The Dickinson press., 1908-06-13
CITY COUNCIL.
Orders Sidewalks for Fourth
Ward and South Dickinson. N.
P. Officials Agree
TO OPEN CROSSING

- ,}Sf ~. DE-.
TO OPEN CROSSING
And Propose Water System.
Equalization Board Starts :
Work.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held at the city hall
n Saturday evening, with Mayor Frye
in the chair. The report Of the last
regular and special meetings were
read and approved.
The following bills were presented
and ordered paid by warrant: L. A.
Simpson, salary, $25; P. B. Corbett,
salary, $50; A. J. Osborn, salary and
postage, $51; Pat Walsh, salary, street
commissioner, $62.5o; Joe samak,
street work, $40; Pat Flynn, same,
$4S; G. A. Tear, team work on street,
$3.50; Thomas Goodale, same, $12.S7;
]. A. WEIGH, same, $3.50; B. Goodall,
same, SO; Austin Pelton, breaking
park, $3.50; James Flynn, running
road machine, 1895; Hughes & Del
tiers, light pumping and phone, 1884,
50; F. w. Turner, black-smithing,
$29.15; J. WEIGH, blowing fire guard,
S.; w. A. Carter, printing, $3.50;
Dickinson Hardware Co., Mdse.,
SAT-; Dickinson Hardware Co.,
pump, appliances, drayage, etc:
$365.29; w. R. veigel, surveying park,
sewer grade, sewer connections and
sidewalks, $4S; w. J. Littlehales, ten
days work, $41.60; Dickinson Mercan'
tile Co, oil, 81; George Heaton Lum'
Der Co., lumber, $3.50.
Alderman Stewart reported that the
railroad officials would be willing, as
soon as the changes could be made in
the N. P. yards, to work with the city
and open, a.crossfng+ on: Cross street
Alderman Richards reported that the
new haymarket fence was not up to
the required standard. J.. Waugh re-
Gently made a contract to keep the
fence in repair. He doesn't feel it his
duty to make good a poor fence. The
council ordered a first-class fence and
the contractors will be required to put
the fence in shape.
On motion the council voted to turn
over to the park board. the lots on
which the large tank is located, to be
used for park purposes.
The purchasing committee reported
that a street sprinkler of the Austin
make, to cost $395.25, +. o. b. Dickin-
son, had been selected and ordered.
A communication from Supt. Rapelje
of the N. P. was read. The communi-
cation stated that the N. P. would be
willing at some future time to work
with the city in the matter of putting
in a pipe line and pumping station. at
Green river for the purpose of getting
water for the city and railway COM
pany. The SYSTEM would be under the
control Of the city and the N. F.
would ask for water privileges for a
term of years, or until the water used
would be sufficient to repay the COM
pany for the money expended and a
fair rate of interest. While the coun-
Gil feels that the city wells may be
sufficient for some time, it was
thought best to further consider the
matter, and Messrs. Stewart, Johnson
and Richards were appointed as a
committee to confer with the N. P. Of
fcials. 1t is not though probable that
any change along this line will be
made for a few years, but it may be
well to know just what the N. P. would
be willing to do. Many people are of
the opinion that Dickinson would be
made a division point If the water
question could be satisfactorily set
tied.
The ordinance prohibiting COWS,
horses, sheep, etc, running at large
in the city, with a f~ne-penalty OF
from IS to $25, was given the third
reading and was adopted, and the or
dinance creating the office Of superin-
tendent of water works and prescrib-
ing the duties of the superintendent
was also adopted.
The bond of City Auditor A. J. Os-
born for $1,000, with Dan Manning
and j. G. Saunders as sureties, was
accepted, also the $1,000 surety bond
of W. ]. Littlehales, superintendent
Of ;waterworks.
Alderman Turner reported that the
drainage thing under N. P. tracks
was insufficient to carry off the sur
face water in cases of q heavy rain
like the one on Friday afternoon. The
auditor was instructed to notify the
local ooonf OHIO ehn111d refer the mat