The Bottineau courant., 1909-05-07
couNcIl,,eETs G. BUSY
Water Works and Sew, tuition,
Passed at Monday: Me- o.
WILL INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY Y
Committee Appointed to Engage
Competent Engineer to As
sist City Eng. White.

The initial steps for water
works and sewer system for
the city of Bottineau were
taken at the regular monthly
meeting of the city council
Monday evening.
All the members of the
council were present, except
A. S. Nero. Mayor Murphy
presiding.
Alderman Besancon offered
the following resolution, Sec
onded by Alderman Wekseth,
and the same was adopted, all
the members present voting
aye:
Whereas, the city of Botti-
neau is in immediate need of
and there being an urgent de-
mand by citizens and tax pay
ers, for a general system of
water works, the creation of
water main districts and the
procuring of sufficient water to
supply the demands of the city,
Therefore, be it resolved, by
the city council of the city of
Bottineau, North Dakota, that
a system of water works and
one or more water main dis
tricts be created within said
city and that such water main
districts be of such size and
number as the city council,
after consultation with the city
engineer, may decide most
practicable for the purpose of
furnishing water to such por-
tions of the city as may be in
cluded in the prospective water
main districts as formed by the
city council.
Be it further resolved, that
the city employ a competent
engineer to act to and with the
present city engineer, to pre-
pare plans and specifications
for such work and make an
estimate of it's probable cost
and submit the same to the
city council at the next session
of this regular meeting and as
soon after this date as possible.
Alderman Berthiau me offer
ed the following resolution,
seconded by Alderman White,
and the same was adopted, all
the members voting aye:
Whereas, the city of Botti-
neau is in immediate need of
and there being an urgent de-
mand by citizens and tax pay
ers for general system of
sewerage for the city.
Therefore, be it resolved, by
the city council of the city of
Bottineau, North Dakota, that
a general system of sewerage
for such city be at once estab-
lished and maintained. in such
manner and under such regula-
ton as the council shall deem
expedient and may hereafter
determine.
Be it further resolved, that
one or more sewer districts be
created to be of such size and
form as the city council, after
consultation with the city
engineer and any other COM
petent engineer, employed by
them, shall decide mcst prac-
ticable for the purpose of the
drainage of such portion of the
city as may be included in the
districts as established.
Be it further resolved, that
the city employ a competent
engineer to act to and with the
present city engineer, to pre-
pare plans and specifications
for such work and make an
estimate of it's probable cost,
and submit the same to the
city council at the next session
of this regular meeting and as
soon after this date as possible.
The report of the auditing
committee was ordered read.
On motion of Besancon, the
committee was given one week
from date to complete it's work.
The bonds of G. p. Yelle,
auditor; J. ]. Weeks, city at
torney; D. S. Turner, Justice;
and r. A. McKeen, chief of
police. were approved.
On motion, Aldermen Wek-
seth, Berthiaume and White