The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
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over to some future meeting fol-
action.
A communication was read, which
was on motion referred to a special
committee, appointed by the chair,
and consisting Of Trustees Shields,
Edgerton and Johnston, with in
structions to report at the next
meeting.
| On motion the clerk s report in
regard to the payment of the taxes
on the S E 1 of N w 4, Sec 8, 5O-33,
amounting to $20.43 was accepted.
On motion the following bills
were allowed:
G. o. Beehlcr. final clerks fees in cases
Of
Village OF L'Anse Va. Fire Assn OF
Village OF EAnse VS.. Imperial Ins. /A
Cos OF London .'....,..'...,...,... : SO
Cnas. Smith, double water wrench 1 FL
| JAS Bachand, 10 h lead "a &c ............. ~
Geo. G. Jackman, pub wafer notice ,..... 40
Yeas, Bulger, Edgerton Frenette,
Johnston and Shields; nays, none.
On motion the clerk was instruct,
ed to forward copies of the follow
ing communication to Congressman
| Carlos ID. Sheldon and Senators
James Mcmillan and j. G.. Burrows:
To the Honorable, the Congress- OF the
United States, Greeting: Gentlemen: Pur-
suant to public notice by the Commission OF
the Navy Department in regard To a site for
the new armor plate factory, Hon :. l.. Smith,
! of Detroit, Michigan, forwarded "A bid Offering
go acres of land free Of charge, in or near the
| limits of L'Anse village, Baraga county, Mch-
gan.
| We, therefore, the common council of said
L'Anse village, do hereby most respectfully re-
! quest your honorable body to consider a few
reasons why we believe that the site offered
! 10y Mr.. smith has many important advantages
| over any other site.
First--Our Harbor LAnse village is To-
Gated near the head Of Keweenaw Bay, an in
| land bay about II miles from the main lake
| and running nearly parallel with the shore Of
| AXE Superior, consequently the seas of the
lake have little or no effect in the bay Be
sides the natural and safe harbor, we have
two small harbors tone on the east side aud
the other on the west side OF the bay) which
were formed by nature, where boats can rest
with ease and perfect safety in any storm.
Wit luut doubt We have the safest and best
harbor on the great lakes.
Second-our Building and Manufacturing
Materials: We have an immense forest of
white and norway pine, spruce, hemlock, su
gar maple, birch, cedar, and other varieties Of
timber Within mile of our village on the
bay shore we have the best quality of brown
sand stone, which stood the test of the Chicago
fire in 1871 On the north and west side of
our bay we have an immense quantity of the
best quality of red SAND stone, for building
purposes. These quarries ship large amounts
Of their sand stone to Duluth, Superior Mil
waukee, Chicago, Detroit and other large
cities for private and public buildings. with |
in cur village limits make the best quality |
% fire and building brick Ten miles from !
here we have the best kind OF roofing slate. |
We are located between the great copper and |,
iron ranges, and accessible To both by water, |
railroad and wagon roads. We have water
and railroad connections with all parts of the
Third-Water Power: Fall River runs
through the west part of our village and will
be convenient to use in the proposed site for
the new armor plate works. This river falls
100 feet in ten miles aud can run a large
amount of machinery, dynamo for electric
fights, and "A gravity system of water works to
supply all the water required for the factory
We have IA salubrious climate, pure air and
water in abundance and no contagious
diseases to speak of.
We respectfully ask our member OF congress
Ind our United States senators to use their
influence To have said armor plate works To-
ated on the proposed site, above mentioned,
or which we will ever pray.
We hereby authorize the clerk to forward
opies OF the above to our member OF congress
nd to our United States Senators.
Sincerely hoping that our proposed site may
eceiye favorable consideration, we are,
Very respectfully yours,
CHARLES p. BLANKENHORN
President,
PATRICK BULGER.
JOHN II. EDGERToN,
r. FRENETTE,
A. JOHNSON.
a. q. SHIELDS,
Trustees.
MARTIN voETsCH, Clerk.
Dated L'Anse, Michigan, February i2. 1893.
On motion the chairman of the
re committe was authorized to
urchase what wood is needed for
he fire engine house.
Va iuOblOn ulllp NOctStn. L ulilp
!. McKernan and Roger Civilians
'ere appointed q board of election
for the annual viii
lge election to be held March l4th,
!. d., 1893.
Yeas, Bulger, Edgerton, Frenettc,
and Shields. .
On motion the council adjourned
lbjcct to the call of the president.
MARTIN VoETsou, Clerk
The German navy has only been
! existence half a century, the first
avail officer having been appointed
! 1917. !
The state of Arkansas contains !
J, 5O0, 600 acres, OF which IS, 900, 900
re in trenches and 5000, 600 under l
!
The Adams homestead at Quincy, !
ass, has been restored under the !
rection of the Quincy Historical
'cicty.