The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-20
FOUR ALDERMEN INJECT BREATH IN.
ToiTAT MONDAYS MEETING
FAULktHEAu TO CONTINUE THE
$4,000 Addition to the $4,000 Power
plsnt-work to Begin as Soon as
Machinery Arrives

That Mr. Russell knew better what
he was staying around town For than
the Mayor did. or at least that the
Mayor let on that he did. was evidenced
last Monday evening when the council
voted 10 continue the erection of the
addition 10 the water power plant nm
der the supervision of the talkeneau
Construction company.
When asked the following morning
for statement Of what was decided
upon Mayor Webb informed a reporter
for The Diamond Drill that the council
had decided 10 continue the work He
stated that he had held IL up as long as
he could in an effort TO have the work
done In some othe- manner but that
four of the aldermen insisted upon IL
being done by the FalKeneau people
and that Ii would be done that way.
When asked bow the improvements are
10 be financed he replied that arrange.
ments have been made 10 get what
money Is necessary 10 complete the
work
AS stated in these columns last week,
the matter has been mp before the
council for about three weeks The
Falkeneau people were instructed 10
send man here and Russell came but
not for the meeting that 1t was intend
cd he should come. AZ a meeting held
"A fewNeyanipRs later the matter OF his
staying was brought up Mr.. Russell
stating that he wished 20 stay to make
some measurements May or Webb then
spoke up and stated that he wanted 10
distinctly understood that If Mr.. Rms
sell stayed he did SO at his own ex
pense. Alderman Scadden came 10
Mr.. Russel's rescue however, and |
Suggested that as it was bnt few /
days until Strauss was TO be here that
he be allowed TO stay and he was so
Strauss came and meeting |
was held Mr.. Strauss was asked for
an estimate of the amount necessary
to complete the plant and he stated |
that IL would take Sl3, 600 lie thought
that $ii. 600 would do IL but 10 be sure
he set the figure at Sl3. 000 He was
then asked TO take contract TO com
plete IL at that figure but he refused rs
he has too much Of a snap on the com
basis
The meeting ended nothing definite
was done. Several attempts were made
during the succeeding two weeks 10
get meeting but with no success.
Russell stayed.
Monday evening the council met
again and those who had been working
)ut the scheme came out from under
over and voted 10 have the Faulkeneau
people continue with the work.
The matter was not snapped off easily
II the meeting Monday night Indeed,
: was hard fought by Aldermen Nes-
'itt and Robbins who are both tax
,ayers and are trying TO honestly carry
'ut the wishes Of the taxpayers of the
'ity.
In order that there might be no mis- {
understanding by the people IL was
'oted upon three time. The first vote
vas to proceed with the extension OF
he waterworks upon which Robbins
nd Nesbitt voted "No. Then Alder
lan Nesbitt moved that the Faulken- 4
au people be not employed to complete
be plant and upon this being put 60 {
ote Robbins and Nesbitt voted YES
'hile the other four voted "No. "
alderman Wills then moved that the
aulkeneau people be employed and q
pom this vote Nesbitt and Robbins
nind itNn %