The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-03-11
ALDERMEN LAY ORDINANCE TO THAT
END ON THE TABLE
OT0 INVESTIGATE the LIBRARY
City Ere Protection Is Also Being
~
Considered For Some Method Of
improving Il.

Alderman jackson introduced an or
dinance at last Monday nights meet
ing Of the city council to abate the dy
Mantle menace to public safety tina
has been going on In this city for man.
years. The proposed ordinance me
with considerable opposition and afte
much discussion il was laid on tn
table In order that the aldermen ma,
learn the sentiment of the people OF tn
city on the question. Do the people
want TO be protected from this men
Taoef That's what the aldermen wan
to know.
The ordinance was extremely prohib
tive and some OF the objection TO /
on that ground were well taken. AL
derman jackson says that his purpose
in bringing Ii up is to try TO get
some action that will safeguard tn,
people-both their lives and property
Under the present arrangement the
dynamite is stored on the Dupont
lands, south OF the Kimball mine. In
order to get IL to its depository 1t must
be hauled in cars TO siding on the
Kimball mine spur where IL IL unload
ed and hauled in wagons to the maya.
zine.
From that point il is distributed to
the mines all about the city. The wa
gons loaded with dynamite are nauled
through the main streets of the city
when IL is destined for any OF the
mines east. People have been protest
ing tor long time about II but to date
no official action has been taken TO In
some way limit the liability to damage
from an accidental explosion OF the dy-
Mantle while In transit.
The action Monday night is the irst
along that line and the ordinance pro-
viding for the abolition OF the nuisance
- on the table in the council room 10
taken up IL there is demand from
the people that II should be acted upon.
IL there Ia no demand 10 will perish
there.
Two committees from the CONNER.
cial Club were at the meeting. One
committee headed by l.. A. Henry
went there Tor the purpose of asking
that the council take some action TO
give the city better fire protection
The other committee headed by Mr..
Ruwitch asked that the city council
cooperate with the school board in an
endeavor to locale Carnegie public
library in this city.
Both comm ittees were respectfully
received by the council and that body
showed disposition to cooperate in
every way to both ends The library
matter was settled by the appointing
OF a committee consisting OF Jackson
and Robbins TO meet with the board
OF education and talk the matter over
This committee will report next meet
ing and some definite action may be
expected after that.
The Bre protection matter was dis
cussed at great length. The council is
mp against a hard proposition In this
matter. The present quarters for the
6re department are not .habitable.
The only way TO make them 40 Ia 10
tear down the city hall and erect new
building. This is easier said than
done. The money in sight this year u
nypothecated for the street improve
mspt made last year. BY the first OF
nstpt year all outstanding obligations
from that source, excepting the $ls, 00C
in bonds, Will have been met and then
there will be some money in sight tc
do something with.
The only way to get any money now
is bv another issue OF bonds and thai
must be allowed bY vote of the people
and IL is doubted that the people will
consent TO another Issue 80 soon after
the one last year.
Money spent on the present city hal
is simply wasted. All agree TO that
aud none OF the aldermen wish To waste
any OF the city's funds.
HoweHl-. they all felt that some
thing odsht 10 be- done and TO that END
n nittee was appointed 70 investi
RS,y the matter and report at the mex
meeting.
Another important matter disposed
OF was the closing OF the street running
past the Bristol mine. An ordinanc,
| calling for that was passed and in 1
| short while the public viii be barret
from that passagvwsy. II is reall,
| dangerous under the present condition.
and the council would be negligent o.
public safety II they delayed actor
louger.