Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-15
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of Al
pcna met in regular adjourned session, in
the Council Room, on Monday evening,
September 18th, 1886, and was called to
order at 7:30 o'clock by the Mayor.
PREsENT.-Andrew Harshaw, Mayor
and Aldermen Kimball, Carr, DAigle,
McCandlish, Daoust and Campbell.
Journal of session held Sept. 9th, 1885,
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
From j. NJ. Blakley and 60 others, ask
ing the Common Council TO pave or cause
to be paved, that portion Of Chisholm
street laying between Third and Fourth
streets. Referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
From David ID. Oliver, w. l.. Church.
i'll and 8 others, all residents and taxpay-
ers, asking for the extension of Third street
from its present terminus TO where il in
tersects Wisner street, and from thence due
west on quarter line across section % to
city limits, said petitioners agreeing to
donate to the city the entire right of way.
Referred TO the Committee on Streets and
Sewers.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the Chairman of Ways and Means
bill Of the Alpena City Water Works Co.
Granted.
From the Committee on Streets and
Sewers, recommending that the prayer of
petitioners be granted, asking for a new
sidewalk on west side of Sable street from
Washington avenue to 9th street.
On motion of Alderman Daoust, sup
ported by Alderman McCandlish, the re-
al IL L..
tons concurred in by the following vote
McCandlish, Daoust and Campbell. Nays
None.
RESOLUTIONS.
Alderman Kimball offered the following
resolution, and moved its adoption, which
was supported by Alderman Daoust:
RESOLVED, That streets be opened and layed
out In the city OF Alpena, described as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at point on the center
line OF Tenth street, about one hundred and ff-
ty-three U53) feet west Of the westerly line Of
futile street. thence south 81 degrees west, TO
city limits also. commencing at n point on
Tenth street about 233 feet casterly 10 easterly
line OF Miner street. thence north 81, degrees
east to Long Lake avenue, thence Southwestern
property said street To be sixty (6o) feet wide,
and on the line surveyed by Surveyor Rice. and
that this Council treat with the owners OF the
land over which said streets extend for the pur-
chase OF the right OF way Of the same.
Carried by vote as follows: Ayes-Kim-
ball, Carr, DAigle, McCandlish, Daoust
and Campbell. Nays-None.
Moved by Alderman Campbell. support
ed by Alderman D'Aigle, that the purchase
of the right of way above referred to, be
referred to the Committee OH Streets and
Sewers, together with the chairman of
Ways and Means Committee, with power
to treat with the owners for right Of way.
Carried by vote as follows: Ayes-Kim-
ball, Carr, D'Aigle, McCandlish, Daoust
and Campbell. Nays-Nonc.
The Council took recess of ten min
utcs to enable the committee to consider
the matter, after which il was called to
order, and the committee, through its
chairman, made the following report:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common Coun-
eli of the City Of Alpend:
GENTLEMEN.-You Committee 10 whom was
referred the matter OF purchasing the right OF
way for the following streets, to-wit: Com
street, about I55 feet west OF the westerly line
of futile street, thence south 81 degrees west to
city limits; also, commencing at point on
Tenth street about 233 feet easterly TO easterly
line OF Miner street. thence 37Ii degrees east TO
Long Lake avenue, thence southwesterly to
property known as the Butterfleld dock proper
line surveyed by Surveyor Rice, would most re-
spcctfully report as follows: That they have
agreed and contracted with Frank Fletcher.
Geo. l.. Maltz. A. w. Comstock and Albert Pack.
for the purchase OF the said right of way. except
that portion from Washington avenue 10 Tenth
street, as 1t is, and have agreed to pay them for
the same, the sum Of ten thousand (tl0,0O0) dol
lars, and your committee would therefore rec
ommend that the city purchase said right OF
way from said persons, ut said sum, and that
the Mayor and Recorder draw and execute city
money in the special fund for opening streets.
that said orders be made payable in one year
from July nrst 1856. Signed by the Committee.
c. i. KIMBALL,
!. L. DAIGLE,
ALEX. CAMPBELL,
w. L. CARR,