Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-05-06
SATURDAY. NAY 8, 1876.


VILLAGE MATTERS.
By reference to the proceedings of the
Village Council, in another part of this
issue, our readers will see from the re-
port Of the retiring Village Treasurer,
G. A. Brace. that, as village, we are in
most prosperous condition, financially,
having been able to meet all the liabili-
ties of the municipal government, as de-
manded, and yet have remaining in the
treasury the snug balance OF 1927. This
favorable state of affairs must be attri-
buted to the judicious management of
our village officers, and is evidence Of the
successful administration of our corpo-
rate affairs by those having control, and
the citizens of our village should certain
ly feel grateful to the members of the
old Village Board for the. able and effi-
cient management and the faithfulness
with which they have served. The du-
ties Of a member of the council, when
faithfully performed, are arduous; and
when the fact is taken into consideration
that the labor is all rendered without
any compensation, the manner in which
the retiring Board have so successfully
conducted the village interests is COM
mandatory. The present council being
composed largely Of the old board
would indicate that the same successful
administration will be continued that
the interests of the village will be served
as faithfully in the future as they have
been liz the past; and that we may ex-
pect continued prosperity in our munich
pal government. OF conrse it cannot be
expected that in community where
there are so many diversified ideas as
are naturally found in place like this,
where the inhabitants come from various
sections of the country, and have been
educated to the ideas prevailing in those
different localities, that any administra-
ton, however successful, could please
all. Fault-inders are to be met i'm every
community, but we believe our officials
can count on the support Of the commu-
nifty generally in any judicious improve
ments they may make.
During last year great amount of
work was expended on the opening of
new streets, and the improving of those
that had already been opened, which
work speaks for itself; but there is much
yet to be done on our streets. There is
nothing that impresses stranger on his
arrival in town more than the condi-
ton of the streets and walks. In regard
to the latter, we believe that Cheboygan
will not suffer in comparison with any
village in the state; and our roads are
much better than in many places, but by
n little expenditure they can be put in
a much better conditiOn-one which
cannot fail to favorably impress the new
conner to our village.
Among the disbursements of the past
year was the payments for the village
lot, which all will admit as being money
well invested.
The taxes levied for village pur-
poses last year were Reasonable, and, we
believe, fully as low as the great MAORI
ty of towns and villages i'm the state, and
no more than the proper advancement
and improvement Of the village required.
The financial prospects for the present
year, We understand, are more favorable
than that of last. While the village
council do not intend making levy in
excess of that made last year, the receipts
from the liquor tax will be much greater,
thus producing larger revenue tor the
village.
Now that the village has a lot paid for,
and financial prospects so favorable, why
not erect town building on the lot, and
"a village lookup? The magnificent
structure near the court house, belong
ing to the county, called jail-a build
ing that strikes all beholders with admi.
ration and evil doors with terror (O is now
used by the village as lock up, but the
locality is not so convenient as the lot
owned by the village and we think the
erection of a town building and lookup
would meet With the approbat of the
greater portion of the tax payers of the
village.
Let the matter be talked up before the
next meeting of the Common Council, so
that the members may know the feelings
of the citizens in the matter, and then at
that meeting let them take such action in
regard to the subject as the sentiment ex-
pressed by our citizens would commend
and they in their judgment would deem
best.