The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-16

Council fails 10 Meet TOT Lack OF
Quorum.
At the special meeting of the board
of public works held last evening the
nlans and specifications of Engineer
Craig were presented and a motion
vas adopted recommending their APP
provah and acceptance by the council,
also that the council authorize tho
advertising of bids on the same.
The board also recommends that
the city adopt the plans and specifica-
tons prepared some time ago by the
engineer for a million dollar reservoir
for the upper system, and secure bids
on the construction thereof
II was decided at the suggestion Of
Mr.. Francis that an extension of time
be given in which advantage may be
taken of the discount on water rates
Hitherto under the regulations gov
erning the water department, a dis
count was allowed when payments
were made within ten days after the
conclusion OF the quarter. This was
Of the water consumers did not re-
ceive their salaries until after the ex-
piration of the ten-day period, and
therefore il was decided to allow here
after twenty days i'm which discount
might be allowed. This will give sur
ficient time for everybody interested
to have had n payday.
The engineers specifications for the
new pump are as follows:
pump to have normal capacity of
$50 gallons per minute. pumping from
a series two inch pipe wells connect
ed with six inch suction mains APP
rroximately 300 feet long, suction lift
Q; fcet. and discharging into a reser-
voir through approximately $500 feet
of ten inch mains, combined pressure
and friction head equal to $50 feet.
"Offers are desired on both single
acting and double acting triplex
pumps: offers will also be considered
on centrifugal pump.
Guaranteed efficiency together with
detailed specifications of materials
used and style OF construction must
accompany bids. Pump to be operat'
ed by two phase 1000 volt, 60 cycle
electric motor geared to pump using
rawhide pinions.
THE switchboard is to be marble
panel complete with pipe supports ON
which are mounted on oil brake com
pensation arranged TO open circuit on
overload or no voltage. In case COM
pensaton is not arranged special
switch shall be provided with suitable
relays to open circuit on overload or
no voltage. Panel to be large enough
to accommodate in addition to above
on polyphase watt-hour meter in
front, current and potential trans
formers in rear; panel to be further
equipped with one volt meter reading
to $500"
Bids for furnishing three hundred
feet of six-inch pipe were received
from the I. f.. Swift Co. and the Por-
tage Lake Hardware company and re-
ferred to the council.
Council Meeting Adjourned.
The meeting of the council to have
been held last evening was adjourned
until o'clock this evening on account
of the lack of quorum, due to the
illness or absence from the city of sew
eral of the members. Mr.. Gould OF
Minneapolis, an attorney representing
T.. r. Sykes the consulting engineer
who did some work for the city in re-
lation to electric and water plants a
couple of years ago. was on hand pre-
pared to make an effort to secure for
his client the payment of the sum OF
$1,000 which Mr.. Sykes claims to DE
due him and which he has several
times tried to collect. The city re-
jects Mr.. Sykes claim, declaring that
they had never authorized Mr. Craig
to make plans for water system, on
ly having given instructions for the
preparation of plans and estimates for
an electric plant. Mr.. Sykes claims
that the board of public works en-
gagged him to make complete ana
comprehensive series of plans for
combined water and electric lighting
system. which he did and for which
he insists on receiving payment. The
matter will be discussed at this even
ing's session of the council. Sidewalk
assessment rolls will be approved and
considerable other business disposed
OF that will make the session one az
considerable length and interest.