The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-02
The Business Trans
acted Last Even
ing.
The Ordinances to be Enforced
I'm Regard TO BoyInes and CANNES
The Latter Will Hereafter he
Licensed and Tagged.

The Red Jacket village council met las
evening in regular session and transacted
the usual amount OF business. The coun
ell got together early in the evening, witt
the president in the chair and all the al
dermen present.
The clerk read the report OF the last two
meetings and the council then waded
into lot OF bulls. The regular salaries
for the month were allowed and the US
ual number Of bills. bill for 500 for
the new extension ladder was allowed,
with an additional $40 for express. The
firemen's salaries for the past six months,
amounting in all to S534.5O, was allowed
and the firemen we're paid off today.
A bill OF $50 for carpet for the Opera
House stage was allowed. The labor on
sewers and in connection with the fire de-
partment came to s75. A small amount
was received for fines from Justice Fisher.
After the bills had been disposed Of the
liquor bond OF John Stefanic was accept
ed IA he had not been doing business for
month one-twelfth OF the amont OF the
amount OF the license will be refunded him.
John Clemo's druggist bond was also ap-
proved. Favorable action on both these
bonds was recommended by the village
attorney
The water board clerk then read his re-
port and il was placed on file. The presi-
dent appointed Fred Mackenzie as "A
member OF the water board TO succeed
himself
The tax roll which had already been
passed upon by The board Of review, was
presented by the assessor and accepted
IL was decided o levy the taxes at the
same rate az last year, viz Two Der
cent for general fund, two per cent for
street fund bad one per cent for fire fund.
President Vivian reappointed Marshal
Ward and Mr.. Martin Jenkin az members
OF the board of health TO act with Health
Officer A. q. Mcleod. Captain j. f. d.
Smith was reappointed sewer commits
sioner, and the term Of Office was made
three years. The question Of the salaries
Of the village officers wss then taken up,
and after considerable discussion it was
decided that the salaries should all be the
same az last year
This finished the regular business and
the council then took up various matters |
that needed attention. Thecow question |
was first discussed Several of the alder |
men expressed themselves strongly on !
the subject aud il was decided 10 have |
the ordinance in regard TO cows running |
at large on the streets rigidly enforced. |
The poundmaster could not afford TO |
chase COWS all over town and put them
in pound for half a dollar, which il the
sum the ordinance allows, 20 the amount
was doubled al an experiment, and the
owners OF bovines will have TO pay 81 |
for their COWS il they get into the clutches |
OF the poundmaster now.
Alter disposing OF the cows, the dog
question came up. The council was
equally hard on the CANNES and it was |
decided TO purchase a number Of tags and |
all dog owners will receive one from the |
clerk when they pay their dog tax or the
animals will be killed This must be at |
tended to before the Let DAY OF July.
The Laurium council also met last |
evening and transacted routine business. |
The question OF sewers came up, but no |
definite action was taken.