Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-03-27
NORTHERN TRIBUNE MARCH ~, 1884.

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on.
Nuisances-Robert Robinson, Henry
A. Blake.
Messrs Hughes and Buehlsr appeared
before the cOuncil and made application
to rent the Town Hall for the purpose Of
using it for a roller skating rink, stat
ing that they proposed putting in a hard
wood floor If they made arrangements
for its use. WhereupOn Trustee Whar-
ton offered the following resolutions:
Resolued, That the Town Hall be leas-
ed to Hughes and Buehler, for the sum
of ave dollars per day, to be used by
them for a roller skating rink provided
they snail take good care Of the hall at
all times, and that they shall leave the
Hall ia az good condition as when taken,
reasonable use and wear excepted, and
shall also leave the floor which they put
down. provided alse that in all and any
case whenever the Hall shall be wanted
Provided farthur, the rent shall at all
times be paid in advance.
ResOlued furthet, That If they accept
this proposition they shall 80 inform
the Presideet in whiting.
Adopted.
Moved and supported that the Chief of
Uno FIIo u0pdl OiuCuI piCpolo ~ lie VI oil
property belonging TO the department ia
his possession and file the same with the
Clerk. Carried.
Moved aud supported that the Street
| Commissioner be instructed tO look up
all tools belonging to the village tOgeth-
er with the Committee on streets and
sidewalks, make list of the same and file
the same with the Clerk. Carried.
Moved and supported the Committee
on public buildings be instructed to
cause the erection of a suitable building
for storing all tools belonging to the vii
lage. Carried.
COMMUNICATIONS
TO the Hon. the cOuacil for the Viii
lage of ~ChebOygan.
GENTLEMEN: | would hereby recon-
mend that you at once take action in the
matter Of dividing the Village into Fire
districts and would respectfully suggest
the following division:
All that part of the village situated on
the East side of the ChebOygan river
to the straits To fifth street. to be known
and designated as District number one;
From fifth street tn the Southern limits
of Village, District number two.
That portion on West side of ChsbOy-
gan river from the straits to Third street,
| District number three; From Third
street to Pine street. District number
four; From Pine street to Court street,
District number FIVE: From Court street
to the southern limits of the Village,
District number six. And further, that
in case of fire the fire bell be struck ten
times as an alarm and then ths number
of the fire district in which the fire is
located be tOlled, the alarm again struck
and followed by the number of the fire
district as before, etc. This plan will
enable the frsmen and others the more
easily to find the location of the fire and
thus help them the o to be or the
ground for action.
GEO. f. FROST
Village President.
Moved and supported that the Chief of
Fire department be instructed to prepare
a list OF property in his possession be-
longing to the Fire department and file
the same with the Clerk. Carried.
Petition Of Jos. RanSier to remove a
kitchen from the rear of one building to
the rear of another building on his lot
on Water street. Receiled and referred
to Committee on Fire limits.
Moved and supported that the report OF
tee Treasurer be taken from the table.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the report of
the Treasurer be referred to a special
Committee consisting Of Trustees Whar-
ton and Macarthur. Carried.
Moved and supported that the report
of the Board OF Water Commissioners be
taken from the table. Carried.
REPORT OF I'll BOARD Oh WATER COM
MIssIONERS.
To the Hon. the Council of the Village of Che
boygan.
GENTLEMAN: We herewith present
our annual report.
The water works for the village are
now fully completed according to the
original design, and have been in good
working order continuously since about
June LIST, 1883, and have proven in all
respects very satisfactory.
The council will remember that at
first there was some trouble with the IL
inch mains, but after they were repaired
about June 1st, 1883, the pumps have
been running and a pressure maintain
ed continuously without any expense for
repairs TO boilers, pumps or mains.
The expense OF the works for cOmplet-
ing and operating the same since our
last report are as follows:
For completing the works as per
schedule 81 1857
Artesian well as per schedule "B"...... 1,674.9l
P Paid Tor Tors salaries aonpent os nsr scbcdnic .C,, i'a aso sg
Paid general expense as per schedule
..""....".".."". 4ob %
Paid interest on bonds -. 6S9.0O
Total. ........ $6,3s7 81
Which added to the total cost at last
raporf col QDo no makac thu fnfoI cost