Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-05-25
Council Proceedings.
(OHcidl.)


A regular meeting of the Village COun-
ell was hell at the Council room, on
Tuesday evening. May 2lst. 1878.
Present-President Strohn. Attorney
Bell. Trustees Perrin. McKervey, McDon-
all. Hall and Macarthur.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing, May 9Th, 1878, and of the special
meeting of May 18th, 1873. were read and
approved.
On motion Trustee Perrin voted tlitt
the order of business be suspended for
the purpose of actino upon the special
election. held May 20ih.
A certificate of election in
and for the village of Cheboygan, hel!
i'm said village of CheboygaE. on Monday.
The Goth day of May, 1878, was presented
by the Clerk.
The following preamble and resolution
was presented BIZ Trustee Hall:
WHEREAs.A special election was held in
day. the Goth day of May, 1873, to elect a
trustee to fill the vacancy OccasiOned by
the resign tion of VIM. T. DePuy. and
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the certifi
! cate of the Inspector OF Election. at said
election. that Washington |. Milliken
was elected Trustee TO fill vacancy Occa-
stoned by the resignation of VIM. +. De
Puy therefore be it
RcsOlUed, That Washington 1. Milliken
be and is hereby declared duly
elected TO the office of Trustee of the vii
lage of Cheboygan, to fill the vacancy
| OccasiOned by the resignation of VIM. +.
DePuy. to hold said office for the time
prescribed by law.
Adopted by the following vote: Yeas
- Trustees Perrin, Hall, McKervey. Nc
Donald and Macarthur. Nays-None.
Washington |. Miliiken then appeared
took the constitutional oath of office ant
took his seat as Il member of the Council
Next proceeded with the regular bus
iness.
| COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Hon. the Council of the village of Cheooy
| T gan.
GENTLEMEN:-Owin to my persona
business assuminga condition not con
templated Or expected by meat the gen
eral elect ion, held March 1lth, 1873,
find it impossible for me to attend TO tn,
duties of Street Commissioner Of the vii
lage; therefore, hereby tender my res
ignatiOn of the Office of Street COmmis
sioner Tor Cheboygan village, to take i'm
mediate effect. Very Respectfully,
L. j. CRUMLEY.
Cheboygan, My 2lst. 1878.
On motion of Trustee Perrin the resig
nation OF It. j. Crumley was accepted
Cheboygan village be and is hereby de
cIared vacant.
To the Honable, the Council Of Che eboygan Village
| understand tiat L. j. Crumley is go
ing 10 resign his office of Street COmmis
lsiOner. Now if he does so resign and hi
resignation shall be accepted by tin
Council, hereby say to you that an
an applicant for appointment 20 that OF
flee, and if should receive such appoint
ment that / Will discharge the dutIe
thereof to the best of my ability.
j. E. NICHOLS.
Cheboygan, May 2lst. 1873.
Received and placed on file.
). REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From Committee on Streets and Side
walks:
To the Hon. the Council of the Village of Che
GENTLEMEN Your Committee O
Streets and Sid, walks, to whom was IT
ferred the pc ition of G.. w. Farr ard 9th
ers for the construction OF sidewalk OF
| the east side of Main street, from tn
south side of Court street north to G i
SOutham's lot, respectfully report the
have examined the premises and consult
ed with the people interested, to cOnsid
erable extent, anG they find that tn
walk would run over the bank and s
, near the river along in front of the Sam
mons place that long piles would be re
lQuired to support the walk and WOul
require to be rallied on both sides fo
quite distance; and they find that YER
few, if any, of the parties owning tn
property tlat would have to bear the eS
penses of sucli walk are in favor of it
construction. Your committee are of tn
opinion that the construction of sue
walk would subject the parties ownin
the land ,o.an unnecessary expense an
that i W 'ulU b. of but very little bene
tit or iDte est, Al bui I, to The public gen