The record-union., 1897-06-22

ported in relation to the Mayors mes
sage Of last week that the city was not
able at present to lay down a new
main. In relation to the water at Ag-
ricultural Park, he recommended that
it be shut off, as it is not paid for. in
relation to the purchase of the 12-inch
pipe in the eastern part of the city ad-
vocated by the Mayor, he recommended
that the pipe be purchased, as it would
relieve the people in that part Of the
city. The matter was referred to the
Finance Committee.
In relation to the purchase of anoth-
er boiler for the Water Works, he was
granted another week.
Devine said he had moved some
months ago a new rating for the Buff
falo Brewery which uses such a large
amount of water. 1t gets a good price
for it when turned into beer and he
thought SO a month would not be too
large rate.
There are other breweries also that
should have their rate raised.
Davis and Pennish said the force Of
the water was so little that the brew
cry people had to pump it up The
brewery was an institution that en-
ploys many men, the latter said, and
should be encouraged and instead OF
censuring it, he thought it ought to
have an apology for not being fur
nished enough.
Devine said that the brewery takes
all the water in the main and private
citizens have to go without.
The matter was referred to the Water
Committee, Pennish voting no.
The sidewalk ordinance, allowing
walks to be constructed only six feet
wide was read and Leonard said it
struck him as a very funny PROPOSE
tion. The argument that it would allow
a little grass plot next his fence he
did not think amounted to much. He
was satisfied that the men who are ad-
vOcating the ordinance are men who
own large blocks and are looking for
their own interest and not the city's.
In fact, one of them says so. Eight
feet is plenty narrow enough and he
thought those who have already built
six-foot walks should be arrested and
punished. He believed the board would
make a great mistake if it allows the
/ ordinance to be changed and will mar
badly the future improvement of that
part of the city.
There are plenty of men in the city
who will build a two-foot sidewalk if
allowed, in order to save money. If the
Mayor did his duty he would enforce
the ordinance and also the sign ordi-
nance.
Devine made a plea for the poor peo-
nj vvh tp h11i1 cid
walks, as they could not afford eight
foot walks. There is not much travel
there and narrow walks will be good
enough for twenty years to come.
Mckay said the people would do as
they pleased and pay no attention to
orders to fix their walks, as they have
in the past.
Leonard said the people who will be
most benefited own large blocks and
can we'll afford to build walks of the
proper width. The plea that the mar
row walks will add to the lawns is not
a valid one, as lawns, unless they are
cared for, are worse than none. He
had talked with the poor people, and
most of them are in favor of eight-foot
sidewalks, as they only own small lots.
Tozer advocated the six-foot walks
because he thought they were best.
The ordinance was defeated, Tozer
and Devine voting for it and Davis
refusing to vote.
The macadamizing of Sixth street
from Q to r came next and Devine said
that the people on the block did not
wish to have it done, as they could not
afford it. He moved action be deferred
till 1898 The motion was lost and
the matter laid over for week.
The Chief Engineer recommended the
purchase of a horse he had been trying,
at S125. and that hay and straw for the
department be advertised for. The
matter of the horse was referred to the
Fire Committee.
A communication was read from the
Corporation Counsel in relation to the
verdict of the jury in the Haworth case,
stating that the disposition of the case
was now in the hands of the court.
Tom Scott was granted a permit for
a direct connection with the sewer at
o and P, Eleventh and Twelfth streets,
as was also Peter Bohl Tenth and
Eleventh on J, and Carl Strobel, N, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth.
r. Costinson, $50. K street, was
granted a saloon license.
superintendent of Streets Croly
recommended the placing of a water
gauge at the Water Warks and that
the Thirteenth street sewer be recon
structed from n to r, as without it the
new sewer through the Capitol Park
viii be useless. The gauge was order
ed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mckay said that Mr. Lawrence stat
ed that the motor at the pumping plant
is pumping out all the sewage in eight
or ten hours a day and he thought he
could handle the sewage with it in the
winter.
superintendent Croly said that the
motor had been doing well for the last
two days since it had been fixed and
was keeping down the water with ten
hours pumping.
Tozer moved that the Mayor be au-
thorized to employ an expert electrician
70 a.