The Ordway new era., 1912-10-11
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Fowler PureWater
Town Will Pipe Business Dis.
trict and Build Huge Tank
to Hold Days Supply

At special meeting of the town
board last week the proposition made
by the Pure Spring Water Supply
company of Fowler came up for final
action and was acted upon favorably.
The company agrees to construct a
pipe line from their springs west of
Olney Springs to the section line near
the alfalfa mill, work to begin before
June l, 1913, and to supply the town
with pure spring water at the rate OF
$i.5o per thousand gallons up to 1o,-
600 gallons per day; from 10000 to
$4,000 gallons at the rate of $I.2s per
thousand, and over $4,000 gallons at
81 per thousand.
For the first six months after the
completion of the pipe line the COM
pany agrees to accept payment only
ior the amount used, as measured by
meter. For the second six months.
5000 gallons and for the second year
$500. After that the minimum is to
be 10000 gallons per day. during the
life Of the contract, which covers fif-
teen years.
The town is required to furnish
tank that will hold days supply and
agrees not to sell water in certain ter
ritory west Of town.
The board of trustees of the town
of Ordway met in regular session at
the town hall on Monday, Oct. 7,
1912. at 8 p. m.
Present, Mayor II. c. Ticdemann,
and Trustees Beaver, Roberts, Sale,
and Trainor; absent, Trustees Nc
Clcary and Riley.
. Minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following bills were read and
on motion allowed, all trustees pres
ent voting aye:
Henry Humiston. special mar -
shal, Crowley day ........$ $50
Nelson King, special marshal,
Crowley day .......... $50
Geo. E. Herman. special mar
shal, Crowley day ........ $50
Fl. Colyer, special marshal.
Crowley day .............. $50
S. II. Dunn. special marshal,
Crowley day ............ 2. so
Ii. Peck, alley crossing,
south side block 40 ........ 1857
Geo. Z. Beaver decorations for
Crowley day .............. IL. so
Tne Ordway Trading Co... rs
l.. w. Walter, repairing water
mains and running sidewalk
l<.1O
Sewers & Lacey, assigned bills
of J. Morgan and John
Reed, repairing water mains 7.2o
Mt. States Telephone and Tel
cgraph Co.. Sept. and Oct.
phone 80. ................ 600
Charles West. repairing water
mains ............. 3.oo
Henry Immel, services caring
for parks ................ 1900
Fred Cook. meals for prisoners so
A. Hazen, hauling rubbish and
use of team for mower. -. 600
Sewers & Lacey, meals for
for prisoners .....:...:... 100
c. w. Fravel, blacksmithing. 2.25
The Marion Malleable Iron
Works, cast shoes for wat
er bands ....... 2o5.7o
Gallavan Bros. rubber boots. 500
Mark Wadlington. work in
mark 81
Lester and Olmstead. repair
ing Jail door .............. $50
William Worker, Sept. salry
as marshal ..............:. 1900
|. II. Stanley, Sept. salry as
town atty. .........: ...... 1000
N. A. Ferlen, Sept. salary as
town treas. ............... 500
John B. Estes. Sept. salary as
clerk and recorder :...... 1000
John B. Estes. Sept. salary as
water commissioner ....... 5000
DR.. E. o. McCleary. Sept. sal |
ary as town physician .:... $50
Fl. c. Tiedemann. Sept. salary
as mayor ............. SOU
Geo. f. Beaver, Sept. salary as
trustee :...... ....".;. $50
George Riley, Sept. salry as
trustee ...... ......: :...... 5.oo
NJ. c. Roberts, Sept. salary as
trustee ......... ...... S'oo
John A. Sale, Sept. salary as
James Trainor, Sept. salary as
trustee ..:........:.;;. 3'o
John Plciman, salary as night
marshal Sept 4 to 80. ...... 13. so
The following bills were laid on
the table,.
Bob Creek Farmers Protective
Association. last half Asst.
NO. 8 ................ 80 90
l.. w. Walter, tapping water |
main .... ........ WV
George Herman. services as
marshal ...... ............ lz.oo
On motion the town attorney was
instructed to prepare an ordinance
to regulate the use of water to users
outside the corporate limits of town,
placing all such users on a meter.
IOHN r. ESTES, Clerk.