The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-03
WARLlKB ALDERMEN
Special Com mittee Makes Report
That Virtually Impeaches Board
of Public Works.
Gay, Miller and Snively Discuss
Water Works Purchase
Special rleeting Ordered.

The council meeting Monday
night opened tame enough, but
on several occasions before the
adjournment was reached things
came pretty close to the incan-
descent stage.
The board of public works
submitted bids for printing it's
report; also a request to increase
salary of assistant engineer from
$14OO to $780,; a protest from
citizens of Central Duluth was
presented against the piling of
mill wood on vacant blocks be-
cause it increased insurance rates
on adjoining property. The
vote turning down the appoint
ment of c. J. Johnson as special
policeman at the west end was
reconsidered and the appoint
ment confirmed. A "cow pasture
light was ordered transferred
from somewhere to the end of
the street car line at 32nd
avenue west. A final payment
of 100000 on E. H. Gays
bond contract was extended and
another attempt to condemn
right of way for the spur track
to the pump house was ordered
set in motion.
PUMP HOUSE WAR.
The pump house investigating
committee, composed of Alder
men Jefferson, Cochrane and
Harker, reported in substance:
The total amount of the con-
tract as amended is $24, ,OO4. on
instead of $22,162.5O, the sum
reported to the council; the sum
for which the extras were con-
tracted for is SO, ,7O4.5O in excess
Of the sum recommended by the
oert committee and adopted
the council instead Of
'62.5O, as reported to the
neil by the board; the speci-
tions in the contract let are
the same as recommended by
expert committee and
pied by the council, there
lg no provisions for tearing
vn the engine and boiler
m walls, binding the new
asters~ and columns into the
ndations, nor for cutting
stretchers and headers to
:ommOdate the brick back
and that the specifications
he contract as let are indefi-
and incomplete, whereas
Sc recommended by the ex-
committee and adopted by
council are the contrary;
contract was not let for a
p.sum as directed by the
,cil, but is for detailed
Of extras, each item hav-
pecific cost, and aggrega-
$5686.5O; the contract was
ct in accordance with any
cement between Fredrick-
and the board made prior
1e time that the board re-
ed to the council that it
let the contract, but was
de on a proposition for ex-
submitted later by Fred
kson and agreed to on June
the committee found that
,mbers of the Contractors
sociation do not charge for
e in compiling figures for
ltracting purposes, and the
1trary statement of the
ard to the council was not a
t.
wo resolutions were sub
tied with the report. The
t was that the contract
lde with Fredrickson by the
be repudiated and an
,, but that, to avoid liti-
ya1on, contract be let to
3redrickson for the lump sum
# $22,162.5O, if he desired it.
>he second one was that the
acts set forth be considered as
harges against the three men,
rs of the board of public
,rks, and that they be mott
to appear before the coun-
lily 10 and show cause, If
existed, why they should
t be removed from office.
Then the war broke loose.
hi moved to add Sang, Grass
'er and Shannon to the
mittee; Sang called it "a
handled investigations
4rdson said it reminded
'xnooting a man first
wing him afterwards.
rt was piece of spite
was satisfied with
r when the expert