The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-16
COUNCIL MEETS
AGAIN TONIGHT
Water Problem Will Be Further
Considered at Session

The city council considered the wa,
ter question last evening, and tonight
"A special meeting will be held To q,
further into the matter. The board
of public works. city attorney. chief
engineer at the pumping station and
General Manager Rogers of tn,
Houghton County Electric Light com
pany also will be i'm attendance at the
special session.
Two propositions will he considered
this evening-the construction of n di-
rect water line from the pumping sta
ton to the reservoir, which will in the
end. provide n continuous ten-inch
main i'm all parts of the city; the see.
ond the installation of an electric
pump. In either event the city pro-
poses To bond for $4,000 To raise mon
cy for the work and City Attorney
Lawton suggested last evening that II
might be economy To submit the issue
at the primary election in August.
The direct pipe line calls for the
LAYING of n ten-inch main from the
station to Water street, then north on
Lake to Hancock avenue. This line
would intersect the main between the
two cemeteries on Water street and be
extended north on Michigan to Corey
street. If necessary to shut off the
water east on Hancock street from the
intersection for repairs. the line run
ming north on Michigan to Corey street
would supply the east section of tho
city with water.
Light company's Proposition.
The proposition of the Electric Light
company is as follows:
I'VE beg leave To suggest the fol-
lowing plan which will result in
saving to the city of $4,000 or more
per year:
Furnish a spare motor at No.
station at n cost of $500. The pump at
No . station has operated satisfactOr-
lily without attendants for two years.
thereby saving you at least $4,000 on
your pay roll, but in order to avoid
possible Interruptions. we are suggest
ing that you provide spare motor
which can be attached to the pump
in a very short time.
Purchase and install Mt No /
station an electric pump of 1,5OO gal
Ions a minute capacity with a 1OO-h p.
motor, To cost s., 900. This pump could
BE- installed and connected to your
mains at small expense and would he
used for the same service as now per-
formed by the Allis pump.
Ave will arrange with the
Houehton County Traction company
to run steam line from their stations
TO connect to the Allis pump, to be
used when necessary to shut down the
electric pump for inspection or re-
pairs. or i'm case of trouble
1.-THE spare motor for No sta
ton and the new pump for No. | sta
ton can be bought for $500 and the
cost Of installation should not exceed
81 900. so that your total investment
would be only $4,000. which is less
than the probable cost of the direct
pipe line.
We understand that your lower
reservoir is of sufficient capacity to
supply the city for several hours. THIS
VIII tnuDle the pump w ~ ,
shut down during the hours of our
heaviest load and will enable us to
give you our best "of-peak' whole
sale rate. We will provide that In case
of fire or other emergency the motor
can be operated at any hour of the
day or night without extra cost.
"On this basis. the power for both
pumps would cost $500 year. which
is S1.40O year less than the recent
cost of coal for No. | station and the
power for No. station.
TN addition to this saving the cleo
trio pump at No. | station would re-
quire much less attendance than the
steam equipment and would enable
YOU To save at least $1,000 year on
labor, making the total saving OF NJ