Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-13
Common Council.
Regular meeting Monday evening


allowed:
Char, Go. Herald ptg notices etc 5 6 ~
Geo. spencer, labor and material 10 II
j. b. Painter, salary TO April 10 90
Mich. State Tel. Co., phone ser. 8 rs
Elec. Light Co., lightg for Mar,
lamp " 81 l9
f. j. Lumber Co. lumber etc. Sc "a
VIM. johnson, salary 90 90
Al. Etcher, dray 60
Jerry Deschane, ,snowplowg streets 90
Richard Barnett, same 6 62
Application for building permit by
Charles ErlckS was granted.
The question of renting the Village
lot for pasture was referred to Street
Committee.
The Street Committee were instruct
ed to investigate the condition Of the
Foot-bridge across Browns Gre elk and
employ such means as may be neces-
sary to make fill across said creek.
Moved by Goodman, supported by
Lemieux that the official printing Of
the Village be given to the lowest bid
der.
The President by and with the
consent of the Council, made the
following appointments:
Fire Committee e-Curkendall, Bra
bant, Lemieux.
Finance-McMilian, Goodman, Lem.
ieux.
Purchase Curkendall. Sweet, Bra
bant.
SLreet-McMillan. .Curkendall, Sweet
,ficense-Goodman, LemIeux, Bra
bant.
Electric Light-McMillan, q Goodman,
Sweet.
Pres. Pro Tem-McMillan
Village Att'y-A. 3,Nicholas.
Health Ofiser-C. A. Sweet.
Marshal-Wm. Johnson.
Bd of Revlew-A. Bush, L. A. Hoyt.
Communication from Rep. A. j.
Stroud in regard TO plOciring cannon
for the Village Vas read and on motion
was referred to the Purchasing Com
miutee.
Communication received and read
from the State Board Of Health in re-
gard tu establishing certain rules and
Gealth and getting same before the
people.
Moved by Mcmillan, supported by
Goodman, that the Village Clerk and
Village Attorney prepare a number OF
pamphlets giving list Of communi-
cable diseases, and the law relating
thereto, and cause same to be dstri-
buted among the householders Of the
Village. Carried.
A resolution was presented by III. |.
Mcmillan and on motion adopted ask
ing the state Senator and Representa-
tive from this district to use all
reasonable and proper efforts to cause
the amendments TO Act No. 264 OF the
Public Acts of 1905 authorizing the
use of the highways and streets Of the
several townships and villages and
cities of the state for electric lighting,
heating and power, wires and poles,
and Act No. 16 of the Public Acts OF
1899 amending section 669l of the com.
piled laws authorizing telephone com
panies TO maintain lines of wire and
other material in, under and across
any public places, streets and high
ways Of the state. so that the power to
license, regulate or prohibit such use
OF the highwaysAand streets, shall be
vested In the several township boards
and Village or City councils of the
State.
Moved by Mcmillan, supported by
Curkendall, that committee of three
be appointed by the President To act
with the Village Atty, and that they
secure the services Of competent
Electrician TO draft contract for q
term OF ten years, with the privilege
TO revise the schedule Of rates by
either party at tue eud of five years
and that such contract be submitted
to the East Jordan Electric Light &
Power Co., on or before the 22nd day
of Nay, 1907. And for same Commit
tee TO ascertain what price said Com
paoy want for their property as PEI
option given 10 contract we are nov
working under. Carried. The Pres
appointed as such Committee, McMil-
lau, Sweet, Goodman, On motion, ad
journed to meet April 10th.