The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-07
COAL CONTRACT
IS NOT AWARDED
AFTER TIE VOTE MAYOR CASTS
DECIDING BALLOT, SENDING
MATTER BACK TO BOARD
PUBLIC WORKS.

The question of awarding con-
tract for the purchase of cargo OF
cooi for the city was the occasion last
,,,eninp OF the FIRST tie vote that has
occ,rred I'm the Hancock city council
during Mayor James administration
necesstating the mayor casting tho
decidinq vote. The matter under con-
sideration was communication from
the hoard Of public works referring To
the council the two proposals received
for simplifying the coal, one being from
the People's Fuel company and the
other from the Portage Coal ana DOCK
company. Or. Scallon moved that the
latter be accepted although not the
Lowest Alderman Maier moved as an
amendment that the entire matter DE
,eferred hack To the board. of public
works ,c- that body TO make definite
recommendation to the council on
vote being taken there were four votes
for DIR. Scallon's motion and four for
the amendment, Mayor James there
upon giving the deciding vote by
which the matter goes back To the
board of public works.
Roth bids We're for Pttsburg coal
The hid for the Peoples Fuel company
was S2.G9 per ton and that of the
Portage oCal Co. 1915 n difference Of
elk cents a ton or 800 on the cargo
Of fifteen hundred tons. DIR. Scallon's
motion to give the order To the higher
az the two bidders he explained by
calling attention to the coal trouble OF
luet "c1r with the Peoples Fuel COM
many which he alleged had delivered a
different grade of coal from that or
dered. r.. ID. Vincent. the general
manager Of the Peoples Fuel company
was present, but upon objection by
Alderman Scallon, was refused permits
sion TO address the council in behalf
Of his bid. In the course of a half
hours discussion of the subject it
was intimated that the board of public
works had tried TO shift the respon-
sibiity which properly belonged to 1t
upon the shoulders of the council, and
that before the council could act a
formal recommendation should be
made by the board of public works
By Mayor James deciding as above
and voting to send the matter back
10 the board IL will be several weeks
before the coal is ordered.
Engineering Matters.
A communication from the trustees
of the Baptist church asking permits
sion to connect the drainage of their
property with that of the Dakota
Heights company was referred to En-
gineer Craig, with instructions to re-
port.
Several estimates submitted by the
city engineer for work by various con-
tractors were allowed as follows:
James McGlynn, Front street fill,
S2OO7.S7.
j. j. Byers & Co. water extension,
$1,3G669; O'Connell 81 Co. new reser-
voir. $69o.34; A. w. Anderson & son.
S6,626.13, as soon as money for side
walk bonds is received.
A recommendation was received
from the board of public works asking
for the elimination of n cesspool near
the pumping station, fearing contain
nation of the water supply.
The board of public works was au-
thorized to purchase 1000 feet of six
inch pipe. 100 feet of eight-inch, 200
feet of ten-inch. and 1000 feet of oach
of four and six-inch pipe for the wa
ter system extension.
Bills and Reports Received.
The monthly grlst Of bills amounting
To about $4,000 reported by the finance
committee was allowed.
The poundmaster reported SIG col
lected during the past month and tho
Justice courts, S9i. Fire Warder