The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-11
CITY WILL PURCHASE
LUSTf|ELO RESIDENCE
DIFFICULTY BETWEEN ESTATE AND
MUNICIPALITY SETTLED
SELECTED SMOOTH FACED BRICK
No Cheap Faced VIII Adorn The Outside
OF the New City Hsll-Council
Mas In Lengthy Session

There was some session Of the city
council last Monday. that Is some
session Sc far is as length was con-
cerned. The meeting was harmonious
all through. the only reason for the
lnegth being that it took the council.
men long time TO make up their
minds.
The first matter up for considera-
tion, after the bills had been dispos-
ed of. was that Of the claim of the
Justified estate for the damages TO
their residence property because of the.
construction of the new city hall.
There originally existed, between
the old city property and the Lustfield
home an alley When the city decided
to build city hall il was found that
property included in this alley would
be needed for the building and that
piece OF property was vacated by legal
action which was not opposed at the
time by :he Lustfeld estate, probably
for the reason that none Of those in.
terested in the estate realized how
close the wall of the new building
would come to their home. IL was
only when the digging for the founda-
tion commenced tnat this condition
was brought home and they immed
lately registered objection through
their attorney, Chas. II. Watson. The
matter was discussed at former
meeting of the council but no decision
arrived at. Last Monday night Mr..
Watson appeared before the council
men and made them two propositions.
One was that the Lustfield estate be
paid the sum of Si00 damages and the
other was that the entire property
would be sold to the city for 81. 800.
The last proposition was the one that
appealed to the city at once for the
home is we'll built one and cost
much more than the price asked by
the estate.
II was decided to purchase the pro-
perty and then either sell or rent IL out
in case that il cannot be sold. The
councils action seems to meet approval
all over the city.
The health officer got busy and re.
ported that Joe Thouin had not clean
ed up the alley back of his livery barn
as he had demanded Mr.. Thouin was
cited before the council but whether
the aldermen intended 20 hang, cleo.
trocute or simply brand him was not
made evident for Mr.. Thouin inform
ed them that he had already started TO
clean up.
Clarence DIVER had the old claim OF
Mrs. Zdravechky against the city and
this was given the highland fling, the
aldermen deciding that IL is time to
do some fighting so it Is probable that
this claim will be fought out in court.
The question of rough or smooth
brick for the facing Of the new city
hall Is one that has been stirring up
the couneil. also. The plans and speci.
ications contemplate rough faced
brick that would give 10 the structure
an air of cheapness that many didn't
like so a move was made TO secure
better facing brick. The difference
in the cost would be about 81. 200
and the major portion of the council
felt that it would add many thousands
of dollars to the looks Of the build
ing. 10 was finally decided to get
the smooth faced and more expensive
brick with which 20 face the struture,