The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27
The Erc,natory again

aside from discussing the garbage ques-
ton, was done.
The matter of rebating taxes on
church property came up and created
some discussion. Rev. Monten ad
dressed the council on the subject
The rebates were granted.
The resolution to strike from the tax
rolls the special Improvement tax on
IIarbor District No 10 was passed I'M
animously and the suit against the city
by the taxpayers Will undoubtedly be
dropped
Aid Bailey: ~ move That the city
clerk be directed to draw warrant on
the treasurer in favor of the city at
torney for 800 to settle in full all
claims against the city in the cases Of
Annie Locke, Mable Locke and Ira
Clarke. The money was appropriated.
These were the persons who were in
jured in the runaway at South Supe-
rior last year i'll which one life was lost.
AID Rice moved that the time COZ
the collection OF the 1893 taxes be eX-
tended fifteen days or until Feb. 10.
Carried.
\ resolution was introduced and re-
ferred to the finance committee asking
that l.. F. Shchan Of the Connors point
fire department, who was injured while
III the services Of the city, be kept on
the regular pay roll.
Tie Garbage Committee made a re
port which we reproduce, not for any
worth or information it contains, but
rs an official curiosity:
1t is Will. feeling Of the utmost re
luctance, yet approaching the magnI-
tude and Importance of Our great re-
sponslbility, that we again approach
this Sinking question, which, barring
the famous X street sewer, has no
parallel in the annals of the clty'S his
tory but still remains in the brightest
star of the galaxy of municipal govern
ment and no doubt viii 50 remain un-
til earthly cities shall have passed from
view Then, and then only, may we
expect the DIRECTORS to the plans of
your committee, matured after full IN
yeStigation. to raise their voices from
the crematory they are then inhahiting
in confession of the fact that the i'm
Imaginary smell arising from 4 properly
constructed earthly cr2natOry Is Ike
the perfumes OF the flowers OF spring
as compared with the remorse they feel
at having SO successfully obStructed SO
long the only satisfactory method of
dsposing OF the city's fefuSe.
Your committee, Mr.. Mayor and
gentlemen, was appointed as one of the
first acts of Your administration for
the purpose Of solving this vital pro
blem, and after mature dclIberati0n
AND investigation We became fully i'm
bred with the determination that the
only correct and feasible method of
cleansing 4 city of obnoxious matter
was by fire. Acting upon That con
clusior at the solicitation of your hon
orabIe body, two members of this coun-
ell made an extensive and exhaustive
tour of inspection ard investigation
which resulted in a report now on file
III the archives of the city. In follow
Ing th,- ICttIuIilr- I.tltIiB.I0 vi tlIIt
port the proper city officers We're in
StruCtef to enter into Il contract for
the construction OF Il crpmatory, but
by reason Of objections raised against
the only available sites Shem offered.
the contract WAS never COnSUmatcd.
81 the nn,Ie nth"d n ,r ca ,,',t
,,., 49,, ;,'t,,,,.t,,.1 ',,.,t1, ,,,,,'a,. :,
act, ~ Close ', c6rt,,ct .' Win Io,ne
,,,,t, ~. ,,.,.fin. v,iII.o,, ~ r,,rni.b s,,it
M lnn,,,;,,,r ,-,,,,,i ~, ,,,,,.,,,r ono
for the city'S garbage fer term OF
wears at . stipulated amount This
III III II" 4 ,,J', ',,.I ~, ~ a,,,
u"''s, - ~, 10y
m,'s IN ~,
,.nnr c,,,n,ittao !, n,.;, AZ, r,.,,,,.,i
n,,tb ,,,.,,,;ti,,,,
80; tI't =.
&c ', ,r,5.n - =, -" ~ nf 10y,
.,a,a. nf I,nd - ~ o,,,,j,i+.r,+ I.,,;,'
If sloo ,.@r en- an1nr' and If fha many
,,i,,.;ti,,,, ,,lt;,I, ,,,,. ,.,,,,,,ittaaI,,
p''t"n, H. ~, 80,
",,',i,t! 49, ,'i,2 ',,', ~ u
".'9 W. ''''' ~ NV i''''"
~ ~