The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-23
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session
May FL, 1918, with five councilmer
present.
An ordinance was passed increas
ing water rates for quantities of wat
er in excess of a quarter of a rnillioi
gallons q month. From $50 to 5oc
thousand increased from eight to ter
cents per thousand, from 500 thous
and to a million gallons from seven tc
nine cents per thousand and over one
million from seven to eight cents pei
thousand Increases in cost of fue
and expense due to the war make ar
increase necessary.
Light committee and Superintend-
eli, instructed to prepare new and
sliding scale of charges for electricity
ier lights. Under the present SEIZED
ule consumer using so K. w. per
month pays less than user of % with
other differences.
| Petition received from a majority
oi owners of property on North side
/ OF the square for construction of curb
and gutter on South side of Chestnut
street back of North side. City at
4 ,orney instructed to draw proper ord
nance tor construction,
4 Ordnance for condemnation of part
\ ii Heinlein lot back of east side of
square and the widening of Lyon
street for parking of cars, ETC., and
formation of benefit district to pay
( the cost of improvement fail to pass
receiving but four of the five votes
necessary. Councilman Krinn not
voting. Asks further time to inspect.
Resolution passed requiring mer-
chants to provide and use wire trash
burners in which to Durn papers
Also requires all papers to be burned
instead OF thrown into streets. Com
plants were received of near run
Always caused by papers blowing
about
Complaints received from owners
ri land south of the new water works
plant OF offensive flow of carbon and
oil through land. Water committee
and superintendent instructed to make
necessary change in drain pipes and
drain exhaust from engines through
Il cinder bed. Cinders when filled
witt, oil and carbon to be used in
filling roads.
Delinquent tax lists received and
approved. Shows delinquent taxes
ior 1917 returned as follows: Real
estate S5SS.oS; Personal $312.74; mer
chants, $3.50; Poll tax .Gncluding
those eNempD $500.
Clerk ordered to procure tags for
sosS dog licenses.
Marshal made report of investiga-
tion OF reports of disorderly resorts
and was instructed to include in num-
beers OF those who are hereafter ar
rested any persons found frequent
ing or visiting such premises.
The mayor instructed Marshal
Braden and Deputy Kersey that ar
rests shall be made of all persons
agains, whom evidence can be had of
driving cars through the streets at
dangerous rate of speed and that the
custom of warning speed fiends which
has so little effect in stopping the
dangerous practice will hereafter be
lett to the police judge
Officers instructed to stop practice
oil stalking ont cows and horses along
SIDE walks and streets to the danger
oi persons using streets and walks.
Mater committee instructed to take
up with County Engineer Flammang
matter OF cost OF preliminary work,
plans and specifications for concrete
dam at hte water works. Council ex-
pressed itself as favoring an increase
OF two feet in height of dam, which !
will double the water supply, and also
the construction of dam with flood
and wash ont gate in base.
Committee given further. time in
matter OF survey of public utilities. !
Estimate of cost cut off for stand pipe |
during fires received $3.50. an increase
OF 100 per cent in two years. Con-
,inued until after survey made.
Clean up day discussed with no ac-
,ion at this meeting. Mayor and |
Chairman Wells to see rates that can
he arranged with teamsters for haul
ing and collecting from property own
ers served. City treasury not in con-
di,ien to pay for work that belongs
to individuals.