The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-03-12
REFERRED BACK
FOR INFORMATION
CLAIM OF WEEKS & co. SENT BACK
FOR ITEMIZATION OF CHARGES.
ABOLISH PUBLIC WORKS BOARD,
Council Seeks To do Away With The
Second Board Fire Department
Recommendation Presented.

council meeting held last Monday
evening, was the action of the council
in referring the claim of Mr.. Weeks
back for an itemiZation OF the several
charges that he presented claims for
Mr.. Weeks's memoranda OF account
bulked the different items he claims
damages FOR and the council claimed
that it couldn't act intelligently upon
the claim until information in detail
was presented TO il.
The recommendation OF the fire de-
partment were presented and left on
the table for future action. These
recommendation are practically the
same as stated I'm these columns some
time ago.
The Monday night meeting was adj
journed until Wednesday evening in
order to allow a petition which was
being circulated asking for the
hoard OF public works to be
abolished, to be presented. This petit
When the council met last Wed mes
day evening two things vital TO the
success OF the plan TO abolish the board
OF public works were found TO be lack
ing. The first one was the failure to
command a quorum and the second
was the fact that, while it necessitat-
ed the presentation of petition with
the names of 100 tax payers thereon to
give the board authority TO submit
the question to the people, but eight
names were obtained, the number
lacking being an axact ninety two.
Whether the matter will oe carried
further is not known at the present
time.
The minutes are as follows:
Crystal Falls. Mich, March 7, 1904.
A regular meeting OF the city coun-
Gil was held on the above date with
the following members present. Rich
ard Wehse, Peter Bryson, Harry
Perry, O. u. Larson, j. III. Johnson,
Jacob Bauer. Absent. j. j. Dawson.
Minutes OF former meeting was
read and approved as read.
The following resolution was offered
by Peter Bryson seconded by o. II.
Larson.
Resolved that the City Treasurer be
and he hereby is directed hereafter TO
make payments OF interest maturing
on city bonds at the place or places at
which they are payable respectively
instead OF compelling the holders OF
interest coupons to forward the same
to this city for collection.
Resolved that the city clerk be and
he hereby Is directed forthwith to de-
liver copy OF this resolution TO said
city treasurer. Motion carried.
The following resolution was offered
by j. ii. johnson who moved its adop
tion seconded by o. p. Larson.
Resolved that for the election TO be
held on Monday April 4, 1904 the
boards of registration OF the several
wards of the city of Crystal Falls
shall be In session on Saturday April
2, 1904 from O'clock in the forenoon
TO 3 O'Clock i'm the afternoon at the
following places respectively.
In the first ward at the Great West.
ern mine machine shop.
In the second ward at Nummis
photograph gallery.
In the third ward at the City Clerks
Office.
Resolved further that the places IN
the several wards OF said city for hold.
ing said election shall be as follows re.
spectively.
In the first ward at the Great West
ern mine machine shop,
In the second ward at Nummi's
photograph gallery.
In the third ward at the building
comononly known as the Town Hall.
Motion carried.
Moved by Perry seconded by Bauer
that John Burgess be appointed as
election inspector for the first ward.
Motion carried.
Moved by Johnson seconded by
Larson that G. G. Neering be appoint
ed election inspector for the second
ward.
Motion carried.
Moved by Bauer seconded by Larson
that Herman Rau be appointed cleo
tion inspector for third ward. Motion
carried.
Moved by Larson second by Johnson
that James McCourt be appointed q
member OF the board OF election com
missioners. Motion carried.
! Moved by Johnson seconded by Lar