The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
FILTRATION SYSTEM
CONTRACT LET; TO
COST CITY $4,000

EATON, O., Aug. 14-After the
fourth letting, contract finally has
been awarded for construction of a
filtration plant for the city water
works system.
. Burgess & Nipple, Columbus, O., re.
$4,000, and work on the improvement
will be started next Monday. The
contract was awarded Thursday by the
Board Of public affairs. after bids for
the contract were opened.
At the first letting all bids received
were regarded too high and they were
rejected. At the second letting it de-
veloped that the bonds issued for the
improvement had not been sold, as
anticipated, and the contract was not
let.
Burgess & Nipple, Columbus, were
successful bidders at the third letting,
but it was discovered that the legal
notice for reception of bids had not
been published a sufficient length Of
time, so the contract was not awarded
and the letting was readvertised in
order to make the proceeding regu-
lar. At the last letting four bids were
submitted. Two bids were rejected
because they did not include all the
work and material. The third bid was
rejected because it was conditional.
A bond issue of $27.500 has been
floated for the improvement. Much
difficulty was experienced in selling
the bonds, with the result that finally
the state public utilities commission
took over the bonds.
The board of public affairs declared
the filtration plant was an absolute
necessity, owing to the fact, the board
declared, that the water supply from
the driven wells at the waterworks
pumping station has been diminish
ing at an alarming rate the last year
or two Water from Seven Mile
creek will furnish the city water sup
ply after the filtration plant is placed
in operation.
The contractors expect to complete
the improvement in three months.
Bridge Improvement Let
Minor bridge improvements aggre-
eating a cost of $216S5 are to be
made by Ed. Overholtz under verbal
contract with the county commission
ers. The six improvements are: Re-
pair of bridge, Eaton-Ha milton road,
near Camden, s75.10; bridge top, Som
ers township, near Pat Kirvin's, Sill
70; repair of bridge on Township
Line road, near McDonald's, s11.35;
repair of bridge on Camden road,
Gratis township, near Osa Loops,
$3.50; bridge top near Four Mile
bridge, Somers township. $3.50.
Wright & Craig have contracted
verbally with the commissioners to
paint bridge on the Camden-West
Elkton road, near Camden, for $3.50.
Freeman Services Arranged
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate
Freeman, go, who died at the Ohio
Masonic home at Springfield. were
held here Friday afternoon at 400
o'clock at the home of her nieces. the
Misses Truax, and were conducted by
the Rev. ]. A. Bussard, of the Meth
odist church. Burial was in Mound
Hill cemetery.
Mrs Freeman was the wife of the
late l. E. Freeman, lawyer, Of Eaton,
and lived most of her life in Eaton.
A step-daughter, Mrs. Lou Burdick, OF
Chicago, was present at the funeral.
IinsIlng Conducts Services
The Rev. J. E. Yingling, United
Brethren church, conducted funeral
services this morning at 9 o'clock for
Mrs. Mamie Heck Shields, 80, wife Of
Roy Shields, at her home three miles
south of Eaton, where she died We'd
nesday night Burial was at Castine,
Darke county.
Homecoming for Christians.
Upon the occaCion of visit from
the Rev. Frederick Stovenour, Port
land Ind, the members of the Chris
tian church at Campbellstown will
hold a homecoming and jubilee serv-
ice Sunday in the church. The Rev.
Mr.. Stovenour founded the Christian
church at Campbellstown. The scrv-
ices Sunday will be an all-day affair.
Hubert Meth Employed.
Hubert Meth is employed in the Of
fices of County Engineer c. A. Burns
as draughtsman and rodman on
county bitches. He will continue his
work until this fall, when he will en-
ter Illinois university. ITrhana. III.