The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-22

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 ! were remitted His motion 10 remit said taxes was passed.
 The council then took up the matter that had been the cause Of the extra ordinary manifestation of councilman l ie actiyity-the pumping plant. For this vexing and long considered pro- blem was the reason for the midnight session, the gusty debates in the clerks office and the rest of the strange and unusual happenings of the evening. Little do the bulk of Nome's sturdy people realize what n weighty proposition this is. Think what it means 10 have d problem of this char aeter on hand-ene that takes months 10 resolve and causes provoking trials and long deliberations and weighty discussions and hard feelings and d dozen and one other vexing and un- desirable things. Little did the people of this fair city know what they had
 imposed upon the shoulders of their faithful servants when they saddled them with that gigantic problem of proSiu,ns . stream of aqua pura to night the fire demon. How many of Nome's citizens realized when they re- tired 10 their downy couches to sleep the sleep of the good and just. last night. that their faithful servitors must hold midnight sessions and worry and wrangle and disturb their grey matter in order that safety may spread her sheltering wing over their goods and ehattels? Mighty few, We reckon, But il does all of those things. this woeful problem. Think what 1t means. peepul 10 have 10 stay away from your downq couch and the dreamy delights of slumber all on ac- count of a derned old pumping plant. It's a shame. To be sure you have given the council all summer to do it m. but you can guess what a real tough old proposition 1t is by the fact that the council must still stay up O nights to make up it's mind as to what should be done.
 rolling by saying that in as much as the city had no funds to be employed on pumping plant he realized that il was time 10 get in and dig as the time was getting short He had, therefore, devoted much of his time during the past week to investigating what could be done. He had talked with the business men relative to securing the needed fund and was assured that il would be forthcoming He had also secured a set of specified tions and also plan for a pumping plant which he believed would be ade- qua1e 10 the city needs. He figured that such plant could be constructed for s,eI,e. A seventy five horse power gAs engine Of the latest design would cost approximately s2.5e0. a two step s'srea 1z.e. s>aGap which had been used aAsssz slx xeeas could be secured foi s5a'b szs1 -1s eosi of building ana ios Ezlas-az.ssse,1 Of the plant, would according t0 tbe plan under consider. slSens cost :s.eeV more.
 The city log could be turned over |. trustee for the security of thos,
 who would advance the money. H. stated with assurances that if tn. council saw fit 10 adopt the plan Ia. plae. ecula le started right away
 Some eonsii5s 6 ble discussion fo.aowec but was terminated by d motion ol Counelacan bgach that the proposi. ton offered 10 Ross be accepted, th. city lot l.e turned over to ,h de-it mated trustee and the city 10 bind it. self To pay the sum of s57s per monti
 with interest thereon. not to exceed one per cent per month. until the plan WAS pdiu TOT.
 The motion also included an orde, l 10 the city attorney to make an agree. ment with the trustee to turn over the city lot 10 the municipality as soor as final payments were made.
 Councilman McAlliister thought tn. Ross plan a good one and that il should be accepted. Mayor Blake ob. jeeted 10 the building. which is owned
 by Ross. and located opposite the Pic. neer Mining Co, stating that he did
 not think it proper building anyway Another reason for his objection wa. that engineer Knox had agreed to sub.
 init plans and specifications for s
 plant and he thought the counci
 should wait untin it was seen whai
 he would provide the plant for.
 The motion was seconded by Ros.
 with the mayor still objecting to tn. I RnSk