Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-08-18
Council Proceedings.
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day evening, August 1ltb, 1877.
Present-W. w. Strohn, President
Geo. w. Bell, Attorney; Trustees Nc.
CHM, De Puy, McKervey, Farrell. Hail
Perrin.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of the Council, August 7th, and the ad.
jOurned meeting August 9th, 1877, were
read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM VILLAGE OF
From the Street COmmissioner-A re-
port relative TO the condition of certain
side and crosswalks.
To the Honorable, the Council of the Village
of Cheboygan:
Agreeable to resolution adopted at
your last meeting, have examined the
condition of the sidewalks Throughout
the village, and beg leave to make the
following report:
Black River avenue-The walk OH the
southerIy side of this street, adjacent to
and abutting upon Mrs. Margaret Smiths
premises, is i'm a bad condition, the plank
rotten, broken, and torn up in many
places.
Also, the walks in front of Mrs. Eliza
beth McRae's and Emily Caytord's lots
need some repairs, some OF the plank
having become rotten and broken.
Also, there are several other places
along said street that the walks need
some repairs where the planks have be-
come rotten and loose.
Third street.-The walks adjacent to
and abutting upon John HetheringtOn's
lots are out of repair.and need some new
plank and mailing.
Also the walk in front of Peter w.
Hombach's lot needs Il new stringcr, and
the walks on both sides of said street re-
quires some little repairs in places where
the plank have become rotten and loose.
Division street.-The walk adjacent to
and abutting upon Alexander Mar
quette'S lots are in bad condition and
need considerable repairs.
Huron street.-The walk in front OF
j. T. Clark's lot is broken and some
planhs broken and need repairs. Also
are many places i'm the walks the whole
length of Huron street where the plank
are rotten, requiring new plank, and in
loose and need mailing.
Main street.-The walks adjacent TO
and abutting upon r. Patter.On's and
Mrs. NJ. E Rogers and Alexander Mar
quette's premises are out of repair, the
plank have rotted and become worn out
and need repairing. Also in some other
places the walks OH said street need new
plank and SOne mailing.
u 4, III
in front of AdOlphuS Paquin's lot is III
bad condition, is very irregular, and un-
even. and requires to be leycleu up and
repaired.
There should be Il walk constructed III
each OF the tour corners OF the new
bridge on Third street, to connect the
walks OH each side of the street with the
walks OH each side of the bridge.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ChebOygan, August IL. 1877.
GEORGE WILSON,
Street Commissioner.
Received, and by Trustee DE Puy:
RcsOlUcd, That the report of the Street
Commissioner be adopted, end the parties
hereinafter named be AMI are hereby re-
quired to repair the sidewalks adjacent
TO and abutting upon their premises,
viz: Margaret Smith. sOutherly side OF
Black River avenue; Elizabeth McRae,
sOutherly side of Black River avenue:
Emily Gaylord. sOutheriy side of Black
River avenue; john HetheringtOn. north
erly side of Third street; Peter Hombach:
southerly side of Third street; Alexander
Marquette. sOutherly side of Division
street and westerly side of Main street,
1xy cir nf HIM
street; Robert Patterson, easterly side OF
Main street; Margaret e. Rogers. easter
ly side of Main street. Also any and al
other parties owning any land within the
village adjacent to and abutting upon
any sidewalk, where the same needs re-
pairing, as reported by the. Street Com-
missioner, and to make such repairs
with fifteen days from this date.
RcsOlued further. That the Street Com
missioner be and hereby is instructed
within five days from this date to notify
each of the above named iparties and all
other parties whose walk require repair
ing, as reported by the said Street Com
missioner, to repair the same forthwith,
and in case such parties so notified, or
either OF them. shall refuse or neglect to
repair the same, within the said fifteen
days from this date, then in such case he
the said Commissioner, immediately
thereafter to go OIL and make such re-
pairs himself ut the expense OF such per-
son.
ResOlUed further. That i'm case any per-
son shall refuse OK neglect to repair sncl
sidewalk. and the same shall be repaired
by the said Commissioner us above pro-
vided, then i'm such case the expense
thereof shall be and continue to be /;
lien upon and against the lot or premises
adjacent to anu abutting upon the side.
walk so repaired, and may be levied as |;
special assessment upon such lot oi
premises.
Resolucd further, That Charles Bellan;
Adolphus Paquin, .Ir., John w. McGini
and Alfred B. Wood be and are hereby
required to build and construct sidewalks
in front of ld adjoining their re-
spectlye lots or premises TO connect the
sidewalks on either side of Third and
Fifth streets respectively, with the walks
OH the new bridge. and to construct The
same in such manner and with such kim
OF material as the Committee on Street.
shall direct, and to build and construct
the same within twenty days from The
data hereof.
ResOlued further, That the Street Com
missioner be and hereby is instructed
within five days from the date hereof io
notify each of the above named parties
Charles Bellant, Adolphus Paquin. Jr
John w. McGinn aud Alfred b. Wood
Or their agents, of this action OF the
Council, in the premises, and in case Of
said parties, Or either or any OF them
shall refuse or neglect to build and con
struct such walk or walks within the
time in the manner above pres ciibed ant
provided, then In such case he, the said
Street Commissioner. immediatel. there
after. to go on and build and construct
such walk or walks himself at the ex
pense of such person or persons.