The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-03-16
TYPE or FIRE
APPARATUS PUZZLES
CITY COUNCIL SEEKING TO GET THE
BEST OBTAINABLE
POWER PLANT BRIDGE CLOSED
Ice Carried Away the Prop, Placed Ilnder
Il Last Summer and the Bridge Is
Closed 10 Traffic.

The city council is in a ouanderv
these days over the type OF fire appara.
tus 10 be placed in the new CITY hall
when built The puzzle is whstbe
to invest io motor driven machines or
10 Do content with "A team OF horses.
IL every day were June day the pro
Diem would be solved quickly and the
motor driven truck purchased but far.
tunstely. every day isn't rare one IN
this climate and the winter SHOWS are
not the incest thing to buck with q
motor driven machine.
The manufacturers claim tha, thai,
machines work as readily in winter
time az in summer time and their
agents claim that a guarantee will be
given but the guarantees given by
automobile companies have so mary
holes in them that the avenue TO escape
Is always open so our council members
are not going to rest upon that.
Mr.. Peterson of the Escanaba motor
company has been here several DAYS
and has submitted to the council mem
Ders proposition on motor driven
truck with pumping engine attached.
The council men feel that pumping
attachment is absolutely necessary as
the portion OF the city in Maple Grove
and all around courthouse square Is too
elevated to give any kind OF pressure
from the tank and but little better from
the mains
In order 10 assure themselves that
the motor driven truck is success i'm
this climate the council appointed
committee TO visit Duluth for the pur
pose OF Inspecting some trucks that are
In use there and to learn from the city
officials mp there just what their ex-
perience has been with the motor driy
en- device. The committee will soon
visit the Zenith city and when they pet
back they VIII know more about the
advisibility Of using such devices In
the snow
Another matter bothering the council
and one that is a real burden is the ne.
cessity OF making repairs upon tho
bridge az the power plant. The Ice
has moved the posts placed underneath
the stringers last SPINNER and the
bridge has been closed 70 traffic asa
result
The council has had estimates sui.
nitted on bridge for this point but
he expenditure Is 20 great that il len
question If IL will be wise tu invest -
much money in steel bridge or con
.rete bridge with the amount OF traffic
hat crosses there. A steel bridge
without approaches VIII cost i'm tb4
leighborhood Of $40. 900 and ~ concrete
ridge about $li. 600 They figure tina,
wooden bridge can be not in Tor
omewhere in the Deighborhood o.
=, 600 and IL may he that n wooden
ridge will be built there
The place for the bridge will is
hanged to "A point further west IL steel
II concrete is used bnt IL wooden
ridge Is built the same place will -
ccnpied There ~ some question
bout the wood frames in the abpt
lents. II is agreed that the wood that
as been continually under water is III
good state IT preservation but there
J some question about that portion o.
that was above water before the coz
irnction OF the power dam raised tbs
'stcr ~ that point. II will bee necee-
'ry to wait until the ice goes out ~
'certain the condition Of the timber
certainty.