The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24


EDITOR PREss: The Council of SOM
erset held special meeting last evening
to consider the proposition of the Fire
Department of Lancaster in regard TO
the purchase of their best hand engine,
six hundred feet of good hose, reels, &c.
A committee had previously been sent
over to examine the apparatus, and re-
ported very favorably ss to its merits,
prices, terms, &c The Council were Of
the opinion that il is just what Somerset
shonld have, but owing to the impru-
dent conduct of some of our better and
leading citizens the other day at the little
combustion at the school house. the
Cour Gil becomes disgusted and discour
aged in any and every attempt whatso-
ever they might make in providing
against fires. Even the new truck, lad
ders, &c, which everybody knows are
we'll gotten up, does not suit of some
those busy fault finders. "Why didn't you
have this So" "This is isn't put on
rig ht." "After spending so much money.
I dom: see why they didn't have it
right" "We never can have a Council
that amounts to anything" One citi-
zen who did not know anything about
the corporations owning new ladders,
truck, &C., opsned his eyes as big as a
dead Thomas Cats" when he saw
them run out the other day. "There is
where our money goes. ."-"wasteful
-extravagant."
Making such expression by leading
are the greatest mot the "roughs and
bummers") in the faces of councilmen |
who are using there best thoughts for |
the best interests Of the place, is surely |
very discouraging If not downright in
sulting.
Whether or not the council acted wise
ly in this matter, we do not pretend to
say, but if our leading property hold
ers prefer to craEl over old roofs, and
"tote" water up buildings in buckets at
the risk of their lives, we hope they may
never have the pleasure of it. If those
who own the property discourage the
proper authorizes from providing suita
BILE ERE apparatus, it is very doubtful il
those who don't own property will risk
their lives to as great an extent as they |
have done on some occasion before at
fires. @xE
Considerable difficulty has been ex-
perienced in getting the new school
building at this place under course Of
erection. Tn the first place, it was with
no little effort that the usual opposing
elements" in local contest could be
sufficiently harmonized to carry the
and after this was accom-
plished, came the matter Of securing the
services of an acceptable contractor TO
erect the building at a price not above
that specified in the proposion. Under
the first call rom the School Board for
" Proposals." this was not successfully
of; and il became necessary to
advertise again. One of the bids brought
out by the second call was accepted by
the Board, and the necessary papers were
in due time made out and signed by the
contracting parties. Operations we're to
have been commenced at once, but the
"bond, suddenly growing shaky in the
knees, on account of certain alleged
short comings of the principal oontrac-
tor, sought release from further obliRa-
tion, which, we believe, was granted by
the Board on satisfactory showing. An
other call is therefore in order, and ap-
pears in this issue of the PRESS. The
proposals are 70 be opened on the 25th
of October. when, it Is to be hoped,
suitable and reliable party will be
awarded the contract, and that further
delays of the work-except such as may
be necessary on account Of weather.
will be avoided.
DR.. SINNERS new residence or Co.
iumbus street is now nearly finished,