The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-21
NEED A LARGER
CITY BUILDING
MAYOR SAYS so AND STARTS
DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO
CONSTRUCTION OF
FIRE HALL.

attention of the council To the neces-
sity of erecting an addition to the city
hall 10 accommodate the fire engine
and also TO make "A place for the stor-
age of the citys hay supply and there
by prccipitated discussion about the
new West Hancock fire station.
The mayor said that the head team
ster, the drivers and the chief of the
fire department had urged that some
thing be done as the place where the
fire engine is now kept, owing to lack
OF room I'm the fire station, Is so far
away that il takes an hour to go af-
ter II. Twice recently this has oc-
Cured.
Besides being too small. there are
other drawbacks TO the city hall as IL
now stands, according To Acting City
Clerk Fredd. The stables, he told the
council, should have a cement floor,
as the drainage I'm the basement
causes terrific stencil, and another
thing, he said, the roof of the building
leaks
The suggestions of Mr.. Frcdd were
taken care of i'm a motion made by
Alderman Hosking, that the engineer
be instructed to make plans and spcci-
hcations for new cement floor, and the
clerk advertise for bids for the same
and have them in by the next meeting.
Regarding the leaks. the hall commit
tee would look after them.
But how about the charging of the
city building;" asked the mayor.
whenever we need the fire engine
said Mr.. Hosking, 1T Is to assist in
fighting a fire somewhere outside the
city. favor taking the amount Of
money that would be needed to en-
large the city hall and with 1t COM
plotting the new west Hancock fire
station, on which nothing has been
done this year.
Alderman Bram-Tf we have no
specifications for completing the fire
station we should have the engineer
make some. Plans were supposed TO
be made last year. ! think the IRE
and water committee should have a
competent architect make some plans.
But the minds of the aldcrmtn were
full of that new fire hall matter, which
has been dragging now for the past
five years. what has become of that
5000 which we appropriated last May
for the purpose of completing the new
fire hall asked Mr.. Bran Il UNI
derstand the money can't be used for
any other purpose so we should hustle
the building along and have 1t en-
closed before snow comes
A motion was made by Alderman
Hcsklng that the fire and water COM
mittee be instructed TO secure plans
and specifications from Alderman
Francis IL he has them and if not ia
have an architect make some. inc
motion carried, Mr.. Larsen voting no.
ana Hosking, Bran, Gallen and OJala'
I'm the Affirmative
The clerk was asked to urge Chiet
Exley TO be present at the next meet
ing to- explain his views relative to the
proposed addition to the city hail
Ready to Finish Job.
Contractor James McGlynn stated To
council that his contract calls for the
removal of the decking of the bridge
a, Front street, where the gully was
filed last year, but that he can dc
nothing until the street car tracks are
removed. He would like the hVc nun
dred dollars held back by the councll
and would agree to furnish satlslac'
tory bond for removing the ola UNI
bers. 1t was decided to do no'hihe
about moving the tracks at preseh
as II is uncertain where they snou''
be placed. and on motion Mr.. McGlyh'
was allowed $3.50 of the sum due am
Settled for $175.
The committee charged win li'
task of settling with John Markl
his claim against the city for dahas'
resulting from driving into an uhilo
tected hole on Mason acenue' repor''
that Mr.. Markle was willing to nc
cept S175 in settlement of his cla'n
and recommended that settlement
made on this basis The report wa
accepted and the committee dischars
ed The committee to investigate w
claims of Mrs. Robert Clare was III
ready to report and was given an eN
tension of time.
Streets Need Attention
The condition Of White street an
Railroad avenue were declared To
very dangerous and to require lni"''
date attention, Mayor Dodge ona'
pioninr the former and Alderman ho'