether
IRE understood the proposition, and the
latter replied that he did, thoroughly
No action was taken at the time.
MEASURING WATER.
Captain Seymour, representing the
BuffalO Brewing Company. addressed
the board on the question of the water
supply for the brewery. He thought
the company was paying as much
water tax as it ought to pay, consid-
ering the amount of water supplied.
The water supply from the city mains,
he said, was insufficient for the necessi-
ties of the brewing company, and at
the present time it is boring well and
VIII soon bore another for the pur-
pose of increasing the supply.
Devine said so far as he was con-
cerned he would like to see the brew
cry use well water entirely, and not
tap the citys mains at all.
President Leonard protested that
nothing had been said to show the
quantity of water used by the brewing
company.
Devine moved that half dozen water
meters be purchased, so that the
amount of water used by the company
might be accurately ascertained.
Kent objected and contended that it
would be unjust to measure water like
ice cream. He would as soon think of
putting a meter on a mans mouth and
on an allowance of water.
Devine finally Withdrew his motion
and the water matter went over with
out action.
FTFTEENTH-STRE PLAZA
A. J. Wilson addressed the board in
the interest of the citizens who re-
side in the vicinity of the city plaza
bounded by Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets, P and Q, and requested that an
appropriation of 81, 900 be made to raise
the middle of the block and sow the
same TO grass.
The proposition took we'll with the
members of the board, and the FL
nance Committee was instructed to in
vestigate and ascertain the amount of
funds which will be needed to make the
desired improvement.
WATER INSPECTORS REPORT.
Water Inspector w T. Hamilton re-
ported that during the past week L
47S,000 gallons of water had been
wasted through neglect of persons to
turn off water when not in use. He
had caused six arrests and had Sc
cured four convictions. Much of the
waste. the report showed. was from
fire plugs which had not been properly
turned off.
The contract for whitewashing the Y
street fence was awarded to S. Addi-
son. his bid of $40 being the lowest
received.
ELECTRIC PUMPING PLANT.
The proposition of the Electric, Gas
and Railway Company to furnish
power for the S street sewage pump
u-aS again taken nm and Mckay moved
that the proposition of the company be
accepted.
Devine offered an amendment to the
effect that the bid be rejected and
that bids be advertised for. His con-
tention was based on the fact that the
company proposed to run the pump
only ten hours a day. That. he said,
left fourteen hours unaccounted for.
The proposition, he said, was decidedly
unsatisfactory.
Mckay contended that the bid of the
Electric Gas and Railway Company
was the only one received, and that for
the next five months ten hours pump
ing will raise all the sewage.
President Leonard said it had been
impossible to get an idea as to how
much power the company proposed to
furnish and how much was needed to
run the pump, and until such knowl-
edge was had, the board could not
act intelligently on the matter. He
favored Devine's amendment
Street Commissioner Croly stated
that the Electric Company proposed to
charge 81 per horse power. while the
horse power generated by steam had
cost the city only 62 cents.