The Calumet news., 1910-02-22
CONTRACT Is AWARDED
FOR AN ELECTRIC pump
Recommendation of Board Of Pub
lie Works and Consulting En-
gineer Accepted.
SEVERAL COMMITTEES REPORT

Last nights session of the Hancock
common council was a brief one, last
ing little more than half an hour, ana
II was presided over by Mayor Pro
TEN Francis, in the absence of Mayor
James who left yesterday afternoon
for Chicago to attend the concrete and
cement show.
couple of recommendations were
received from the board of public
works. one of these was that the re-
port of Consulting Engineer f. N. Bos-
son of Calumet relative to the award
M of the bid for an electric pump for
the No. 2 pump house be accepted. Mr..
Bosson's report was to the effect that
the proposal of Gould & Co. of Chica-
90 was the most satisfactory, but be-
fore accepting it, certain additional
specifications concerning the motor
should be received. The amount of
the bid was 81 1898, including $1,040 for
by 10 triplex vertical pump; 1914 for
motor. and $500 for switchboard
Clerk Macdonald stated that Mr.. Bos-
son had received the specifications
during the afternoon and had tele-
phoned to this effect not being able TO
get the specifications iiere In time for
the meeting last night. The specfica-
tons were correct. and it was recon-
monded that the contract be let to
Gould q Co. on motion, the board Of
public works was instructed to enter
i.0 % contract with the firm to furnish
pump, etc, in accordance with the bids
and specifications approved by the en-
gineer.
Notice of the filing of an action
against the city by Nellie McManaman
of Hubbell and assignment of the
claim of her husband for damages
through loss of his wife's services. was
turned over to City Attorney Kiiskila.
The claim is for a total of $4,000. for
injuries alleged to have been sustain
cd last December through falling on
the Front street sidewalk
The board of public works reported
a resolution adopted at the last meet
ing that for safety and efficiency it is
requisite that another additional man
be engaged at the No. 2 pump house
in. west Hancock. Mr.. Francis stated
that this matter had been referred to
q committee of which he was chair
man two weeks ago and asked for an
extension of time for two weeks, which !
was granted.
City to Obtain Loan.
Concerning the matter of securing
a loan from the local banks of money
with which to pay the citys share of
the cost of paving Hancock street, AL
derman Congdon stated that the COM
mittee of which the mayor is "A mem
Der. had seen the officials of the First
National and Superior Banks, and each
had expressed n Willingness to let the
city have the money. on motion OF
Mr.. Congdon, the clerk and mayor
were instructed to sign the papers nee
essary to execute the loan, which Us
to he in the sum of $4,000, at six
per cent, for a term OF i've years.
Several Committees Report.
Alderman Hosking, chairman Of the
committee appointed to look into the
matter of the st. Joseph's church paw
ing assessment reported that PROPOSE
ton had been made with the approv-
al Of FIR. CHASER. The proposition in
wolves the purchasing by the city of
part of the corner of the st. Joseph's
church property so that the outlet of
Ryan street into Quincy street may ne
rounded off and improved. The COM
mittee was granted an extension of
time to meet and confer with the
church committee.
The committee on the Franklin street
surface water trouble reported also,
through Alderman. Hosking, that the
best means of disposing of the mat
ter appeared to the committee and the
engineer to be the extension Of sewer
from Quincy street through Mine
street to Franklin, where the Hancock
Mining company could connect and
turn the overflow into the sewer. En-
gneer Craig added that 1t would be
necessary I'm time to construct sani-
tary sewer on Franklin street and the