Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-07-20


And also recommending that the bill Of
j. J. Murphy, OF $4,000, for sweeping
Second and Ninth street bridges, be re.
ferred to the full Council.
Moved by Alderman Daoust that the
report Of the Committee be received, re-
Communications concurred In and war
rants ordered drawn for the payment Of
the several bills as recommended. Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman White that the bill
Of Mr.. Murphy, Of $4,000, for sweeping
the Second and Ninth street bridges, be
laid on the table indefinitely. Carried
by vote rs follows: Ayes, Alpern, Blak-
ley, Pack, Bowden, White, Placie, Craw-
ford, Wilson, Manion, Daoust and Engle-
field. Nays, Campbell.
Moved by Alderman Campbell that the
Street Commissioner be instructed to re-
port ut the end Of each month to the Re-
corder whether or not Mr.. Murphy has
swept the streets according to contract,
and II he has, for the Recorder to draw a
warrant for the payment Of the same.
Moved by Alderman White, as an
amendment, that the Street Commissioner
be instructed to make report to the
Council whether or not Mr.. Murphy has
swept the streets according to contract.
Amendment carried by vote as follows
Ayes, Alpern, Blakley, Pack, White,
Placie, Bowden, Crawford, Wilson,
Manion, Daoust and Englefleld. Nays,
Campbell.
The original motion as amended was
put and carried by vote as follows Ayes,
Alpern, Blskley, Pack, White, Placie,
Bowdon, Crawford, Wilson, Manion,
Daoust and Englefeld. Nays, Campbell.
To the Hon. tho Common Council of the
Cty Of Alpena:
Your Committee on Streets and Sewers
beg leave to make the following report |:
That box drain be laid on Lake street
from Mill to Commercial, and also tile
drain OH Chisholm street, 2 blocks, be-
tween Sixth and Eighth also tile drain to
be laid across River street, between 18th
and 18th also q sewer on Lake street. in
confrmative with Street Commissioners
recommendation also ditch or box drain
on Berry street, from First to the lake.
We also recommend the opening Of Bis
mark street, from Potter TO Fifth, and Pot
ter street from Campbell to the corner of
Bismark and Potter, providing the said
streets are decided and belong to the city.
We also recommend that the City Sur
veyor be instructed TO survey and mark a
quarter line in section fourteen, dividing
line of city of Alpena and the township Of
Alpena, providing all the lands for street
purposes arc decided to the city without any
expense to the said city.
We will also recommend that the sur.
veying of Grand avenue should be referred
TO the City Surveyor to examine il street
properly belongs TO the city.
We also recommend that the alley in
block six in Tuttle's addition Of the city Of
Alpena, be surveyed by the City Surveyor,
and Strengthened by the Street Commission
err; also recommend that the petition Of
Mary Wingrove and others, about the
alley through block 119, Fletcher's add.
ton, be referred to the City Attorney and
City Surveyor.
We also recommend that the petition Of
the citizens ON Farmer street, asking that
the name of the same be changed to Fair
avenue, that the said petition be granted,
and the City Attorney be instructed to see
that the same is done in legal manner.
We also recommend that the deChan-
payne addition to the city Of Alpena be
accepted, providing the streets and alleys
laid out correspond with the adjoining adj
ditions, and all streets and alleys are decided
TO the city.
We also recommend that the city aban-
don the street next to the river, in the
Ziem addition, according to Mr.. Cockley's
petition.
CASPER ALPERN,
ALEX. DAoUsT,
W. q. WILSON,