The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-21
HOUGHTON DEPARTMENT
VILLAGE MATTERS TAKEN UP
BY THE HOUCHTON COUNCIL

The Houghton village council held
q special meeting last evening and ac-
, copied the special assessment roll as
reported by the board of assessors for
the Sheldon Columbia addition sewer
system. and which was read by ]. f.
Hambitzer.
/ Rev. Fr. Rezek was present last
evening and petltioned the council
to enforce the ordinance compelling
residents on Albion street between
Franklin street TO build sidewalks. He
stated that the sidewalks were absol-
utely necessary because of the several
| hundred children who daily traverse
this section, the absence of the side
walks making IL necessary for them
to walk i'm the streets. The mud and
slush in the fall and spring on the
streets makes II extremely unhealthy
for the children.
The entire portion of this street be-
/ tween the streets named has not been
graded, but the council decided that
the portion of the street which is
graded must be supplied with ce-
ment walks. The street commissioner
was advised to notify property own
ers where grading has been done that
unless the walks be started within
one week the village will do it, II
was learned later that several prop
erty owners had given the contract
TO have these walks built and were
] 81.
Father Rezek also registered a COM
plant against the gas company. He
says the company charges a minimum
of twenty-five cents for every TOW
hundred feet of fuel used If this
amount is not used the price must be
paid, but what has been used is al
/ lowed to remain on the meter and is
] charged up again the following month
and so on until the minimum is used.
II was pointed out to the council that
this was against the franchise as
granted the company and the village
attorney was instructed TO look into
the matter and report at the next reg
ular meeting. Father Rezek also en-
tered a complaint against the smoke
nuisance, but he was told this would
soon be eliminated as the time was
drawing nigh when the ordinance
must come effective and after that
there would be no further trouble on
that score.
f. w. Stoyle, who presided in the
absence of president Miller. then read
a communication from the water
board recommending a partition be
built i'm the new reservoir. 1t was
stated that the board found such a
partition would improve the efficiency
of the tank, and i'm case of emergen-
cy, or If it was found necessary to re-
pair the tank the water could bt
emptied into one tank until repair:
were made. The tank also could ther
be cleaned, one section at a time
without losing all that water. These
facts Influenced the village fathers &c
vote for the Improvement at a cost
Of $500.
a petition signed by several resi-
dents Of East Houghton, asking that
an are light be placed on Fifth and
Agate streets, was referred to the
street committee which will report al
the next meeting.
The matter of renewing the con-
tract entered into five years ago for
the furnishing of power to pump
water, held by the Houghton County
Electric company. and which expired
last spring. will come up a. the next
meeting
The petition OF the Fennia Manu-
featuring company of Hancock ask
ing for a site TO build a plant was dis
cussed. The clerk was instructed to
write the company that the village
had no sites to offer.