Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-21

The Common iOullCll VI ''O ",
Athena met i'm the Council Room, on MOI
day evening, May 10th, 1879, ana was
called to order at $50 o'clock by INC
Mayor.
PnrsENT.-Wm. II. Potter, Mayor
Y. c. Durham. Recorder, pro ten.' anu
Aid. Brown, Healy, Golling, GeDhard'
and Pack. ~, r,,
Journal of session held May 9th
1879, read and approved.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Comptroller, recommending that sun
dry hills be referred to the Committee on
Wovs and Means. Which were accord
ingly so done. -,
CITY Attorney, recommending tha'
the ordinance relative to public ana PR
waite sewers and drains be referred 10 INC
Committee on Ordinances and Guy At
torncy, which recommendation was con
currcd i'm and the ordinance was SO re-
icrrcd.
John Chisholm, acting Street Com
missioner notified the Council that DC
mantha Hitchcock had caused the com
mon highway on State street below tit
track to be closed up, and recommehdeo
that the Council cause the street 10 o'
repaired, and other recommendations
Referred to the Committee ON Streets
and Sewers.
PETITIONS.
Joseph U. D'Aigle and II others. pc
titioning for the deepening of the drall
on Fourth street. Referred to the Com
mittce on Streets and Sewers.
Peter LafOn and ID Others. asking ina
the sewer on south side OF Washington
avenue be extended to CampbcllviIle.-
Referred to Committee on Streets an'
! Sewers.
Donald McRae and "a others, askin.
that Johnson Hamilton be appointed
city plumber Referred to full Board.
Sundry bills were presented and re
rerred to the Committee on Ways an'
Means.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From Committee on Streets and Sew
ers. recommending that the prayer G
the petitioners, asking for the Cleanin
and opening up of Tenth street froi
Lockwood street to River street, b
granted.
Upon motion of Alderman Healy, th
report OF the committee was accepte
and the recommendation concurrcd In.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communication was re
ceived from Alderman Burrell:
OscoDA, May G, 1879.
To the Honorable, the Common Council of ii
City of Alpena:
GENrLEMEN From present prospects, Il
probabilities are that cannot be with you yer
regularly without making sacrifices, that in ju
tice TO myself cannot. While fully realize m
obligations 10 the friends who elected me TO rel
resent them on the Council, and would be eS
tremely pleased to serve them in attending to Il
duties of the position, yet 1 am so situated {
present that il will be impossible for me to atten
and believing that the Common Council will
no injustice to the ward represent in the sclc
ton of my successor, 1 respectfully tender m
resignation 20 date from the receipt of this |
the City Recorder. Yours Sincerely,
CHRISTOPHER BURRELl
Upon motion of Alderman Collin:
the resignation of Christopher Burre
was accepted by the following vote
Ayes-Brown, Golling, Gebhardt, Heal,
and Pack. Nays-None. Carried.
The following communication wa
received from Fire Co. No /:
To the Honorable the Common Council:
WHEREAS, Fire Company No. I, of the city
Alpena, have, ITO the best Of their ability, pc
formed the duty imposed upon them rs ilreme
and have at all fires and other times of nee
been ready and willing to do their duty, and,
WHEREAS, At the last three fires they IN
been compelled, by the absence of any other co,
pany or flremen, TO do all of the labor for be
engines, and,
WHEhEAs, Members Of your Honorable DO
have informed members of said company, that
was the desire of the Common Council TO act
compliance with the wish of the Fire DEPARTING
in the appointment Of Chief Engineer, and,
WHEREAS, This Company has in writing
pressed their preference for that appointme
, and,
WHEREAS, No other organization Of active
u men has expressed any preference TO the Coun
and,
WHEREAS, The Common Council has seen a,
10 disregard the request Of this Company, and ms
~ an appointment other than requested.
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