The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-15
THE CITY COUNCIL
Decides to Buy Tractor to Drag the
Streets-Postpones Additional
Bond Election Till April
City Election.

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Sidewalk committee reported per-
mission given w. Fl. Smith to put in
inclined drive at Southwest corner
square. Committee instructed to see
that same is nut in according to Their.
plans.
Councilman Hubbard reported that
he had sold the city's work harness
.ior Soo, On motion the council con-
lirmed his sale.
FIRE department was authorized to
send committee to Rich Hill and in
sDect and test the light weight auto
tire truck i'll use there and report
their opinions Of it to the council. 1t
may be for the best to purchase a
light truck and secure new fire BODY
Tor 1t instead OF getting a heavy
truck and transferring the heavy bod,
1.-THE present fire wagon to it.
Matter was brought Ii" of buying
motor tire wagon with high pres
sure pump attachment. The expense
would be from five to eight thous-
and dollars. Mayor DeArmond,
Superintendent Fisher and others
called attention to the fact OF require
n'ents OF insurance bureaus and pub
lie utilities engineer for additional
storage of water at the city plant.
That by the construction OF a stor-
age basin 100 by 70 by 10 feet half
million gallons OF clarified water
could be kept in reserve and that by
then installing hydraulic cut off for
the standpipe the entire force OF the
pumps could be put on the mains.
Engineer Highley believed that he
could put more pressure then upcr
the mains than would be required to
burst them The cost OF such res
ervoir was estimated at some $1,000
1t was recommended BY Engineer
Duffy in 1918 as the next need OF the
city after the construction of new
river dam and can probably be built
during the present year in the same
wa that the dam was hNilt-fron the
surplus earnings OF the plants.
Plans and specifications for paving
North Main street were before the
council and were continued to the
next meeting to permit of some adj
ditions.
Council voted unanimously in favor
OF buying a cheap tractor for the CITY
to use in dragging the streets. 4
special committee consisting OF Dren-
non, Morris and Culver was appoint
ed to report at the next meeting Oil
KIND OF tractor, plan for keeping and
method OF operating the same. The
1ragg'ng OF the city streets two
weeks ago by tractor was reported as
having been All entire success.
" after rnmtnittea ,,,J
mt FISHER instructed to secure prices
or immediate installation OF hy-
lraulic cut off for stand pipe to ell
'ble direct pressure to be put on
water i'll mains during fire.
superintendent Fisher instructed to
mploy men to carefully trim trees
'ver the cit to prevent rubbing lgh.
'lres and loss of current on this ac-
cunt. The. co-operation of property
wnerS with this work is earnestly
sked and all care will be taken not
o damage the appearance OF shade
rees along the streets.
Superintendent Fisher reported he
ad not yet been able to place orders
Dr. the transformers which would en-
Die the business district to be placed t
II the &C system, tOn Wednesday |
forming his order was accepted for
Immediate shipment and transformers i
e now urdercd.) |
Users OF light and power are re-
tested to continue at all times to
SC as much economy in lights as h
ossiblc between the hours of five
'irty p. M and seven p. M During d
lis hour and a halt the machinery r.
'ars ITS greatest strain. At all 9TH
times light and power can be fur Il
shed without trouble.
The ordinance submitting to i the it
tiers the question OF issuing $4,000
bonds to increase the power in the T
ty plant came up as unfinished bus
ess. 1t was the sense of the coun- n
that this question should be vot- b
on at the city election the first
1esday in April at the same cleo c
IN with the selection OF the new OIL
ers who will spend the money ane G
at the voters should not be asked d;
settle the matter without knowing ..
IS. The ordinance was accordingly is
ntinued to the next meeting.
The Mayor appointed Councilman to
'ennon to the place on the water
Light Committee made vacant "
the change OF residence of Coun-
man clearinghouse. Methods of re- -
wing the old wooden dam from the =
cam SO that whe nthe spring rains /
ne the bed of the Miami may be
'roughly washed out were dis
'sed and the committee instructed
have this done as soon as condi-
MS make it possible. 1t is prob
e that the small amount of work
naming to be done in plastering the
Der face of the new dam,--which
mot be done after the old one is
loved will have to be left undonc.
I'm offer of $3.50 for the small so
sepower Endberg engine at the
light plant was reported. Or
ed that the city hold it for the
1 of 5000 which price was placed
N it by the last administration.
. engine has not been in use for
lie years and. is of no value to the
uperintendent Fisher reported that -
was making some investigation OF -
ossible use of chloride of lime to =
lfy the city water from its pres-