Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-05-26

L
On motion the account of the Michi-
gan Pipe company of $3,550.69, balance
on contract, be allowed and payment
recommended. t0
Smith & Adams submitted the annexed
proposition which is hereto attached and
made part of this report, and marked
"a"
On motion the proposition was accept
ed subject to the approval of the COun-
Gil. Provided that Smith & Adams shall
put in at their own expense an eight
inch special to make the connection be-
tween the pipe and the mill, and that in
case the village shall continue the pipe
up Huron street and thereby become liza
BILE to refund to Smith & Adams the cost
according to their proposition it shall
not include the price of such special nor
expense of putting it in.
The board, therefore recommend that
the Council accept and approve the work
done by the Michigan Pipe company. I'M
der and by virtue of the conditions and
| terms of their contract. Also that the
Council accept and approve of the prOp0-
sitiOn of Smith & Adams as modified by
the board.
Dated May 2lst, 1883.
GEO. w. BELL,
| jim. PERRY.
| Water Commissioners.
| CHEBOYGAN, Mich, May 18th, 1888.
To the Board of Water Commissioners of Che
boygan Village.
GENTLEMEN:-We hereby propose to
connect with the water works pipe near
the pumping house and put down an
eight inch pipe, similar to the piping
now used, extending the same along
Huron street to our planning mill; we to
bear all the expense of said pipe and put
| ting it down, and to have the privilege
| of erecting a stand pipe at our mill, with
attachment for hose for fire protection,
without paying any water rate; the vii
lage to refund to us the difference in cost
between four inch and the inch pipe
| when put down, and whenever said vii
| lage or Water Commissioners shall ex-
| tend the water works system through
said Huron street, then they shall refund
to us the balance of the cost of said pipe,
together with the cost or amount ex-
pended by us in putting the same down.
This to have no reference to the stand
pipe, which we put in and always main
tain at cur own expense. If we should
elect to use water for any other purpose
than fire protection we shall pay for the
same at regular rates.
We are very respectfully yours,
SMITH 81 ADAMS.
On motion the report was received, and
on motion of Trustee Smyth that part of
the report of the board referring to the
Michigan Pipe cOmpany's contract was
adopted, and the recommendation of the
board cOncurred in, and an order ordered
drawn in favor of the Michigan Pipe Co.
for the amount of $3,550.69 by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Trustees Smyth, VanArsdale
Blake and McArthur-4.
Nays-nOne.
On motion of Trustee Macarthur that
part of the report relative to the prOpO-
sitiOn of Smith g. Adams was adopted,
subject to the following conditions:
Smith & Adams may connect with the
main pipe where it crosses Huron street
and extend an inch pipe of the same
strength as the pipe heretofore used by
the village up Huron street to point OPP
pOsite their mill, to put the same down at
their own expense, and to the satisfac-
tiOn and approval of the Board Of Water
Commissioners, and that whenever the
village shall extend such pipe up Huron
street to connect with other pipe, then
the village will refund to Smith e. Adams
the cost of such pipe and the expense OF
laying the same, except the cost of any
special casting that they may put in for
their own benefit.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Trustees Macarthur, VanArsdale,
Smyth and Blake.
Nays-n0ne.