Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-04-21

. ASH reconiileilu anu request you 10 move
the village oil from firemens' room to a suita-
BILE oil room in some other part of building.
wish to call your attention to this fact,
personally the firemen of this village have
received no pay, all volunteers composed prin-
cipally OF business men from our stores and
other places of business who are called at
instant notice to fire, also large proportion
of them have no property interests. These men
have no suitable hats or coats, and the village
should provide fremens' rubber coats and hats
Tor six men OF each hose company, making a
total OF eighteen rubber coats OF kind made for
| and known as firemens' coats, and IL firemens'
cone hats.
therefore ask that you direct the proper
committee or person to purchase coats and hats
for use OF hose men.
Also recommend that you rent suitable build
ing or erect one to house Fountain hose cart
Nc. in part of village now housed.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
II. j. MINER, G. z.
TO the committee of council appointed to fix
salaries of VILLAGE officers:
GENTLEMEN: | respectfully ask that you
take into consideration and recommend fixed
salary to be paid to the chief engineer of fire
department. and that the same shall date back
one year to cover last year, as such officer has
various duties to perform which occupies both
time and thought, say nothing OF the response
bilities of the position. Hoping you will give
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peCtrully, Fl. j. MINER, c. Il.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
The following bills were presented
and referred to cOmmitte on claims and
accounts:
Louis Bsson repairing tools. $4.04
John f. Mcdonald, supplies for street
commissioner. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4.3o
The bill of p. Tallman for SIS for wood
was presented, and on motion allowed
and an order ordered drawn for the
amount.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Trustee Smyth:
ResOOUed, That the committee on pub
lie buildings be, and are hereby instruct
ed to obtain plans and specifications for
a bell and hose tower for the village.
Adopted.
ELECTION OF VILLAGE OFFICERS.
The council then proceeded to the ap-
pOintment of village officers with the
following result:
Village attOrney-GeO. w. Bell.
Marshal-Howard Lynn.
SurveyOr-James S. Douglass.
JanitOr of Town Hall-GeO. McArdle.
Pound master-L. Backus.
Member of board of water commits
siOners-GeO. w. Bell.
Fire waIdens-M. W. Horne and c. +.
Lynn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion the matter of repairing
sidewalk on Fifth street was referred
to committee on street openings.
On motion, the committee on public
buildings were instructed to cause priv
les to be erected for the use of town
hall and Jail.
Moved and supported that the sum of
$7,295.43, raised by tax during the year
1882, for water works purposes, be placed
to the credit of the water works fund
and charged to the general fund.
Carried.
Moved and adopted that the sum of
$244.66 heretofore drawn against the
general fund be charged to the water
works fund and credited to the general
fund as recommended by the board of
water commissioners.
Carried.
On motion. Edward Paquette and
James Lyman were retained rs night
watchmen during the pleasure of the
council.
On motion the street commissioner
was ordered to procure dirt to be put on
streets by paying for teams employed to
draw the same.
Council then adjourned.
G. j. HUNT, Clerk.