The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-29
HOUGHTON COUNCIL WILL
DISCUSS STREET PAVING

The Houghton village council will
convene at the village hall this even
ing i'm special session to discuss the
proposed paving Of the Hill cross
streets from Sheldon street up and
while i'm session IL is probable that
action will be taken in the matter of
adopting new fire-limits and electrical
inspection ordinances. The matter Of
the improvement of the hill streets is
one of the most important to be con-
sidered by the Houghton council I'm
many years, as II may mean the
spreading OF another special assess
ment
The actual paving Of the streets is
not the entire extent of this proposed
Improvement but 1t also includes the
laying Of the sewers in these streets
before the paving Is done and the con-
struction OF cutters and the putting in
OF catch basins. Everyone who has as
yet been heard TO express an opinion
either in the council meetings or out of
them has admitted that the paving OF
these streets is thing which has been
needed for some time and the only op-
position is based upon the ground that
the expense would prove rather bur
densome TO the property owners.
Citizens May Attend Tonight.
Although a later date will be set for
the hearing OF the objections of prop
erty owners along the streets where
tire improvements are contemplated,
in compliance with the law on the sub
ject, the members Of the council say
that they would be we'll pleased TO
have any Of these property owners
come TO the meeting tonight, and. af-
ter hearing the extent Of the proposed
work and the cost thereof, express their
! opinions.
The streets which the council has
planned to pave and TO install sewers
where necessary. are one block up from
| Sheldon street on each OF Portage.
/ Isle Royale, Pewabic, Quincy and Da-
kotah and two blocks up on Huron
land Dodge streets. At the council
meeting this evening Engineer Her
man Fesing will bring in an estimate
'of the cost Of the improvements per
: foot OF frontage on each Of these
streets, this varying somewhat because
/ OF the different widths OF the streets.
With this estimate a person living on
| any street can tell about what the i'm
provement on his frontage will amount
to and gauge his actions accordingly.
New Ordinances Are Ready.
Joseph Hambitzer. the village attor-
ney, now has the fire-limlts and cleo
trical inspection ordinances ready for
the consideration Of the trustees and
IL Is quite probable that the initial
steps looking 20 their final adoption will
be taken at the meeting tonight.
The fire-limits ordinance sets apart
practically all the territory from
Franklin street to Third street in West
Houghton and from the water front to
n point 100 feet south OF Sheldon street
as a part OF the village in which moth
Ing but strictly fire-proof buildings
may be constructed. any property own.
err contemplating building or repairing
his buildings now erected within this
district being obliged TO have his plans
passed upon and secure n permit be-
fore proceeding with the work. Th'
electrical inspection ordinance. which
will be quite drastic, is also a measure
for the protection OF life and property
In that II requires the installation o
wiring to be inspected 10 insure It's be
ing done In such manner as not To en-