Putnam patriot., 1927-07-01

to go to Boston every time they con suit an engineer.
 Why go to Boston?
 Alderman Dubois said he didn't see why Hheg need To To to Boston when we aaee city engineer. They don't recognize that at all, he said. i sIt would e0si lot of money Co keep Ian enaincer all the time. The city Ieneiueer RilI come at any time and ] al reasonable pHiee per hauf. The ] local merchants aHa adyeaathE trad l ing at home a when We have local engineer they e1 9alztie aud Eet a surveyor. Thes had man from Dos ! 1en survey Bates Hii anal paid him |Sfu0. when our city engineer would l have done iJ for fen ar fifteen dol l lars" said the alderman. Mayor ehapdelaine sa55 If they want to do anything #hs umWer they should say SO. and # they don't want ] to do anything thiz summer they should say so. They should let ns ] know what they are eoine ta dc. l Alderman Richard said he Was told ] the commissioners hadn't the heufes and he told them all che council want cd was an approximate estimate to
 The Mayor: "Their plans ae- cepted and we want them Co go to work. They ought to let us know whether they intend to do anything Alderman Rogers said that he heartily endorsed Alderman Dubois l idea. 'sIt is rather expensive to go l ont of town to get surveying done i The survey of Richmond Hill cost i the city $i00 and could have been done by local man for s10 or Sl5.'
 Alderman Richard: "0ur engineer could take soundings as we'll as he could"
 l Alderman Rogers continued, say l ing he did not think there is man as competent Co do surveying for hines as the city engineer, who knows where all the water pipes. gas pipes and sewer pipes in the city are laid. aI am not carrying brief for George Perry but we should economize wherever we ean." concluded the al ! aerman.
 I Mayor Chapdelaine Il thought il waa going along smoothly, but lt doesn't seem so.'
 Public May Criticize
 Alderman Ames said that the pub Tie expects 5he work to be done. if is came- faH and nothing .s done be- | fore another -N5nHer the council is roIra Co be cr t.c god. .l den't know what we cen da. f anything but ls #nuytbur cam ae done We ought to do #f- don EloW 4s tne eonuls lsslon- CTS realize tne situation. We have been told we are "a hazardous com aitisH + we 8rf. along aud have serious fire he common council will be blamed for it. l. is up to us. l i don't think Ne ought a whit only reasonable time. Something ought to be done.'
 The ..,aeer saia ha thaeaht se toe, i that ne wautcd to see something done and asked fl foundation for one staudpipe could not be put m at once.
 Alderman Ames replied that q seemed 10 him that the work could be started and part of Ii installed. He said that # what the council had been told in regard to pressure is true and ] if the city has serious fire the city ! sill be in bad shape. .s If Che tank goes bad we geaId be in serious condition" he said.
 One Tank This Fall
 Alderman Richard said "Ws should at least build one tank this fall and i lay the main ou School street" Alderman Ames: ''I seriously think ! that if tho council lets als thing drift and drift and drift ~e are go i ing to be severely censured. Alderman Richard. We nave done our part and the commissioners over threw everything we did" The mayor said We accepted their plan They ought to let us know what they are going to do or intend Co do"
 Alderman Richard said he didn't think the plan could be called ac- l lcepted. l. was referred, but is YVES generally understood the plan would be accepted.
 i Tn reply to a question from Al derman Ames. Alderman Richard said that Mir Gilman had told him he thought the commissioners would have report for the next regular meet | ing.
 Mayor Chapdelaine: T thought some of them would be here tonight but they seem to keep away from us."
 fn reply to a question as to which place was best 10 begin. Bates Hiii or Riehamond Hill. Alderman Richard