The record-union., 1899-06-02
CITY SURVEYORS REPORT.
HE JOINS ENGINEER GRUNSKY
IN ADVISING DELAY.
Recommends Investigation Of Sep
arate and Combined Sew
erage Systems.

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Trustees last night the following report
of City Surveyor Mullenny was read
and placed on file:
/ Pursuant to your instructions relative
! to Engineer C. E. Grunsky's report
upon the sewerage question referred to
! this office, wish to state that in view
of the possibility of the city being en-
joined from emptying house drainage
| into the river as Mr.. Grunsky points
out and of the facts and conditions full
/ Iy explained in his report, 1 would rec
ommend that the sewerage question be
more fully investigated to determine
! the relative merits of separate and
combined systems and to determine
| whether the river may be used perrna
nently for the disposal of all drainage
| or portion of it.
| Il also recommend that his advice be
followed relating to the reconstruction
of the pumping plant at Front and S
streets.
Il have estimated that So, 800 will be
| necessary for the purpose which will
also cover the expense Of repairs of the
old Y-street pump, which may be used
in case Of emergency.
There is an urgent and immediate
from street north; property owners
in that vicinity are constantly COM
planning on account of lack of it and
frequent overflow creating an intoler-
able nuisance and endangering health
In some instances arrests have been
made of property owners for maintain
ing nuisance, yet they were unable
| to abate it, and can get no relief 1
nd ho ol,rl
sity, and therefore present an approx
| innate estimate for the same, extend
ing from N street north to the alley
between D and E streets The cost
including all accessories and incidentals
I have placed at 1850. This added to
the cost for the reconstruction of the
pumping plant would aggregate S2O-
O0O."
trustee Kent presented a resolution
instructing the City Engineer to pre-
pare plans for the construction of a
stump and pumping plant at Front and
S streets The resolution recited that
the stump should consist of a sheet iron,
water-tight tank, cement lined, to be
| placed on driven piles
Trustee Devine said he had a plan
which he proposed to develop within
II II,
be superior to the plan outlined in the
resolution.
| Trustee Paine agreed with Trustee
Kent that some action ought to be
/ taken at an early date.
| Trustee Devine advocated laying the
matter over for week or a month un-
| til he could get rough sketch of the
/ plan he had in mind prepared to pre-
Ser n "a rd fI6ar +;<1,,
of the plans proposed by the resolution
would not interfere with the presenta-
| ton Of the one he had in mind. he
withdrew opposition and the resolution
was adopted and the City Engineer
was instructed to prepare plans and
| specifications to be presented to the
| board one week from next Monday
night.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| Friend & Terry were awarded the
contract for furnishing poles for ex-
| tending the city fire alarm service.
their bid being $499 80.
The Fourth of July Finance Commit
tee having presented a bill for 50, 800,
that amount having been appropriated
at previous meeting, was on motion
OF Trustee Dolan, seconded by Trustee
Devine, laid over until after July 4th
The spirit of the board was that the
committee would have no need for funds
until their bills should have been aud
| tied.
L. E. Hanchett was granted a license
to conduct saloon at the railroad de-
pot.
| City Treasurer A L.. Frost was grant
ed sixty days leave of absence.
! Griffith & Lochmeyer We're granted a
| license to conduct a saloon at Second
and 1 streets
| Sacramento Stamm, No. "a, o. r. NJ
| requested further time to lay side,
walk in front of its property on Eigh-
/ teenth street. On motion of Devine.
the society was granted ninety DAYS
further.
Antoine de Paula was appointed a
special policeman for the vicinity of the
gas works
| H. NJ. Ribble was elected Water As
SCISSOR for the ensuing six months nv a.
unanimous vote
| On motion a fire plug was ordered MT
in on Front street, between O and r
A petition of the property owners
along the alley between Sixth and Sew
enth streets, L and M, to have the
alley improved and macadamized by
private contract, was granted
| On motion of Trustee Paine, the Cor
| poration Counsel was instructed TO
draw up an ordinance permitting mer-,
chants to keep small bicycle racks in
| front of their places of business. close
to the building.
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