The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-08
New Hancock Council
Holds Its First
Meeting.
All Members Are Present.
No. Pr.sident Appoints the Marcus
stTnding Comn'ittees-Oher
News.

Tbenew Hancock council held its fret !
meeting yeste day afternoon. All the
trpstces were present when President
Scott called the board together.
After the certifeation OF election had
heen read by the clerk the president ap-
pointed the following standing commit
tees:
Fnance--Messrs Wright, Mason and K0r-
ridge.
Fire and Water--Messrs. Kerridge, Funkey
md Quayle.
Sidewalks and streets-Messrs. Bourke,
Kerridge and Quayle.
The usual amount OF accounts were
allowed, among them being bill oil Dr.
Gasser, Tor attendance on family
named Schultz during the diptheria cpl
demic. William Reutenback, engineer at
the water works, asked for an increase
of SO per month IN wages, and the mat
ter was referred to the water committee
with poN, er to act. A. j. Cook applied
for privilege to rent an acre q village
land IN West Hancock, Tor the location
of a single mill, but the attorney told
the board that the village could not
grant ground rent and the request could
not be allowed.
Insurance on the engine house was re-
dueed to $1,000 and entirely taken of
the contents. The little danger OF fire
and the ease with which the fire engine,
carte, etc., may be removed, was the
reason for the curtailment. The insur-
ance on the pump house was lett at 81
500, while that on pumps aud boiler was
reduced from SO. 500 to 81 600.
The appointment OF village officers by
the president is poscribed by the char
ter TO take place on the second Wednes-
day in April or at the next regular meet
ing.
The bonds Of the treasurer we're placed
at $50. 900; the marshal and clerk at
$1,000 each.
At the juncture, President Scott an-
nounced that everything else being out
OF the way, the investigation OF munlcl-
pal electric lighting would be taken up
He said that Mr.. IL. ii. Humphrey, OF
Detroit, an electrical engineer, would give
the council an idea OF the cost oil plant
requisite for the village use and that II
would be for the council to decide wheth
err or not to employ Mr.. Humphrey &c
draw plans and specifications on when
bids may be advertised Tor. Having
these bids showing the cost OF plant
the inference is that the voters would b'
able to weigh the matter Tor themselves
Mr.. Humphrey bias been here the pas
three days ana has made careful lhVes
tigation OF the field and requlrments' ant
in his opinion a so arc and 1,5OO mean
descent plant can be put IN LOT unue
$4,000. He Advised bonding LOT ina
amount to include the addition necessar'
to the pump house. Mr., Humphrey wen
into considerable detail and answered
MANY ouest,ons. He said such plan
, NAV be run with the ADDITION Vi vi
axnerienced electrician to the two engine
now employed. He cited large hunoe
Of plants being run by towns IN the lowe
mart NJ the state OF about the size
Hancock az beng run by that ioic'
The difference IN the cost Oh e'e''''''
apparatus now as compared 10 i've
six wears ago the engineer said was emo
mons. To those outside OF the pusihe'
the reduction is surprising for the reaso
that their knowledge is based on tue .o'
of plants in operation round aoou' 'ne
and which have been in operation seYer'
years. H..
MFR. Humphrey said decidedly tna'
single plant such as he ngureu VI w.
ample. With the low speed epe'n.'
usa now in the electric lighting Dus'ne
tho chances OF break downs is reuuceu
n minimum not worth considering II
annual cost OF operating the plant wou
come under SO 900 per year, Tor a p'a'
in connection with the water works
r;vos a little advantage in economical
s.oom and the using OF engines
both. ,o,s n,
Mr. Humphrey had prepared plans a.
considerations and contraction sucn pa
90 h. recommended and this was REQ
After considerable more dlScu'., .nar,
hoard voted unanimously to au,hor'
Mr. Humphrey to submit the p'onS
vor;ous manufacturing concerns 'o' v
ond be WAS engaged az ad isory ens nn
to look over the bids at cos. u vi
Mr.. G. A. Wright said after the me ','a
that he was Of the opinion that the ne, p on
talked OF and recommended by the en- ,
neer was not large enough to me-" s,so :
wan wants Of the village and he was also },
h;ons on the idea that single plant 81 =.
o o.v Described was safe. A duplicate pa !
he thought was necessary n 'o msde
the evident desire OF the psop y, .hs :,
ordering Of an investigation o. s s"s -
iect obligatory on the counc', ;, NJ,