Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-01-11

was passed and adopted, majority OF al
the Aldermen elect voting therefore by
ayes and nays as follows. Ayes, AL
perm, White, Placie, Bowden, Crawford
Wilson, Campbell, Manion, Daoust anc
Englefeld. Nays, mono.
ORDINANCE NO. 81, New Series.
An Ordinance relative to digging or tear.
ing up pavement and side or crosswalks
and making gas, sewer and water con,
nections, within the limits OF tho city
Of Alpena.
Sec. I. II Is hereby ordained by the
Common Council Of the City Of Alpena
That no person shall dig or tear up any
pavement, side or crosswalk or dig any
hole, ditch, drain or sewer, in any street
alley or other public space, without per.
mission first obtained from the Mayor
and 1t shall be the duty of any person dig.
ging or tearing up any pavement, side OF
crosswalk, or digging any hole, ditch,
drain or sewer In any street, alley or other
public space, as speedily as practicable to
repair and put the same In as good order
and condition as before: All of said work
to be- done under tho supervision and to
be approved by the Street Commissioner,
and such person or persons shall pay said
Street Commissioner sufficient sum To
cover cost OF experimenting said work
and tho above moneys, 80 collected, to be
turned into the city treasury. And any
person digging In any street, alley OF
other public space, or the contractor Oh
owner or owners Of property for whose
benefit such digging may be done, for any
OF the purposes hereinbefore mentioned,
or for any purpose whatever, shall erect
and maintain good and sufficient fence,
railing or barrier, around such excava.
ton, In such a manner as to prevent acci-
dents, and TO place and keep upon such
railing, fence or barrier, suitable and suf.
ficient colored lights during tho night
time.
Sec. 9. 1t shall DO tho duty OF the
Street Commissioner, before any street is
paved within the limits OF the city Of AL.
pena, TO serve written notice upon each
and every owner or occupant where such
pavements arc proposed TO be laid, 70.
quiring him, her or them, within ten days
from the date Of said notice, TO make all
necessary gas, water and sewer connec-
tions that may be laid In said street
Sec. 8. Any violation OF the provis-
ion OF this ordinance shall be punished by
a fine not TO exceed ono hundred dollars
and cost OF prosecution, and the offender
In case OF conviction, shall be sentenced
to be confined In the Alpena county Jail
till tho payment Of the fine and costs I'm.
posed, providing that such Imprisonment
shall not exceed period of ninety days.
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take eff.
feet at the expiration OF seven days after
the first publication thereof in the Alpena
Weekly Argus, newspaper published in
said city.
The communication Of the Evening Echo
Pub. Co., offering to do the city printing
for 25 cents per inch column measure,
was taken up, and on motion Of Alderman
Campbell, was laid on the table, by unan-
imous vote.
COMMUNICATIONS.
10 the Hon. Mayor Dc Common Council OF
the City Of Alpena.
We hereby make you the following
proposition for the purpose of having
convenient place for the farmers of AL
pena and adjoining counties to ascertain
the weight OF their produce
We will purchase and pay to the city Of
Alpena, for tho scales known as the
Market Scales" the price paid for them
by the city OF Alpena, with the privilege
OF setting the same on Ninth street, In
front OF our property.
We hereby agree to construct the plat
form OF said scales so as not to interfere
with the travel of said street, except In
the lawful use Of said scales.
January I'd, 1898.
d. DEsJARDINs & Son.
Moved by Alderman Campbell that the
communication be laid on the table. Lost
by vote as follows: Ayes, Placie, Craw-
ford, Wilson, Campbell and Daoust.
Nays, Alpern, White, Bowden, Manion
and EngleHeld. The chair voting in the
negative.
Moved by Alderman Alpern that the
Comptroller be instructed to sell the mar
ket scales to d. DesJardins & Son, pro.
vided said d. DesJardins & Son will enter
into an agreement to return the same
back to the city at tho same price he pays
for them, and the Street Commissioner be
instructed to see that the scales are set
upon tho proper grade.
Alderman Campbell objected to the sell
ing Of the scales, and the matter went
over under the rules.
From Chas. Spicer, stating that he was
taxed with lots z and s, block %, and had
paid on same for the years 1889 and 1890,
amount Of which was S16.77, and that
said lots were twice assessed and paid
and that his property was lots 7 and g,
block IS, and asked to DO refunded the
amount paid on wrong assessment. Re
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Means to report on at next meeting, on
motion of Alderman White, by unani.
nous vote.
REPORT OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller recommending
the referring OF several bills to tho Com
mlttee on Ways and Means. On motion
bills we're so referred.
From tho Comptroller reporting that
he had collected from the market clerk,
for the month OF December, S5.05, paid
the same to City Treasurer and charged
him with the same. Report received and
action concurred In.
Also, from the Comptroller, a report
showing the conditions OF the different
funds to January LIST, 1893. Report ac-
cepted and ordered placed on file. On
motion Of Alderman Campbell, by unani-
nous vote.
To the Hon. the Common Council Of the
CITY Of Alpend:
GENTLEMEN I'll beg to submit the fol-
lowing as report from the City Attorney
from April 18th to December 3lst, 1892.
Whole number of arrests for violation
Of city ordinances, els
Classified as follows:
Drunk and disorderly, 112
Creating q disturbance in the public
streets, "a
Disorderly persons, 3S
Peddling without license, 10
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