Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-04-22
Council Proceedings.

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The Common Council met at tn,
county court room, in the city of Al
pena, April 20, 1874, and was called to or
der at s o'clock p. NJ, by the Mayor.
Present-Gcorgc L. Maltz, Mayor; +. S.
Dewey, Recorder, and Aid. Blakeley,
Campbell, Gillett, Knight, Pack and
.Scage.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting
we're read and approved
The Mayor gave an address in regard to
Com troler's office, City Finances, Street
Commits sioner, Fire Department, etc.
The Mayor announced the following
standing Committees for the ensuing
year:
Committee on Ways and Means-Ald.
Scagc, Campbell and Pac,'.
Committee on Ordil..anccs-Ald.
Knight, Pack and Campbell. NJ
Committee on Fire Departmcnt--Ald.
Seage, Knight and Gillett.
Committee on Streets and Sewers
Aid. Blakelcy Gi!lett and Knight.
Committee on Fire Limits-Ald.
Campbell, Knight and Scage.
The Mayor submitted the following,
from the records of the Board Of Super
visors, of the county of Alpcna, certified
to by the County Clerk, to be placed on
record for the future information of the
Council
BY Supervisor Plough, seconded by Supervisor
Resolred That the bill incurred by the city Of
Alpena in the suppression Of the smallpox in the
city and townships of Alpena county, during the
summer Of 1879 and winter of 1928, as embidied
in the statement made by the Recorder of the city,
amounting to twelve thousand, six hundred and
lightweight dollars and sixty-seven cents s2 $685.
81 be adopted, and provisions made by this Board
for the payment of the same. Carried.
BY Supervisor Stout, seconded by Supervisor
Plough,
ResiIred, That the sum Of sss ,44s o5 be assessed
on the taxable property If the county of Alpena,
and for the following purposes, to wit:
To redeem outstanding county orders, $3.50 90
To redeem outstanding poor orders, 5000 90
ty Offices, $3.50 90
For contingent fund, 5000 90
For Indebtedness TO city Of Alpena, i26ss 81
For State tax, E,4lS 20 |
Total, t3S,i4 05 |
Unanimously adopted.
State Of Michigan, County of Alpena, ss.-I, |
Chas. N. Cornell, Clerk of said county, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing are true and
compared copies Of original resolutions adopted |
by the Board of Supervisors of said county, at an
adjourned meeting of said Board held at the office
of the County Clerk, in said county, on the 18th day
Of October, A. ID. 1873, as appears OF record in my
Office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal Of said county, at the |
city Of Apena, this ze,h day OF Aprl, 1874
CHA3. n. CORNELL, Clerk.
Moved by Aid. Seagc, that copy Of
the resolutions, passed by the Board of
of the county OF Alpena, In
reference to smallpox Indebtedness, as
sumed by said county, be spread
upon the records as part of the min
utes OF the meeting.
The following petitions were presented
and referred to the Committee on Streets
and Sewers:
A petition of VIM. Mirre and others,
asking that sundry streets be opened,
and also that ditch be made on Second
street.
A petition of A. w. Comstock and
others, asking that a street be opened
from the poor house lot northwest to
the city limits.
A petition OF J. X. Lockwood and 9th
ers, asking that a street be opened rom
State road between section Is and 10 TO
city limits. I,
The following bills were presented, aud