The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-23
Common Council.

At O special meeting Of che common
council held April IS, 1892, there were
present j. G.. Turner, president, J. u.
Smith, S. Kinney, J. A. Campbell,
Geo. Trudeau, J. Q. McKernan, and
\. Boivin, trustees, and l.. j. Shepard,
clerk.
The minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
The finance com aiittee reported the
following bills and recommended they
be allowed and paid:
Ihling Bros. & Everard dates etc s 9 80
II. G. Rothwell, water works
survey, 5000
J. Q. McKernan, same, $50
+. Hursey, same, 5.25
J. Lotus, same, $50
P. Culliney, same, 5.25
The communication Of w. t. Angel,
dated April IA, 1892, relative to taking
village bonds upon water works con-
tract was read and on motion placed on
file.
S. Kinney, for the committee on
water works, reported that he had en-
gagged Mr.. ]. P. Edwards, of Hough-
ton, TO measure the supply Of water in
the creek running through section Is
and also the one running through
section 0, commonly called the Sterk
creek, and that the supply was abund-
ant in either place, the one running
through 10 being too large to be meas
ured by the appliances ct hand.
Mr.. Edwards being present, on re-
quest gave in substance the results Of
the investigation of the Sterk creek as
follows: On account of the frozen
condition of the ground it was impos-
sible to stop all the flow OF the stream,
but without taking into account the
waste there was flowing at the present
time $4,000 gallons per day, or
supply sufficient under ordinary con-
ditions for place of $500 inhabitants.
That the season has been unusually
dry so that the supply is not much above
the normal flow IN summer months.
He gave it as his opinion that with
proper storage capacity there would be
found no difficulty with the supply for
many years, and that in case the sup
ply from this creek should ever he
found inadequate the council could at
any time extend flow pipe or launder
to the creek on sec. Is and obtain that
water without altering any part of the
present plant.
On motion Of J. Q. McKernan it was
resolved that the water supply for our
water works system be taken at Sterk's
creek.
On motion Of j. b. Smith Mr.. Ed
wards was asked to make proposition
to the village regarding the superin-
tending OF putting in system of water
works and looking after the best in
terests of the village in said matter and
in advising the council or its commit
tees in whatever pertains to the work.
s. Kinney presented the following
resolution which was on motion of
John Campbell unanimously adopted:
ResolUed, that the committee on
water works and electric lights be and
are hereby authorized to correct and |
complete, by and with the advice Of the
engineer, the plans for the water works
and to draw up specifications. and adj |
vertise for bids ut the earliest practical
time, for The construction of said water |
works aud furnishing materials for the
same: said advertisement to invite bids !
for cast iron, kalamine and wood pipe,
and the bidder tn state whether he will |
take the 6eooI bonds of the village at par
for the whole or any portion OF the con-
tract price, and said bids to I've subject !
to the approval Oh rejection OF the
common council.
On motion OF j. b. Smith the water
works committee were requested to
employ an engineer to make profile of
the entire syste n OF water works at |
once.
On motim the council adjourned
subject to call Of Il Q president.
l.. J. SHEpApp, Clerk.