The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-07

At special meeting of the council
hold last night the details In connec-
lion with the preliminary work of APP
nrovlng plans and specifications of the
Hancock street paving, That had 10
no dome over a second time on account
If a legal technicality were straight
ened out. This was necessitated by
an oversight i'm the printing of notices
calling for the meeting to hear COM
rlaints and remonstrances, Last night
n.,s the time set for the hearing of
ohiections and remonstrances, ana No
one appearing TO voice any complaint
,bc nlans and specifications were or
dered accepted and placed on file. A
roeonition was also adopted requiring
tho hoard of special assessors 10 pre-
mare an assessment roll for the cost OF
the nacing That finished the work on
the spccial meeting. Another was I'M
mediately called. being an adjourned
reeular meeting. The report of the
hoard of special assessors were re-
ceived and ordered placed on file N
the office of the city clerk, and notice
10 be published that it would remain
there for two weeks for inspection. A
meeting for the hearing of objections
10 the assessment rolls. If there are
any. will be held on Friday evening
October %.
A communication was received from
william Karpinen asking the city to
cell him the brushwood and timber
that is being cut from the city prop
erty along the Hancock Mining COM
pany's railroad right of way, offering
sevcnty-fv cents per cord. The mat
ter was referred TO the city engineer.
Must Follow Street Lines.
The greater port of the time of the
second meeting was devoted to n con-
sideration of street grades and prop
ertv lines. arising from discussion
Of the Hancock street grades following
the reading of a communication from
c. a. Wright. This communication
called attention to the grade of the
south side of Hancock street near the
swift residence. claiming that II al
lowed To remain as at present it would
seriously damage the Swift property
and stating that in his opinion the
Grade as given by the engineer would
benefit no one, but that an easier
grade could he established which could
be made at smaller expense anr less
injury to property by making .fhe
sidewalk nearer TO the grade OF TIC
lots
DR.. Scallon interposed remark
during the reading of the communica
ton To- the effect that he thought tina
matter had been already disposed OF
Mr. Hosking. OF the street committee
said that the committee and the ensi-
neer has gone over the ground anc
the majority favored leaving the grad'
az established by the engineer.
Mr. Craig called attention to sill
that he had made out which gave II
detail the various steps that had bee'
taken bv a former council relative u
the Hancock and Montezuma stree
grades. This was read by the CLERK
II stated that the grades were ADOPT
ed on October 4, 1905. and that MT
subsequent meeting residents of Han
cock street had appeared before TN
council TO express remonstrances.
Alderman Scallon that he was nev
man on the council and knew nothinl
of what had been done previously, OK
cept so far as indicated by the rec
ords OF the council and from hearsaN
lie was not inclined to take any stoc
i'm hearsay and based his point of Vie'
on the council records. There wa
one entry he said stating that TN
street committee had been instructe
to examine into the matter in 1905. blu
that there was no record of their ha7
ing ever made any report. Alderma
Scallon then moved that the report 9
the street committee. as given by Al
derman Hosking, be accepted. and tha
all the street lines on Hancock stree