The Delta independent., 1905-03-10
City Couneilmen Meet.

sion March 2, 1905, with mayor and all
trustees present. Attorney A. R. King
was present and explained to the board
the ruling of the district court in the
recent case, wherein the town asked
permission to change the point of divis-
ion of the waters of the Doughspoon
creek.
A. E. Penley. of the street and alley
committee, reported on the work being
done in graveling Main street and the
committee was instructed to proceed
with the work.
L. C. McGrew of the water commit
tee, was instructed to communicate
with O'Brian and Rhoades--and request
them to begin repairing the water pipe
by March 18th.
1t was moved that Russell Hauser be
employed to paint the two smokestacks
at the pumping plant for the sum of
$35. and furnish his own material.
Mrs. Charlton requested a tenement
rate be granted her for water used in
her four houses on Dodge street in
place of the rate for for four families
as at present. The request was re-
fused.
Treasurers report was presented for
the month of February, and was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
1t was moved that the clerk be in-
structed to purchase whatever supplies
were necessary for election.
The clerk was instructed to inform
Mr.. Hornby that he could return the
water pipe that were charged to him.
Fire insurance policy for $3.50 insur-
ance on building and contents owned
by the town on lot @, block 8, being
policy No. 2s72646, of the Scottish
Union National Insurance Co. was pre-
sented and approved by the board
BilllSto the amoCkx Of $sf7.sS were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
for the same.
A bill for $36 from W. H. McIntire
for one year rental for lot 16 block 16
on which the bell tower stands was
presented but was not allowed.
A special meeting was held at the
Town hall March Sd at LIS p. m. with
the mayor and all trustees present ex-
cepting Trustee Houts.
Messrs. Kuhnley and Isensee were
present and the following proposition
from the town trustees to the above
named gentlemen presented and read:
Gas compromise and settlement Of
the water right controversy the town
offers to run a pipe from the Alkali
spring, north of Rollins coal bank to
your mine, the pipe to be one-inch from
the spring to the junction connecting
the said pipe to the Rollins mine, from
that point to your mine the pipe to be
one-half inch; provided you release the
town from any right or claim you may
have to the waters of Doughspoon
creek, aside from said Alkali spring."
Messrs. Kuhnley and Isensee refused
to accept the above proposition.
It was moved that q committee he
appointed to look over the proposed
Rollins water line with surveyor.
81, Joseph Rollins, hereby make the
following offer of settlement Of my
claim to the water of Doughspoon creek
and its tributaries, such offer to be
open for acceptance for the period Of
days:
Upon payment to me in town war
rants of the sum of five hundred dollars
and the delivery to me in Delta Of 100
feet of six-inch, or les feet of five-inch
steel pipe. of that stock heretofore
used, and now owned by the town Of
Delta, will deliver to said town my
duly executed quit claim deed convey
ing to said town all right and claim I
may have in and to the water Of the
Doughspoon creek and all its tributa-
ries and all springs on the Doughspoon
watershed except q half interest in
what is known as Alkali spring north
of my coal mine to be retained by me.
the other half interest in the waters Of
said spring to be conveyed to said town.
In case the towu desires to transfer
said one-half intrest to Kuhnley 4 lssn-
see for their mine.