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Show Hit " - ; ! Kgineer Makes Report I On Paving Cost I B0ckS Main Street Pavlno, Curb. V. .nt Guttering Amount to 13,--Abutting Property Owner. Retortion $10,680, Clty-a Shar 2-Councll Authorises Tempor-L Tempor-L Use of Sinking Funds To Pay Hor improvement. ho engineer's report on tho cost of H Mai" Stroot lmprovomont ond tho Has of paying tho contractors for work consumed tho groator part tbo regular Novomlior Council Hctlng Tuosday ovonlng. Tho Mayor, Kncllmon and Attornoy woro nil , Hhe report of Englnoor Huddloson, 1 A Hgsl t Lake, who has had chargo of v com0nt work, was hoard and oc-Bttl. oc-Bttl. Tho cost of tho Improvement, HglYon, totaled $13,307. Of this tho Kr'j proportion was figured at $2,627 H nearly 1300 for extra englnoorlng Ek. And tho property ownors pro-Hlon pro-Hlon totaled $10,680. Blnce tho contract accopted on tho Hrk called for payment at tho tlmo Hcomplotlon tho Council proposed to Ktho sinking funds of tho Water Ktem and Contingent Fund temporal, tempor-al, that Is, until tho amounts can bo Hlectcd from tho property owners. 4 Bmajorlty of those said owners had Himtied to pay cash for tho Improve-Hat Improve-Hat but, until tho report of tho a Hrincor. tholr various assessments Eld not bo made This necessitated K use of tho sinking funds, u a conclusion to tholr discussion tho matter a resolution passod, In Buctlng tho treasurer to tranafor tho Kter Sinking and Contingent Sink-K Sink-K Funds tomporarly to a now fund, to known as Paving District No. 3 Bed; second, to pay tho cost of tho ttrut from this nowly created fund; jBd t&Ird, to roplaco to tho aforesaid Bilng funds thb mcjtoy as fast as It Haes Into tho Paving District No. 3 Bsd. The nocordor was thon Hthorlied to draw a warrant on tho lBtuurer for tho amount of tho pav-K pav-K contract, $13,307. Attorney Gardner pointed out that M would bo nocossary to pass an Biendmcnt to tho ordlnanco boforo Bie city could sell warrants for any WoproYomont such as comont roads, )Bdewalks, etc., and duely presented Bicb amendments, which woro road Hid passed. This ordlnanco will be IHund on pagos throo and flvo of this Bsue of tho Sun. nH Other buslnoas disposed of Included JBe mattor of stroot lights on tho JBrnos-Mnnnlng-Trlnnaman stroot In B8 Third Ward. A wllllngnoss to put "MV two street lights was ozprossod by Bhe Council If tho power pcoplo put V a lino thoro. fH The mattor of kooplng paper and IBfher rofuso off tho main streets was Brought up. Tho printing commltteo vaa authorizod to havo cards printed Bnd placod about tho buslnoss dls-rlcts, dls-rlcts, calling tho public's attention Q the necessity of not throwing things Hn the stroots. It this fails to chock tbe practlco thon city officers will toko stringent moasuros to enforco Jho ordlnanco covering this matter, It was determined. B Tho flooding of stroots and proporty Hby water from flowing wolla was up Bfor discussion. It was polntod out that with no much molaturo around as wo now havo flowing wells In various parts of town woro causing tho Hood Ing of BtrootB nnd other proporty. Tho Council ordorcd tho city woll closed and nsks that citizens coopornto In nloavoatlng tho troublo by plugging thoir wells or shutting them down to as small a stream ns possible.. Tho usual nmount of bills woro ordorcd paid nnd tho mooting adjourned adjourn-ed to Saturdny, November 13th. |