The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-02-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
GoAicial.l

The regular meeting Of the village
council was held In the clerks Office,
Baraga. Mich, Thursday evening, Feb.
ruary 9Th, 1895.
Roll -present-President Girard,
aud Aldermen Pennock, Hand, st. Ger
main and Schwalm.
Absent - Aldermen Nilsson and
Bourke.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The bill of John Funke. S9S.C5, was
upon motion of Aid Schwalm, supported
by Aid. Hand, referred to the finance
committee.
Moved by Aid. Pennock, supported by
Aid. Hand, that the bill of Geo. G, jack
man, $3.50, for publishing proceedings,
and other printing, be allowed.
Ayes-Alds. Pennock and Hand.
Nays--Alds. St.Germain and Schwaim.
As there was a tie. President Grard
voted aye, and the motion was carried.
The following resolution was presented
by Aid. st. German:
Whereas. II has come to the knowledge of
this council that the Estate OF Thomas hester
have been using the village electric light poles
for number of years and that they have had no
concession to the said poles, or permission
from the village council to use said poles for
their private benefit or private use, there
fore be IL
Resolved, That this council appoint com
mittee of three TO ascertain the number of
poles used and also the period of time said
poles were used.
Resolved further that said committe be and
Is hereby authorized to employ qualified at
torney and consult with him into the pos
sibility of securing payment for the use OF said
poles.
Moved by Aid. Schwalm. supported by
in hat Init ha
adopted.
Ayes-Alds. Pennock, st. German
and Schwalm.
Nays-Ald. Hand. Carried.
The following resolution was also Of
fered by Aid. st. GerEain:
Whereas, It is advisable that according to
village laws that the president shall serve
without compensation, and that Patrick Mes
ter, president, has received one hundred dol
lars as compensation, be 1t
Resolved, That q committee of three be APP
pointed to consult with an attorney and inves-
tigate into, and recover said one hundred dol
lars from said Patrick Nester.
Resolved further, that said committee be
and are authorized to employ quail
fled attorney and proceed according to the
advise of said attorney.
Moved by Aid. Schwalm, supported by
Aid. st. German, that the resolution be
adopted.
Ayes-Alds. Pennock, st. Germain
and Schwalm.
Nays-Ald. Hand. Carried.
The following resolution was presented
by Aid. Schwalm.
Resolved, That we appoint n committee of
three to force collection on the note OF VIM
Holmes, and that said committee be com
posed of the members who accepted said note
as collateral for the village.
Moved by AID St. German, supported
by Aid. Schwalm, that the resolution be
adopted.
Ayes-Alds Pennock, St. GERMAN,
Hand, and Schwalm.
Nays-None. Carried.
Moved by Aid. Schwalm, supported by
Aid. Penuock, that Aids. St. German,
Peunock and Schwalm be appointed q
committee OF three to investigate the
matter regarding the electric light poles
as referred to In the first resolution.
Carried.
Moved by Aid. st. German, supported
bg Aid. Schwalm, that the same cou-
niittee be appointed to investigate the
matter regarding the 500 given to
Patrick Nester, as referred to In resolu-
tion No. 2. Carried.
Moved by Aid. Schwalm, supported by
Aid. st. German, that President Girard
and Aids. Pennock and Nilsson be APP
pointed committee OF three to invesli-
gate the matter regarding the nete OF
VIM. Holmes. az referred to In the third
resolution. Carried.
Moved by Aid. Schwalm, supported by
Aid. st. GERMAN. that the clork be in
structed to furnish each committee with
copy of the respective resolutions.
Carried.
Moved by Aid. Pennock, supported by
Aid. Schwalm, that the village will not
pay for the electric lights in the two
upper stories of the Town Ball, since
the breaking OF the dynamo, and that
the clerk be authorized to SO inform the
Thomas Nester Estate. Carried.
Moved by Aid. st. German, supported
by Aid. Schw aim, that the proceedings
OF the village board be published In THE
EANsE SENTINEL for the balance OF the
year, the rate to be 80 cents per folio,
same as contract made with the Baraga
County Democrat before its suspension.
Ayes--Alds. Pennock, Hand, st. Ger
main and Schwalm.
Nays-Nene. Carried.
Upon motion the csuncil adjourned.
GEO. q. JAcKMAN,