The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-06-27
BIG MATTERS
DISPOSED OF
COUNCIL ACTS ON NEW PUMP
PURCHASE. FAIRGROUNDS
FRONT STREET wIo.
ENlNG. ETC.

Sessions held yesterday, one in the af-
ternoon and the other in the evening.
disposed of great many important
matters that has been in suspense for
some time past, several Of these being
IN the nature Of public improvements
OF considerable moment The meet
ing held in the afternoon was an exc
cutive one and was devoted to going
thoroughly into a discussion of the
matters that were to como up at the
evening meeting, in order that action
might be accelerated. thereby prevent
ing the prolongation of the night SEES
sion to an unusual length.
New Pump Ordered.
on recommendation of City Manager
Stockly II was decided TO purchase a
supplementary pump for No. | station,
at a cost of $500, from the Carroll
foundry. The pump will be put in
first class shape. loaded on a scow at
the foundry dock, towed to the pump
house, and set up. together with n con-
| denser involving a total outlay of APP
proNimately $4,000. With this pump the
city will be well equipped in case of
an emergency, and without 1t, said
Mr. Stockly, IL the present pump
should break down during fire. the
water supply on hand would not last
two hours. The new pump will be
guaranteed to have a capacity sufii-
cient to force water in a direct line to
the upper reservoir, eliminating the
electric pump entirely If desired.
To Provide Fairgrounds.
The sum of 500 was voted from the
contingent fund for the obtaining OF
equipment for the several Fairgrounds
| that have been selected by Messrs
Stockly and Brock. Timbers from the
old bridge will be used Tor erecting
swings, etc, and Manager Rogers of
the traction company stated that such
of the material in the bridge as be-
longs to tho company win be donated
for making playground equipment pro-
vided 1t WAS not needed for other pur-
poses.
To Improve Front Street.
The improvement of Front street by
widening the roadway cast of the
BAPTIST church and ultimately laying
! pavement and walks was decided upon.
The council voted to accept "A proposal
made by Manager Lawton Of the Quin-
! cy Mining company, that the city stand
the initial expense of laying all the
paving and walks, and that filling
of earth and sodded embankment be
built on the south side OF the street
in lieu of a retaining wall. The min
ling company on it's rart grants ten
foot strD seven hundred feet long, and
agrees to maintain their share of the
paving and walks after they are built
Help For the Firenen.
On motion of Alderman Francis thu
Hancock fire department was voted
the sum of $500 TO defray the expense
of attending the tournament at Glad
stone and endeavor to land the tourna
ment for 1918 for Hancock. The grant
. was so arranged that $500 would be
paid in advance and if the boys ge
the tournament they can telegraph fol
the other hundred.
New lighting Contract.
General Manager Rogers of the
traction and electric lighting company
| presented a proposal for renewing tn
citv's lighting contract which expired
last month. The company offered
rate ON five year contract Of $40 TO
. arcs S23 for tungstens; ten year con
tract $40 for arcs. s2l.5O for tung
5 stems: without contract $50 Tor arcs
f SIG for tungstens. These rates MI
popers claimed were better than tn
/. average i'm Massachusetts and New
2 YORK II was decided to hold a specia
a executiye session in few days to g
into the matter of the proposed con
. tract.
a Bank Plans Approved.
= Plans for remodeling of the fuhhe
s lIoc,, for the First National bank wer
l. submitted to the council last evenin
IA annroved. and on recommendation
VI Of Fire warden Mitchell 1t was vote
o 70 grant a permit to built in accord
: ance with the plans
r Ask Tax Exemption.
= netition signed by NUMBER
business men was read, asking tna
tho Hancock Consolidated mimi
company be granted exemption tro'
a,Ion ON its stamp mill il 1t WI
j.. 80 20 erect It in west Hancock
- S argued that the mill would CIV
steady employment TO one huhure
!, whose families would aggrega'
t ,otol Of 500 added to the popuiatio
If 80 The city, thereby benehttins - :,
n much more than would u
n 10y Of taxes that might be assess
. "a mon the mill. The petition We
: soeorrel to committee consisting
,,a,'or podgo. Attorney S. L. Lawto
70 r. o'Neri. Abe ojala ana fr'
" %,,o matter of providing comic
1,iors and toilet rooms III Var'o'
~ oar,s Of the city was briefly DISCUSS
- pu - ,ho co-operation of the sure
u wy5v company in maintaining 'ne
Il 'as suggested by the mayor W.
"a 80 his reasons. No definite "''''
. was Hancock Gets No Kiosk
~ The city of Hancock gets no MOE
pF i"N a resident of Hanco