The Calumet news., 1910-02-08
HANCOCK
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS
THE GARBAGE QUESTION
ordinance Discussed Requiring
Use OF ReceptaCles for House
hold Refuse.
RID ACCEPTED FOR NEW CELLS

a, the regular meeting of the Han
cannon council last evening the
.,ostion of tho disposition of garbage
,r,e taken up through an ordinance
anorea by Dr. G. e. Gallen of ward
,o chairman of the health commit
rbfs ordinance was discussed at
18th and several changes proposed
,,ion was deferred until sub
cement meeting, when the heaith
..a,rittee TO which it was referred
,,.t, viii make a report. In general
.,o proposed ordinance requires each
,..,sobolder or occupant of premises 70
ho r.oyided with a suitable metalhe
.,,,. ar can. i'm which shall be placed
"a, ,,orbage offal, animal and vegetaple
..,,oins dead animals, such as cats
zoos etc. and the remnants of FOOD
1 only, such material and not paper
49, osbes shall he deposited In them'
7,bov must he kept i'm place easy Oh
ooss IN those charged with emptyihg
49,. and must be cleaned from time
4r,o when such cans have been
,,.idod II shall be illegal to place
a,,n,oI or vegetable refuse IN the
.,roote or alleys, and only duly ap-
,.,i,tod and licensed scavengers shall
=, ,,or1,ittod TO dispose of the garbage
...,,,oulated in them. The latter shaH
..o,ivc no remuneration from the city
t,t shall collect from the ind yidua'
bousoholders hotels, restaurants e'c"
vim, larger amount monthly thah
..r.l.,,-v householders. Failure 10
,,,,,nlv with the provisions of the Or
dinonce involves liability to prosecu-
,ion. with pc atty of fine or I'M
,,rieonment i'm the county jail for not
moro than ten days
Tho clause relative to payments py
,,,soholders was objected to, It being
,ionaht better to- have the city pro-
vide the cans and engage n man 10 re-
,,,,vc the accumulations n certain
number of times a week
ATTORNEY Kiiskila stated that the or
dpance had been hurriedly prepared
from data suggested by the heaith
committee and recommended that any
proposed changes might be suggested
an9 the ordinance revised.
Bids for Jail Cells.
Four proposals we're received for
furnishing the city with steel cells for
prisoners i'm the city hall. and that OF
G. B. Ulrich, representing the Pauley
Jan Ruilding company OF st. Louis
Mo. was accepted The price of the
coils Is $3.50. (. o. b. Hancock, to be
delivered hero within thirty days af-
ter date Of shipment one Of the bid
ders in his letter expressed desire
to be given ihe job as business in the
iai cell business Is rather dull at pres
nt"
Wart More Bonds.
W. T.. Moss & Company the firm
which purchased some of the water
extension bonds issued last summe~,
i'm communication addressed to the
council made an offer to take the re-
malnder of the issue at the same terms
as The first lot, and If the city does
not want to use the money right
away it can be left with them on de-
posit at five per cent interest. The
request was referred to the finance
committee.
A letter from Walter c. Mcneil, a
Detroit attorney, who passed upon the
legality of the water extension bonds
for Moss & Company, stated that
while the council proceedings author
lied the dating of the bonds May H.
1909, some of them were dated July l.
While Mr.. Mcneil did not think this
affected their validity he asked the
council to pass a resolution which he
enclosed, naming July l of each year
as the time for the bonds to mature
and resembling any previous legisla-
ton which might in any way conflict
with it. The resolution submitted by
the attorney was unanimously adopt
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