Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-16
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council OF the City o
Alpena met in the Council Room OF
Monday evening, June 18th, 1875, anC
was called to order at eight o'clock by
the Mayor.
PREsENT-Geo. i. Maltz, Mayor; A.
r. Mcdonald, Recorder, and Aids. Pack
Gillett, Richardson, Sheahy, Scage anC
Timms
Minutes Of the last meeting read and
approved.
PETITIONS.
or Dougald McArthur and 95 others
In reference to burning refuse matter
within city limits. Referred to the Fire
MARSHAL.
or Alexander NcDougald, asking to
have the tax assessed to him by mistake
In 1874, RENTED. Referred to Com
mlttee on Ways and Means.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Comptroller, recommending
the payment of sundry bills. Referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
From the Street Commissioner, in ref
erence to sidewalks on Washington Ave
nue.. Referred to City Surveyor.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Ways and Means, Recommending the
payment of the bill of Thomas b. John
ston, for turnkey, feed and board of
prisoners. $2l.73. Report accepted and
adopted and warrant ordered drawn for
the amount.
Streets and Sewers, Recommending
that the offer of S. +. and Samantha
Hitchcock for right of way through
lot G, block A be accepted, provided said
5. Z. and Samantha Hitchcock shall in
clude in their deed of said right of way
all their right and title to any and all
other streets in the city. Ordered placed
on file.
Streets and Sewers, Reporting that
they had under consideration the petition
of Charles Nltz, David Ketrick and
Others in reference to causing Mill and
Trowbridge streets to be Strengthened, and
recommending that the prayer Of the
petitioners be granted, provided the right
OF way can be obtained without cost to
the city, and that the City Surveyor,
under the direction OF the Street CON-
missioner, be ordered to locate the
corrected lines of said street. Ordered
placed on file.
Aid Richardson, introducing a petit
ton signed by Victo G. Burnham, Gro
well & Godfrey, Lockwood, Luce & Seagc
andes others, asking to have certain dan
gerous and combustible material on lots
5 and 6 in block four, removed. Re
ferred to Fire Marshal.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Aid. Sheahy, That the Recorder is hereby in. |
.tructed to 1T up the room now occupied BY him, |
Tor the Common Council 10 meet in, M Il will be
saving TO the city of one hundred and fifty dollars
Ayes--Ald. Gillett, Richardson, Seage Sheahy |
md Timms. No-Ald. Pack. Carried.
by Aid. Pack, That the Recorder now proceed |
% open and read the bids for ditching. Carried
Proposals for ditching, opened and
'ead, from the following persons ID.
Jaines Hunt, Geo. Manning,
VIM. Mrre, Levi Prince, CART Waltz,
Jarl Solonki, r. B. Ludington, VIM.
Charles Cook, ID. Dunn,
|ohn Berryhill, Alex. Keenan,, J. G. Bow
nan, David Plough and VIM. wcolk.
Moved by Aid. Pack that commit
es of three be appointed by the Chair
o examine said proposals, and recon-
mend at the next meeting of the Council
vhat bids shat be accepted. Carried.
The Chair referred the matter to the
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
BY Aid; sheahy, That the City Comptroller be
istructed to purchase set of books for the City
and that all official business OF such
treasurer be kept in them. Carried. -.
BY Aid. Sheahy, That Richardson, Avery & Co.
3 notified by the Fire Marshal, tomorrow, TO
uild tight board fence where they burn their
abs and refuse, the same to be IA feet in height.
arried.
BY Aid. Seage, That the City Surveyor be and !,
hereby instructed to lay out and determine line
sewers drains and bitches, and lines OF boun-
7 the Council. Carried.
BY Aid. Pack, That Douglass Scott is hereby
2pointcd Fire Marshall Of the city Of Alpena,
ithout compensation. Ayes-Ald. 6illett, Pack,
seaee, sbeahy and Timms Carried.
by tho same, That the Mayor call meeting of
e citizens, to meet in this hall, at O'Clock on
hursday evening of this week, 70 take into con-
lefation the propriety of buying another fire
gine for the city. Carried.
On motion of Aid. Richardson, the
ouncll adjourned.
A. r. MCDONALD,
Recorder |