The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-06

team, and was I'm fine form puzzling
the Calumet batsmen by his peculiar
somewhere about fifteen or twenty
cents a yard or practically at cost. aft
er the mining company gets its crush
er into operation next summer.
Alderman Maier asked whether
something might not be done regard
ing the salt which is sprinkled on the
car track switches at the bridge and
on Quincy street. Transfers, he de-
clared, found it very troublesome. The
mayor said he would take it up with
the traction officials.
Claim is Rejected.
Alderman Congdon, chairman OF the
finance committee, read a report on
the claim of Messrs. Matthews, Law
ton and Seager for damages resulting
from the overlooking OF water into cell
lars of houses owned by them on Rail-
road avenue in West Hancock, on ac-
count of certain street work done by
the city i'm that vicinity. The total
amount asked was sSO425. The owners
had been obliged to build a couple of
hundred feet of six inch tile sewer.
The committee and attorney, to whom
the matter was referred at q previous
meeting, recommended that the city
pay one-third of the cost of the sewer,
S69.41, the remaining thirds to be
paid by Messrs. Matthews and Seager;
also that $96 be allowed as recompense
for the houses being vacant for four
months, a total of 1854.
DIR. Scallon objected most emphat-
ically and forcibly to any such settle
ment being made. He declared it to
be the worst attempt at imposition
ever perpetrated on the council. The
city, he said, had never put enough
dirt on to send the water back into
Mr.. Matthews cellar, and the same
he said, was true in regard to the Sea-
ger property.
DIR. Scallon moved that the report of
the committee be not concurred i'm,
which motion was carried unanimous
ly.
A plat presented By Engineer Craig
for Cottage row N w. Hancock was
accepted by the council.
Alderman Holland presented a reso-
luton relative to the Hancock street
sidewalk resolution, ratifying the or
;dinances and resolutions previously
passed relating to the subject, except
as they had been amended or modi-
fed.
The board of special assessors was
instructed to prepare a roll for the
fourth installment of assessments due
on the East Hancock sewer system.
Paving Resolutions.
No one was present at the special
meeting called Immediately upon adj
journment of the regular session to OBJ
ject to the maps, plats. plans speci-
fcations and estimates for the Hancock
street pavement, and resolution was
adopted ordering the board of special
to make a roll assessing the
portion of the cost TO be paid by tax
payers on the street TO present the
same at the next meeting of the coun-
ell on Jan. II. Alderman Scallon ask
ed whether some arrangement might
not be made by which the city's share
for street intersections, and amounting
to about $1,000. could be paid gradu-
ally instead of being taken in a lump
from the street fund. He said that 1t
looked as though the committee had
expended ten or twelve thousand dol
lars for street work. and that taxpay-
ers would be wondering what had been
done with the money. Mayor James
suggested that the money might be
borrowed from the bank with the I'M
that it was to be paid in
annual installments of about $l,4OO
each.
The fire and water committee was
to look into the matter of
securing additional steel cells for the
city lookup. the present accommoda-
tions being inadequate. Alderman
said that the chief of police
had informed him that when number
of prisoners were arrested II was fire.
auently necessary to hire a rig to take
them over to Houghton. Mr.. Hosking
said that more accommodation were
needed for "lady" prisoners, or as he
amended IL. for females
who might be arrested"