A Storm Sewer Suit

A STORM SEWER SUIT

__________________

The City May Become Involved in One.
_________________

Causes Kyer Milling Co. to Take Preliminary steps.

________________

Looking toward a Suit with the city They May Follow with an Injunction Suit Against the New Storm Sewers.

_________________

The conucil last evening had a mixed up meeting, and it was often very hard to tell what was up before the council, a resolution, an amendment or a substitute. They came so fast and furious and so many aldermen tried to speak at once that it was often hard to tell what was being discussed. It was an educational meeting in many respects in that the aldermen discussed so many old matters. As a whole the council was very liberal in its appropriations and if the work is carried out many improvements will be made during the year. When City Clerk Harkins called the roll, Ald. Richards, Hamilton, Dieterle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker, Grose. Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton and Pres. Seabolt answered to their names. The first petition read was a long one from the Kyer Miling Co., which set forth in detail the property that it owned and the water rights it had acquired and controlled on Allen 's Creek and its tributaries, the deeds dating from Dec. 13, 1843. It charged that the city by means of large drains or sewers had wrongfully, negligently and improperly turned and emptied water, sand, gravel and filth into said Allen's Creek.and thereby injured its property to the extent of $6,000. Aid. Coon moved that the petition be referred to a special committee. Ald. Koch said that Ald. Coon 's motion was not supported. Ald. Stevens supported Ald. Koch's motion. The latter thought it ought to be referred to the ordinance committee. Ald. Brown said that was not the proper committee, as no ordinance had been violated. Aid. Richards thought as it was new business, it should be referred to a special committee. Ald. Hamilton said it was not very new business, as the water had run where it now did for the last 40 years. Ald. Coon moved that it be referred to a special committee. which being supported passed. Pres. Sea bolt appointed as the special committee Aid. Coon. Koch and Rohde. A petition of Frederick Wurster was read in which he asked that the west end of Mosely st. , adjoining his property be looked after and repaired. The city by its officers had been taking away gravel until his property was injured and before taking advantage of his legal rights he asked that it be put in proper condition. He had received many promises which had never been fulfilled. The petition was referred to the street committee. Ald. Hamilton remarked sotte voice, "Our gravel does not cost anything. "