The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11
MORE MONEY PAID
TO THE ENGINEERS
oKEEf & oRBIsoN WHO DREW PLANS
FOR EXTENSION GET CLAIM
.FALktNAU MACHINERY ARRIVES
workmen Have Occupied the Week 10
Getting Squared Away 50 as 70
Begin Digging Next Week

The city council held It's regular
monthly meeting last Monday evening
and the biggest share Of the work done
was the allowing Ut claims. One of
the principal claims passed upon was
that of Okeet d Orbison. the engineers
who drew the plans and prepared the
specifications for the extension TO the
power plant
This work was done over year ago
and the agreed price was 500 II was
claimed last year that tine firm had not
completed its work as agreed upon and
the council allowed the firm $500 as
payment for the work that they had
done. IL seems that the firm insisted
upon getting it's full pound Of flesh and
the balance of the bill was paid last
Monday night
Treasurer Hollow showed by his
regular monthly report that there was
in the treasury on July the sum OF
81, 900.
A carload of the machinery needed
for work on the power plant extension
arrived last week aud Sunday Mr.
Walker had il nnloaded nc the plant
Two partial car loads. one containing
about thousand pounds and the other
a coil of wire rope, arrived later and
were unlosded during the week The
rails were laid for the carting away OF
the rock and the push cars are ready
for work
Last Friday crew of men aud sev
eral teams were sent to Mansfield 10
load mp carload Of clay for stopping
the leak in the Golfer dam ON Tues
day the pump was put at work remov-
ing the sand and preparations made TO
chink mp the leak
The cement has been found 10 be
badly damaged and much Of II will be
useless Men were set at work sorting
IL over and the spoiled lot will be dis
carded
The official proceedings are as fol-
lows
Crystal Falls. Mich,
July 6, 1908.
regular meeting OF the City Coun-
ell was called 70 order on the above
date by Mayor r. b Webb Roll call.
ed Members present. S. .Iacka,
rhos Wills. VIM. Nesbitt, Frank
Scadden and A. l. Robbins Absent
Thos Penglase.
Minutes Of previous meeting was
read and approved
Moved 10y J, $. Jacka and seconded
by A. L. Robbins that the monthly re-
port Of the City Treasurer. r. r..
Hollow be accepted and placed ON file
Motion carried
Moved by A. L. Robbins and second
ed by Thos Wills that the monthly re-
port OF Health Officer, Dr. A. NJ Darl-
ing be accepted and placed Ion file
Motion carried
Moved by Frank Scadden and second
ed by Thos. Willis that the liquor bond
Of Palm aud Matson as principals and
Alfred Nyinnd and VIM Russell ~
sureties. and the liquor bond Of Fred
Floodstrand AS principal and John Mo
berg ana Daniel Ross as sureties bs
approved Motion carried
! Moved by Thos Wills and seconded
by J. s. ,Iacka that the following bills
be- allowed az audited by the auditing
COMMITTEES and the Clerk be- instructed
TO issue orders for same Roll call.
Ayes j. =. Jacka Thos Wills, VIM.
Nesbitt. Frank scadden and A. l..
Robbins Motion carried.
GENERAL FUND
+, II Abbott Salary June I 90. Oo
X. r. Hollow Salary June 37 81
W J. Gribble Salary June 37.5t
L. Aeschliman salary June 90 o.
A. NJ, Darling Salary June 4l.6i
Ralph Waite Salary June %. OQ
Joseph Keast Salary June 300
VIM. Plank Pound Master