East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

Complete exoneration for the ma
jority members Of the water commits
sion and unqualified approval for
their work on the gravity water sys-
tenn are contained in the report sign
ed by six members OF the council and
adopted unanimously last evening at
the regular meeting. Not only do
they find that their investigation has
convinced them that the work done
was first class and well and prop
erly done" but also that Il had been
faithfully and honestly DONE
They conclude with the statement
that they are perfectly satisfied with
the quantity and quality OF the water
at Thorn Hollow and that they find
nothing to censure in regard TO the
work or the gravity water system"
The report was signed by Council
men Dyer. Mccormack. Montgom-
cry, Ell, Siebert and Swearingen.
Councilman Cole is in the east and
the eighth member. Councilman Kirk
patrick. did not sign II. Whether he
did not concur In the report or
whether he did not participate In the
investigation ne did not state at the
meeting.
Councilman Dyer, after the adop-
ton Of the report by the council. ex-
planned that In signing II he was only
passing upon the work and the wa
ter and not upon the financial fea-
lures II am not convinced but that
the work could have been done cheap
err but as for the water there Is good
water and plenty OF It there
The following Is the report OF the
council In full:
10 the Mayor and Common Council
Of the City Of Pendleton:
Tho undersigned members OF the
common council Of the city OF Pendle-
or and common council of the city OF
Pendleton. that pursuant to the re-
quest contained In written commu-
nication to the said common council
from the followig members OF the
water commission of the city OF Pen
dleton. viz: VIII Moore. G.. ]. La
Dow, J. r. Brown and Marion Jack,
heretofore filed with the council, We
on the 18th day OF December. 1918
went over, inspected and examined
the gravity system of water works
now in course Of construction for the
city of Pendleton. and particularly al
thereof lying between the east end
Of said works westward down to and
including as far as work was being
done by the contractors. in regard tC
laying the pipe and constructing the
system: We took Mr.. Geary Kim
brell city engineer. and We also
found at the works near Thorn Hol'
low Mr.. Elliott, an employe OF
the water commission. from whom we
derived both assistance and informa'
ton, we made as thorough examina'
ton and inspection of the system ant
works as we believe could have beer
made under the circumstances.
We found, and now report, that al
of the work done In and in connec.
ton with the construction Of the
gravity water works system for tho
city OF Pendleton. which we inspect
ed. was first class and was we'll an6
properly done. and also that all there
of has been faithfully and honestl,
done; and in regard to the water tS
be supplied to the city Of Pendletor
and it's inhabitants through the sale
gravity system, we wish to repor
that we know Of no reason why tina
water is not to be considered as firs
class, and We are entirely satisfied
with II ourselves. A measurement o
the flow of water through the pip'
which Is to conduct the same to th'
reservoir in the city was made by "A,
engineer, Mr.. Kimbrell, and he re
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