Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-04-20

The Common Council OF the city OF Al
pena met in the Council Room, on Monday
evening. April 18th, 1881, and was called
10 order AT o'clock by the Mayor
PREsFNT.-Worthy L Churchill, Mayor;
A. r. Mcdonald Recorder, and Aldermen
Campbell, Go.lng, Gebhardt, y Brlen'
Sheahy and Spratt. 40,
Journal OF session held April 1lth 1881,
read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
FIom Patrick Gibbons. city marshal, IN.
forming he Council that he had appointed
the following policemen: Thomas Gibbons
nnd Archibald d. Mcdonald.
On motion OF Alderman O'Brien the ap-
poiniments were approved by vote as iol-
lows: Ayes-Campbell, GOlling, Gebhardt,
O'Brien, Sheahy and spratt. Nays--None'
LIQUOR BONDS APPROVED.
NJ. c. Walkeen-suretieS Henry Beebe
and John b. Mcdonald
PETITIONS.
r. VI. Donnelly and 3 Others asking that
Charles Walters be appointed bridge tender.
Laid on the table.
G. A. Butterfeld and % others, asking
that John McDougall be appointed bridge
tender. Laid on the table.
William Gunther and Is others, asking
for tile drain along Maple and Second
street Referred TO Committee on Streets
and Sewers.
Robert Ludwig and Il others, asking that
a bridge be built over the ditch at Potters
railway track on First street. Referred 70
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
f. W. Gilchrist and 10 Others, asking
that tile drain be constructed on Mil
street from Clark street 10 the river Re.
ferred TO Committee on Streets and Sewers.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From Charles Gollng, chief engineer OF
fire department, report to March 81, 1881,
as follows
To the Mayor and Common Council C!y Of
Alpend:
GENr1EMEN.-I would most respectfully
submit to your honorable body the follow
Ing annual report in relation 10 the fire de-
partment Of our city.
The fire department has been called six
teen times to attend fire alarms, twelve
times of which have been for actual service
and four times from false alarms.
The origination Of fires has been as FOL
lows as near as we have been enabled 70
determine;
Defective chimneys, four fires sparks,
two fires lightning, one fire.
The amount Of damage done by fires has
been 6,l25 The insurance on the same
being $4,000
The fire department al present is in first
class order and condition, and under dis
cipline that enables it to be always ready
for effective work. have sent for new
fire alarm bell for the new engine house,
which will be received on the opening OF
navigation. | would recommend to your
honorable body that the horse now owned
BY the city be sold, as he is becoming quiet
aged and cannot be long depended upon for
work in connection with the department.
would further recommend that the city
purchase two new hose carts such carts to
be one horse carts, so that each engine
house can have a cart and horse for ready
use in case OF 1-e. All of which would
most respectfully submit.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES GOLLING,
Chief Engineer Of Fire Department.
On motion Of Alderman Sheahy the re.
port was referred 10 the Committee on Fire
Department.
Comptroller, recommending the payment
OF Sundry bills. Referee TO the Committee
on Ways and Means
From Comptroller, recommending pay
ment Of the following bills as per street
Commissinned's report
Walter Prasten, ~ dys work las, .lss
VIM Prayten. X l56
Wm Hunt "a
Geo Hart, 1 $50 $50
P. Phillips, drayins nine loads at CSC, 22j
Bills allowed Us recommended and war
rants ordered drawn for the payment OF the
same, on motion Of Alderman Campbell.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ways and Means, recommending the pay
ment Of the following bills:
r. NJ, Donnelly, office rent, $500
Alpena City Water Company, water from
Jan. !, 1881, TO April !, 1851, 1880
Bills allowed as recommended and war
rants ordered drawn for the payment of the
same on motion OF Alderman Campbell.
From special committee as follows
To the Hon. the Common Council City of Al
pend.
Your special committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of fixing the salaries, re-
spectfully recommend the following: May
or, for all services connected with his Office,
two hundred dollars per annum, payable
quarterly Comptroller, for all services
other than attendance on Board Of Review
and Board of Supervisors, six hundred dol
lars per annum, payable monthly; Record
or, for all services as Recorder, and also for
office rent and furnishing proceedings to
official newspaper OF the city, six hundred
dollars per annum, payable monthly; City
Attorney, for all services other than at
tendance on Board Of Review, two hun
bred dollars per annum, payable quarterly /;
City Marshal, for all services as such and
as Chief of Police and daily duty, nine hun
dred dollars per annum, payable monthly !;
On ief Engineer, seventy-fve dollars per an.
mum. payable semi annually; Harder Mas
ter. ten dollars per annum, payable semi
annually: Street Commissioner, two dol
lars ner da,. payable monthly; Bridge
tender, forty,Gvs dollars per month, payable
monthly; Poiicensn, one n, dGlar a ahu nisy
one dollar and fifty cent? per session, pay
able quarterly; Board OF Health, each
member thereof one dollar and MY cents
per session actually attended; feamster,
forty dollars per month, payable monthly.
We also recommend that the Offices OF
lamp1ighter and Council Room janitor be
made one Office, to be called and known as
City Janitor, for which said City Janitor