The Forrest City times., 1908-07-10

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 The claim of Reed x Ducker was referred to the committee on claims.
 The city treasurer presented scrip to the amount of SS27.88 which was audited, found correct and destroyed Tn the presence of the council.
 The contract between the city and the Iron Mountain Railroad, in regard to lights at the various street eros sings was referred to the water and light committee with power to act in the premises
 The mayor remarked that there was much complaint Us to the cost of in stalling electric lights in buildings and suggested that the city should only charge actual cost of material and labos. After some discussion it Was referred 10 the water and light committee.
 On motion the street commissioner was ordered to investigate all real es- tate owned by the city, and see that all improvements thereon be regularly leased to owners of same
 The matter of insuring the proper ties of the City Light Plant was re- ferred to a committee.
 The report of the water and light committee on the condition of the water plant Was read and ordered filed:
 The following are the minutes of the meeting held by the water and light committee:
 MEETING OF WATER AND LIGHT
 COMMITTEE
 The Light and Water Committee met at McDaniel's shop on Friday evening, June 19, 1908. Present. R. J. Izard, chairman; H. A. Knight, W. F. Perkins, s. P. McDaniel
 On motion it was moved and sec onded and motion carried, that Mir. Gilliland be cited to appear before the mayor, to explain why he tapped the water main and take the mayors judgment in regard to the matter.
 On motion it was moved, seconded and carried that MT Adolph Chilner be reelected uperintendent of the Light & Water Company.
 On motion it was moved seconded and carried that the committee rec ommends to the council, the ordi- nance governing the waste of water.
 On motion it was moved, seconded and carried that H. NJ. Euart be re- elected to do the bookkeeping and collecting for the City Water & Light Company
 1he committee adjourned to the water works.
 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WATER
 AND LIGHT ON CONDITION
 OF WhTERWORkS.
 To the Mayor and Common Council,
 Forrest City, Arkansas:
 Gentleman Your committee vis- ited the waterWorks on the 18th day of June, and beg leave to submit the following report on the condition of the same. Further, we not only wish to submit this report to the Common Council, but to the entire citizenship of this city.
 The deep well pump which was or dered some time ago for the four inch well is on the ground, and upon the arrival of some necessary fixtures will promptly be installed The style of compressors used, together with the worn out condition of the same, make it impossible to handle the water lift with less than g pounds steam pressure on the boilers. In re- gard to the compressors, the single one is totally united, and was in the first place, when new, to handle a water lift which required 90 pounds air pressure. It has been greatly overworked, and is seriously broken, and we believe the cost of repairing this one would equal the cost of a new large deep well pump. The double compressor has only one side in service, hence the entire water service depends upon one side of a double machine, hence the futility oi