The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-08
They Met i'm Regular
Session Last Even
ing.
AL the Members Were Present


For the first time for many months the
village council of Red Jacket got together
with every alderman in his seat at the
regular monthly meeting last evening.
The council held their meeting last even
Tng TO music, the orchestra for the opera
rehearsing overhead during the entire
evening. While it was very entertaining
at detracted the attention OF the presi-
dent on several occasions and be stopped
an the middle OF the reading Of a bill to
2isten to the music. However, the coun-
va waded through a lot OF important
roo tine business.
After the proceedings OF the last meet
Sng had been read and approved the usu-
al batch OF bills and officers salaries was
saHowed. The electric light bill came IN
Cor some discussion and was disposed OF
by -dering two OF the bills paid and lay
ding the third on the table to be looked
into. 1t seems that the bill for lighting
the Opera House building amounted to
gust hall OF what the village received dur
the month for the rent Of the Opera
House, but the building included the
lights in the entire building. The night
rwatchmen had also kept track OF the
number OF hours the different streets
lights had been out during the month
and the marshal reported no less than
40 hours in all.
There was also big bill for lumber |
and for the work on the new building |
put up in the rear OF the old epginehouse
and $500 for storm windows for the
Opera House building. Some supplies
for the fire department also were ordered |
paid Tor.
\ report from the fire department
showed that they had held their regular
meeting and had elected the following
officers for the ensuing term:
Chief--Charles Schenk.
First Assistant--Martin Jenkin.
Second Joseph Krupp.
,Secretary-John Herman.
Treasurer -Dominick Kaiser.
Lphf III Yemen were allowed their regular
,souncil also decided to pay them 5000
dor the purchase of new uniforms 80 as to
make presentable appearance at the
TO take place at Houghton
next summer. This matter was brought
zap at previous meeting, but action was
deferred The fremen will pay the bal
'ance OF the cost OF the suits out OF their
Village Treasurer Joseph Forster pre-
scented his report OF the finances OF the
,city and also turned over the tax roll
which was duly accepted and placed on
ale.
Some new ordinances were brought up
zad passed by the council. The first was
layiug out a plan for the order OF bust
ness at the regular meetings. Another
xas in regard to the poll tax and the
manner of collecting the same. One OF
the ordinances provided that the alder
neu be aned 81 for being absent from
the regular meetings OF the council. This
did not set well with some of the coun-
Salmen who thought that if they were to |
be fined for being absent they ought to be
paid for attending the meetings. The
other ordinance provided that persons
IN the jaR be made to work on the streets |
.of the village under the direction OF the |
marshal, that is. with certain restric- |
lions as to the pay and the conditions.
The council also deci ed to raise the
salary of the marshal from $65 month
to SIS. The aldermen thought that as
che marshal put in considerable more
time and longer hours than the night
~vatchmen he should receive more CON-
speusation and theraise was unanimously
granted.
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