The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-03
HANCOCK
ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS ARE
ANNOUNCED BY THE MAYOR
Important Changes Are in Selec-
ton of Attorney, Health Of
ficer and Police.
FIVE NEW OFFICIALS NAMED


The suspense is ended. At last
nights meeting of the common council
Of the city OF Hancock Mayor James
presented n list OF appontive offices
for the year, which were approved
without any objections There are five
appointments are more or less of a
surprise to the majority of the people
of the city. Frank G. Condor becomes
city attorney; DR.. X. V. Arminen health
officer; Edward Lee and Eugene Mon
roe take places as night watchmen,
and an extra poundmaster is appoint
ed in the person of Isaac Rolls. All the
other officials named are former office
holders The full list is as follows:
Chief of police, John b. Thor.
City attorney, Frank G. Condor.
Health officer, DR.. Karl V. Arminen
Stree. commissioner, James II. Hos
king.
Member board of public works, five
years, August Mette.
Nightwatchmen. John Wright, Arvis
Naska. Peter Fink. Eugene Monroe
and Edward Lee.
Chief of transfers, Joseph McGrath.
Chief engineer waterworks, William
]. Rentenbach.
Chief fire department, ]. n. Mitchell.
city engineer, c. b. NJ. Craig.
City electrician, Edward ID. Cuff.
Fire warden, j. ~ Mitchell.
Special assessors, NJ. r. Goldsworthy
and Abe Ojala
.o1ndmasters, Osaac Rolls and oil
Hurala.
The council committees for the year
are:
street-Maier, scallon, Hosking,
ONein, Payn.
Lighting-Holland, Francis, Scallon
and Gallen.
Finance-Gallen, Francis and O'Neill.
Police-Scallon, O'Neil, Hosking,
Holland, Maier.
Fire and water-Francls, Gallen,
Hosking and Holland.
City hall-ONeil, Maier, Payn.
Hosking, Francis, Holland.
Health-Gallen, Scallon, Payn.
Monthly Reports Received.
Reports were received from the fire
warden, the police officers and the To-
cal justices. Fire Warden Mitchell re-
ported that two new chimneys had
been constructed on houses in the city
without fiue Innings as required by or
dinance II was ordered by the coun-
ell that such fue Innings should be
constructed at once and the chimneys
not used until this requirement is COM
piled with If any effort to evade the
providing of flue Innings owners of
buildings doing so will be prosecuted.
The ordinance regarding the matter is
10 be published for the benefit and in
struction of contractors and prospec-
tive house owners.
A total of $50 in fines was reported
by Justice Olivier for April and $12 by
Justice Funkey. Ten arrests were re-
ported.
Bonds Are Approved.
The bond of City Treasurer Jay ID.
Lanctot, in the sum of $4,000. with the
Hancock Mortgage Loan and Surety
company as surety was presented and
approved. The bonds of Constables
Frank Wern, John Thor and John
Enright were also approved. A liquor
bond of Peter Klason was accepted.
O'ConnelI Gets Reservoir Job.
The bid of Wick ONeill was recon-
mended to the council by the board OF
public works. for the construction of
the million gallon concrete reservoir
for the new water works. Mr.. O'Con-
nell's bid was $10,36291, being the low
est of four proposals submitted, as
follows: Stoyle & Michaels, s14,392.60;
A. w. Anderson e. Son, $13,741.60; p.
II. Beeman, $11,273.55; Verville Bros,
$12056.S9. The bid of O'Connell was
accepted and the board of public works
authorized to execute contract, with
$4,000 guarantee of the job for one
year.
Recommendations Received.
Estimates of amounts due Contrac-
tors Byers for work on the water ex-
tension and James McGlynn on the
Front street wall were received and
the sums allowed. The amount due to
Byers according to the engineers esti-
mate was s2,504.92 and to McGlynn,
$71S.50
Salaries Are Fixed.
II was decided last night to increase
the number of police from four to five
ana the name of Edward Lee was add
ed. He was formerly chief of police
Tor about twenty years. He will be on
duty from noon until midnight. The
from one to two, so as to have one
Tor each end of the city. The assist
ant city clerk is to receive s65 per
month; city engineer. s175 per month,
ana the fire warden SIS per month;
All other salaries are to remain as