Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-04-06
Council Proceedings.
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A regular meeting of the Village
Council WAS held 1T lhe Council room
OH Tuesday evening. April 2nd, 1878.
Present- Attorney Bell, Trustees De
Pny. Hail., Mcdonald, Macarthur, and
McKervey.
Absenl-Presiden Strohn.and Trustee
Perrin.
On motion of Trustee DePuy, Trustee
Hall was appointed Chairman i'm absence OF
the President.
The minutes of the last adjourned meet
ing OF March l4th, 1878, were read
and approved.
OH motion of Trustee McKervey the
standing rules in use by the Council last
year were adopted.
PETITIONS.
From Gallagher & Mcdonald
To the Honorable the Common Council of the Vii.
lagc OF CbebOygan:
Your petilioners respectfully represent
that they are erecting Il building on the East
side of Main street, near the corner of Main
aud Division streets. aud that they are
wanting 10 rut cellar under the same and
In order TO make it available it Is necessary
iO put i.i a drain from the cellar 10 the
same. They siherefore request the privilege
10 connect said drain with the drain in use
on the south side of said Division street for
which your petitioners will ever pray.
GALLAGHER & MCDONALD.
! On motion of Trustee McKervey the pc
tit,on was received ami the request granted.
4 From Geo. Z. Humphrey and II others
for The appointment of Archibald Earl Mar
Shall of the Village tor the ensuing year.
Received and placed on file.
From c. A. Gallagher-and IL others for
the appointment of John L. Jewel 10 same
Office.
Received and placed on file.
The Clerk stated that Mrs. Susan A..
Smart desired the Council to grant her per-
mi sion to build dock al the foot of Diyi-
| Sion street.
| By Trustee DePuy
ResolUcd, That the request of Mrs. Smart
| 0e referred 10 a special canmittee OF Two
and If In their Judgment the request should
| he granted, then foI such committee to give
her the permission asked and il SD given the
dock 10 be built d. they may direct, provid-
, ed that the granting of such permission
| shalt III ho wise give Mrs. Smart any an-
| tbority to Use such dock except in common
with the public. And shall hot in any way
make the Village responsible or reliable for
| its inaintainance or repairs.
| Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Tru>tees DePuy, McKervey, Nc
Donald aud Macarthur. 4.
kays-nODe.
Trustees DePuy and Macarthur appointed
such committee
RESOLUTIONS.
By Trustee McKervey.
ResOlUcd. That the Street Commissioner
be and Is hereby Instructed To repair or
cause TO he repaired all and every defec:
that may he In the sidewalks OF The Village
Adopted.
Trustee Mckervey called up the petition
of Alexander McCaitee for street lamp at
the corner of Fist and Water streets. pre-
sented At the regular meeting of the Coun.
Gil March 9th. and or motiOn OF Trustee
McKeryey the prayer OF the petitioner was
granted.
ii. A. Blake, the engineer of the Fire De-
partment stated that he thought it advis-
able that the Village procure two extra hose
couplings. in order that the hose belonging
TO The Village NAV be coupled with those
belonging to Macarthur, Smith 81 Co. in
case of necessity.
| On motion OF Trustee McKervey voted
that Mr.. Blake furnish two couplings for the
hose suitable for he purpose suggested by
him. Also box for the hose cart.
I REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From special committee appointed to set
lie with the Treasury.
On motion OF Trustee Ee Ply voted that
the report of the committee be received and
accepted and the recommend of the commit
tee adopted. And also that the report of
the committee be published.
The Treasurer's supplementary report re-
ferred to in the Committees report was pre-
senled. showing a balance April 2nd 1878 in
General Fund S49.6a and in the Highway
Fund $47l.17, which on motion was recev-
ed and orlered published.
The following bills were audited and al
lowed:
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Tie bill of II. A. Blake for $26.75 was
laid on the table until the proper commit
tee was appointed aud referred.
On motion the appointing of officers be
deferred uutil the next regular meeting.
Adopted.
On motion adjourned.
THOMAS BENTLEY, Clerk.