The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-18
Council Proceedings.


which the Mayor and Councilme
Culver, Council, Beach, Norfleet an
Wells- rapidly disposed of the mos
important business that has come be
fore the present council.
The plans for the new concret,
dam were presented by Mr.. Brown
acting for Engineer Flammang ant
accepted by the council. Plans cal
for dam of concrete across thu
river few feet below the present
dam, with height of ten feet from
the bottom of the excavation in the
bed rock and extending about four
teen fec: into each bank. A fish lad
der four feet wide, spillway twenty
feet across and a sluice gate thirty
inches in diameter are included in the
plans. After accepting the plans and
specifications advertisements for bids
| for construction were ordered pub
lished.
Specifications for the concreting OF
the pump pit at the water works sta
ton were also adopted and ordered
that bids be advertised for in connec-
ton with the dam.
The bid of the Allis-Chalmers Com
pany for an additional pump and
motor at the river station was accept
ed and placed for soonest possible de-
livery The cost Of the same to be
SIoS8 The capacity will be $50 gal
Ions per.
Order for iron sluice gate for the
new dam was also placed, same to
cost S2s2 and to be shipped from New
York by express to avoid delay on ac-
count OF present freight conditions.
Committee instructed to have old
boilers inspected at once before at
tempting to find sale for them.
These are the two old boilers at the
river station which with the old
pumps are to be disposed of.
Superintendent Fisher reported that
unusual condition of water as to dis
coloration of clothes (which every
in the city has been
troubled With is due to the extreme
cold OF last winter which caused the |
'rost to reach many OF the mains and
,reeze' loose the thin shell of iron
-ust and deposits within the pipes.
That much of this is now loose in the
pipes which have never been entirely
Leaned since first put in and is slow
y dissolving into the water and car
ying the complained of iron rust into
he family washing. He recommend
ID that instead of attempting with
mall results to raise this out of large
'ipes through two-inch fire hydrant
hat at some low point or points i'll
he system pipe be laid connecting
With the main to drain on the level
nd that instead OF few hundred
allons OF water being used to flush a
ire hydrant at least hundred thous-
nd at each cleaning be used to wash
his loose stuff out OF the mains. The
ouncil ordered Mr.. Fisher to procure
he necessary pipes and valves and
AIRY ont his plan as soon as the
Ipply of water in the reservoir
ould permit.
Mayor presented treasurer's report
July end, showing following bal
aces: Light $I12.Io, General $292.o7.
aterworks operating $7o2.So, water
orks purchasing $I24o.9S and GENIE
ry $oI95.o8 He stated that all of
csc funds are available for purpose
construction work except the last
out which there appears an agree
cnt with the Cemetery Association.
lat it may be necessary for the city
exercise its power to borrow
ainst the revenue coming. in after .
ovcmber first, but that whatever :
.thods are necessary to provide for y
yments every expense authorized
is absolutely necessary for the in
est OF the city and water users. v
Complaint of the recent improve
mt of North Main street as having
.dc" its last state worse than its
st was filed and the Mayor offered "
nself as personally responsible for -,
mps which have taken the place OF h,
, former hollows on that thorough ~
e. Street committee instructed to
et with the township board and
< that they place. gravel on this
eet as they did year ago on South en-
lin. tn
Complaint made of the use of the fiji
netery drive as highway for trav- ia
and hauling was made and order SD
de that the North gate be closed
! signs to that effect put up at the
nth gate.
Culver and Beach were to
ned as delegates to the district ID
lvention at Nevada on July 10 to an
resent the city in an effort to see m,
I skilled and unskilled labor which pc
to be modified upon war work
y not be provided with such work
home instead of being sent to dis
t points. 1t is understood that ad- wa
ional delegates are to be sent by ga
Commercial Club. cr'
mt to Take Another Whack ut the TO
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