The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-17
Council Proceedings.
loFFIcIAL.l

AT an auJOurneu regular lnccOihS
of the common council of the vii
lage of LAnse, held in the
council chamber Monday evening,
April 18th, A. d. 1897, there
were present: President Blanken-
horn and Trustees Belangcr,
Frenette, Johnston and Shields,
and Clerk Voetsch.
On separate motions the following
bills were allowed:
Geo C. Jackman, printing notices and
stationery y.......................... 'o
David Denomme, a day labor on street. ~
Louis Menard, hauling hose cart,..... %
On motion the president was in
structed and ordered to insure the
fire engine house and the contents
within the building, with two in
surance companies other than the
Fire Association of Philadelphia,
and the Imperial Insurance Co. OF
London, to the amount OF 81 800 in
each company.
The following resolution was in
troduced and passed unanimously:
"To the honorable, the Legislature
of the state of Michigan Resolved,
that we. the common council OF the
village OF l. Anse, believing that the
establishment OF u normal school in
the upper peninsula would be of
great benefit to our people. and add
! greatly to the success and advance
ment OF educational interests in this
peninsula, and afford better facil-
tiles for preparing and training
teachers for our public schools ana
other professions of life, do most
earnestly recommend that your
honorable body pass the bill for the
establishment of such q school in
the upper peninsula; Further
Resolved, That we believe l. Anse
village is one OF the most suitable,
convenient and healthy localities in
which to locate said normal school,
and therefore most heartily approve
and indorse the bill for the establish
! ment of u normal school in said vii
lage of L'Anse, and we request our
representative and senator to use
all honorable means to secure the
passage of said bill; And further
| Resolved, That the village clerk
forward copies of this resolution to
our senator and representative in
the state legislature. "
On motion, it is hereafter required
of the street commissioner to make
an estimate of work he believes nee
essary to be done, which pertains to
his office, and to present said
estimates to the council and receive
their orders before performing any
work relating to his Office.
On motion, Trustee Johnston was
chosen president protein OF the
council for the ensuing year.
| The president appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Finance = Trustees Edgerton,
Shields and Bulger.
Water works and electric light
Trustees Johnston, Frenette and
Bulger
| Streets and bridgcs-Trustees
Frenette, Belanger and Johnston.
! Fire-Trustees Shields, Frcnctte,
and Bulger
Health--Trustees Belanger, Edger-
ton and Frenette.
Bylaws and ordinances-Trustoes
Bulgcr, Edgerton and Johnston.
Cemetery Trustees Johnston,
Shields and Belanger.
| The president nominated Charles
Smith as marshal for the ensuing
year, which nomination was con
firmed by the following vote: Yeas
Trustees Belanger, Frenette,
Johnston and Shields. Nays-none.
The president nominated Harvey
Selden street commissioner for the
ensuing year, which nomination was
confirmed by the following vote:
Yeas - Trustees Belanger and
Frenette; Nays-Trustees Johnston
and Shields. Being tie the presi.
dent voted yea.
On motion the contract with
George G. Jackman for publishing
the council proceedings during the
ensuing year in THE l. 'ANsE SEN
TINEL at the rate of $23 per annum
was accepted.
| On motion the council adjourned
! until April 20, A. d. 1897 lat 8 o clock