Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-06-06
Council Proceedings.


The Common Council of the city o.
Monday evening, June 4th, 1877. and
was called TO order at 7:30 o'clock by
the Mayor.
PREsENT.-A. N. Spratt, Mayor; A
r. Mcdonald, Recorder. and Aldermen
Brown, Healy, Rice and Tins.
Journals Of session held May 2Sth
1877, read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Comptroller, recommending the pay.
ment of sundry bills. Referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Comptroller, recommending that the
bill of J. Gillett q Co. for killing one
horse, 800, be referred TO the Commit
tee on Ways and Means for investiga.
ton. Bill referred to the City Attorney
with instructions to report at next meet
ing.
Comptroller, recommending the pay
ment Of the following amounts for sala-
ries for the month of May, 1877.
D. Scott, City Marshal, $500
Arthur Irwin, engineer, $500
Robert Oliver, engineer, SIS 90
ID. Seick, bridge tender 5000
ID. Mather, lamplighter, 5000
Moved by Alderman Healy, that the
foregoing bills be allowed and warrants
drawn for the payment of the same
Ayes-Brown, Healy, Rice aud Tins.
Nays-None. Carried.
TENDERS FOR TANKS
Tenders for the construction Of three
tanks at points stated III the last pro.
ceedings. received as follows:
From Valentine Stephenson, Offering
TO construct three tanks for the sum of
five hundred dolars-the city to fur
nish him the lumber at the Minor con-
tract price.
From David Plough, Cor the sum of
four hundred and fifty dollars-hc TO
furnish all material, or three hundred
and thirty If the city furnishes the ma
terials.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
City Attorney, introduced the follow
ing ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
An Ordinance relating to tugs, pro-
pelers or other steam vessels exhausting
steam inside of their smoke pipes or
stacks, In Thunder Bay river, OF within |
two hundred feet OF the head OF the |
piers at the mouth Of said river.
SEC. Lit Is hereby ordained by the |
Common Council of the city OF Aipena,
That IL shall be unlawful for any tug,
or other steam vessel to ex-
iaust its steam inside OF its smoke pipe
Or stack, in Thunder Bay river, or with.
n two hundred feet Of the head of the
piers at the mouth of said river.
Su~ Ia, % ytNI Al
provisions Of section one OF this Ordin-
lnce, the master. owner or person hav-
ng charge Of such tug, propeller, or
'ther steam vessel shall upon convlc-
ion thereof be punished by fine not TO
xceed one hundred dollars or imprison-
nent in the Alpena county Jail for a
'eriod not exceeding three months, or
9th. at the discretion of the court try
ny the offender.
SEC. 3.-This ordinance shall be pub ;
shed for one week in the ALPENA
WEEKLY ARGUS, a newspaper published
. said city. and shall take effect on and :
fter the 10Th day Of June, A. ID. 1877.
Moved by Alderman Rice, that the
ules be suspended and the ordinance ms
Introduced by the City Attorney, put !
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allied by ayes and nays as follow: Ayes :
Brown, Healy. Rice and Tins. Nays
None. Carried. G
The ordinance having been read a Z
lird time, and the question being upon
8 passage, the ordinance was then I
issed, majority of all the Aldermen ;
ect voting therefor by yeas and nays Z
follows: Yeas-Brown, Healy, Rice :
I'd Tins Nays-None.
Street Commissioner, TO whom was re- .
rred the petition Of J. X. Lockwood, Z
king that the street through blocks G.
I'd H., In Hitchcock's addition, be put
passable condition, recommend <
2 that said street be at once put >
passable condltion--that an open q
tch he dug along the line OF said street, \
d that culvert be constructed across q
ID street. On motion Of Alderman a
&C, the report was accepted, the re- q
concurred In, and the q
rect Commissioner Instructed to pro- p
lie at once with the Improvements d
,resaid q
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. q
Streets and Sewer, recommending that q
idewalk be built In front OF lot No.
corner OF Dock and Heuber streets, Fl
! In front OF lots No. 8, g and 2, on 81
uber street, as prayed for by 9. Bur-
and others, and that the Street Com
'sioner he and IL hereby instructed TO
iify the owners Of said lots to build
h sidewalks Immediately.
On motion the report Of the commit l