The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-23
LOOKS AS If THE COUNCIL AMI
fLATTLEY WILL GET TOGETHER
NOT DECIDED ON POWER PLANT
No Street Work viii be Done This
v summer Paid Up Outstanding
Bills

II looks very much as If the threatened
break between Mr. Flattley and the
common council will be amicably set
tied. The council is in frame OK
mind TO do the right thing with Mr.
FlattIey and at the same time guaru
the city's interests.
Mr.. Flattley appeared before the
council at the meeting held last MOD
day evening and talked the matter over.
He has claim for extras ana also naa
about 81. 200 due him from his con-
tract The amount due him was order
ed paid and 800 were ordered paid
him in addition, that sum being the
amount Of engineering service charged
TO him on the extra sewer that ne built
In the alley between Fourth and Firth
streets
The contract stipulated that should
tba contractors not finish the work
within-a stated time the engineer 3 SER
vices should be paia by the contractor
instead OF the city. Mr.. Hurkman
didn't finish within the requisite length
OF time and the engineers services
after tnat time were charged TO him.
The sewer that he contsructeo in the
alley was an extra piece OF work not
proyided for In the contract and In the
i;Yst rsokoning the engineers services
hid been charged to Mr.. Flattley on
this piece Of work the same as on that
covered by the contract This injustice
the council readily rectified when the
matter was called to their attention
Mr.. Flattley has four etxra Items
that he claims about "a. 900 ought to be
paid him for. These items have been
explained at length In these columns
heretofore. The council wishes 10 be
fair with Mr.. Flattley. They told him
40 The members recognize that q good
lob was done that money was lost,
partly through misnanagment and
partly because OF the difficulties OF the
times. They wish TO fairly oompen-
safe Mr.. Flattley and at the same time
they do not wish to pay for any OF his
mistakes With that end in view the
matter was left to Mayor Webb to can
vass carefully and try and arrive at o
fair settlement
The matter of the improvement at
the power plant were taken up In an
informal way and talked over but moth
ing definite was done. AT previous
meeting Mr.. Afford, who Is without
doubt the best informed man on such
work in these parts appeared before the
council and talked the mattar sver
with them. The council would like 10
finish the work but the funds will not
allow OF all Of it's being done. They
certainly will not last IL the Falkeneau
people come back and carry on as they
did last year. On their coming back
the council is divided. Some want
them back some don't.
In this connection 1t may be remarked
that these people have had abont the
same kind OF complaints registered
against them from Paw Paw whers
they had contract for power plant.
The Paw Paw people arose in theii
might.about three weeks ago and thor'
were some dolngs there for time
The balance due on the machinery,
amounting TO a.. 800 was ordered paid
70 that the city owes nothing on AN,
of the material or machinery that the,
have on the ground The pump hau
not been purchased yet but the wheel
and dynamo have been
That the administration intends tDer'
shah be no let.up 10 the effort 10 rio
this city of the cow nuisance Ia appar
emf from the fact that the Mayor wa
instructed to have the old pound re
pa&red and TO make arrangements fo
another pound TO be located In the ives
end Of the city. The mayor intends Il
do his duty In this line ara In hi
efsYts he will be supported by ev@y
ono who has the interest OF the city q
heart
Considerable troable has been ha'
A3ely In the first ward from nign
providers and Joseph Ksast was em
ployed TO patrol ths ward and an allow
anes OF f20 per month was voted hin
for that purpose. Mr. Keast IL jns
the mas 10 keep the prowIers dow
over there and the citizens OF the ward
especially the women, will not b
afraid 10 60 from the business sectlol
TO their homes hereafter as has bee
the case OF late.
CrystE Falls, Mich,
Nav IN. 1905