The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
HANCOCK
INTEREST Is ARISING As
TO COMING CITY ELECTION
Murmurines Of Anticipation Gradually
Circulating and Discussions Of
Probabilities as to Candidates
at Spring Election.

rho spring municipal election for Of
acers of the city of Hancock, and
for township officers throughout the
county will be held on the first Mon
1ov of April, the third of the month.
The three months intervening will
ne productive of much interesting dis
cussion OF candidates and policies, and
in two months time about the middle
of March, the campaign will be well
under way.
The officers to be elected in Han
cock are mayor, to succeed w. Frank
James; clerk. to succeed a. F. Mac
donald; treasurer to succeed W. ;.
Ucndriekson; four aldermen, one from
each ward; and four supervisors and
four constables. one from each ward.
There will be no justice Of the peace
10 be elected this election, Justice ..
@. Olivier having still another year re-
naming OF his four years term, and
Justice NJ. l.. Funkey having
only been elected last spring
for n four years term. The present
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served two years and is ineligible for
reelection. The four aldermen whose
terms of office expire will be DIR. G.. Il.
Gallen of ward one; Fred Francis %
ward two; Alfred Congdon of ward
three and Richard Hosking of ward
four. Aldermen ONeill, Maier Hol-
land and Scallon were only elected
last year and hold Office until 1911.
II is thought likely that all of the out
going councilmen will be candidates
for reelection although none have so
far made any definite announcements.
Alderman Francis is the present may
or pro TEN of the council and Alder
pan Congdon has held office the long
est. having been elected continuously
for the past eight years, being the
only one remaining of the original
council elected at the time of the
city's Incorporation.
James a Candidate Again.
Mayor w. Frank James will be n
candidate for denomination. and will
make his campaign on the strength Of
the public improvements that have
been successfully undertaken during
the past year, the satisfactory and
businesslike handling of the city's A.
nances, in which he has received the
support of the finance committee. and
city officials generally, and on the ex-
cellcnce Of the city's credit in money
centers making the sale of its bonds
a comparatively easy matter. While
many of the improvements such as the
Hancock street paving, laying OF ce-
ment walks, removal of the poles from
Quincy street, filling of Front street
ravne and extension of water system,
involves large expenditures. the bond
issues to pay for them have long
terms TO run, and with payments COM
ing as they will, no hardship will be
experienced In meeting them. The
people Of Hancock street will pay
most of the cost of that improvement,
the city's share being just the cost
Of paving the street intersections and
in front of the park; the same is true
also i'm regard to the sidewalks, while
as concerns the removal of the poles,
the interested companies stand the
bulk Of the expense, the city's share
amounting to something like $4,000.
All of these improvements have been
agitated for years, and their compile
ton means much to the city and citi-
zens i'm the way of greater attractive
ness Of Hancock, and giving comforts
and conveniences to a large number
Of people that have not hitherto been
forthcoming.
Several residents are quietly nurs-
ing aspirations for city treasurership
on the republican ticket, and during
the next couple of months there VIII
be candidates in abundance for this
Office. There has been talk of May
or James being opposed for renom-
nation, but the general Impression
Is that his administration Is deserving
Of the endorsement of a second re-
nomination. Tie name of DIR. Scallon
has also been mentioned in political