The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-08-17

AAR 'lNA'HAAVAA VI llN lOA0llOl VI
the pumping plant for the water
system was decided at a special
meeting of the council held Mon
day evening and it will be located
ON one of the several tracts which
are owned by Trueman & Wun-
derrick in the Meadowhurst addi-
ton on the north side of the st.
Joe river, the particular tract to
be selected by Engineer Jaqueth.
The decision was not reached.
however, until after an interest
ing and spirited fight in the coun-
ell.
The meeting was called for the
express purpose of settling the
question of site for the pumping
station and as soon as it was call
ed to order Mayor HALEY asked
for report from the water COM
mittee. Mr.. Cormier reported
that the committee had been look
ing at several sites which True
man q Wunderlick had offered
the city on the north side of the
ST. Joe river; that the Petersen
site was out of the question and
he was in favor of accepting the
Trueman q Wunderlick PROPOSE
lion which was in writing and in
the hands of the clerk. The
proposition was read and il gave
the city its choice Of several tracts
or half tracts, as it might wish,
at prices ranging from $3.50 to
$500 for the full tracts and from
500 to $3.50 for the half tracts.
All of the tracts are above the
Boutwell, place.
After the reading of the prop
osition the mayor asked if the
other members Of the committee
had anything to say and Coun-
Gilman Litwin stated that all of
these tracts are below where the
sewer from the Milwaukee Lum-
bcr company's plant and the
dwellings entered the river and
that Mr.. Herrick had a PROPOSE
ton to offer the city which he
favored and he would let him ex-
lplain it. The mayor called up
on Mr.. Herrick, who stated thaf
he would give the city, free oil
charge, the use of his pumpinl
plant and building and it woulC
save the city the cost of INSTALLING
a pumping station which money
could be used for a filtering plan
if the city saw fit.
Mr.. Cormier opposed the ac-
cepting of the Herrick PROPOSE
tion and stated that he was il
favor Of the city owning its owl
plant and site. Some question
was raised as to the ownership
Of the pumping plant offered b!
Mr.. Herrick and ne stated tha
the dynamo, motor and plant of.
fared by him TO the city was thl
absolute property of the Milwau
kee Lumber company, who ais
owned the land. He stated tha
ne had closed a contract with th'
Washington Water Power com
pany to furnish the electric cur
rent here for ten years and tha
he would give the city a cOntrac
for the free use of the plant fo
ten years and would give it a war.
ranty deed for the site at the rat
OF 100000 per acre for thu
amount of land needed and woul,
guarantee them a right of wa.
for the pipe line to the st. Mariei
river free of charge.
He further stated that a larg,
box factory would be located nea
there for which a site had beer
secured and arrangements mad
for putting i'm a sidetrack an,
that the factory wanted fire pro
lection and was willing to pay 70
what water it used. He said tha
within the next five years tn
railroad company would have tn
largest creosote plant in tn
United States in operation her
which would be located along tn