Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-06-17
Council Proceeding

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pena, met in special session in the Council
Room, at the call of the Mayor, Tuesday
evening, June 9th, 1891, and was called
to order at 500 o'clock, by the Mayor
PREsENT-Michael OBrien, Mayor !;
VIM. A. Mcdonald, recorder, and.Aldermen
Trask, Walker, Fourier Crawford, MUIR
ply and Avery.
The Chair stated that the object Of the
meeting was for the purpose OF considering
the matter Of revising the city charter; and
recommend that the charter be amended
LIST, so that the city attorneys salary be in
creased sufficiently to command the best
legal talent in the city, to do the legal bus
mess, and that he be required to furnish all
assistance necessary during his term Of of
fee, without other expense to the city. I'd.
That the charter be so amended as to pro-
vide for The appointment of citizens as
board of police commissioners by the Coun-
Gil, define their duties and term of Office.
3D.. That the charter be so amended as to
provide for the election Of 8 aldermen at
large, in addition to the present number of
aldermen, or that the city be divided into
5 or 6 wards, with two aldermen from each
ward and that the mayor have veto pow
er on all questions. After the Council had
discussed the several recommendations,
Alderman Walker moved that the city
attorneys salary be fixed not to exceed ST.
900 per year, and that he be required to
furnish all necessary assistance during his
term of Office, without extra expense to the
city, and that the Council fix the salary
within the limit each year. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Moyed by Alderman Avery that the city
be divided into wards.
Amended by Alderman Murphy, that
there be three aldermen at large elected,
and that the wards remain as they are, but
that each ward be divided into two voting
precincts. Lost by vote as follows; Ayes
Crawford and Murphy. Nays-Trask,
Walker, Fourier and Avery.
The original motion was then put and
carried by ayes and nays as follows: Ayes
--Trask, Walker, Fournier, Crawford and
Avery. Nays-Murphy.
Moved by Alderman Trask, that the
charter be so amended as to provide for the
appointment of four citizens as board Of
police commissioners, two of said commits
sioners to be selected from each of the then
controlling political parties and that the
Mayor recommend the commissioners to
the Council for approval; and that their
term of Office be years. and that one men,
Der retire each year, and that he be sue
ceeded by man of his own political faith.
Carried by vote as follows: Ayes-Trask,
Walker, Fournier, Crawford and Avery.
Nays-Murphy.
Moved by Alderman Walker, that the
charter be 50 amended that the Mayorshall
have veto power OH all questions before
the Council and that a two-thirds vote will
be necessary to pass any question over his
veto.
Moved by Alderman Avery that City At
torney limerick be instructed and authoriz-
ed to prepare the necessary amendments to
the charter in compliance with the motions
made and carried this evening; and that he
further be instructed to make such other
amendments so that the charter will be
in harmony and not conflicting, and that
he go TO Lansing and ask the Legislature
to pass the said amendments to the charter.
Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Avery that the
Board of Review be held on Saturday, Mon
day, and Tuesday, in the Council Room,
June goth, I'D and 23d, 1891, and that the
Recorder be instructed to have the necessa-
ry notice published in the Alpena Weekly
Argus, Pioneer and Alpena Journal. Car
ried by unanimous vote.
On motion of Alderman Trask the Coun-
Gil adjourned.
MICHAEL OBRIEN,
w. A. MCDONALD, Mayor.
Recorder.
The Common Council Of the city of AL
pena, met in regular session, in the Council
Room, June 18th, 1891, and was called to
order at 7:30 o'clock by the Mayor.
PREsENr-Michael O'Brien, Mayor; w.
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