The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-12-28


if II We're not for a special act of the
legislature passed eight years ago es-
pecially applying to this village, we
would have had no right to bond at
all and we would have been served
with an injunction 70 restrain us from
voting on even the amount that we
did. Again. we have already to pay
Interest ON $25. 900 and anyone who is
familiar with city affairs knows that
even this small amount embarasses us
in the paying Of the interest on that
amount, Already, one OF the old
bonds has been acknowledgement hecanse
of non payment of interest II this Isl
the case with a bonded Indebtedness Of
$25. 900 what would be the case with
the talked of additional $50. 900. which
would run our bonded Indebtedness up
to $15. OO0Y
In order TO check up the enigneer.
personally, got three separate estimates
on the proposed improvements. two
for water power plants and one on q
first class steam plant anu all of these
estimates furnished on the data taken
as basis by the engineer that looked
the ground over were within the esti
IN tied $40, 900 OF course, if the city had
To pay big price for the land adjoin-
ing the stream matters would be differ
ent and, perhaps $50, 600 would be
none too much. but the council will
not pay any fancy price for real estate
One other big objection raised was
that the exact location Of the proposed
plant was not kown 1t dosen I seem
necessary for me TO say much in reply
TO that objection. Ever since the in
adequacy of the present plant was first
appreciated the moving of the plant
| TO the Paint river has been agitated
and il was the common understanding
that when move was made it was TO
be TO the PANT river and that the
water power should be utilized. I
have no right TO say anything for any
alderman or member Of the board Of
public works bur | feel so confident
that IL was the idea Of all to place the
plant at the falls and TO use the Brair
Hill creek water that feel perfectly
secure in saying that there is where it
would have been located. BY placing
the plant there il was made an easy
matter TO run the main up through
Maple Grove and thus xiii two birds
with one stone, the one Of giving Maple
Grove residents water and fire protec-
tion and the other of making a connec-
tion with the power station. If our
voters will take the pains to look into
the matter they will find that every
move OF the council and board of public
works was made public by publishing
all the estimates aud proposals ia your
paper H. in his estimates the sur
veyor took any certain section line as
starting point il was because he had
10 start some where and besides it
was the same point that the paper mill
men started ont from for their pro-
posed dam, but as the surveyor said in
his estimate THE further mp the river
Won 20 the more power You get AT
the point the man started from we
would need dam seven or eight feet
high while up the stream dam four
or five feet would answer.
have also heard the statement
build it large enough so as TO supply
the mines with motive power | was
opposed to that position for the reason
that | believe the city has no right 20
use public money for such purpose
without aspecial act Of the legislature
Even should such power be delegated
MS / would not favor bonding the city
for any purpose other than one that
would accrue 10 the good Of every tax
payer.
] will say again that have no right |
to speak FOR anyone but myself, but |
feel sure that all of the members felt
that no more than what was a reason
able price between man and man should
be paid for the land and that il we
could get IL bv no other means we
would condemn 1t as we had a legal
right 10 do
What is the next thing on the pro-
gram you ask. | do not know. The
problem Will | think. be solved in
some manner without the investment
of large sum Of money in the present I
plant The bali has started rolling /
and IL will not stop until il brings up
against something permanent and
satisfactory
RICHARD WEHSE. II