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liness, but also will give to this pipe
sufficient carrying capacity to obvi-
atte the need of laying new main
in this street before 1t is paved.
Il wish here to acknowledge the
courtesy which your superintendent
and department have extended to our
company.
Yours very truly,
NATIONAL WATER MAIN CLEAN
ING COMPANY,
Burt B. Hodgman,
Gen. Supt."
The report was received and or
dered placed on the minutes, after
which Commissioner Snedeker Of
fered the following motion: That
the engineer be requested to make
a report on the cleaning Of the
mains and recommend the advisable
ity of further work" The motion
was carried. The board gave Mr..
Hodgman permission to store his ap-
paratus in the departments yard. as
1t Will be two weeks before the engi-
neer's report is received.
Letter From Pump Company.
President Clark said that he had
received letter from the Wisconsin
Engine Company. to whom the board
recently awarded a contract for 3
new 100000 gallon high duty
pump to be installed at Runyon, but
that he had inadvertently left 1t in
his desk. The company, he said, ex-
pressed thanks for the contract and
wanted Its certified check returned.
Mr.. Clark said that the check could
not be returned until the bond Of the
company was received and approved
by the city attorney. On motion Of
Mr. Haney, the finance committee
was instructed to return the check
when the proper bond Is filed and ap-
proved.
Farewell to Mr.. Clark.
Just before adjournment Mr..
Haney turned ta President Clark,
whose term IA. res this year. and
said: "As this is the last meeting
this year ! wish to thank you for the
cordial relations that have existed
between us. | am sorry that you are
retiring and. while ] am speaking
personally for myself. am sure the
other members OF the board also re-
gret 1t. Our relations have been most
pleasant" The other commissions
ers. all Of whom were present. said
that Mr.. Haney had expressed their
sentiments.
In reply Mr.. Clark said: 4 am
very thankful, gentlemen, that you
feel this way and assure you that
| will miss these pleasant little
meetings"
Mr.. Clark has been republican
member Of the board for five years,
being appointed In 1908, when the
board had democratic majority. In
1905 Ira r. Grouse was appointed In
place of William p. OHara. Mr..
Grouse being republican, the board
was given a republican majority and
President Patrick Convery was suo-
ceeded by Mr.. Clark. Last night was
the last meeting OF the present
board and, II the aldermen do not
appoint Mr. Clark's successor before
January 8. which ia the next regular
meeting of the commissioners, the
business will be transacted by four
commissioners. AS the Board OF AL
dermen has democratic majority the
new commissioner will probably be a
democrat. This will give the DEM
ocrats a majority in the board again,
which makes possible the election OF
a democratic president.
The letter which Mayor Boil
schweiler recently sent to Mr.. Clark
about the new pump and his reasons
for signing the contract, as was pub
lished in the NEWS, was read and
ordered place on the minutes
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granted requisition for 500 No.
straight fire brick, 90 No. jamb
brick, so medium arch brick and so.
small fire brick.