Telegram-herald., 1890-10-22

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ap. sn1 IA coed f1nh "a ordcf-
The pump was aes xasd Tor the kish service.
sha IN order @ test Il. Ia accordance with its
gusrantee u wss necessary 90 connect with
the sfand pipe az that tine gnteF contract.
Delay ia obtxialHg connecting pipe aRa erect
ms ne stand pipe. rentersd it impossible 10
make ths test. a. the tim the pump WAS ready
Tor operation. aad the board would n0l accept
10 anless tested.
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after seiag put ia place. and MAS used 10 pump
direct into the mains aad lhe amount Of con
samptioa OF the higa service rendered II in-
Possible 20 par the mscAineTy IN a condition
20 make the test until such a time IS the con
sumption should decrease Suficleutiy 20
allow the pump 10 90 the required service
without being run day and night This aid
not occur uatil the 18th day OF November at
which tEa- the test Was made.
The test was deemed 80 i'm Dcrtant. that the
Board Of Public Works authorized the presi-
dent g. engage competent engineer 10 be
present aud take part IN the t.st on behalf OF
the city. The president employed Prof. NJ. h..
Cooley. Of the d partment OF mechanical en-
gineerlng, OF the University OF Michigan. Fair
banks. Morse 4 Co. selected Prof John NJ.
Hill OF Cineinnattl.
The result OF the test was that the en-
did agree thst the guarantee could not be
carried out In the present construction Of the
pump.
Another propositlan was soon after made
by the contractors. that another test be made
by three engineers, one 10 be chosen by the
city. one by the contractors. and these two en-
glnecrs 20 eh0oss third. The board refused
70 accept this proposition Subsequently an.
ether proposition was made by Fairbanks
Morse 4 Co.. that they would change the pump
ana connections IN any way that the board
would suggest. In order 10 make il as effective
as possible. This proposition was subm tied
Prot Cooley. with request that he recommend
such changes rs would in his opinion effect the
desired result He did so. and the last propo
sition was accepted by the board and tho
castings were made. and Will be
placed In position soon u.
pract cable. These improvements, when
placed in position. VIII have cost the contrac-
tors about 500. As the bill of Mr. Hin to the
contractors for making the test was 500. and
In view Of the good results obtained, It seem.
IS though the account of Prof. Cooe OF
S2l6.10. WAS as reasonable as could be ex-
pected.
By order OF the board.
JAMEs Y. DAVIS.
President"
AID. Creque moved that the communication
be accepted. and that the account OF ". E
Cooley be allowed and the comptroller place
the same In his next report.
Carried.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque
Doren. Doyle. Emmer. Hauser. Miller. Mills
O'DOnneu. Saunders. Stein. Stokes. Sproul
Stebbins. Stryker. Turner, Yerex-lS.
Nays-None.
Tia. canfracr for he erpcfioYl Of Eufton
street Park fountain. between the city o
Grand Rapids and Henry Brobst and JohT
Hines was presented. and reported correct il
form by che city attorney.
AID. Yerex moved that the contract be ap
proved and the mayor instructed 10 execute
the same in behalf Of tne city.
/ Carried
/ Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter, Creque
| Doren. Doyle, Hauser. Miller. Mills 0'Don
nell. Saunders. Stein. Stokes. Sprou. Steb
| bins. S,ryker. Turner. Yerex-l7
/ Nays-None.
Approximate estimate of cost OF con-
/ stEucting sewer in Ninth avenue
/ aud the alley west OF South Ionia
/ street. from Tenth avenue 10 south
I Ionis street. Amount................,...S SIC 0
/ Amended estimate Of cost of i'm
/ proving alley in block IL. Dexter
Fraction. Amount. 40 o
Amended estimate OF cost OF improv-
ing alley between Second aud Third
street. from Pettibone street TO
Fremont street. Amount ....... ..... 80 O
/ Amended estimate of cost OF improy-
| Ing Caledonia street. from Pain
field avenue to Taylor street.
Amount .....-.-.. .--..........-... 80 Q
The ABOVE estimates were accepted an,
placed on ale.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun
/ eli:
Gentlemen-Regardinz the matter OF dese
; mating what funds would properly be eharga
I bic for the cost Of piactas crates IN the inter
Z section Of South Division strest aud Wenhau
/ avenue. jefferson and Wealth. syenaes. Plea
SAINT street and Jefferson avenue. and FIT
and Jeffers avenues referred 20 In resoln
/ ton found on page 40 of printed proceeding,
| would say that for the FIRST mentioned m
I expense should be borne equally by ne Firs
and Tenth wart highway funds. The secon'
| by the Thir,l and Tenth wards. the third an
| fourth by the Tenth ward
| There should also De crates placed IN Sout
| Division aud Island streets a. toe same con
7 ditlons exist as ~ the other points meRtione,