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RENOVATION
TO START
Al The Third Ward Engine
House Immediately
Plans Approved For Repairs
At The Building
BY Council At A Meeting On
Monday Evening
Aeafn Notifies The City That
He May Bring Suit
Gaining There Is Due Him
A Balance Of $l,29O
Gaining There Is Due Him
A Balance Of $l,29O

HenOVatlOn OF tne Inlrd ward en-
1Eine house or. as one person has put
Il, the "Third Ward beg-bug house."
Will be started Immediately, council
Mt It's regular session Monday even
ing. having approved and adopted
specifications for improvement pre-
pared by City Engineer Ray S. Blinn
u. White to proceed with the work
Ever since the influx of young
army of bed bugs last spring into the
council chamber of the engine house,
various improvements to the struc-
ture have been suggested and reject
sd One plan contemplated a new
butlding, but this met with dlsfavor
nj the hands of council. The rickety
'rOndition of this tructure finally led
e council to agree on a plan of extens.
iso Improvement and the city en-
'sinoer was asked to prepare specifi-
'- rnctions.
Tho improvements contemplate a
= eompiete renovation of the engine
hUuse. Every nook and corner, all
wallis and even roofs will be gone
over carefully and every defect fixed
In addition to this, the old wooden
'HOUrs In the two north rooms of the
fixst story will be torn out and con-
lDrste doors put in, the outside walls
WN be repointed with cement, all
oDedwOrk will be repaired, pine
'Ssors will be placed in the bath
sroSsn, new door frames will be set
uR. the hose tower will be repaired,
ths partition In the second story will
Ase removed, making one large room
tur council galvanized iron roofs
wfil supplant the present ones of
tin. the building will be re-wired for
oeaSctricity. the interior will be paint
'rW white and the exterior painted vel.
aoW with white decorations.
The total cost of these improve
sMents. according to the city engi.
nSssr. will not be more than 81 900
And. IL specifications are carefully
followed, practically new building
sSu result TO finance the proposi-
tiwn. resolution was adopted au-
dsoriEing the city solicitor to procure
x,e transfer of 81 900 from the coun-
ON contingent fund to the public
sAicty fund.
daanCil was rather startled over
"A tetter received by the city solicitor
Vfftm Attorney Robert l.. Carr, stat.
INK ahnt w. II. Hearn had placed u
rsaim against the city in his hands
and intimating that suit would be
shrosght. unless settlement was eff
tsstad
when w. II. lIearn completed his
nza:tend sewer contracts a year ago
saaa September, the usual procedure
al holding 10 per cent of his estimate
fxs retainer was followed out Last
September, this money, amounting to
a aittie over $3.50, became due and
.asuzru was unable to collect It, owing
ap che fact that the service depart
@out refused to approve his work.
OaA 0f this arose all the trouble.
Councilman Dubinsky moved that
- osmmittee OF four be appointed to
savsstigate liearn's claim and the
nircumstances surrounding the refus.
~ Dt the service department to pay
u Motion was seconded Council
imam Weaver, Farrison, Salisbury and
1lawer then made It known that they
asvofed the payment of Hearn his
5xA due. President Banning ex.
xHsssed himself likewise, Council.
seAn Dubinsky asked the cause of the
fsiiure of Hearn to receive his mon.
~ and Councilman DEEMS moved
that Hearn, who was present, be
granted the privilege of the noor
Motion carried
Hearn narrated story to council
= wAich he had told several times be