Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-04-20
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A regular meeting of the Village
Council was held at the Council room,
OIL Tuesday evening. April 10th. 1873.
Present-President StrOhn, Attorney
Bell, Trustees De Puy. Mcdonald, Nc
Kervey. Hall. Macarthur.
Absent-Trustee Perrin.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
PETITIONS.
From VIM. Wigeins-For appointment
to the office Of Village Marshal.
Received and placed on file.
From p. A. Paquin-FOr same pur-
pose.
Received and placed on file.
From L. Il. Van Arsdale and 81 others
For the appointments OF NJ. w. IOrue
to the office OF Marshal.
Received AMI placed on file,
From Jas. O'Connors-For the APP
pointment to the office of Marshal
Received and placed Oh file.
COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Hon. the Common Council of Cheboygan:
Gentlemen: AT IL regular meeting of
CheDoygan Fire Company No. L, MIR. +.
NJ. Sammons was chosen by the company
for Engineer and H. A. Blake for
Assistant Chief Engineer, which We sub
nit TO your Honorable body for approval.
j. E. CUENY, Sec'y.
Received and placed OIL file.
On motion of Trustee McKervey,
voted to proceed 10 the appointment Of
Village Marshal for the ens:.ing year.
An informal ballot was then taken tor
choice of Marshal, aud Nj. w. Horne
pl.f 2 I
and Z. A. Paquin l vote. Next pro-
ceeded to Il formal vote for Village Mar
shal, and Nj. w. H0rne received 3 votes
and james O'CounOr woes Nj. ~.
Horne was declared duly appointed TO
the office OF Marshal OF CheDoygan viii
iage tor the ensuing year.
On motion of Trustee DePuy:
f.esolUed, That Geo. w. Bell be AMI is
hereby appointed Village Attorney Tor
the ensuing year.
Trustee McKervey offered the follow
ing as substitute tor Trustee De Puy's
motion:
ResotUed, That James j. Brown be APP
pointed Village Attorney. Lost.
The resolution of Trustee De Puy WAS
then adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Trustees De Puy, Hall, and Nc
Kervey-3.
Nays-Trustees Mcdonald and Nc
ARTHUR.
Geo. w. Bell was declared duly APP
pointed Village Attorney for the en-
suing year.
The Council next proceeded to the ap-
pOintment OF Chief and Assistant Engi-
neer OF the Fire department,
On motion OF Trustee McKervey, f.
Nj. Sammons WAS appoiat ii Ciliei Eugi-
neer and Henry A. Blake Assistant En-
yineer of the Fire department ior the
ensuing year, agreeable to the request OF
the Fire department.
On motion OF Trustee De Puy, voted
to appoint TWO Fire Wardens for tie en-
suing year.
Charles 4. Lynn and VIM. Bartholo-
NEW were appointed as such Fire War
denS.
On motion St Trustee Hall, Lorenzo
Backus was appointed POundmaster for
the ensuing year.
On motion CT Trustee Macarthur. Trus-
tee Hall was elected President pro tenn
pore OF the Council for the ensuing year.
The President then appointed the fol-
lowing standing committees for the en-
suing year:
Ways and Means-Pcrrin and Nc.
Arthur
Claims and Accounts-DePuy and Nc.
Donald.
Streets and Sidewalks and Nc.
Kerry.
Fire Department-Hall and Macarthur.
Public Building-Perin and McKervy.
Sewers-Hall and Macarthur.
Taxes-De Puy and Mcdonald.
Stieet Openings-McKervy and Per-
rim.
Printing-McKervya and Mcdonald.
Licences-Perrin and Hall.
POundS-DePuy and Mcdonald.
Nuisances-DePuy and Macarthur.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Your committee to whom was referred
the request OF Mrs s. A. Smart to erect a
dock at the foot sof Division street re-
specttully report that upon examination
OF the premises and conversing with Mrs.
5. A. Smart we concluded that it would
be proper to grant the request, and we
accordingly informed Mis-. Smart that
she might erect a pile dock at the foot of
Division street TO be 40 or 80 feet in
length extending up and down the river
and to extend about 20 feet into the rIv-
er, to be supported with piles covered
with two inch plank, and to be subject
to the restrictions and conditions I'M
posed by the council at its last meeting.
April 10Th 1873
WM. +. DE PUY, Chairman OF Com.
Received and adopted.
Trustee Hall called up the mltter of
the petition of w. S. Humphrey and
others for the construction of drain oil
the west side of Main street, presented
at the regular meeting OF the Council,
February 10Th, 1873. and. on motion, was
referred to a special committee consist
ing of Trustees Macarthur and Hall.
The account of Ii. A. Blake, amount
ing to $26 20, presented at the last meet
ing of the Council. was CALLED up and
referred to the Committee OH Claims and
Accounts.
Tue following accounts pere presented
and allowed
John w McGinn.. ...-............$ 0C
Geo w Bell. payable July l5th.-..........- so O(
Thos Bentley, payable July 18TH. 81 81
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Trustee De Puy, that the sum oi
S5 be charged III. A. Todd for license
as auctioneer for the ensuing year.
| Adopted.
| BY Trustee Macarthur, that the sum o.
$25 be established as the sum to charge
for license during the summer to par
ties travelling upon boats and vessels anC
selling merchandise or other proper ty
therefrom within the village.
Adopted.
By Trustees Hall, that the sum of S.
per day be charged Joseph Werthieme
for license as auctioneer for the time h.
has been engaged and shall be engaged
i'm such business.
The Council thereupon adjourned.
THOMAS BENTLEY, Clerk.
The Board of Supervisors meet mex
Thursday at the Court House.
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