The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-20
THEY MADE CHANGES
And Ran Against Another Water Or
dinance- -Committeemen at Work.

The special water committee of
the Corvallis council was at labor
Wednesday night. The Smyth or
dinance, enlbodying the offer of
Port1anders to bring mountain wat
er into Corvallis at Portland rates,
was under consideration. AL
members Of the committee were
present, and the bill was read,
section by section and several
amendments agreed to. Joseph
Wilson, attorney for the local water
company was present, and when the
COMMITTEE had arranged the Smyth
ordinance to its liking he
brought forward another ordinance,
the second offered by the local COM
pany. The latter proposes conf
bination plant, using river water
for fire protection, and mountain or
well water for domestic Use. The
provisions of the ordinance are
printed elsewhere.
At the meeting, letter was read
from Engineer Smyth, saying that
if the committee desired to make
changes in his ordinance, that he
wished to meet with the members
and discuss the proposed changes
After agreeing to the amendments,
the committee ordered a draft sent
to Mr. Smyth, with the notification
that the committee would meet
him. It is understood that he is
likely to be in Corvallis for the pur-
pose next Monday night.
Among the changes made in the
Smyth ordinance was one with
respect to the expense of fire hy-
drants. The members thought $5
per month, per hydrant, too much
Heckert proposed IS. Ske1ton sug-
gested fiat rate of $1,000 year
for fire protection, street sprink1ing
sewer flushing and other city uses. ]
Allen thought $50 month enough
for all the service Henkle wanted
$500 flat as the cost for the whole
business, and that figure was fin
ally incorporated in the ordinance.
Another change was with ref
erence to. fire protection. The sub
committee reported a complete
system of fire hydrants, covering
every part of town, and requiring
pressure enough in each to throw
water to a height of seventy feet
through so feet of hose, using an
inch and a half nozzle. The numb
er of hydrants, under the arrange
ment is 27. This system was add
ed as an amendment to the ordin-z
ance.
The committee also designated T
more definitely as to the source of
the water supply. The original
ordinance provided that the source
would be other than the Willamette
river. As now amended the source
must be other than the Willamette
river, Mary's river or Oak Creek,
and that the system shall be under
he gravity plan. AS it now stands
he water will have to come from
Creek, Rock Creek or some
,ther Mary's Peak stream.
Still another change is there
Iuirement of a bond in the penal
um of 5000 for faithful perform
Lnce of contract with respect to in
falling the system. The original
'myth ordinance provided that
york should begin within IS months
rom the signing of the contract,
nd that water should be supplied
8 consumers within six months
hereafter. There was no provis-
On in the way of bond in case of
allure to begin work. Council
nan Allen thought there ought to
ca bond and that work ought to
egin within six months. Some
ody else said II months. Heckert
aid that would make work begin
ext.fa11, and push the pipe laying
ito winter season, which would be /
MUST. Henk1e said the company
eeded IS months, because injunc-
on suits might be brought and be !
arried through the supreme court, {
1d that at least IS months would q
: required in which the company I
,uld fight possible suits and secure
ghts of way and water rights in j
ountain streams to be tapped.
he IS months arrangement was
1al1y allowed to stand unchanged,
1t bond of 5000 was incorpor-
ed in the bill.
Some discussion arose as to
hether or not the right of Smyth
lay pipes should be made exelus-
e. Yates said the local company
ID vested rights to sell water, and v
at it might be improper to use the P
rm exclusive. Ske1ton made the St
lint that an exclusive right to lay - -
pes hereafter might be given C
myth, and that view found 1odg- st
ent with the of the committee O O
was made part of the ordinance. u u
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