The chronicle=news., 1912-11-26
PLAN PIPE LINE
REPAIRS; COST
WILL Be
HEAVY

To restore the pipe line from the
old dam TO the reservoirs. a work
the city council last night considered
n plan OF the mayor to raise the
money to install the pipe line. The
mayors plan WIS 10 borrow from the
lclty's sinking fund OF the wnInr
works department. which he bclicv-
cd could be done legally. There ls
100000 In the sinking fund that IN
available aud u levy made for siO,-
600 part Of which will he collected
In March. thus providing 100000 for
tn" Improvement. by making spec
ial levy every year hereafter. the
mayor figured. the money borrowed
could thus be refunded. Instead OF
paying Interest to the banks the city
would be paying Interest to itself.
argued the mayor.
I'VE must get at this right away
said the mayor. I'VE don't know
what this next council Will do
That's right" chimcd In PASSOVER
and Wills. think the mayors plan
Is good one. So Charley Tip,on WAS
instructed TO look into It."
Outsid. Of the adoption of the re-
form report. nothing but routine
business occupied the attention OF
the city fathers last night. Tnc flrs,
matter considered was u petition OF
Frank Brown. who represented that
hc was the owner OF lots ., . and
! III Treats North Addition, thnt
tho city had changed the course OF
the Powder House canon arroyo. so
that the water cut into u bank In lot
= which made II necessary Tor him
to build retaining wall ut the cost
of 500 to protect his property. The
petition get forth Tint he had bees
promised by former street COM
missioner that the city would re-
imbursc him for damage done. ana
he .hcn extended the wall and orce,-
ed piers and In all expended about
sl?5. He prayed that the city pay
him that sum. This petition was re-
ierrcd to the street and bridge COM
mittoc.
Bruno Nicolli who conducts "a ga
loon at 3li y. Commercial street
made application that his license be
transferred 10 Joe Mnssaglia. The
petition was accompanied by rcluir-
ed bond and fee. The city marshall
reported that Maaaglia was o. X.
and the license transfer was granted
Report of the police magistrate for
October was filed and the quarterly
report OF the city auditor was refer
rcd to finance committee.
The city engineer submitted n re-
port OF the cost OF construction OF
the sewer on Ash street from Third
TO seventh and on Fofth from Chest
nut to Walnut and the cost of the
sewer on Kansas avenue between
State and Willow streets. In separate
resolutions adopted tho cost of the
sewer constructions were confirmed
and approved and the city clerk au-
thorizcd to assess the cost against
property owners and certify to
county treasurer.
sidewalk resolution was intro
duccd and passed. instructing the
street commissioner to notify prop
crty owners to lay walks. but in view
OF possible bad weather the clerk
was instructed not to enforce the
fifteen day limit. the property own
crs to understand however, that the
walks must be laid within that time,
If weather permits.
T. l.. Jamison who had not enough
OF reform for one night asked II
could not he done about
the rattle of Thanksgiving turkeys.
The council took no action on the
grounds that the raffles only took
place at holiday time.
Alderman Wills brought up the
cid matter of REMEMBERING the houses
Of the city. He declared that the
present system worked "A hardship
on the water works department and
the postofficc and suggested that a
meeting of business men and prop
erty owners be held next Monday
night at which time the committee
would lay out plan. He urged that
steps be taken The couu-
ell deemed 1t not advisable to hold
a public meeting but that the COM
mittCc go ahead and work out a
plan and submit the plan to the
council. On this committee is Alder
man wills. City Engineer Littleton
W. 4. Lewis and c. c. Bull. assistant
postmaster.
The monthly bills were allowed
and ordered paid.