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

ton and examined into the necessity of
paving said Fifth street. and find that said
Fifth street should be paved, and we there
fore recommend that said Fifth street be
paved, as asked for by said petitioners, and
further, that said Fifth street be the first
street in the city paved, and that the Comp
troller be and is hereby authorized and in
structed to advertise for bids 10 pave said
Fifth street, and that said work Of paving
be done in the spring of 1892.
All Of which is respectfully submitted
JOHN j. MURPHY,
AUoURE FoURNIER,
CHAs. w. TRAsK,
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
On motion Of Alderman Trask, the report
of the Committee on Streets and Sewers
was accepted, adopted and recommendations
concurred in, by unanimous vote.
Also, from the same committee, recon-
mending that the petition of Owen Fox and
others, asking that the D., B. G. & Alpena
r. r. Co. be instructed to enlarge the ditch
alongside Of their track, near Campbellville,
be referred 10 the City Attorney. And
the petition Of A. Ellison and others, ask
ing that the road running from the water
mill property to Arthur Heney's farm, and
the petition Of Mrs. Catherine Smith, ask
ing that Potter Bros. be instructed to re-
move their wagons and farm implements
alongside Of their store. on River street, be
laid on the table.
On motion Of Alderman Murphy, the re-
port was adopted, by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Walker, that Potter
Bros. be instructed TO remove all wagons
and farm implements off Of Water street,
next TO their store, and also TO build side
walk on said River street, adjoining their
property, in compliance with the charter.
Carried by unanimous vote.
GENTLEMEN:-You Committee on Fire
Department, to whom the several petitions
were referred, have carefully examined the
same and beg leave to report as follows, and
recommend that:
FIRST WARD.
A water pipe be laid on First street, from
Baldwin to Blair street, blocks.
A water pipe on State street, from Grape
to Bingham street, blocks,
Water pipe on Lincoln street, from Third
street to Washington avenue, 3 blocks.
Electric light on corner First and Lewis
streets; arm light.
SECOND WARD.
Water pipe on Farmer street, from Ninth
street to the pound and fair ground.
Water pipe on Seventh street, from Ia
was to Farmer street, 2 blocks.
Water pipe on Sixth street, from Tawas
to Saginaw street, one block.
Electric lights, corner Fifth and Tawas
streets; corner Au Sable and Fourth; cor
ner Eleventh and Chisholm; corner Thir.
teenth and Chisholm.
| THIRD WARD.
Water pipe on Long Lake avenue, about
four blocks.
Water pipe on Beebe street. from Mill to
Dock street, one block.
A water pipe from Mill up Alfred street
to Adams street, then on Adams to Long
ed to lay said pipes.
All ofwhich is respectfully submitted.
AUGURE FOURNIER
j. G. WALKER.
JOHN ]. MURPHY.
Com. on Fire Depart
Moved by Alderman Trask, that the re.
port be accepted, adopted and recommends.
tions concurred in, and the Recorder in
structed to notify the Water Co. and Elec.
trio Light Co. to do said work, as recon.
mended. Carried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Fournier, that the
City Attorney be instructed to draft an or.
dinance relative to appointing milk in.
spector. Carried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Avery, that Bolton,
McRae & Co. be granted permission TO use
part of Dock street, in front of their prop
erty, for depositing building material on,
while they are erecting building on the
same, they to be responsible for any acct
dents that may occur, caused by said mate
rial being on said street. Carried by unan.
imous vote.
Moved by Alderman Fournier, that the
City Attorney, City Surveyor and Street
Commissioner be instructed to have the
property owners on the south side of Tawas
street, move their fences on the true line Of
said street. Carried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Fournier, that the
STREET Commissioner be instructed TO notify
all property owners TO build sidewalks in
front of their property, according to the
charter, as recommended by the Committee
on Streets and Sewers. Carried by unani.
nous vote.
Moved by Alderman Walker, that the
Comptroller be instructed to keep COM
plete set of books of the city's business
and to employ w. T. Sleator to assist him
in opening the same. Carried by unsnim.
GUS vote.
From o. L. Partridge, presenting to the
Council plat Of the o. L. Partridge adj
dition to the city Of Alpena for approval.
On motion of Alderman Fournier, the
same was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers, to report on at next
meeting, by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Walker, that there
be committee of three appointed by
the Chair, together with the Mayor, 10 meet
and confer with like committee Of the
Congregational Society, consisting Of w. H.
Potter, John Nicholson and j. f. Field,
with view Of purchasing the Congrega-
tional church grounds for city purposes,
and for said committee to report at next
meeting. Carried by unanimous vote.
The Chair appointed as such committee
Aldermen Walker, Avery and Murphy.
Moved by Alderman Walker. that the
Street Commissioner be instructed to COL
lect all money due the city for sidewalks
built by him, and to make report to the
Council Of the same at the first regular
meeting in each month. Carried by unani-
nous VOTE