Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-03-04

the committee on sewers, the city
council last evening rejected the petl-
ton for the construction or ten blocks
of drainage system in the south part
of the fourth ward. When the matter
was first taken up, the rejection was
made in short order and the counci!
returned to regular business, but near
the end of the meeting, John B. Han
ten, one Of the men prominent IN the
movement for the sewer, appeared
and asked that the matter be recon
sidered. His remarks opened long
discussion, the outcome of which was
that the council did not waver from
the stand it had taken, but gave those
who are behind the movement the
promise that il another petition is pre-
pared and presented to the council,
further action will be taken.
Is an Old Project.
The sewer asked for last evening
has been q matter under considera-
ton for several months. The first
time it was presented to the council
the petition asked for about thirty
blocks. This project was received
with disfavor on the part Of several
aldermen and soon afterward another
petition was prepared and presented
to the council, asking for only start
upon the original plan
The sewer asked for in the petition
rejected last evening would drain a
large part of the flats in the fourth
ward, and if the system were extend
ed, it would serve as an outlet for the
surface water which collects near the
railroad right-of-ways in the east part
Of the city.
The petition asks for six blocks vi
large sewer east on Sixth street S. E..
and one and one-half blocks north on
Fourth street s. E., and two and one
half blocks north on Sixth street S. E
II this sewer is constructed, persons
who desire the sewer at this time con
tend that there will be several small
sewers constructed leading to the
main line.
Council Rejects Petition.
Alderman Hawley, at the opening
of the council, reported that he ant
y his committee had recently been owe
the ground, and found that there were
but few petitioners aside from those
who own a large number of vacan
lots who had signed the petition, ant
that there are large number of peo
pie, persons OF comparatively moder
ate means, who have not expressed
themselves on the matter. The mat
& ter was rejected on the ground tina
the council would rather know wher'
the house owners stand on the propo
sition
]. 6. Carpenter who is also interest
ed in having the sewer constructed
was present at the meeting, and STATED
to the council that he was misinformet
4 as to the manner in which the petition
should have been prepared, he labor
ing under the impression that all tina
was necessary was to have the peti
stion presented to the council, aftel
which action the aldermen would takf
up the matter. give 1t consid Grafton
and If it was thought best, order the
work done.
It Is understood that Mr.. Carpenter
today is working on another petition
and that he Is making an effort to geI
all the property owners along the line
to sign the petition IF he is success
full, the council will authorize the worl
10 be done.
The proposed sewer on Sixth avenue
\ s.. e. Is to be constructed OF twenty
four inch pipe. which will he large
enough to carry off all of the ordinary
surface water, even after the line Is
completed as was first planned
MIX Ordinance superfIuous.
City Attorney Perry Loucks report
ed to the council that he has investi
gated the matter Of passing an ordi
nance tomake the milk dealers IN The
city keep their product UP TO a certain
standard, and that he had found the
matter was thoroughly covered by 7
state law, and that any person hav
ing grievance against the milk deal
ers have 10 do. Is TO renort the cass
10 the state milk commission. wher
the matter will be taken up iby tina
office,
Loucks also said that to pass az
ordinance Az was pro posed would pal1
the city to Al exp nse Of from $500 y
81, 900 per year "a enforce ~ II pass
Ing al ordinance Il would he inpossi
ble ID pass y "a esssure that would at
4 fect tie people who are IA business
anu not those who have oras sow ana "a
gao sell = quart cr NO quarts y day.:
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