The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-12-28
WATER PLANT TO
BE INVESTIGATED
BY COMMITTEE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
president Lycan Calls Attention to
: Conditions as They Have Been
Reported to Exist.
WELLS 90 DRY DURING THE
RECENT DALTON BLAZE
City Purchases Wood; Question Of
Cleaning Snow From Walks Comes
Up for Consideration.

,Bemidji's water supply plant is not
in the best of shape, and to be per-
fectly frank about it in poor con-
.ditiOn.
This, in substance, was the
statement made in the city council
last evening by President Lycan OF
the council and the matter is to be
looked into with the view Of remedy
ing the present conditions. To this
end the superintendent of the water
system and the fire and water COM
mittee of the council were instructed
to make an investigation and report
TO the council at it's next meeting.
Water Plant Bad.
President Lycan asserted that he
had been Informed the pumps and
wells were not all they should be and
urged immediate action. It was
brought out that this same matter
had been up several times but that
nothing tangible ever came out OF
the calling attention to the status of
the plant. The wells are choked, it is
said, and the pumps are not doing
the work they should. The new wells
are not producing what was expected
and in the matter of the recent fire
which swept the Dalton building out
of existence it was known to some
Gin the know" that the wells were
pumped dry and this was also men
toned in the discussion last evening.
Looks to Future.
Some day the city will have two
fires at the same time and then we
will be up against it, was a COM
ment of President Lycan.
1t might also be mentioned that
in the bills presented for allowance
it was disclosed the Dalton fire cost
the city $3.50.
Seventy-ive cords of woods were
purchased by the city last evening
and bids were ordered for an addi-
tional so cords. The bid of r. w.
Raco of $3.75 for so cords of green
tamarack was accepted as was the bid
of George Kreatz for rs cords OF dry
jackpine The city is in the market
for SO cords Of either green birch,
jackpine or tamarack and on these
bids will be asked. The wood is to
be green cut and sawed.
Cn1eI DOrdn OIL Llle llIe uepdl CluollI i
asked for two new fire hose nozzles,
two dozen gaskets and three dozen
rings and the city clerk was instruct
ed to purchase them, the chief to
designate what was desired. The
new nozzles are to replace two that
are practically out of commission, it
was stated.
Walk Claaninp TN.
The council had scarcely taken
their seats when Mayor Vandersluis
broached the question of clearing the
sidewalks of snow, he specifying the
need for such action along vacant
lots, vacant improved property and
walks not so prominent as others.
There is an ordinance covering
that" calculated President Lycan.
But it doesn't seem to be en-
forced" replied the mayor.
"The city has such an ordinance
and that provision Isl included in all
leases-the removal of snow and all
other obstructions," came back Presi-
dent Lycan. IF it isn't done, it is
a lien against the property" he
added.
It was mentioned that the steel
scraper was being repaired and that
the city should have additional ia
,cilities for caring for the snow.