Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-10-07
To Complete Reservoir.

The Town Council. IN regular
session Monday night, accepted
tho report of the special committee
snpointed to employ an engineer
70 complete the reservoir on the
Blae Ridge. and approved the con-
,raet entered into with Mr.. n.
Wilson Davis, of llarrisonburg,
IN. engineer whn will Furnish The
,l,ns and specifications ard inspect
the work.
MIR. Davis iS now at work on
,h, plans aud specifications. and il
i expect that all the necccsSary
as;a will I've gathered and tLe plans
,repared within ten days or two
wrecks, after which advertisement
for bids will at once be issued.
Mr.. Davis will also act with the
Council in examining the bids sub
mitted and advise them in matters
concerning the technical matters
pertaining to the bids.
In his letter TO the committee,
Mr.. Davis stated that the work
could be easily completed in two
months, and it is more than proba-
BILE that a clause limiting the time
of completion of contract to that
length Of time will be inserted in
the contract with the successful
bidder.
The report of the special COM
mittee appointed to take up the
warrants held by the Banks and
turn over the bonds recently issued,
was read and accepted.
The committee appointed to
examine the Tax Assessors books
made report showing that the tax
bills amounted to approximately
$1,000. an increase of about S700
over last year, and stated that the
books had been turned over To the
Treasurer. The report was ac-
cepted.
The report of the Water Super
intendent not being ready for pre-
sentation. a special meeting of the
Council will be held next Monday
night, October ~, TO receive same,
at which time it is expected that
important action will be taken
looking TO a better understanding
Of the water system, the number
of consumers, amount of water
consumed, etc.
The matter of laying drain pipes
on each side of North Church
street, from the COURIER office to
Main street and from the Smith
building to Main street, and charg-
ing half Of the cost of same to the
property owners, was discussed,
but no action was taken, it being
thought best To have the Town
Attorney look into the legal points
of the matter first. The editor of
the COURIER contended that the
proper action was to lay the pipes
and make the property owners pay
half of the cost, just as is done in
other cities and towns, and that the
the recent order of the Council re-
qulring the property owners to
discontinue running waste water
on the street would work a hard
ship to all of the property owners
IT enforced, and. that the Town
should show some willingness to
provide an outlet for it. Also,
that the Town had set precedent
by constructing a drain pipe on
South Church street, from Main
to the Town Run, and that such
precedent would be brought out in
any legal controversy that might
arise. At least one of the property
owners is said to have declared his
entire willingness TO go into court
with test case, and it is probable
that the Town would save money
by constructing the drain, as re-
quested.
The offer of Maj. f. p. Leaven-
worth to prepare a diagram of the
Towns property on the Blue Ridge,
as we'll as of the entire Water
system in the Town, was accepted
with thanks by the Council, and
It's high appreciation of the offer
was ordered conveyed to Major
LeaVenwnrth