Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-24
Council Proceedings.

A regular meeting of the Common
Council OF the city of Alpena was held
at the Council room, Monday evening,
the 10th day of June, 1878.
Prescnt-A. w. Comstock, Mayor, +.
s. Dewey, Recorder; and Aid. Knight,
Campbell, Kimball, Blakely, Harshaw
and Wall.
Minutes OF previous meeting read and
approved.
A petition was received from David
Plough, asking permission to erect a
woodshed on his premises, which was re-
ferred to Committee on Fire Limits.
A petition from T. Baryo and others,
asking that Lockwood street be opened
and ditched, was referred to Committee
on Streets and Sewers. Also petition
from ID. G.. Aber and others, for side
walk on Lockwood street.
The petition of s. Case and others,
asking the Council to pass an ordinance
prohibiting the throwing OF mill refuse
into the river, was referred to Ordinance
Committee.
The following accounts were present
cd and referred:
j. ID. Wellington, Sc 90
| A. L. Seaman, 10 90
Howard, Godfrey & Co., so
A. G. Teht, AZ 76
A. McCollum & Co., CT 30
The Committee OH Ways and Means
reported favorably on the following acts,
and recommended that they be allowed
&. Golling, S20S %
A. w. Smith, $50 90
! w. Shorthand, 55 90
| G.. j. Card, ~ 90
The accounts OF s. Beggs for $40 as
rent, was disallowed.
The petition of j. G. Chisholm and
others, to open alley from Second street
to Washington avenue, was referred back
to the committee.
The petition of j. Kerr and III. Bolton,
to clear White street, was reported fav-
orably upon, and report rejected.
The petition of j. b. futile and otE-
era, for the opening of Dunbar street,
west end, was taken from the table, and
the Street Commissioner was TO be noti-
fed to open the street Immediately.
The following ordinance was present
ed and passed.
A ORDINANCE NO. 27. q
Relative to licensing of Hawkers and Peddlers
IL il hereby ordained by the Common Council of
the City of Alpena:
sEcTioN l. That no person shall follow the
business or occupation OF n Hawker or Peddler
license from the Mayor
SEC. Q The Mayor is hereby authorized to
license any person TO follow the business or occu-
patton of Hawker or Pedder, on his paying in
to the City Treasury the sum prescribed in the
next section.
SEC. 8. Any person soliciting. license shall
pay therefor as follows: If he intends to travel
on foot the sum of five dollars. If nc intend to
travel with one horse other animals, the sum of
ten dollars and If he intend TO travel with two
more horses or other ANIMAL the sum of twelve
and na half IN IN ofipp forl
sale any fruits, vegetables, butter, eggs other
product or merchandise brought into this city en- |
any boat or any dock IN this city, or any other
such dock, the sum of forty dollars. And none of
the licenses mentioned in this ordinance shall be
given for duration of time longer than tAree
months.
SIC. 4. This ordinance is intended to apply to
all itincrate hawk1rs, pcddlers of merchandise, !
medicine, vegetables, fruits and produce bought |
within the limits of the City of Alpena, To be |
sold to private individual, and this ordinance IL
also intended TO apply TO all persons bringing any
merchandise, medicine, fruits vegetables, or pro-
duce any boat OF vessel, or on any dock or
such boat or vessel shall be at any dock within
the limits of said city.
But This ordinance is not intended 10 apply TO |
any fisherman Offering for sale fl caught in Lake |
Huron, Thunder Bay, or Thunder Bay River, nor |
to any farmer or other producer Offering for sale |
any fruit, vegetables, butter, eggs, or other pro-
ducc raised or produced within the county of AL
SEC. 5. Any person violating any OF the pro- |
visions of this ordinance shall be punished by n |
fine not 70 exceed Fifty dollars, and in default in
the payment thereof imprisonment in the Alpcna |
County Jail for a term not to exceed sixty days
The Ordinance Committee also pre-
scented an ordinance in regard to liccns-
ing drays, hacks, etc, which was refer
I'D back.
Aid. Kimball was appointed special
committee to negotiate City Orders to pay
for painting bridge.
The Street Commissioner was instruct
ed to repair the road north of the Trow-
bridge track.
ADJOURNED.
+. s. DEWEY, Recorder.