The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-08-01
NORTHWESTERN
BLOCKS SEWER
REFUSED TO ALLOW CITY TO LAY
ALONG ITS RICHT-OF-wAY
MAPLE GROVE SEWER ONLY
All Bids Were Returned to Bidders
Bids on Bonds We're Opened
and Bonds Sold to Bank

Crystal Falls can have no sanitary
sewer laid along the North. Western
right-ot-way. at least they can't build
il at once. SO says Mr.. Andrews,
superintendent of the Peninsulsr divi-
son OF the rth.Western railroad.
The bids that were presented last Mon
day evening were turned back 10 the
bidders unopened and the clerk in
structed to advertise for bids on that
half OF the sewer in Maple Grove only,
leaving the system designed TO serve
the great third ward south of Michigan
avenue decidedly in the air.
The plans tor the system call for
trunk line along the right of-way OF
the Tobin branch Of the North. Western
railroad for a short distance. The
piece affected is in to the south OF
Frank Scadden's residence where IL
is necessary TO 90 through a gap in the
hills in order TO get an outlet. The
system was designed number of years
ago when a different superintendent
ruled the Peninsular division OF the
North Western road and the people
be pleased instead of 1.-THE people be
damned was the policy in vogue
When the city took up the matter for
running the sewer through there this
time no snwser was made to the com
munciation from the mayor until last
Saturday when q letter was received
from Mr.. Andrews stating that he
couldn't give permission TO lay the
sewer along the right-of-wsy. The
excuse that he put forward was that
the company might build station in
that vicinity some time aud the
presence of the sewer might inconven-
fence them.
The alternative TO passing along the
right-o is to extend out into the
Breitung lands and run the sewer
through a gully near the railroad hut
permission will have 70 be secured for
that purpose first which will take sew
eral weeks.
Six bidders were on hand with their
tenders on the work. After consider
able delay the council decided not TO
open the bids but TO hand the proposals
back 10 the bidders and call for new
bids on that section OF the sewer In
Maple Grove thus cutting out the unit
designed TO serve the big third ward
district mentioned.
The city had the same difficulty with
Andrews last year when they crossed
this switch line with the sewer An
drews raj sed an awful fuss about IL,
the only damage done being TO drain
OIL the stagnsnt water that used to
collect in the bitches along the siding
occasionally and 70 MAKE that section
more sanitary. lt is thought that An
drew is working some spite now be
cause of the alteration at that time.
Contrast the action Of the North.
Western with that Of he S Paul Last
year il was necessary TO dig mp the ep
tire St Paul yards in order to lay the
sewer. The ST Paul officials cheer
fully gave their consent and although
they were really discommoded by hav.
ing an oper ditch through their ysrd.
they nkycr made a complaint OF init
mated that they were displeased.
The action OF the North Western has
stirred mp great deal of feeling
against the system which really Is not
coming Go 10 for the higher officials
of the road know nothing of what is
going on and Andrews despotism in
connection with Crystal Falls is no
greater than it Is with every munich.
pagfy and person that he comes into
business relations with. He has stirr
cd up more animosity against the
North h-Western in thls vicinity than
any man In its employ during the past
few years. The animosIty against the
road in this city went 30 far as 10 lead
10 solicitation of boycott OF freight
in fact some OF the customers have al
ready shut oft freight shipments over
that system.
The cooler heads advocate bringing
the cond Atoms here 70 tho attention OF
the Observation-Disclosures Of the road by
strict enforcement Of the laws which
the company Is constantly violating
IN this city with immunity, the most
flagrant violation being the occasional
recklessness on the upper crossing
where some OF our people have had