The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
Council Wants to Ex-
tend the Village
Limits.
a Special Meeting Was Calitd
By the President 10 AcI Upon The
subjeet-Other News PROM
That city.

council held last week II was decided 4
extend the limits OF the village so as I,
include all OF Boil mans addition TO III
village and also TO take in all the prop
erty in what is known as the third anC
18th additions 70 the city. The matte
will have 10 be acted on by the board
of supervisors at their next meeting, but
there Il little doubt but that the board
will do as wished by the council. The
board OF supervisors hold their regular
meeting early next month and the mat.
ter will be presented at that time. The
property holders OF the additions pre-
5 anted petition TO the council 10 take
them into the village and President Light
called a special meeting of the council to
act on the matter. The council thought
that they might just as we'll include the
property 10 the third and fifth additions
to the village while they were about the
matter. The property this will add TO
the village amounts to eighteen blocks
and the village will then have ,0O4 lots
or nearly forty blocks. The additional
property is all well settled and in some
places the houses are very close together
and conservative estimate OF the pop
uletion of Laurium, including the ad-
ditional property places the figure at
1900 people. The residents Of the por.
tiol OF the locality that it is proposed to
annex we're without fire protection of any
Aind and by get ing into the village they
receive this and many other advantages.
Verify, the people OF Laurium make
thin hum and the city is growing en-
tirely out OF recognition.
The Hive of the order of Lady Macca-
bees that was recently organized at |
Laurium starts out in good shape and |
with membership to be proud Of At
the first there we're fifty-three charter |
members and the charter is still open so |
chat this number will be considerably in-
creased in the next few weeks. 1t was |
decided to call the new tent Vivian Tent |
OF Laurium and meetings. will be held |
every Monday evening at 1870 in the
Macoabee Hall over the postofice. The
irst officers OF the new tent are:
Lady Past Commander Richards
Lady Commander Katherine McCarron
Lady Lieut.. Com rander-Mary Murphy.
Lady Record Keeper-Mary Macdonald
Lady Finance Keeper-Mamie Williams.
Chaplain-EliMbeth Sullivan.
Sergeant-Leonare Gingrass
Master at Arms Annie Tonkin
seutiuel-Barbara Gommier.
pickct-Laura Gilbert.
Banner Bearers-Louise Ellis Mary Lester,
Mary Parsons.
Tent Physcan-Dr. A. a Davis
Contractor Louis Braun yesterday
completed most Of the work he bad on
the contract he had with the village for
the laying Of the sewer pipe along First
street or the old Torch Lake road az it is
commonly called. The JOB was a hard
)ne, the contractor encountering hard
stone aud bad ground in many places
which made it exceedingly difficult and
'ostly for him to dig the ditchss and
n any times it was necessary to blast the
lard stone IN order to get the pipe prop
rly laid. The work he has about COM
lleted is practically a beginning for a
leverage system which can be enlarged
ipon by the village at any time when
he necessary funds are forthcoming and
he citizens think il advisable. The pipe
which has been laid consists OF 800 feet
It IL inch pipe which is run down on
'irst to the corner OF Osceola street from
where the same amount OF 1S-inch pipe
= laid to the corner OF Hecla street and
rom there to the next corner 2O-inch
DIpe ia laid. This connects with some
1000 feet or more OF 24-inch pipe which
'uns away down over the hill into the
OF the Laurum Mining CON-
nany into a swamp. The outlet is a
great distance from town and is such a
1ad swamp that there is little possibility
" any one eyer residing near there. This
inc q pipe along the north end of the
own can be connected with pipes run.
ring up on each OF the streets whenever
/
ct could be utilized in draining the entire
ty Il it is thought advisable at any flu
ure time. A pipe will also be run up
Learsarge street 10 drain a bad place
where stagnant water collects and
where something had to be done in this
egard and that at once.
Laurium's mail service is somewhat
mixed mp since that city has had no de.
ot and the mail has to be carried to the
ed Jacket depot, and the citizens are
7ondering what action will be taken by
be postoffice department in regard to
he matter. Ii seems rather ridiculous
nat under the present arrangement,
letter is mailed TO Red Jacket bust
ess man from the Laurium postoffice, il I
az TO be carried to the Red Jacket depot
y the stage line, handed to the mail
ERIK on the train, who then turns it over [
} the expressman and it is carried back
yor tho mo route IN tho Calumet mat |