The Calumet news., 1910-05-19
COUNCIL VOTES Much MONEY
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Street Committee Recommends
Purchase Of Roller and Paw
ing Many Streets
APPROPRIATION BILL ADOPTED

At the regular meeting of the Han
cock common council held last even
ing, steps were taken i'm the direction
of extensive street improvements at
the suggestion of the street commit
fee. that will involve the expenditure
of many thousands of dollars. and
which when completed will result in
adding materially to the attractive
ness OF the city, besides greatly i'm
proving all of the principal thorough
fare'.
As result of the recent tour
through the city of the mayor and
council, resolution was presented
last night recommending the paving
of a number of streets and the building
of sidewalks on several others. besides
atiorg were adopted after considerable
argument and discussion, but some
portions were held PUP temporarily.
The resolution presented by the street
committee Is as follows:
The street commissioner and city
clerk HuNtIlISt loi Dl'' lpi ~ tNNiN'
ton steam roller and purchase two
dump carts.
That the IIoughton County Traction
company be instructed to pave be-
tween the rails of it's track on Quincy
street on the asphalt pavement. plac-
ing a concrete foundation beneath its
ties and installing a nine inch modern
rail on its tracks, sixty feet in length
and lay plank roadways, at the street
s~---irgs to make the crossings uni
form
The street commissioner take up
with the traction company tho mat
ter Of sprinkling the tracks from
Klondike to the county bridge. with
the view of entering some sort of n
contract with the company in behalf OF
the city for this work.
The pavement of Reservation street
from Franklin street to the south side
OF Hancock street
Ravine street from Franklin to Han
coc".
Tezcuco street, from White street to
tho dock.
Montezuma street on both sides of
the city park from Quincy to Hancock.
Mesnard street from Quincy to Han
cock
Dakota street from Quincy to Han
cock.
Scott street from Quincy to Han
occ.
Lake street from Quincy to Han
cock.
Hancock street west of the present
paving to the cemetery
The purchase of five street carts and
extra cans, not to exceed the cost of
$780, for which bids are to be adver-
tised.
The laying of cement sidewalks on
the west side of Scott street from
Summit ia Oak.
East side of Scott street from Pine
to oak.
South side of Oak street.
Both sides of Pine street, from
White to Corey.
Both sides of Corey's to Sullivan's
curve
Both sides of Prospect street from
Elevation to Poplar.
South side of Prospect from Poplar
to Lynn.
Both sides of Ingot street from Ele-
vation to Birch.
Tezcuco street from Franklin to
White
East side of Reservation from Quin-
cy to Hancock.
Franklin street from Tezeuco to
Reservation.
East side of Dakota from Hancock
street south.
In front of the Swift property at the
corner OF Hancock street and Monte
yuma street.
Superior street from Ethel avenue to
Emma avenue.
Fifth street from Corey street to
Cottage Row.
Both sides of Ethel avenue from
1ngot to Prospect.
North side of Anthony avenue from
Birch to Railroad avenue.
South side OF Railroad avenue from
Elevation street to Anthony avenue.
Both sides OF Emery street.
Dewey Cedar and Roberts streets.
West side of Ethel avenue from IN
got to J. T.. Hooking estate.
Lake avenue from Fun<ey property
10 Dakota streets.
Dakota street from Lake avenue t'
Hancock street.
That street commissioner instruc
street railway company to remove OBJ
structions from Ash and Park street,
and that these streets be made pass
able and Emery street he opened b!
this official
That railroad company be informe'
of nuisance maintained by II on Wat
or street and ordered to abate sal
nuisance at once.
That city streets be swept when we
and that manure accumulated be plac
ed In boxes covered with screens I
prevent breeding OF flies.
The establishment of catch basin
at Fifth and Ingot streets; Ethel ave
nue. and Ingot: and Fourth and Ingot.
Not All at Once.
II was objected as n reason for de
delaying these undertakings that man