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Show CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS 1 The regular adjourned session H of the citv council was held tu H the city hull Inst Monday cveu- H ing, Mayor Croft in hc chair. H Couuciluieu Salmon, Hansen, B Clark and Reddon present. H The business before the cotin- H cil was the opening, rending H and accepting of proposals to H erect the powet house. H Proposals were received from H Kippou, Rhead nud Carruth I nndT. I. Allen. The former I bid'$i,385 and the latter, ', 426.50. H A motion carried that T. I. I Allen be awarded the contract on account that his proposal H contained a provision that the H powerhouse would be completed wtthiu thirty days after signing the contract. The other contract con-tract agreed to have the build-ing build-ing completed by Dec. 1, 1905 Moved that city attorney draw up contract nud have same signed. sign-ed. Carried Adjourned till Tuesday night. TUESDAY BVIININO. The city council met in adjourned ad-journed KMiott lust Tuesda night. J. II. Salmon, mayor pro tern in theclinir Council men Hansen, Heard and Clark present. , Moed by Heard that tltecon tract as written and corrected for erectiou ol electric- light building be signed by the nuyor and contractor Seconded by Clark and alt con tcilmau voting ae. Moved and seconded that recorder re-corder write l11 contractors urging urg-ing them for an answer as to when machinery or material may be expected. Moved that Couuciluieu Hansen Han-sen and Reddon be empowered to purchase altutatorial for , setting set-ting of boiler. Carried. Adjourned to Thursday night. TIM! VUKST 1IUIMMNG. Th'e building when completed will be: The" engine room tx JlkiyjesaJfeixud. the coal bin 7x10 feet, outside measurement, ' ' ( The fouudatipu is to $$' constructed con-structed df a good grale VrVock to a depth of three 'feet, befow the floor lccl.. The ground around the building for a width of twenty feet shall be graded to a level six inches bclov tbp'floor level-ami hae a slope of six inches away from the building. MATERIAL. The hiinW used iu thedoors; windows, frames, casjngs and cornice shall be clear "seasoned pine I The, rafter, studding, tics and sireating may 'be native lumber or brcgon 'fjr,' straight sound and free from large loose knots aud "wirulshakes. The shingles shall be the best cedar shingles. All mortar used shall be nude Osgood" Utile, well" slacked," Mifx-cd Mifx-cd with clean, slnrp sand iu the proportion ofoneofliiiicto tlucc of Mild.. COS'STltUCTION. The loUndatiou to be of hard stone with a footing cftursc of tw6 feet wide and not les than eight inches thick. The wall shall be Well bonded with stretchers stretch-ers niicl headers. Above the footing it shall be sixteen inches thick ' The walls of the building shall lie sheated tight "with ixu plank audshiuglcd.Thc shingles to be laid six inches to the 1 weather, The freize shall be rabbited for the shingles an I 4-inch corner boards jiut on uil. corners. The door sills to Le of "hard stone, dressed. The. window sills to'bc of 2-inch lumber. A small moulded cap to'bc put on the window aud door frames. Tin strips to be put over the .window cajs and where the roof of the coal bin joins the wall. The doors and windows to be cased inside anJ out, the frames to be of 5 inch lumber. The shingles on the roof shall, be laid 4 y, inches to the weathM cr and securely nailed. Tluj shingles iihall be put on the ltlp! and a strip of tin eighteen incliar wide laid in the vallcvs. t ' The atxnc will gic a fairij good idea of how the building will look when completed. |
