The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-04-15
CITY FATHERS
VISITED MARQUETTE
LOOKED OVER THE CITY HALL ANO
THE POWER PLANT
DTe GATHER USEFUL INFORMATION
System Of Accounting Used at Marquette
7 be Investigated and Copied
Here.

The committee OF the city council.
appointed at the meeting last week
TO visit Marquette for the purpose of
LOOKING over the municipal power plant
OF that city and the city hall. went
there on Monday last. The committee
consisted of Mayor BjorK, Aldermen
Bryson and Robbins and Supt. Stephany
OF the electric light and waterworks.
The committee spent the day in the
Queen City as the guests of Marquette
. official and were given every opportun-
'ity to view the plaut up there and
CLEAN all the information they could.
One matter in particular that the
councilmen wanted 10 look into is the
matter OF rates for light and power
The city Of Marquette has the lowest
rate OF any place In the upper penin
sual, II not in the state. The local
rate is 2-cents higher than the Mar.
quette rate and while there is no kick.
ing on the rate charged here, there Is
considerable complaint about the mig.
gardliness OF the authorities in provid-
ing lights tor the public streets. Many
OF the business men would install cleo
trio signs IL the current was furnished
either at q nominal 6gure or free A
few electric signs would add immense
ly TO the beauty Of our new street and
as the current costs nothing. many ar
que that a special rate should be made
TO encourage the beautifying OF the
CITY. Instead. the council Is seriously
considering the abolition OF the Hat
rate plan and substituting meters in
business places. The cost OF metering
the city would be about "a. 900 and
many argue that that money should be-
pot into sewerage for the portion OF
the city that are now without 1t.
II the meters are installed II means
that business houses that now allow q
pie OF window lights to burn all |
night, thus lighting the street. will
cut out these lights. This would leave
only the arc lights and they will not
begin to light the main street as II
ought to be lighted.
Another matter that the councilmen
wished to inform themselves upon is
the best kind of city hall to build.
when ona Is built. Marquette has
model nall and the committee looked
IL over with a critical eye.
In connection with the visit OF the
Crystal Falls officials, the Marquette
Chronicle has the following
"A delegation OF Crystal Falls gen.
tlemen are the guests Of the city today.
looking over the famous municipal
lighting and power plant.
"The delegation Is composed OF
Mayor elect A. Bjork. q. Stephsny.
superintendent Of the light and water
department. and Peter Bryson and A.
l.. Robbins. both members Of the city
council
" We have a municipal plant now.
said Mr. Bjork. Dut we are off there
in the woods by ourselves and like to
venture out once in a while to see
what our neighbors are doing. Your
city. in voting the bonding issue for a
storage reservoir for the plant is right
along the line OF Improvement that we
expect to make sometime. We have
water power for the plant but our on.
perience OF last year plainly showed
usKhat storage for the spring floods
is y necessity. and our visit here Is TO
learn just how this problem Of water
conservation can best be solved.
The delegation expects to remain In
the city until tomorrow at least. and
will visit the power plant. They are
alec interested in our system of city
bookkeeping
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