Show improvement L OF luch TOPIC ff MEETING bond issue for laying new water main luaui unanimously I 1 n bously recommended the mass meeting called by the mayor for the purpose of considering a bonding election for the improvement of the water system within the limits eimil of our city was held friday ev evening ening in the commercial club rooms mayoff May orF G martines presiding the inadequacy of the system to supply sufficient water for culinary purposes in the west southwest and nort northwest liNest part of the city is a problem with which the city has been confronted for a number of years and after careful barei uy arvest gating the stilton sti aton on anti and consulting e engineers ngi ne ors th alic e waterworks water works bonim committee atee presented to the council what seems to be the mot most feasible plan of bettering tile the condition councilman adolph nielson c chairman of tile the waterworks water works committee explained that the difficulty is not only due to low pressure relief from which was sought by the installation of a pump about three yeara vears ago but that the city has outgrown the size of the present system terii which nas as installed over twenty years ago he stated that the improvements ments recommended for consideration con ide ration are the installation of a new water main west nest of the city from the tank to seventh south street twelve inch piping to be used as far south as center street from there to be reduced r to ten eight and four inch pipe as it nears seventh south and still another an other main to take out from the main stream instead of the tank this line to follow along fifth north street to main street for which six inch pipe will be used both of these mains will have dead ends at the places designated namely main alain street and seventh south thus serving only the west half of town where the v water ater supply is insufficient where the twelve inch mains is to be laid there is at present only a two inch pipe and if the alie recommended improvements are arc made the water system sa tern will vill have the capacity for carrying all tile the water from the spring a large part of which at t present i is carried in a ditch for purposes the question ai to whether the city had reached its limit of bonded indebtedness debt edness was bi ought up and in reply figures were given given which show the city will be safety safely within the limits of tb the elaw law bond issues now carried by the city for which there is a 19 sinking fund are sewer and street improvement in addition to this there is a floating loan of and tl tax anticipation notes amounting to the latter amount has accumulated largely as a result of delinquent special taxes the city having a delinquent tax accumulation of CO the figures show that the indebtedness of the caly is while the amount legally cy allowed according acco iding to the valuation of property is or twelve per cent of the valuation the cost of improvements suggested bould w be ap proximately for pipe p pe and continued on page eight improvement of local waterworks Water works topic at meeting continued from page one 2000 for intall installation atlon totaling 15 according to figures riven given by tile the committee when the final count i is taken into consideration it may be necessary to make the bond issue a 11 trifle higher than these figures if the suggested improvements are made the present tax tan a flat rate of will provide sufficient funds to maintain the system and make the necessary improvements in the old system as they are required the pump which vilich is at present being operated to equalize the pressure at a cost of about 1400 a year it is expected li acted can call lie be practically dispensed gitil viewing the situation from all angles the installation of meters as a means mean of relieving the water shortage by economizing and stop stopping pin waste was discussed tit at some length but it is maintained that this would cot at least IS and as it is not a lack of water but of an efficient system for delivering it that is causing the shortage it was thought most feasible to correct this deficiency in the system rather than to economize on water to the degree that in some cases would mean to economize on sanitation A motion made by jas AT peterson that it be the sense of the meeting that the council be instructed to arz ar range for a bond election was Tf e ed I 1 and after brief dk dis us aion lon was p passed as zd without a dissenting vote |