Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-08-07
OUR VILLAGE FATHERS.

A Little Contest 0ver the Chair
ns0sshfp-NO Business Of I'm
p0rtance Transacted.
The village Council met last Monday
night in regular session. For the want
of a quorum the meeting was NOT called
to order until some time after the regular
hour,
Trustees, Barber, Long, Stevenson,
and Kezar, and Recorder Airth, were
present; while President, Newton, and
Trustees Cueny and Crumley were alb
1 sent.
Mr.. Long moved that Mr.. Barber be
president pro tenn. The recorder stated
that Mr.. Newton had left request that
Mr.. Kezar occupy the chair. Mr.. Bar
Der at once declined the honor, notwith-
standing which, he was unanimously
elected. He positively declinedFo take the
position, and left the room. This left the
meeting without quorum, therefore
Mr. Barber was called back, when with
with some feeling he reasserted his de-
termination not to take the position. On
motion each Of the other trustees was
offered the position, but in turn declined.
Matters were beginning to assume rather
an interesting shape, with indications of
a "dead lock-" when trustee Kezar, re-
considered his determination and took
the chair.
The minutes of the previous session
were read and with some minor correc-
| tons were approved.
| Trustee Stephenson reported that a
tcomplaint had been made to him that a
nuisance existed on Huron street, in
the shape of pig pen, near the Spencer
House. Said that he had examined it
and considered it nuisance. On motion
of trustee Long, the matter was referred
to the village marshall.
| Trustee Kezar, made quite q lengthy
report regarding the condition of the
work on the streets in various parts of
the village. Said the street commission
er had just commenced work on opening
and improving First street, west of
Huron. That some of the residents near.
were very anxious for it to be opened,
but that Mr.. d. Smith was not willing
to open the street through his land un-
less the street could be worked clear
through. This, the commissioner had
doubts about having money enough
to do. After some interchange of opin-
ion among the trustees it was decided to
instruct the commissioner to proceed
with the work as far as Mr.. Smiths line,
and if he had money enough, to go on
through, provided Mr.. Smith would
open out the street, which it was thought
be would do. Trustee Kezar also stated
the condition of the street OH the town
line between Duncan and Benton, and
said there was not money enough be-
longing to that side of the river to COM
plete it. The commissioner thought he
would have, could he procure slabs to
put over the worst of it, without further
cost than to haul them. Smiths mill
Mcdonald would not give them. Nelson
& Strohn would, but that was too far to
haul. Mr.. Ward B. Macarthur was pres
, ent and stated to the Board that they
could have all the slabs they wanted from
their mill. But the difficulty there was
to get at them. The matter was talked
over rather Informally for some time and
finally left in the commissioners hands.
With the permission of the Board, Mr..
Macarthur stated that his firm had done
considerable work in various places
which they thought they should be al
lowed some pay for. 1t was left to the
street commissioner and trustee Kezar,
to arrange.
The question of building one or two
cross walks ON Huron street was brought
up, and finally left to the street commits
sioner.
Recorder Airth, read communication
from an agent of the Silsby steam fire
engine comp.ny, which was passed with
out action.
The question of Village finances COM
ing up, it was stated that the county
treasurer declined to pay over to the
city treasurer the money paid him as
liquor licenses under the new law, on
account of it being paid under protest,
and that suit was pending to test the
constitutionality of the law, which might
make Unnecessary for him to return the
money. City attorney Brown, gave it
as his opinion, that the county treasurer
would be compelled by law to pay it,
upon being presented with the proper
order from the city treasurer. On motion
of trustee Long, the village treasurer was
instructed to draw on the county treas
urer for the amount of the license mon
ey.
The recorder stated that it not only
desirable, but very necessary for the
proper preservation of the village ordin-
ances, &C., that they be printed. He
was instructed to ascertain what it would
cost to have it done.
The meeting then adjourned
To BE KEPT CLEAN-1t will not be
the fault of our enterprising merchant
Mr. P. M. Lathrop if the people of this
section of the country do not keep clean.