The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-23
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CONTRACT EXPIRES

The actual business to come before
the city council last night was little.
The first hour Of the time for meet
ing was spent by the mayor and al
dermen at the water works plant,
where well No. 2 is being pumped
out to test it's flow, and the results
of the first day shows every inalca-
tion that this big we'll will deliver
the goods as it did when first sunk
When the big pump of the McCar-
thy Well iCo of Minneapolis was
started yesterday morning, the flow
of the well was about 25~ gallons per
minute. Last evening in the flow
was around Its gallons per minute
and the work of pumping continued.
- Sand Packs Bottom. sz:.z +
y, This well, considered one OF the
most important Of the system, had
become packed around the screen
with fine white sand, the sand be-
ing of the minutest particles. 1t had
surrounded the screen at the bottom
of the 8 20. foot drill and had choked
the:Water supply: With the start OF
the pump the water came out filled
with the sand and it was not long
before the ground at the flow of the
water was heavily coated with the
white substance. It is to be thor
oughly pumped out, as it has come
through the screen rIpidly. 1t is the
belief that. the removal Of the fine
sand will allow -coarser to accumu-
late at the foot Of the well and pre-
vent the fine stuff from .clogging the
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I It was decided by the council to
pump out two of the other big wells
and ascertain their capacities. The
tank. is being kept filled now and In
fact thespumps.are not working only
about half. time, the tank overflow
ing. ~..~z.....:z< NJ !; - !.
- = Accepts Settlement Offer.
The Massachusetts Bonding and
Insurance company, one OF the com
panies of the bonds Of George Kirk,
former water works superintendent,
offered the city $3.50 in full settle
ment for the city's claim against the
company, the amount claimed being
S948.8S. The company took the stand
that during period Of three months.
it was not on Kinks bond. The point
was proved to be correct and instead
of going into legal action, the coun-
Gil instructedi the city, attorney to
notify thes company of. the accept
ance Of the offer, and will surrender
the bond when the settlement is
forth coming. There are other bond
matters of the same nature still un-
der adjustment.
- Culvert Up Again.
A peculiar phase of a problem
came up relating to the lowering OF
a. culvert in road inside the cor
porate limits of the city, it being To-
Gated on-,a road run reading south
ward from Nymore.
1t seems that this road was orig
inally built. through a low piece of
land and a cuIvert was laid at GER
tain point for drainage. At that
time, the land was not unduly wet
and there was really little use for
the culvert, but it was installed in
case of emergency.
At a meeting few weeks ago, the
council was asked to lower the cul-
vert at the city expense for the rea-
son, as stated, that drainage ditch
was to be run through the land in
question and that the culvert was
too high for the ditch to use. Action
was deferred for investigation. The
matter again came up, last night the