Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-08
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city OF
Alpena met in the Council room on
Monday evening, September 9th, 1876,
AMI was called to order at eight o'clock
by the Mayor.
PREsENT.-Geo. L. Maltz, Mayor; A.
r. Mcdonald, Recorder, and Aldermen
Richardson, Seage, Sheahy and Timms.
Journal of last session read and APP
proved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Comptroller, recommending
the payment of the following bills for
salaries for month ending August 31st,
1876:
Douglass Scott, city marshal, IL so
Capt. Shorthand, bridge tender, $500
Robert Oliver, engineer, $500
Arthur Irwin, $500
Also recommending the payment of
the following:
james Z. Field, for mlse., 1850
Moved by Mr.. Seage, that the bills for
salaries be allowed and orders drawn
for the amounts, and that the account of
James f. Field be referred to the Com
mittce on Ways and Means. Ayes
Richardson, Seage, Sheahy AMI Trims
Carried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Streets and Sewers, reporting adverse
ly on the petition of j. M. Blakely and
others for sidewalk across Chisholm
street. Report accepted and ordered
placed on file.
From special committee M follows:
To the Hon. the Common Council of the City
of Alpena, Mich:
GENTLEMEN Your committee ap-
pointed to investigate certain charges
put In circulation by some party to the
injury Of City Comptroller Turnbull,
beg leave TO report: We have examined
into the facts as near as can be and
believe there are no proofs whatever to
substantiate the charge that the Comp
troller opened any proposal for the build
ing of an engine house in Third ward,
or made known to any party or person.
either directly or Indirectly, the con-
tents of any of said proposals. An
nexed hereto will be found the sworn
statement of said Comptroller Turnbull
In relation to this matter We have ex-
amined such of the envelopes contain
ing proposals as have been preserved
and cannot detect that any were opened
or attempted. In the light of these
facts we believe that this charge was
put in circulation by some mprincipled
person or persons, who have mo regard
for the feelings Of their fellows, and as
little regard for the truth. We can
find 10 incentive to such an action on
the part of the Comptroller as the
amount of money to beexpended is so mea-
gre that we can not believe that the Comp
troller would willingly place himself as
a criminal before this community for
the paltry sum which he might receive
from such source, and we believe that
any person who will make such charges
without Offering at the same time the
proofs, would willingly do and perform
dirtier work for less consideration than
could possibly hoped to be obtained by
the Comptroller; and the tone of the
charge induces the belief that it is the
creation of q mind diseased by envy
and hate, and to such an extent have,
these baleful passions afflicted the brain
of the poor miserable author of these
charges, that when his impotent mental
faculties became sufficiently aroused to
entertain thought or idea, It Is only
such as jealousy and hate would prompt.
We would therefore, I'm view Of the
facts that no proof can he found to sub
stantiate these charges, recommend that
the Comptroller be honorably acquitted
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
HENRY s. SEAGE,
JOHN ID. SHEAHY,
Special Committee.