The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
Council Proceediuss!
Gofcial.l

L'Anse. held in the council chamber
April 18TH, 1896. there were present
John Campbell, president; and Trustees
Bu!ger, Johnston, McKernan and
Shields and Martin Voetsch, clerk.
Absent-Trpstees Bclanger and Wal
lace
a communication from the state board
OF health relative to the appointment Of
health officer, and the necessity of said
oilicersmaking the required reports 10
the said state board Of health, was read
and on motion accepted and placed on
! file
| A communication from Thomas Des-
-ehaine, making application for the posi-
ton of marshal was read end on motion
laid on the table.
| The special committee appointed to
examine the condition of the Bay Shore
road and to give an estimated cost Of its
repair reported that they found 1926
feet OF said road damaged. They
recommended that b95 feet of
said road be repaired at once.
On motion the report was ac-
cepted aud the president and Trustee
McKernan were appointed to act with
tho committee on streets to draw plans
and specifications OF timSer work and
iiling Of said Bay Shore road and that
they advertise for three successive weeks
in The L'ANsE SENTINEL bids for the
repair of l.l25 feet. and also bids for
h:5 feet, according to p,ans ana specf-
cations, bids TO be closed at IL o'clock
m, May Sth, \. y. 1896.
The marshal reported the following
goods and chattels OF the village In his
possessions: Two pair handouts. one
pair come aongs. one billy, one mar
shars star, one record book; $50 copies
marshal notices.
On motion the report was accepted
and placed on file.
The following officers elected by the
Protection Hose company No. !
were on motion confrmed: Prcsi-
dent. W. +. MenGe; vlce-presl-
dent, ID. c. Shea; foreman,
John Hid; first assistant foreman. john
Sands; second assistant foreman. j. G.
Sterk; secretary, M. Culllney; treasurer,
| a. Menge; chief, a. Menge.
On motion the clerk was ordered to
draw warrant to the amount of 500, to
ray the following premiums on inSur-
rnce: Imperial Insurance Co. amount
Of insurance. $500: premium, $50.
Fire Association OF Philadephi
amount Of insurance. Sl.500; premium,
$50.
On motion the following bill was al
lowed and ordered paid; j. G. Sterk,
secretary Protection Hose Co. No. L., one
years salary, SIS.
The following resolutions were III
trodUced
By Trustee Shields
Resolred, That the president, with
aad by the consent OF the council, APP
point a village attorney for the ensuing
year at salary Of S25 per year.
Yeas-Bulger, Johnston, McKernan
and Shields. Nays-none.
BY Trustee McKernan-
ReSolred, That the president, with.
and by the consent Of the council, ap-
point health officer for the ensuing
year at salary Of S25 per year.
Yeas-BuIger, Johnston, McKernan
and Shields. Nays-none. ~
The following officers were appointed
by the president aud on separate mo-
items were confirmed j. A. Smith,
marshal; Joseph Countin, street COM
missioner; p. r. McKernan, village at
torney; DR.. J. G. Turner, health officer.
On motion G. p. Blankenhorn was
made cemetery trustee for three years.
On motion p. Z. Murphy was made
cemetery trustee for two years. -
On motion George Tredeau was made
cemetery trustee for one year.
On motion the marshal and street
commissioner are 10 act as fire wardens
for the ensuing year, and receive Sl.75
per day for each days actual work as
said wardens.
On motion the LIQUOR bonds for the
ensuing year were fixed in the sum OF
So, 600, with two sureties.
On motion the bond OF the village
marshal was fixed in the sum OF $500,
with two sureties.
On motion the liquor bond OF A.
Menge in tho sum OF $4,000, with A.
Menge as principal and Ii. j. Seifert and
Z. p. Blankenhorn as sureties, was ap-
proved.
On motion Trustee McKernan was
chosen president pro TEN.
The following committees we're ap-
pointed by the president:
Water and Electric Light-McKernap,
BuRer and Shields.
Streets-Wallace, Shields and John
stoD.
Hpalth-.IohnstoD Wallace aud RoIap