The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-14

The saving part OF the mill has been
idle for the past week on account of
broken wheel or some Of the IN chimney
Of the "feed works" The planer has
been running regularly.
The good people land there are no
bad ones) Of Crystal Lake have organic
ed Sunday school with number Of
classes and teachers and superintend-
ant. They have already had two Sos
sions, and great interest seems to be
evinced in the matter.
II is said that there is 10 ring" at
Sidnaw that are grasping for everything.
It is also alleged that they despaired
of being able to remove the polling or
town meeting p ace from Kitchi to Sid
nav by vote OF tho people so they
sought "legal advice" and were told
that the only other way that they could
succeed was by special act Of legislature
and it is alleged that bill is in the
hands of some one to make the afore
said act and to he perm ,nent. If such
is the case, and it succeed it will DO q
shame and gross injustice to the voters
Of the town.
That committee appointed by the tax
payers TO investigate the doings and
actions Of the town board and other
officers OF the town have spent some
| time at the work Cat the expense of the
town. resulting in complete "fizzle. !"
They reported March eth which report
was only and almost perbatini copy Of
the "Town clerk records Of meeting
etc. which tho gentlemanly clerk is
anxious and willing to show any one
who will call on him. They (the com
| mittee) Ii We given no hist ~ of the
invest igation, no re Nort OF whether the
moacy paid out or expended by tho
"bo ri or other officers" have bean in
accordance with law or in honesty or
Otherwise whether the bills presented
and paid are le,al and honest and n
form prescribed by the statute or whe'-
her the money expended on roads and
bridges has been properly applied and
in accordance with the law. and justice
! land the statnte is very pain on that
noint) not one word Of approval or
censnre or explanation of the manner
| in which the officers havn acted in & cir
several capacities and in fact thing
was accomplish If there was, it
remains a secret in their minds. There
| has been strong hints circulated of
"crookedness" with some of the officers
| and to settle the true inwa dness of the
| matter, this committee was appointed
and so instructed by the meeting that
| appointed them. and the taxpayers are
Just as wise as they were before.
THOSE BRIDGE PONDS. The present
week the county clerk of this (Hough
toni county has posted notice that in
accordance with resolution passed nv
the county board" Jan. Goth last past,
that the next election lin April there
would come before the voters Of said
county proposition 10 bond the coun-
ty for $40. O0O-which bonds to carry
interest not to exceed p"r cent per
annum, for the pur pose OF constructing q
bridge across Portage lake or of pnr-
chasing the one now between the cities
of Houghton and Hancock. To the
writer this has the apps aranco of monu
mental "cheel, or gall. We had al
ways supposed, and think it liz fact.
that in most connties. the towns them
selves luild their own roads and bridges
Ms it is generally supposed that they
are for the benefit Of those towns and
titles where they are to he built. To
be sure, in some cases, as in new towrs
| where there 1, to he erected bridge
across a sire IN that IL rather expen-ive
for q few of the settlers 10 stand the
tax, the Legislature has very prop ,rly
allowed the county board to anprop,i-
ate certain sum not to exceed $1,000
for such purposes. Houghton county
is very large and long and narrow
county. Houghton city is in the ex-
IRENE north end of it and over 80 miles
from the south end and there are ONLY
two or three supervisors or county Of
ficers that have to cross Portage Lake
to attend the public business OF the
county; the most OF the people live on
the south side Of the h idgo and do no.
have to cross it. so where is { ere any
sense or justice in obliging the major
ity of tho people to pay taxes to bu Id a
bridge for the hen' tit o few people
in the village of Hou0hton and Han
cook the outlying population fell to
observe will wager rabbits track
in the snow against the track Of some
tbig official of HouQhton on tat bridp'
Tint, il some towns in the southern part
of the county should ask Tor an ap no
priation of 81 90 or 5000 for road ant
| Al L.
steers" The people in this me * Of