The record-union., 1898-10-11
TO CLEAN OUT THE CANAL.
TRUSTEES TAKE ACTION UPON
THE SUBJECT.
Estimates to Be Made for Con-
Structing a Thirteenth Street
Sewer.

The regular meeting Of the Board OF
Trustees was held last night, all the
members being present
l.. T. Hatfield addressed the board
and urged that immediate steps be
taken to clean out the Thirty-irst-
street canal before the winter rains set
In He had, he said, talked to the Mayor,
who said if the canal was to be cleaned
out it would have to be done by some
action of the Board of Trustees, as
there We're no funds on hand to pay for
the work. He said the canal was full
of weeds and that there were no less
than fifteen earth slides into it. he
said it was clearly the duty of the
board to have the canal cleaned out,
and that steps ought to be taken to Sc
cure funds for doing the work before
the rains.
Trustee Bentley said that the county
was as much benefited by the canal as
the city, and that it was morally as
much responsible for cleaning it out
as the city. He thought the Board of
Supervisors might be induced to put the
chalngang at work on the job.
Trustee Brown said that he had, some
time ago, acting under instructions from
Board of Supervisors, and that body
had agreed to stand two-fifths Of the
expense of cleaning out the canal, pro-
Vided the work was done before the
rains set in.
superintendent of Streets Touhey es-
timated that thel canal could be cleaned
out at a cost not to exceed $500 pro-
vided the work was commenced before
the rains.
Trustees Paine moved that the Super
intendent of Streets be authorized to
clean out the canal at a cost to the
city not to exceed $500, which, with
$500 from the county, would accord
ing to the Street superintendent esti-
mate, put it in good condition.
Trustee Bentley advocated deferring
action until the City Surveyor and
Street Superintendent should have time
to examine the canal and make a def
mite estimate of the cost of the work.
He offered an amendment to that ef-
feet.
Street Superintendent Touhey said he
believed the work would not cost over
$500 or 5000
Trustee Tebbets said that if action
was deferred the fall rains might set
in and the cost of doing the work
be doubled or trebled
Trustee Bentley said that as the
work would cost over 500, bids would
have to be advertised for and it would
also have to be ascertained from what
fund the money necessary could be
drawn.
Trustee Devine moved as an amend
ment to the amendment that bids for
cleaning out the canal be advertised
for
Trustee Brown offered a substitute
for the whole that 500 be appropriated
for the purpose and that the Street
Superintendent be instructed to begin
work Immediately He suggested that
a similar sum could be appropriated
from week to week and thus obviate the
necessity of advertising for bids
Trustees Bentley and Devine opposed
the substitute, contending that it would
not be good policy to set the Street
Superintendent to work without know
ing how much the work would cost.
Trustee Browns substitute was car
ried, Trustee Bentley and Devine voting
no.
a THIRTEENTH-S STREET SEWER.
F. r. Dray addressed the board in
reference to the construction of a sewer
on Thirteenth street from L to G.. He
understood, he said that an estimate
had been sent in for the construction
of the sewer from L to- B streets. That,
he explained. was not asked by the Pc
titioners. They only desired that the
sewer be constructed from L to G
streets. He said that when winter
rains faM the water backs up level
with the crown of the streets, and that
filth of all kinds float about The
school house at Thirteenth and G. is
often entirely surrounded by water,
and in order to get to school the chill
dren have to wade. He thought it
about time, that the citizens of that
section of the city be given some re-
lief
Stephen Uren and Edward Twitchell
also addressed the board. They stated
that the city had graded the streets
without making provisions for carrying
away the water
1t had been estimated that the cost
of constructing the sewer from L to G.
streets would be about 81 500.
c. NJ. Phinney, Assistant City En-
gineer, said that it was only necessary
for the board TO change the limits of
the specification already sent in, and
advertise for bids for constructing the
sewer from l. to G streets
BONDS FOR SEWERS.
Trustee Tebbets called attention to
the fact that an order had some time
ago been made by the board for hold
ing an election for issuing bonds for
the construction of a general sewerage
system in the city. The matter, he
said, had been referred TO the Corpora
ton Counsel, but as that individual
had made no report, and was absent
from the city, he suggested that the
City Attorney be called in and an cleo
tion called.
Trustee Dolam then moved that when
the board adjourn it do so until Z
O'Clock this (Tuesday) evening, to con-
slider the proposition of providing for
holding an election to vote upon the
question of issuing bonds for the con-
struction of a sewerage system.
F. r. Dray said that even If the peo-
pie voted for the issuance of bonds,
the people in the vicinity of Thirteenth