Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-02-19

dinance No. 40 be adopted and declared read
for the second time. Carried by unanimous
vote.
BY Alderman Comstock, supported by
Alderman Beck;
WHEREAS, The number OF electors re-
quired TO vote at each polling place In
the city OF Alpena has become so great,
that said electors do not have an oppor-
tunity TO vote freely and without inter-
ference, and more voting places are nee
essary in said city that the people may
have an opportunity TO vote freely and
without interference; therefore,
Resoired, That each of the three wards
In said city be and arc hereby divided in
TO two election precints. The first ward
OF said city shall be and Is hereby divided
into two election precincts; one of which
shall be known as the first election pre-
cinct OF the First ward; the other shall
be known as the second election precinct
OF the First ward. Said first election
precinct shall comprise all territory in
said ward south-easterly of the middle of
Second street; and said second election
precinct OF said First ward shall comprise
all territory in said ward north-westerly
Ing place in said first election precinct
shall be at the grocery store of Alexander
M. Mckay on State street, south of Pot
ter's lumber railroad. The inspectors OF
election In said first election precinct,
shall be Frank limerick and John w. Glib
son; and said Frank limerick and John
w. Gibson shall constitute the Board OF
Registration in said first election pre-
cinct. The voting place in said second
precinct OF said First ward, shall be at
the Office of the Recorder of said city.
The inspectors OF said first election pre-
cinct shall DO Benjamin X. Young and
Joseph b. Comstock; and said Benjamin
II. Young and Joseph b. Comstock shall
constitute the first Board of Registration
at said election precinct.
Said Second ward OF said city shall DO,
and is hereby divided into two election
precincts. The first precinct Of the
Second ward shall comprise all territory
lying north-easterly OF the center Of CHS
holm street. Tho second election pre-
cinct of said second ward, shall comprise
all territory south-wcstorly Of the center
of Chisholm street. The first election
hereafter In the first precinct of the
Second ward, shall be held at engine
house No. /. And the first inspectors of
election in said last named precinct, shall
be John Kunath and James Grant; and
the Board Of Registration for the first
election In said named precinct, shall be
said John Kunath and James Grant. The
first election in the second precinct Of
said Second ward, shall be held at the
house of Michael Conway, on the south
east corner Of Chisholm and Sixth streets.
And the inspectors Of election in said
last named precinct, shall be Alonce V.
Champagne and John Surprises and the
first Board Of Registration in said second
precinct of the Second ward shall be
Alonce V. Champagne and John Surprise.
The Third ward of said city shall be,
and is hereby divided into two election
precincts; the first election precinct Of
the Third ward, shall comprise all terrific
ry south-easterly OF the center Of Merchant
street. And the second election precinct
OF tho Third ward shall comprise all terri
tory north-westerly OF the center of Mer-
chant street. The voting place at the
first election hereafter in the first precinct
Of said Third ward, shall be at Engine
house number two. And the Inspectors
of election in said last named precinct,
shall be John Beck and William H. Phelps;
and the Board Of Registration in said last
named precinct shall be John Beck and
William II. Phelps. And in the second
election precinct Of said Third ward, the
first election hereafter shall be held in
the grocery store of Marshal Bleau, num-
Der 101, Long Lake avenue. The lnspec-
tors OF election i'm said last precinct shall
be John j. Murphy and John Chisholm.
And the Board of Registration in said last
named precinct, shall be composed OF said
John j. Murphy and John Chisholm. And
at each election to be held after the cleo
ton held OH the first Monday of April
1890, in the first precinct Of each OF said
wards, the inspectors shall be the Alder
men whose term of Office first expires, and
the Supervisor whose term of Office last eX-
pires. And In the second precinct of each
ward the Board Of Inspectors shall be
composed OF the Supervisor whose term
of Office first expires, and the Alderman
whose term OF Office last expires.
And in each Of said election precincts,
said inspectors of election shall compose
said Board of Registration.
From the City Attorney, presenting the
bond and contract of Dewey & Widner for
doing the paving for the season of 1890, and
stated that the bond did not read just right.
On motion of Alderman Beck the bond
of Dewey & Widner was referred back to
the city attorney with instructions to draft
new one and present to the Council at the
next meeting, by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Beck that the petit
ton Of ii. II. Morse, presented to the Coun-
Gil some time ago, asking to have certain
taxes RENTED, be laid on the table. Car
ried bv unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Grant that the spe-
cial committee appointed to purchase tim
bers for the abutments for the 9th street
bridge be empowered and instructed to
purchase stone and other material for the
abutments of said 9th street bridge, and for
said committee to determine whether or
not said masonry work be done by contract
or otherwise. Carried by unanimous vote
On motion of Alderman deChampagne
the Council adjourned
WIN. A. MCDONALD,
Recorder.