Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-08
meeting.

meeting.
The mayor was to act with this com
mIt,ee. The motion was carried. The
mayor appointed Alderman Smiin
Nelson, and Cummins to represent the
council
The mayor called upon Mr.. X. r.
Sloan to give his views ss to what he
considered the best disposal OF water
system question. Mr.. Sloan said while
he had not given the matter much
thought that he considered the build
mg Of the new reservoir was necessary
both for a protection and sanitary rea'
sons. But the taxes were so high II
would be advisable to patch up the
present pipe line II possible. And II
the new railroad caused the city to
grow as rapidly as It is anticipated
that II will. pipe line, the capacity
Of the present one would be made
quate to supply the city. But at the
time 1t is necessary to rebuild the
whole line the size OF the pipe needed
would be known. He approved of the
mayors suggestion to appoint com
mittee OF citizens to look into the mat
ter and act with the council. Beside
the valuable advise the suspicion Of
graft would be removed
Mr.. Wingate was called upon to ex
press his view and ka agreed sub
stantially with Mr.. Sloan. He closed
by referring to the newspaper articles
mention II you sow by election ia
office you may expect to reap grouchi
ness and Ill feeling"
The council then proceeded to the
regular order of business.
The petition for A. l.. Pierce and
Sategna & Phillip for pool license
were granted, Alderman Sites voting
nay. The petition of Charles Starr
for express license was granted
Alderman Morelock reported the
light on Second avenue and Fifth
street not burning. but he would at
tend TO 1t at once. The light com
pany have repaired the light on the
stone bridge.
Water Superintendent Schalles re
ported he could not get the fish taken
up TO the Forty Mile reservoir for less
than $50 but he could get them taken
to the end of the wagon road on the
upper Florida for So. 1t was moved
and carried that they be taken to end
of the road on the upper Florida and
placed In the stream there.
Mr.. Schalles also reported that IL
would be necessary to make some re
pairs upon the reservoir in the spring
On his recent trip of investigation he
found the water four feet low, but
1t had not been damaged by the flood
A communication was read from
Mrs. A. A. Rust stating that when
Third avenue between Thirteenth and
Fifteenth streets was graded that wa.
ter pipes on their lots had been un-
covered and she asked the council to
cover these for her Mrs. Harper had
also made a verbal complaint to a
member of the council about the same
thing had been done on her lots. Upon
motion this matter was left to fire and
wafer committee to report at next
meeting.
Several communications from the
city attorney were read. One related
to the charges against the chef at the
Strater hotel for assault and battery
AS the plaintiff had left the city, Alder
man Turner moved the case be dis
missed. Carried
The clerk reported that $96. go had
been received from r. E. Peterson
for bridge iron. and that $3.50 had
been expended for freight on fire de
partment supplies.
Alderman Nelson suggested thai
when the committee went out to In
yestigate the pipe line that they also
consider the advisability of the cit,
using the surplus water for a munic
ipal lighting plant He later made tn,
suggestion motion. Carried.
The council adjourned to meet ir
regular session Nov. IL.