The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-08
COUNCIL CO-OPFRATfS WITH
ANTI-TUBERCUlOSIS SOCIETY

One of the most important acts of
the Hancock city fathers last evening
ut their reguler meeting was the APP
preparation of 5000 for the maintain
ance of "A clinic for the Houghton
County NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. society IN
this city for the next year. II Is like
~ that a similar appropriation will be
made next year. This will provide a
place where the visiting nurse of the
society can meet the patients suffer-
ing from the disease in Hancock
A communication was received
from the Fennia Manufacturing COM
pany asking that the city donate to
that company for a factory site two
acres of land on or near the lake
front or make such donation as
would be sufficient to keep the COM
pany I'm Hancock. The letter was re-
ferred to the park committee with in
struqtions to report.
Another communication was read
from c.. A. Wright president of the
Fuelr& Supply company objecting to
y
pany's property and stating that the
taxes for this sewer would not be paid
until the city could establish its legal
right to lay such n sewer as il was
of no benefit to the company and was
placed there without permission.
The reports of the justices of the
peace, police officers, fire warden.
poundmasters and city treasurer were
read. The city treasurer's report
showed balance on hand of $29.-
33744 on September 1. the receipts
for the month of August having been
S13,2S5.O2 and the disbursements $14.-
O6S.76
The following estimates, approved
by the city engineer, were ordered
paid:
Wick o'Connell & Co, swers, $4,-
64392.
wick O'Connen & Co, reservoir,
$2,192.9i.
A. w. Anderson & Son. sidewalks,
$2,926.21.
A. w. Anderson & Son, Extras.
s59OS7.
James McGlynn, Front street work,
$1,66OSO.
The objection of c. ID. Hanchette
concerning sewers was referred to the
street committee on which 1t is to
report.
Ii was reported that the garbage
cans recently ordered by the city ar
rived. but that some of them are not
in good condition. There are
thousand of these cans and they will
be inspected by the health committee.
The matter of providing place for
the winter storage OF the city's wag-
ons, sprinklers and sweepers was
brought up. Alderman O'Neill sug-
gested that the wall ut the rear OF
the city hall be raised and roof built
from the wall to the building and the
wagons be stored under this roof.
This would also provide for the fire
escape which the city was instructed
to build some time ago. The matter
was referred to the city hall commit
tee.
Alderman Hooking called attention
to the railroad tracks of the Hancock
Mining company crossing Elevation
street, practically blocking that
thoroughfare. The chairman appoint
ed committee of three to confer
with the engineer of the mining COM
pany to arrange for an Improvement
A committee of three was appoint
ed to acquire a site for the new hre
hall in West Hancock to either secure
those lots expected from the HancocR
Mining company or get some others
The board of public works asked
the council that q committee be APP
pointed to act with a board in Sc
lecting site for the location OF the
new electric pump. The fire and wat
er committee will make up this com
mittee. The board was instructed tc
prepare n scheme and submit II TO th'
council for the laying of a 14-incf
main at the pumping station and ar
range so that IL will connect with th'
two 1O-inch mains now used ana IN
crease the city's water supply. Tp'
extension of the water mains on wat
or street to the pumping station wa'
discussed, but no action taken.