The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-09
Council Proceedings.

The council met Tuesday evening and
| disposed of considerable business.
/ Mayor Pattison sent III the name of DR..
". f. Ground for health commissioner.
/ No objections were raised and the nom
! lnatlon was unanimously confirmed.
! City Attorney Champ Green also APP
/ pointed his assistant in the person of
/ Mr.. t. q. Wilson, which appointment
! was also unanimously confirmed. The
mayor stated that no appointment
would be made for the office of street
| commissioner, he having been informed
! by the city attorney that the ordinance
creating the position was illegal, and
therefore no such office existed.
J Jno. McCabe was appointed city sta
! tistician and vas confirmed without OBJ
/ position.
| The license committee read the names
OF l02 applicants for liquor license,
seven of which were objected to and
laid over for further investigation by
the committee. The remaining ninety
five applications were granted. Two
other applications from South Superior
were also laid over, the committee MAX
ing no report, as there was consider
able objection to both.
y majority report from the board of
public works stated that Mr.. J. c. Stew
art had been appointed clerk of the
| board 10 succeed ii. s. Oliver A. X.
Smith of the board, sent in a minority
report disappearing such engagement
on the ground that at q regular meet
ing held April 80, Mr.. Oliver had been
retained for another year. He.~ctaimed
there was some irregularitv in TpUUnsid-
erlng the appointment of Mr.. Oliver
| Both reports were referred to the city
attorney. On recommendation of
Comptroller 1IcknOr the council adOp-
ted the system of allowing bills once Il
month. Bills introduced to come be-
fore the council al any meeting must be
in the hands of the comptroller on Sat
urday previous to such meeting
The Telegram and Leader both pre-
scented bids for publishing the proceed
lngs of the council for the ensuing year
The bids were referred to the commit
tee on printing.
Ernest Dopp was appointed street
foreman of the First district. Aid.
O,llare asked TO have the appointment
laId over as the aldermen interested
had not been consulted. The appoint
ment was laid over.
Dan Frederickson was appointed
street foreman for district No. > and the
appointment was confirmed.
August Anderson was appointed
street foreman for district No. ); con-
trmed.
Swan Hard was appointed street fore
man IN district No. I; confirmed.
Carl Nelson was appointed street
foreman for district No. :. Aid Nc
Queen objected as the alderman from
the Sixth ward had not been consulted,
and he thought the place belonged to
this ward this year. The appointment
was laid over.
Peter }. CrOnlin was appointed street
foreman for district No. 8: confirmed.
Nils Wilmer was appointed street
foreman for district No. Z; confirmed.
The resolution providing for well in
ltasca came up again. Aid. French
wanted the resolution laid over and in
so doing clashed with Aid Ross, who
fired some sarcastic remarks at the al
derman from the Eighth. The resolu-
ton was odopted. The resolution pro-
viding for well on the corner of Cass
and East Second street also passed after
being amended SO as 10 locate the well
on Cass avenue, but somewhere be-
tween East Second and Itasca street
Aid. Douglas moved that the MAYOR
and aldermen make a tour inspecting
the fire department Thursday; carried
Aid. Beardslcy's resolution providing
for the dredging of the 100 feet strip of
ioward's pocket extending from the
draw bridge to the mouth of the pocket
Aid. Larson introduced a resolution
instructing the ward foremen to give
employment to delinquent taxpayers,
other things being equal. Some of the
aldermen thought that the resolution
Disseminated against the people who
paid their taxes, and after amending
the resolution so as to surmouut this
objection, the resolution passed.
Aid. BeardsIey moved that the APP
pOlntment of August Anderson, street
foreman Of the Third district, be with
drawn and the name of Peter tIegberg
be substituted. Aid. Douglas objected
on the ground that Hegbcrg wasn't a
taxpayer. Aid. Doey and Aid. Wood
corrected him in this statementan the
appointment of August Anderson was
reconsidcred. The matter is now in
the hands of the board of public works
again.
Aid. Ross moved that when the alder
men and mayor inspected the fire de-
partment they investigate the feasibil-
ity IF consolidating two of the fire halls;
Garfield
Aid. O'IIare moved that when the
council adjourn it adjourn until next
Tuesday, when some of the applications
for liquor licenses not acted upon will
be taken up. Mr.. O'ITare stated that
the committee on licenses would meet
at the city hall Thursday evening to in
vestigate the applications which have
been laid over.
After the compliments of DIR. Ground
in the shape of some fine cigars had
been passed around, the council adj