The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-02
THEY WANT
TO KNOW.
Board Of Public Works Desire to
Learn Their Powers in
MANAGEMENT Of Municipal
Affairs. Present Resolu-
tion to Council.

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!; Affairs. Present Resolu-
/ tion TO Council.
The board Of public works OF this
city held meeting on last Monday
and decided to do something towards
! finding out where they are at whether
. the council. the mayor or the publics
works board is cit when it comes TO
the question of managing the public
! works OF the city, especially the
! electric light and water works system.
This determination is the result OF
; the turning down Of the man Hender-
son, who was reported to the council
!. as the man favored by the public
works board for the position of
superintendent of the system
While. as stated. the board feels
/ that IT ought to know its powers and
j privileges. the members are By no means
IN favor OF the hammer and tongs
I. methods of experiment, preferring
harmony.
IN order to concliate the council and
promote that harmony the board de.
. cided to present to the council court
eous resolution calling attention to
what the board is striving to bring
about and asking that the council
assist in the movement. The re-
solution is AZ follows
part Of the official record
To the Mayor and the Council of
the City Of Crystal Falls,
Gentlemen
i WHEREAS the city Of CRYSTAL Falls
has issued her municipal ronds for
large sum Of money wits which 10 |
construct water power system Of
electric lights and has erected plant
valued at from Cine Hundred Thousand
70 One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars, and now has the conseauent
annual expense of the interest on said
bonds and maintenance Of the plant
and
WHEREAS, it j. ~ the greatest
necessity that the earnings of the plant
should be as great az possible. and in
order TO meet these annual and ir-
cident expenses now, therefore
This board finds the following con
ditions existing and makes the follow. =
ing recommendation to the council .
for your consideration "
I The old part Of the wiring Of !,
the electric light plant il in very bad =
condition the transformers are Of an :
Did type and are III many instances :
very much overloaded AMI. therefore = =
'urrish poor service tl consumers IL :.
i, therefore, necessary to have -
thorough overhauling Of the wiring of :. ;.
he whole system u
q The system Of water mains and
iydrants are in many instances in lad
epair and leaky
3 A map showing ali Of the -shr,t ~
ifs. .yalvAe absolutely needed to be on in
he in tie city Office. or
4. A new apparatus Of new type Of ha
Iynamo ia about to be installed in gc
he station, and system Of street 10
lghting about TO be introduced. dr
g. Continual attention to the water b.
power plant and machinery is now al
demanded TO insure safety and salts a
'actory working under all conditions al
,ogether with other requirments which OF
will present themselves from time To Il
time and at different seasons of the 81
year All Of which are peculiar to "
water works, electric light plants and
sewerage particularly the installation
81 meters whereby and equitable
system Of charges can be maintained.
AND. WHEREAS The Council has, =
by an ordinance, taken the power from
the Board of Public Works to hire :,
and vested this power
in the mayor now, therefore, :
Prompted by desire to have the :,
whole plant run on a business basis,
we. the board of public works, do here y
by recommend that a competent water
works and electric light superintendent
be employed at once, or as soon as
possible, 10 make thorough examina-
tion OF the present system Of wiring
both Of the streets and in the residences,
halls or stores using the electric cur !,
rent. and to examine the transformers
and make such changes in them and
in the lines of wiring as will remedy
the existing defects in the present sys-
tenn that have for some years existed,
and put the whole lighting plant in
such shape and conditionas will perfect
the service to the people and further,
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