The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-26
HAS PERPETUAL RIGHT
TO Use OF LAKE FRONT
MINERAL RANGE GIVEN GRANT
BY THE COUNCIL IN 1898.
Claim That City Can Order Removal
Said To Be Correct.

Any hopes that may have been en-
tertained that the city of Hancock
might exercise "A power of retaliating
against the Mineral Range Railroad by
compelling 1t to remove it's coal sheds
and docks from the foot of Ravine
street. is dispelled by the discovery
that the village council I'm 1898 grant
ed To the railroad company the per-
mission and license to lay, maintain
and use such tracks, docks and coal
sheds and maintain and use them per-
petually. Former Mayor Scott is said
to have expressed the opinion that the
city held power 10 order their removal
but a copy of resolution passed by
the council I'm February, 1893, proves 10
the contrary. This resolution is as
follows:
'The Village of Hancock ordains and
resolves that the Mineral Range Rail-
road Company, be and Is hereby given
lay, maintain and use such railroad
tracks as Il may deem necessary for
its business, and to construct main
tain and use perpetually, such docks,
wharfs, coal bins, sheds and ware
houses, as II may deem necessary in
and about its business, and for the
carrying. transportation and storage OF
coal, general merchandise and other
freight, over and across the following
street in said Village, vlz:-That part
or portion of Ravlne Street, extending
southerly from the south boundary
line of Water Street in said Village to
the shore OF Portage Lake: provided.
however. that said Railroad Company
shall and will at It's own expense. dur
ing the time It shall occupy said por-
tion OF Ravine Street, as aforesaid.
construct and maintain n safe and
substantial approach and passage way
for pedestrians, horses and teams,
from the ice on Portage Lake to the
south end OF Tezcuco street. i'm said
village in winter season, and keep and
such traffic, and so guard the same
by rails or otherwise as to make II
reasonably secure: and in the summer
provide suitable landing for small
boats at the foot OF said Tezcuco
street: provided. also, that said rail-
road company shall at it's own expense
make all such necessary changes of
the sewerage. pipe or conduit. at the
foot of said Ravine street. as may be
required by reason of the improve
ments and erections; which shall be
made at that point by said company,
under this resolution and ordinance
and shall adequately protect such sew
erage, pipe or codut.
certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of resolution passed by the
Comumon Council of the City of Han
cock on the 10th day of February,
1898. MICHARL FINN.
Clerk.
This matter has come up before the
council during the past four years. as
a suggested means OF compelling the
railroad company to comply with GER
tain wishes of the city council. and on
the last occasion of It's arising atten-
tion was called to the above quoted
resolution by officials OF the Mineral
Range railroad company at Marquette
The latest occasion OF such a move
being suggested Is In relation to the
agitation relative to the securing by
the city OF n part of the railroad right
of way on Railroad avenue for street
nurnoses