The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-02
CAMEWELL
Fire and Police Alarm
System Again Turned
Down by Safety Board.
New Bids Called For.

New Bids Called For.
At the regular meeting of the goard
of public safety in the mayors Office
Friday evening all members were pres
ent. Member Blake submitted re-
port of the examination of applicants
for firemen in which the following
three we're successful and we're enter
ed on the eligible list: Oscar Dan
ford, John Keller and Charles Renner.
A paper was submitted by Mayor
Turnbull and Chief Mesnar, recon-
mending Robert Bushong, who for the
past year has been serving as a substi-
tute fireman to the regular service.
The contract drawn by City Solicitor
Day, between the. board and the Stein
er Coal company for the supply of the
city's coal for the coming year was
read and approved and signed by the
members of the board.
An application for examination for
the police force from Jacob G. Gross
klaus, of Rowland street, was received
and fled
In addition to Representative Pease,
who has been here for several weeks,
the general superintendent of the
| Gamewell Police and Fire Alarm Sys-
| tenn was present at the meeting to
| make final effort to have their sys-
| TEN installed in Canton and on this
question hot argument took place.
This system Is claimed to be the
| most satisfactory one in the country
and. was approved by the entire board
! after an examination of their service
in Alliance and Youngstown, where it
has been very satisfactory After an
examination by an expert of the com
pany and City Electrician Leininger, a
| bid was submitted, covering all the
requirements, for the sum of $19,950,
which is only $50 less than the appro-
priation of the board for this work
| The board however, considered the
price exhorbitant, and this has been
| the subject of contention ever since.
| At secret meeting of the board
held last Tuesday evening it was de-
cided to make a final offer to- the
| company of $4,000, specifying that
! this would be the only condition on
which their system would be installed.
| THE price of our bid" said the sup
erintendent," was reached after a
careful investigation into your require
ments and allows us only a fair pro-
fit. To submit to your terms would
only be confession of knavery; be-
sides being unfair to other cities, as
this is the regular price"
| He then made the offer to pay half
the expenses of an expert to be Sc
| lected by the board to again investi-
gate the requirements of the city to
determine the cost, and when this was
refused offered to sell their system ac-
cording to the specifications, with the
exception of the wire for $4,000 but
the board refused to divide the con-
| tract
| The arguments were cut short by a
motion by Mr.. Herbruck to re-adver-
tise for bids, which was carried.
BY Blake-To have the clerk read
vertise until noon on October 10, spec
flying that certified check for $1,000.
accompany all bids and that the sue
cessful company give bond for s1O.-
GOO for their faithful compliance to
the contract. Carried.
The Gamewell representative tren
made request that all information
and specifications submitted by them
be returned. Mr. Herbruck made a.
motion to return the check and infor-
nation submitted by the Gamewell
company. Carried.
| The following bills were read and
ordered paid:
Salaries for the police department for
last half of September, $10O7 .S2; sal
airy for fire department, $1345. 70; John
Leininger, salary, $35; John Imhoff,
salary, $2S; Joseph B. Ryan, for kill
ing dog, 81; Miller & Blanchard, liv-
cry, $3.50; L. P. d. Yost, garbage
can, So; H. A. Keefauver, spouting on
patrol house, $43.70; l.. A. Baer, tab
let's, 81; w. H. Reed, sustenance of
prisoners, $1.40; Canton Hardware Co.,
supplies, $3.70; Diebold Safe and Lock
Co., gold leaf, $5; DR.. G. F. Zinninger,
medical services, $9 F. Brothers, hay,
$1050; w. ID. Theobold supplies, Csc.
Standard Oil Co., oil. $4.25; Durbin 4
Wright, supplies, 1884; ]. Schellhase,
horse shoeing, $3.45; News Democrat
Publishing Co., advertising for bids,
s25.S5; William Barber & Sons, chop
and bran. $11.53.