, 1908-07-08
NEW WATER
ORDINANCE
CITY WILL REGULATE DISTRIBU,
TON SYSTEM NOW BEING
REBUILT IN STREETS.
Latitude Allowed owners of LateraIs
on Streets lntersecting Grand
Avenue and Taking supply from
New Main on That Thoroughfare-
Companies Authorized.

view Main on mat Ihoroughfare-
Companies Authorized.
City Attorney McMurray, at last
nights meeting of the city council.
presented an ordinance governing the
distribution of water in the city in
connection with the new main on
Grand II The ordinance was
read once and then read by sections,
some changes and cancellations be-
ing suggested, but these were few,
and the ordinance was considered an
excellent instrument. 1t provides that
owners of 66-foot lots shall be allow
ed an inch opening in the laterals on
the streets intersecting Grand e
the owners of 24foot lots being limited
to ~three-fourths of an inch, leaving the
separate water companies to deal with
the matter of supplying water to those
owning fractional parts of lots be
tween the two sizes mentioned in the
ordinance. All laterals and service
pipes shall be laid 5h feet below the
grade of the street and shut-off cocks
shall be placed SO that they are ac-
cessible without going on private prop,
erty.
Service Pipes On Half Blocks.
Service pipes will not be allowed to
be carried across the center lines of
the alleys running north and south
through each block, and the owners
of property on n side of Grand ave
u will not be permitted to get wa
ter from the opposite side of that
main. 1t was decided that the ordi-
nance be redrawn, embodying some
of the changes suggested last night,
and that it be published to give the
people of the city an opportunity to
suggest other changes. The remark
was made that the proposed ordinance
will be the most important piece of
constructive legislation of the present
administration, and while the city at
torney was highly commended for the
excellent work he had already done,
he himself admitted that it would be
impossible for n man to draw an
ordinance meeting every requirement
of the complex system necessary here.
Arrogant Herd Boys.
George w. Patterson, who has a
new home on Ninth street, which he
has not fenced, and which he says he
does not intend to fence, complained
of the arrogance of the herd boys who
are employed to handle milk cows to
and from pasture, and in this he was
supported by other residents in his
~neighborhood. Mr.. Patterson urged
the passage of an ordinance requiring
the driving of cattle to pasture through
the alleys or leading them. Mr.. Nc
Murray called attention to the city
ordinance governing the moving of
cattle through the streets and the po-
lice department will strictly enforce
the provisions.
No Business To Build.
Mr.. Patterson referred to the action
of the herd boys, quoting an instance
of where one of them had told a lady
whose new home is on Eleventh
street that she had nc business build
ing outside the city limits-that it in
terfered with the rights Of owners of
cattle to enclose SO much good lana
for houses and deprive the cattle of
that much liberty. They are saucy
impudent and profane in their treat
ment of the requests of citizens for
care in. driving the cattle to and fro.
The cattle are sometimes left for half
an hour at a time to wander up and
down the streets, walking yer side
walks, befouling the walks and tram
ping down gardens and flower beds.
Proceeding in Detail.
The council was called to order at
7:45 last evening by Mayor Spalding,
with Clerk Tyvold, Marshal Sigman
and Councilmen Beemer, Gates, Han
sen, johnson and Soderstrom pres
ent. Absent, Attorney McMurray and
Councilman Schwatke.
The minutes of the meeting of. June
16 We're read and approved.
The petition of the South Eighth
Street Water Pipe company No. j,
for permission to lay a water pipe on
said street, was granted, On motion
of Mr.. Soderstrom, subject to tn
terms of an ordinance to be presented
later.
Mr.. Roeseler addressed the council
concerning a proposed pipe line on
north Eighth street. 1t was suggested
that Mr.. Roeseler get an expression
from the school board concerning wa.
ter for the high school building and
bring the matter to the council at a
subsequent meeting.
E. G. Corey petitionej the council