Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-08

From the Chief Engineer recommend
ing the payment Of the following bills;
Hose company No. $40 90
Hose company No. 2 ..,,....................5 SO 90
Also recommendation from the chief
engineer to remove the telephone from j.
g. McVicar's residence.
Moved by Alderman Gibson that the re-
port be accepted and orders drawn for the
amounts, also that the recommendation OF
the chief be concurred in. Carried.
City Surveyor Rice then presented the
plans, profles and specifications for paving
as ordered by the Council. The Chair then
gave the Council recess Of ten minutes to
examine same. At the expiration of that
time the Council came to order, all the
members present.
Moved by Alderman Beck that the plans
and specifications be accepted. Carried
unanimously.
From the City Surveyor, presenting a
sketch Of the Deadman addition to tho city
of Alpena.
Moved by Alderman Comstock that it be
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Sewers. Carried unanimously
From the Ways and Means, to whom the
Water Works Co.'S and j. c. Chisholm's
bills were referred, recommended them to
be paid as follows: Water Works Co.
bill S2,l35.00, and j. G. Chisholm's bill
81. TO be paid at same.
Moved by Alderman Gibson that the re-
port be accepted and orders drawn for the
amounts as recommended. Carried unan-
imously.
BY Alderman Comstock supported by
Alderman Grant
1t is hereby resolved and declared by the
Common Council of the city of Alpena
that public improvement is necessary in
the city of Alpena, county of Alpena, and
State Of Michigan.
That they deem it necessary to take pri-
vate property for such public Improvement
That said public improvement is public
highway four rods wide. That said i'm
provement is for the use and benefit of the
public.
That the private property, necessary to
be taken for said public improvement and
said highway, is situate in the city of Al
pena, county of Alpena and State of Mich
igan, known and described as follows, to
wit: Commencing on section line between
sections twenty-seven (27) and twenty
eight (2S), of town thirty-one (3l) north,
of range eight (S) east, alta point thirty-nine
chains and sixty-nine links $3.50 chains)
south of section corner of sections 81, %
81, %, township aforesaid, thence running
north SO 53\ west, eighty-three 1887 chains
and two links 1892 chains), to point fif-
ty 500 links north of the quarter post be-
tween sections twenty eight (2S) and twen-
ty-nine 900, thence south on said section
line one chain ~, thence south so 53>
east, eighty-three chains and two links
$500 to the section line between sections
twenty-seven (27) and twenty.eight [2Sl
thence north on said section line one chain,
TO the place of beginning; all in section
twenty-eight PSI, town thirty-oue 81
north, of range eight Isl east.
Res0loed, further, that the City Attorney
of said city of Alpena be and he is hereby
directed to institute the necessary proceed
ings in behalf of said city of Alpena in
the Circuit Court for the county of Alpena,
to carry out the object of the foregoing
resolution in regard to taking the private
property therein described, by the city of
Alpena.
Carried by vote as follows; Ayes-Gib-
son, Comstock, Grant, deChampogne, Muir
ply and Beck. Nays-none.
The liquor bond of julie Potvin, as prin-
cipal, and w. II. Hall and John Govrow,
as suretes. was then presented.
On motion Of Alderman deChampagne,
it was accepted and the sureties approved
by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Comstock, support
ed by Alderman Grant that the Comptroll-
er be instructed to advertise for sealed pro-
posals for furnishing material for paving,
and for doing the work and completing the
same according TO specifications approved
by the Council, and on file with the Record
or. Said proposals to be delivered TO the
Recorder on or before the Goth of January,
1890. Carried unanimously
The following bids for building the pro-
posed new bridge connecting Ninth and
Walnut streets across Thunder Bay river,
were opened and read. The bids were ac-
by plans and specifications:
The Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works, for sui
perstrueture, twenty-seven hundred and ninety
five dollars
The Youngstown Bridge Co., for superstructure,
5000, and for substructure, s535, stone 1lling
not included.
The Pittsburgh Bridge Co., for superstructure, |
The MassiIlon Bridge Co., for superstructurc,
s2,i97.
The Lane Bridge and Iron Works, for super
structure s2,7i2.
The Vanity Iron Works. for superstructure
81 ,625.
The smith Bridge Co., for superslructurc, a.
$50; for substructure 5000,
lrhe King Iron Bridge Co, for superstructure, |
s3,iS9, for substructure, $3.50.
Moved by Alderman Grant that the bids
for building the new bridge be referred to
he Committee on Streets and Sewers, and |
hat said committee meet the bridge people |
1t his office at o'clock A. NJ, January
7th, 1890 the committee to report at the |
next meeting of the Council. Carried unan-
imously.
Moved by Alderman Grant that the chair
appoint committee to investigate why |
certain liquor men who were arrested and
against whom the city had good cases, were
acquitted or never brought to trial. Car
ried unanimously.
Chair appointed as such committee Al
lermen Grant, deChampagne and Murphy.
Moved by Alderman Grant that the
Council order Chisholm street paved from
The railroad track at Tenth street one block
and half during the summer Of 1890. |
Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Murphy that the
matter Of cattle running at large be refer
red to the Committee on Ordinances with |
Instructions to amend same. Carried un-