Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-04
WATER EXTENSIONS
CHARGED TO PROPERTY
Council Has Ordnance Drafted
Charging Water Pipes and I'm
provmements to Abuttin9
Property Owners.

Council met Tuesday evening at the
law Offices of Zent and Lowell. all coun.
cllmen and mayor being present. As it
was impossible to find the minutes of the
previous evening that order of business
was passed.
n. L. Mcintyre. Assistant City En-.
gineer of Spokane appeared before the
council on the water question and pro-
posed to investigate and report on the
supply and cost Of a system for $500.
which proposition was taken under ad-
visement.
The matter Of awarding contract to
the Ritzville Electric Co., for pumping
at the city's well on the fat was taken
up. their representatives being present.
and after discussion. the following mo-
ton was made and carried: "Moved
that the company be permitted to ex.
tend its line and install motor as pro-
posed. and make test of the expense.
and that If the company saved to the
town IS per cent or more off from the
cost OF pumping with gasoline under the
present conditions. the present contract
with the electric company shall be ex.
tended so as to include the fat we'll. and
the city will buy the motor Of said com.
pany for 5000 no liability to be incurred
by the city until the test IS made by the
company and the following vote was
recorded thereon: Aye's-Holcomb.
Cunningham and Joyce. Nos, Faucher
and Bauer.
Fred Baylor appeared before the
council and asked permission to dump
the cess pool water at other places than
the dump ground. and he was ordered
to get permission from the land owners
mentioned and upon getting such per-
mission in writing. and filing the same
with the city clerk. the clerk and health
committee shall thereupon issue regu.
lar permit for such dumping.
Report of M. L. Burkart. police JUS
tice read. examined and approved.
Petition of J. c. Hammond for liquor
license read and granted and bond &C.
companying same approved and license
ordered issued.
Petition Of Henry Amen for extension
of main on F. street read. and it was
ordered that petition be denied until the
main can be extended on 9TH street. and
that as soon as a sufficient amount Of
pipe is on hand, the marshall shall ex.
tend the main on 9TH street to F street.
and thereupon tap the same for Amen's
property as petitioned for.
City attorney was instructed to draft
an ordinance requiring all people procur.
ing water from the city to pay in ad.
vance all expenses connected with fur.
nishing pipe. tapping the mains and lay.
ing the pipe from the center Of the
street to the property. all pipe. ETC.. to
be the property Of the city. and that no
return Of the amount paid shall be al
lowed to the property owners as water
rental. and that this be considered as the
first reading of said ordinance
The city attorney was instruc.
ted to draft an ordinance providing that
hereafter all extentions Of city water
mains shall be at the expense Of the
abutting property owners. to be assessed
pro rata.
In the matter Of employing an en-.
gineer on the water system. the fire and
water committee was ordered to employ
Professor Woller Of Pullman to investi.
gate and report on the situation.
The matter of receiving and opening
bids for excavating and laying water
mains was ordered carried over until
the next regular meeting.
The following bills were then approved
BY the finance committee and ordered
~asA.