The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-14
WATER WELLS
TOBE TESTED
TOASCERTAIN
:. their WORTH R |:
= 4gEe- - II ~ VAEM Hu Ell
Contractor Who Drove the
Wells Confident They Will
Supply Sufficient Water. ~
ALLEGES NEGLECT ONLY ~
is CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Fifth Ward Citizens Want Paw
ing; Willing to ''Dig Up"
~ For Its Cost.

The feature of the meeting of the
city council last evening was the pre-
sanitation of the report of the spe-
cial committee named by the council
to make a trip and investigate, vari-
I. GUS water systems. The committee
consisted of Mayor Vandersluis, AL
derman A. ". Garlock and City En-
gineer Swinson. The report was
freely discussed and several points
explained. .~%
!. E. J. Mccarthy Of the Mccarthy
4 Well company, Minneapolis and ST..
Paul, the concern that sunk the first
wells of Bemidji's water system, was
present and addressed the council,
:. expressing himself that in his opin-
& ion; there was plenty of5Water in, the
wells but = that the city@Ehad been
negligent and had not tested the
wells nor given them the proper at
tention to ascertain their capacity,
nor what could be done to improve
the water supply. +:
-, Will "Pull" Well.
1t YVES decided to have Mr.. Nc
Carthy bring his equipment to Be
midi, pull we'll No. 2 and ascertain
4 it's worth. =C :
Mr.. Mccarthy expressed his en-
phatic belief that a capacity OF, one
million gallons each "a hours could
be secured from the wells for the
B city. .,.....~ @r
81 Mayor Vandersluis asserted that
the city wanted no limited supply of
water but wanted all the water the
people wanted to use and pay for.
Fifth Wants Paving.
L. R. Elwell, cashier of the Farm
T ers' State Bank in the Fifth ward,
addressed the council on behalf or
"a large number of property owners
petitioning for a pavement to extend
from the end of the Nymore pave
ment south four and one-half blocks
to the business district of Nymore.
He stated that owners of 567R llneal
feet would pay their share or the
pavement in cash, 1000 lineal feet,
half cash, balance as assessed at the
usual time; 24O feet. to pay 70 per
cent cash, 4921k feet non-residents.
OF this, it would he UP. to Be
midi to pay, for lao feet, OF front
age, about $1,000, to =: $1,000, for
street and alley intersections.
The city engineer was Instructed
to make surveys and estimates OF the
proposed improvements.
Object to. Fence.
A petition signed by twelve prop
erty owners and residents, whose
home yards are on Dewey avenue,
presented a petition to the council
protesting the erection of high
fence by w. E. Dean at 1909 Lake
Boulevard. The Dean lot is backed
by Dewey avenue and the offending
4 fence is along the avenue at the rear
of the Dean lot yard, it being alleged
/ the fence is seven or eight feet high.
+ The fence is termed a nuisance
and objectionable.
After the matter. was discussed
few moments President Clark re-
I marked that he believed the mayor
Sand city attorney should attempt to
: straighten out the matter satisfactory
lilly, whereat the mayor calculated
S"Y-e-s!" Then he narrated an
Saccount of having attempted to 40
So, and the results.
The matter was referred to the
committee on streets and walks.
I Joseph Hahn was given the con-
tract to clean the septic tank at
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