Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-05
TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1877.



A PrOtracted Session, but very Little
Done-The Village Printing too
Much 10 be Comprehended. and
New Proposals Ordered-The New
Ordinances. fe4u
The Village Council met in regular
session last Tuesday evening, President
Strohn in the chair. All the Trustees
were present except Hall. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read,
amended and approved.
Under the head Of
PETITIONS, 'H
w. s. Humphrey presented a petition
signed by the liquor dealers and few
other residents of the village, asking
that they might be permitted to keep
open their places of business after eleven
o'clock, and closing at II o'clock Satur-
day night, and remaining closed for the
succeeding "a hours. Mr.. Humphrey
stated and showed by the law that the
Council had the right..to do this if they
q red. Mr.. Humphrey presented to
the Council the reasons why the petition
was presented and why the Council
should grant it, and also stated that if it
was granted the petitioners would guar
antee not to sell on Sunday, and to keep
orderly houses. The petition was, on
motion, received and laid ON the table.
Gallagher & Mcdonald offered to sup
ply and care for the lamp now placed i'm
front of the pOstOffice, if it was removed
in front OF their place. The Street Com
missioner was ordered to change the To-
cation of the lamp.
| The committee OH Ways and Means re-
ported that they had conferred with
ChaS. Cushane and Geo. FranceSregard-
ing the salary which they would require
to take the position of night watch, and
that both fixed the rate at $50 per
month.
| The committee OH Printing. through
Trustee Mckervey, reported that they
had examined the proposals for village
printing, and that the Free Press bid was
the lowest. The report did not State why
the bid which was the highest the week
before appeared the lowest now.
The committee on Claims and Ac-
counts reported the following accounts
correct, and they were allowed:
j. G.. Mulvaugh. .....................S 5a
John Mci'onahi. O0
leo France 70 U0
The bond of StleeL Commissioner Will
sou, in the sum of $500, was approved.
THE LAST STREET LAMP.
1t WAS announced that there was still
one more street lamp that had not been
located. The proprietor of the fremont
House offered TO furnish and care for the
lamp. provided it was placed in front OF
his house. Macarthur, Smith & Co. offer
ed to care for it if placed at the entrance
of their dock. provided the village would
furnish the oil, which was understood to
be the same terms upon which the lamp
was placed at the entrance of Humphrey s
dock. Without discussion, OH motion vi
Trustee Perrin, the lamp was located al
the fremont House.
, A resolution offered by Trustee Per-
rim was adopted employing Geo. Frances
as night watch at $50 per month as long
as the Council deemed it necessary to re-
tain him..
WHO SHALL THE MONEY BE PAID TO =!
The Street Commissioner rendered his
first monthly report. A motion was
made that an order be drawn in his favor
for the amount. Trustee De Puy stated
that, i'm his opinion, orders should be
drawn i'm favor of each man employed
for the amount due him.
The Street Commissioner stated that
he had advanced the pay to several Ol
the men, and if such action was taken he
would whistle for his money.
Trustees Perrin and McKervey thought
it would save much time and trouble tt
9 have an an order drawn in favor of tn,
Street Commissioner and let him pay hi
own men. Then followed an infOrma
rambling talk over the matter, and it wa
finally decided that the order this tim,
. should be drawn i'm favor of the Stree
Commissioner, and that the future cOurs
should be determined upon some futur
time.
THE VILLAGE PRINTING.
The report of the cOmulitte on villag
: printing was then taken up. Some sur
prise was manifested by some member
. of the Council at the report. and by mu
> tual consent recess of five minutes wa
taken "tO talk the matter over" Thi
was busily employed by some of tn
trustees in comparing notes. Upon TIN
: Council being called to order. by permis
sion, Mr.. Chandler of the NORTHERN
TRIBUNE, stated that he was surprised a
the report. That he did not see how
was possible that such result could
arrived at, and if the Council wOul
grant him five or ten minutes time h
thought he could convince any membe
OF the Council that the TRIBUNE's bi
was the lowest.
Trustee McKervey stated that Nj
Chandler failed to convince him of tha
and intimated that it was retlectiO
upon him TO come into the Council an
and argue the matter.
Mr.. Chandler replied that he did nc
intend to cast any reflections upon Nj
McKervey; that he had furnished Nj
McKervey such information as he the
had. and which he had deeme
sufficient, but iU was then onl
to the best of his knowledge
but to day, hearing that there might /
contest in the matter, he had prepare
himself with facts and figures, take
from the records.
-, Village Attorney Bell thought that
~ the parties making proposals would col
sent to IL, and new proposals receive
that they be got upon basis upon whiG
there could be no question.
s., Mr.. Chandler thought that there Wv
no question about his bid being thelOw
est, and he was sure he could cOnvin,
in the Council of it.
Mr.. Bentley remarked that he w
equally sure his was.
Considerable more talk was indulge
"a in which had no particular bearing upo
,ro the case whan aS neither DartV Ohiectf