The Ward County independent., 1909-04-15
WITH THE CITY, COUNCIL
Interesting Batch of Busine.sAutos Must Keep Of Via
uct.--Didn't Buy Hose---Wil Secure Hydraulic
Enqineer---Aid For Band

The Minst city council met in
regular session Monday night. April
IL, Mayor Clark and the following
aldermen present: ~
Hendrickson, Botz, Dunnell, Reed
Mclaughlin, Prescott, nderson
spath, scofeld. vandcnoever and
Hurd. x.lH1
Residents OF Harrison township
were present to hear the citys ar.
guments in the annexation case, but
City Attorney Bosard stated that
the hearing had been postponed, for
apcut four weeks. James Johnson,
who Represented Harrison township
asked that he be notified OF the date
of the next hearing, as we'll a. the
.signers of thu remonstrance and the
city attorney stated that his request
would be compiled with.
The resolutions providing for an
nexing the territory, are being re-
published this week, and will appear
Independent, according to law.
The report of the fire committee
was received. the committee consist
ing of Aldermen Dunnell and Nc
Laughlin. The committee consider
ing that the purchase Of 1000 feet OF
hose. was an emergency had caused
the auditor to correspond with the
w. S. Mutt Co. of Minneapolis and
the Eureka Hose Co. Of New York
City, and representatives Of those
concerns were present. Fred WILL
man, who represents the Plant Rub
ber Co. was also present. and each
of these concerns had submitted
sealed bids. The committee had re-
ported favorable to buying 500 feet
of hose from each of the Mutt and
the Eureka companies. Alderman
Prescott protested to buying so
much hose without advertising and
as the bids were not accompanied by
certified checks, moved that no hose
be purchased at the Monday night
meeting, and that the auditor be in
structed to advertise for bids for the
same. This was seconded by Alder
man Vandenoever and passed unani-
mously.
The bids however had been opened
and were as follows:
Plant Rubber Co. 1000 feet OF
hose, guaanteed for 36 months. 400
lbs. pressure, so lbs. to the section
at IS cents per foot. -..'
Eureka Hose Co. three varieties OF
hose, guaranteed for years, 400 lbs.
pressure at soc. soc and $1.o0 Der
foot .a@s H.. 49,.
w. S. Mutt Co. Arrow brand, wax
and gum hose, 400 lbs. pressure,
guaranteed for three years, per
foot, 90c. .1l
w. s. Mutt Co. 1000 feet Warsaw
hose, per foot, 75c.
whitman Explains.
Mr.. whitman representing the
Plant Rubber Co. appeared before
the council, and asks why his hose
had been given a test, and that seven
sections had been found to be
faulty, and that the committee con-
:sidered it would be well to give
the hose from the other two com
panies trial. Mr.. Willman ex-
plained that he had examined the
hose, and that he considered that
it had been eaten by. acid, perhaps
from the chemical engines. He felt
sure that his company would be
willing to stand back of it's guaran-
tee. and Mr.. Dunnell suggested that
a section Of the hose be sent to
chemist to determine whether it had
been eaten by acid or not.
Representatives Talk.
The representatives of various
companies were given an opportuni-
ty to appear before the council and
during the time that each talked,
the others absented themselves
from he chamber.
Mr.. whitman first appeared and
explained that his company gave as