Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-07
MONTHLY MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
Council Wants improvements Al
the Waterworks.
MAKE VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS

Is Modern In His ideas. and Wants
City 10 Own and Operate Light
Plant and Construct Sewerage.
The City Council met ia regular
monthly meeting Monday evening 81
8 o'clock 1t the council rooms. Pres
emit, Aldermen Broome, henson, Tay-
Tor, Hodges. Cushman and 0'Neill.
As Alderman BFoome MAS acting
mayor he was disqualified aud Alder
man Oushman presided.
Minutes Of last meeting we're read
and approved.
Alderman BFoome made report OF
the finance committee and wAs
thanked for his services In checking
up the vouchers Of the city for the past
six years, amounting to about SIx
thousand 10 ell. City CLERK Dell was
III and asked TO be excused from fur
theF attendance ON the meeting,
which was done and Alderman Hodges
wEs requested TO act ~ clerk for the
remainder of the session.
The committee on water supply APP
pointed 20 investigate and report on
the cost Of certain improvements OF
the water plant, mado their report,
recommending that the old reservoirs
be cleaned out and recommended, that
new reservoir be constructed large
enough to take In four additional
springs, and that new fiFeprooi power
house be built. The total cost Of these
improvements, the committee eSti.
mated, would be between 1850 aud
5000. The council ordered water So.
pePiDtendent Miller 10 proceed At once
20 clean out and cement the sides and
bottom Of the old reservoirs.
A petition was presented from cltl.
sens Of Southeast Gainesville request
ing that Middle street be opened
through 10 University street. The
council thought Il was q reasonable re-
quest and such . street badly needed
and ordered the street committee and
city attorney 10 proceed to open said
street.
Alderman Benson asked for an Ap-
preparation Of 600 for the purpose Of
sinking some tees wslls at the water.
works. The council instructed Alder
man Benson and Superintendent Nil.
Ter 10 secure the opinion Of an expert
yell digger In references TO she adviSa.
blllty Of sinking sheSs test wells.
Alderman Hodges offered = resolu.
tlon which was adopted, 10.
stFueting the committee on lights
20 Investigate thoroughly and
report on the advISablllty Of the city
owning and operating its own lighting
plant and the:eosl Of constructing aud
operating such q lighting plant ~
would supply the needS Of the city,
and also TO rspcPt on the cost OF the
plant having the lighting franchise At
present, and what . duplicate Of this
plant could be erected for a. thls time,
Alderman Hodges also offered q rec
olutIon for the appointment OF \ spec
ial committee 90 Investigate the coat
Of . sewerage system for the city and
che kind OF sewerage system that would
be beet suited 10 conditions here and
70 report In writing TO the council as
soon As practicable, Chairman Benson
named on THE committee Aldermen
Taylor, Hodge, and 0'Nslll.
MaFShAl Pinkoson was ordered to
make . thorough sanitary inspection Of
the city and the garbage Was placed az
HE disposal.
The committee on water supply sob
mitted q Get Of rules for the govern
ment Of the water department, which
were read for Information aud laid
over 20 q future meeting.
Ooanell sdioarnsd TO meet In special
session ThuFsday evening, June s.h.