Putnam patriot., 1916-09-08
COMPLETE
 EQUIP MENT
Common CensiI Vets to Spend S6l5 80 That Cty Nay Build and Cars
 for 0wH Streets
captain Rysa Recommends That L9fis Burn Al Night FaiihfuI Dan.
 Agea a. ie Be Killed

ing with 8a officials present except i AldefmBn Edward MuIlan 1t wss unsntmoas y voted 30 expend ,6lf for tbe purchase from the Piefson Engi- neefing X construction Co equipment thsl wiiiput the cily highway depart ment In position 10 compete with outside contractors in the baildiug of it's own highways IL will also put the city in a position 10 keep it's pres ent highways in perieel reFnir. AS lhg property the ct3 gegs iu the deal k worth between z8gu and s23a9 the purehase looks u6e an eXcaIlen! one lfon every point ol view and the high- say e9m4ittee are pleased with the bargain tHey have secured for the city.
 Alderman Johnson Of tbe committee, in bringing the matter before the eoan ei stated that the construction com pany had finished it's work here and was about To say goodbye To Putnam. The committee felt that the work had been well done and that the city had secured good road. The company, which is in the hands of receiver, is disposine of some of it's property and there Is an opportunity for the city to get hold Of some of this property prop erty such as the city needs, eheap The articles for sale are an oiling machine, Lar machine, three tar repair kettles besides a lot of picks, tampers, forks, lantefns and other small tools. The whole lot is valued al around s-iO0 and the city can purchase 1t tof ,6l5.
 Mr Johnson said that with the equipment in Che city hands the highway department would te in q poe sitlaa to build it5 own foads and keep lhem In fePaif The city caaid finish the work 10 nc done and make the road oil bound macadam Instead of water. bound as planned and still be ahead Of lhe game. Already all appto- praion of sl00 had been made for tar kettle The city already has steam roller and crusher and with this added equipment the road building outfit would be complete. It was Vot- ed that the finance committee in con Junction with the highway committee he n committee to carry through the purchase and devise waYs and means 6f meeting the bill Mr Johnson said perhaps fl was matter that should be brought before Il special city meet. ing but that in view of the fact that the bargain WIS such a good one and such an apparent oue that he thought The eanneil MAS acting fer the best in teresls of the city in closing the deal for, il advantaee was to be tnken of lhe offer. it must be done without delay Daplain Joseph Ryan of the police department appeared in support of his recommendation that the street lights l burn all night during the summer months. eaptain Ryan said he was not asking for an increased expense for 1 Inc city but that instead of having the 1 lights burn ell night through the win- l ter months that the time be changed 1 to the summer. "In the winter l months, P said the captain, "people do not stay out late but seek their homes. In the summer people are out much later and there are men about the especially with snow on the ground
 and with the leaves oil the trees 1t is much easier to see. think the change would tend to prevent burglaries The matter was referred to the street | light committee.
 The superi ntendent Of streets report. l ed that the sewer extensions had been
 made by the city department and a saving of $50 had been made over what il would have cost under outside contract. The mayor congratulated the highway department upon the success of their experiment.
 The common council signed the death warrant Of Old Dan. The faith ful old horse of the highway depart. ment is to be put out of the way. Su- perintendent Frank Dumas told the council that the horse had become so old that il could no: eat it's grain. An
 attempt to fix its teeth had been made
 without success. He said the horse
 was about 80 years old and had done
 faithful work for the city for the past
 fourteen years and he did not think it should be sold for what little could he gotten for 1t but that it should be kill
 led and given decent burial, "What Is il your pleasure 10 do with Old l Dau9'' asked the mayor "l move, ? said Alderman Padgett, "that the su-
 perlnlendent of streets be directed to put 0id Dan out Of his misery ss pain
 lessy as possible The vote was
 unanimous.
 The police report showed 27 arrests for the month of August Of which S were sent to jail. Electric light out 75 hours. Value of property reported stolen, s5o0i amount of property re- covered 5
 The resignation Of Dr. T.. r. Perry as a member of the board of health, he- cause the board has never been organ iled, was read IL was laid on the ta- hle until the next meeting ~ A petition rom Alex Gilman and the Sisters of the fioly Ghost for sew CTS on Church and Ravine streets, was referred.
 The firs chief reported that he had ,.,,4t,o.,,4 sc From, tb.a sala of tfrau-otks