The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-19
JULY SESSION OF
TOWNSHIP BOARD
SESSION DELAYED SINCE EARLY
IN MONTH HELD LAST NIGHT
MANY IMPORTANT MAT
TIERS COME UP.

The regular July meeting of the Por-
tage township board was held last
night in the office of Clerk Little in
Houghton. the meeting having been
deferred from earlier in the month
through the occurrence Of Indepen-
dence day and the death OF the late
Lawrence L. Croze, who was 70 nave
taken a seat on the board at the first
session of the board this month. All
the justices of the peace in the town.
ship are members Of the board, Justice
Little sitting as clerk and Justice
Brand being the other member sitting
as a justice. Supervisor Foley is the
fourth member and the chairman OF
the board.
The principal business which came
before the meeting Of last night was
that OF passing upon the bills, which
had accumulated because of the delay
in holding this session. There was an
especially large accumulation Of bills
from the electric company, some Of
which seemed TO be originals and some
of which seemed to be duplicates Of
these with other sums added. II was
thought best for a committee OF two
from the board 10 call upon the cleo
trio company and straighten out the I
matter before an order Is issued. .
Among the several bills received from 4
the ". Van Orden company was one
which seemed 20 be duplicated, the
sum in each bill being given at Sl2.5o,
the dates being but one day apart on
the two bills. on these bills the ac-
ton OF the board was to order one Of
them paid and refer the other back 10
Highway Commissioner Lean. who had
approved the bill. with directions 10
report 10 the board whether the sup
plies mentioned in the second bill we're
the same as those noted on the state
ment Of the day before.
Otter Lake Road Tansls.
The bin which took up the greater
portion OF the boards attention al the
meeting was a blanket AFFAIR rendered
by the farmers living in the extreme
southeastern portion Of the township.
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in by the several farmers down there
who claim TO have built fences alongf
q new road 20 their farms. IN the dis
cussion of the matter by the board il +,
developed that the farmers down there !
wanted a road built from the main
road 70 their farms. which were apart
from the main highway. and that all
but one OF these farmers offered the
township a right-of- way through his ,
property. This one man would not p.
sign deed 70 a strip of his propertv =.
until the township had paid him So ;,
Tor the land and allowed hin, an sddf- :,
iional sl5 TO reconstruct his fences 4,
In order 70 get the complete rigbt-of- =,
way the board granted this demand >.
shortly after this Commissioner Lean
seems, ordered fence posts and wire -
or fencing and had the same taken g. r.,
hese farms for the construction Of G.,
ences along the newly-nade road si
Vow II develops that the several farr, a
II set these posts and strung wires IA
M also made many improvements in a
ne road not originally scheduled nor II
anticipated by the township hoard ,r5 I'm
Is Tor the labor and teams they fur id
lshed in doing this work that ,bev
re now asking the township - 20.
lunerate them. After a great de.i - re-
iscussion' the board decided n allow. II
Ne claims which are for sroa,, Ia-
mounts ranging from 81 n co. a. II,
,1n and aggregatine abopt or
iVV' II.
Road Petitions DELAYED 10
petitions for road work
ON FARMERS in all parts OF tho ,own- W
I'D were put aside until another
Getting Of the board. m order thu, e. MOI
Wnship officials may check nm on an
e'r finances and sec II they have any an
'ney 10 use for these improvements Fil
COD Onkalo. who lives few, milo, for
oth Of Houghton appeared before stit
2 BOARD In order % urge tho elaine am
the farmers Of his district TO- a. the
provement In the road ro,u ,t.o,u cid
aces he handing in copy Of a pct sta
on signed by fourteen OF his neigh VII
rs. His petition went tho route ~ mes
others with the notable execution der
AZ the highway commissioner win Tn
directed 10 report upon The road Off
.ntoned at the next meeting. G.
rhe board received a verbal mott. Wi
n from Charles RoulIe. aakina that Nc
be related a portion II tho taxesl w.
paid at the time Of tho last town
y assessment He showed that his
Z assessment had been placed at I
iooo while that % the previous wear woi
been placed at $4,000. 81 900 rpors mig
IN in former years He discovered vi
az the time the board Of review age
3 In session this last time but that (h'
'rd sent him TO the township board
relief from the added taxes. which -
ef they granted. giving him re- -
e on the additional s2s collected az
amount ~ over-assessment. -
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