The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-09
ALL IN FAVOR OF PAYING
But Want IT DEFERRED
Meeting Held to Protts! Against
Undertaking Until Conditions
Are 0pportune.
TO CIRCULATE A PETITION

"We are I'm favor of paving East
Hancock streets, but desire TO have It
deferred for year or two until the
time Is more opportune" was the sem
timent of those present at the meeting
OF East Hancock residents and prop
erty owners held last evening in the
city hall. The meeting was called %
protest against the action that has
been taken in circulating a petition
asking the council to have that section
II is understood. is to be presented at
the next regular meeting of the coun-
ell on Monday evening, February 81.
and a counter petition was prepared
at the same time.
The petition approved by the meet
ir- last night and which will be at
once circulated for signatures, is in
substance to the effect that those
signing are heartily in favor of the i'm
provement but desire that no action be
prepared for it and until the streets in
East Hancock are i'm better condition
for paving than at present; that there
is much that can be done before the
paving is undertaken, and that there
are yet number of payments yet to
be made on sidewalks, sewers and
other improvements
j. c. Donahue. was chosen to circu-
late the petition for signatures, those
present agreeing to put their names
20 when called upon.
The meeting was called by j. c.
Donahue and at his request A. f..
Macdonald called II to order. w. III.
Mason was then elected as chairman
and Matt Dennis as secretary. The
sentiments of the taxpayers present
were called for regarding the paving
proposition and John VI. Wagner was
the first to speak.
Mr.. Wagner said that he Is in favor
Of paving and that for his part he
does not think 1t can be commenced
700 soon. He has large frontage,
his lot being located on a corner, but
IF it was decided to go ahead with
the paving he would try to do his part.
although it would in his opinion he
better for all If the improvement was
put off for a year or so. He did not
speak for himself alone but represent
ed some others who felt that IL would |
be a hardship to have the burden Of
expense of paving piled on the top II
sewer and other outstanding assess
ments.
Garrett Nagle of Mason avenue said
located is in no shape for paving, be-
ing unfinished ungraded and being soft
and unsettled in many spots where the
roadway Is of so recent construction
that it has not had time to settle.
Angus F. Macdonald said he was
glad the movement had been started. |
but did not think the time ripe for 1t
yet, the filing of the ravine not yet
being finished. This is the case on
Mason avenue where there is danger
as others whom he represented but
did not feel able to afford the cost as
yet, were greatly interested in any
thing that would benefit the district
Hancock has been behind in many
improvements. but there was no reason
why everything should now be done
all at once. Sewers. sidewalks, water
mains and other improvements have
been put i'm and payments are still due
on these. DR.. Courtney. c. T. Har-
rington, Fred Wagner Joseph Schnei-
der, f. j. Penberthy and r. ID. Ware
ham, agreed with the views expressed
h" the others and favored deferring
action until n year or two has elapsed.
j. c. Donahue said that there IS
much that can be done for improving
the district before beginning the paw
ing. For instance, the city should
grade Mason avenue and some of the
other streets, using some of the street