The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-04-22
CITY TAKES OVER
THE WIRING AGAIN
EXPERIMENT or ALLOWING PRIVATE
WIRING WAS NOT A SUCCESS
ADD CLERK TO SUPT'S OFFICE
Lights Donated to the County. Both For
the Clock and Gateway and TO the
Commercial Club.

Tie city council held an important
session last Monday night that lasted
we'll along towards midnight aud al
which several important matters were
considered and some Of them acted mp.
ol.
One Of the most important actions
taken was the decision 10 take back
the wiring work again which has been
done by private labor for the past year
and which arrangement has not proved
at all satisfactory.
About year ago the council decided
TO 90 out of the wiring business. Ar
rangements were made with Will
Lynch 10 purchase all of the supplies
then on hand and to do the wiring on
his own responsibility. The arrange
ment brought out considerable critic.
ism at the time and the complaints
continued TO grow until It WAS finally
decided TO take back the work again.
Even though the city was out OF the
business, everyone who had work to do
insisted that the city superintendent
should take over head charge OF the
work 80 that the city was practically
at the back OF the work all along. The
trial being a recognized failure IL was
decided to go back TO the old regime
again and hereafter the city will di
rect. be responsible and collect for the
work that is done.
ln order to take mp this work again
a stock OF supplies will be accumulated
and the council agreed TO allow Mr..
stephsny a clerk TO take charge OF sup
plies and check mp and keep track OF
the city labor.
The matter Of meters was again
brought up and no deniiite decision ar.
rived at. The cost OF metering the
residences OF the town Will be about
81, 500 and some OF the councilmen
think that II would be better to put in
meters only as they are asked for by
the current users. In that way the
city would be gradually metered and
the initial cost would not be felt as
keeply as IL the meters were all pur-
chased at one time.
The matter OF furnishing free lights
10 the county for use In the clock was
vigorously opposed by Alderman Pen
glase but all OF the other members
voted favorably upon the proposition.
The county put mp the clock year
ago, mainly for the benefit OF the resi-
dents OF this city. The county natur.
ally looked for the city to be- generous
in supplying the lighting of the clock
but they found out differently for soon
the bills began to come in for lights.
At one time the west side supervisors
threatened TO put blank face in the
side of the tower facing down Superior
avenue II the city insisted upon pay
for keeping the lights going and they
were serious about IL. Still the bills
kept going in TO the county board and
just as regularly they were disallowed.
Then the county arranged the two
gate posts at the entrance 10 the court
yard and the upper end Of Superior
avenue II was decided that a pretty
display could be made Dy placing two
frosted globes over electric lights ON
'lhe tops OF the posts. IL Was done, the
globes. wiring. etc. amounting TO
s6i 90, even figures This bill was
turned into the county and also thrown
aside and the west side supervisors who
have been very generous to Crystal
Falls began to contemplate some action.
The matter was brought up for final
decision Monday night and after much |
discussion, principally because OF the
determined opposition OF Mr.. Penglase.
the council decided to allow AL Of the
county light supply bills as we'll as the
curreue This. OF course. does not In.
clude any Of the lighting OF the oourt
house. That is paid for by the county
as we'll as the lighting OF the sheriff
Residence. The lighting that the su
vpe-yisors clicked upon paying for is
that of public nature. installed main.
Iy for the benefit of Crystal Falls.
However. the matter Is settled now
and all who have expressed themselves
think that the council did inst right in
che premesis.
Len Dawson who is employed at the