The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08
ELECTION PRELIMINARIES
DISPOSED OF BY COUNCIL
Officials and Places for Coming
Election and Registration
Are Announced.
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL

The places for holding the election
in Hancock on April 4, also the off,
cials TO be in charge and likewise the
registration places and dates were
fixed last night by the Hancock com
mon council at its regular session.
Election commissioners-A. f. Mac
donald, M. l.. Funkey. Matt Kangas
Election inspectors - Ward One,
Charles Lewis; ward two Dan Crow
ley ward three, r. #. Dwyer; ward
four, Charles Il. Rouleau.
Polling places-Ward one, Bellings
store; ward two, City Hall; ward
three, Horans store; ward four Drou-
ms store.
Friday and Saturday, April / and 2,
were designated as the dates for regis
tration, and the places for registration
named are the same as those for cleo
ton except in the first ward. where the
registration board will hold it's session
mt the City drug store.
Given Further Time.
Alderman Maier reported that the
matter of the rebates asked for in
connection with the st. Joseph's
church paving assessment was not yet
disposed of. He stated that the price
first offered by the city for the strip
of land at the corner of Ryan and
Quincy streets was not considered suf-
fcient. An alternative proposal had
been made and further time was asked
in which to consider the matter.
Pumping Station Employees.
4 resolution was presented by the
fire and water committee recommend
ing to the board of public works that
the pumping systems be placed under
the control of the chief engineer, VIM.
j. Rentenback, with authority to hire
and fire men, subject to the approval
of the board of public works.
Mr.. Craig said that he was glad the
matter was now one of his hands as
the frequent discussions and objections
that have been made against him for
laying off or putting on men has been
source of annoyance. He thought
that the interests of the city required
three men in order to take proper care
of the water system, and that number
Is not any too many.
Monthly Reports.
Reports were received from the po-
lice and justice courts for the month
of February; also from Fire warden,
j. n. Mitchell. The latter stated that
he had examined number of new
buildings i'm West Hancock that are
now under construction and found all
complying with the fire ordinances
The third installment of the special
assessment No. 10 for sidewalks on
Quincy, Ravine and Railroad avenue
now due. the special assessment roll
prepared by the board of special as
SCISSORS was adopted and ordered plac-
ed i'm the hands of the treasurer for
collection.
Mayor James called attention to an
error made last year in assessing a
piece of property belonging to the
Hancock Mining company ON Summit
street. The property in question was
eleven feet of lot 81, block 2 of the
Hancock Copper Mining companys ad-
dition, and both Frank Wurm and o.
Storm had each paid an assessment on
it for sewerng. A proposal was made
that Mr.. Wurm be refunded $4'l4 MT
Storm $6.63, and the mining company
be notified that it owes the city the
amount of the sewer assessment erron-
eously charged against the others
mentioned. The matter was referred
to the financial committee.
No New Wagons Vet.
A motion made by Alderman Hosk-
ing TO authorize the street committee
and street commissioner to purchase
new dump wagons was not supported
DIR. Scallon thought the matter mlgh'
be put off till later. while Mr.. Hoskine
believed they should be bought now III
order to have them on hand when
needed.
Street Light Matters.
A bill of the gas company that nae
been held up was allowed, the lights
complained of as not having been ~
for some time past, was allowed
being stated that the lamps are now
all being properly cared for.
Alderman Scallon asked whethe'
there was a map showing the location
of the new tungstens recently instaii'
ed. He would like to know whethe'
there had not been light ordered lol
the corner of Finn street and the new
road. There isn't one there ana III
place is i'm darkness. In genera
discussion of the lighting ques''''
Alderman Hisking called attention
the fact that there was ngh, "
Emma street that had not been I'LL 10
week and half and the city cler'
mentioned one on Roberts street III"
had been dark since February "a am
had not been reported until this weeS
DR.. Scailon suggested that as All IN