The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-05
NO DECISION ON M
| PARK ADDITION
HoUoHToN COUNCIL FAILS TO
DECIDE QUESTION AND 1T RE-
MAINS AS 1T WAS
BEFORE.


session until after midnight. Besides
every member Of the council, there
were present many residents of the
park addition. including Or. L. l.
Hubbard. J. r.. 'innegan, r. l.. Van
Orden =. | Cairns, G. V. Seeber J. r.
Fcvarguc. Ward Smith. :. +. Byrne
and j. ~. Reeder, who represented the
interests of property owners in the
district involved.
Dr. Hubbard on being asked to pre-
sent the side of the defense" as he
called it opened by asking several
questions as To the territory which it
is proposed To- bring into the corporate
limits. the amount of the village debt,
cost of maintenance Of the water sys-
TEN of Huughton. whether the village
would purchase the Park addition wa
ter mains il the district was annexed,
purchase the trunk sewer built
through the addition and complete it,
and whether the village would COM
plete other improvements in the dis
trict.
Concerning the first query DIR. Hub
bard was informed that the section
which it is proposed to annex, is the
Park addition and the property on the |
north side OF the College avenue cN-
tension and west OF Haas park. The |
total debt was given at 100000; cost
Of water system. S125.0O0; cost of
maintaining system, $4,000 the total |
water revenue.
Trustee Hartman endeavoPcd 10 show /
the gentlemen from the Park addition /
the benefits 10 be derived from the .
services of the village fire department |
and water system, which were an
swered at length by Dr. Hubbard, VINO
showed what the improvements TO the
addition would cost and argued that
residents there should not be COM
PEELED 10 become taxpayers i'm tho VIII
lage unless they were reimbursed FOR
the improvements which have been
made
J. r. Fincgan spoke at length on his
municipal experiences I'm Houghton
and Hancock, referring TO his twenty
six years continuous service I'm the
later city. He said that additions
were never during that period brought
into Hancock until all improvements
had been made. He claimed that tncl
Park addition company was not asking
an unreasonably high price for lots
and that a large part Of the purchase
price is being put back in the way of
Improvements. Would the village
council continue those improvements,
asked Mr.. Finnegan.
J. T. Reeder thought the cost Of fur
1ishing water 10 the addition should ,
hot be as great as represented. and
hat he understood that when the rate
was changed 10 - cents a 900 gal ]
ons il increased tho revenue enough ]
TO pay the interest on the bonds. He i
was willing if necessary 20 nay the
village a little more for his water.
Ex-president w r Miller was pres
INT and gave some OF his reasons for
icsiring 20 bring the addition into tho .
corporation and would Dee prepared /
after if granted an opportunity. TO a
present figures in support of his views ,
Daniel Murphy. former trustee of D.
DE village said that the value of lots {
n that section had increased from O.
1900 10 $500 as a result OF the extern +
lion ~ the large main which supplies J
he addition. he further declared that
he addition was plated as an invest
nent. for personal profit and not for
my love OF lIoughton.
After much argument pro and con d
u the manner indicated. 10 was finally u
Iecided TO let the matter go over UNI Il
D. the regular June meeting. Preei- j.
lent Bawdon urged the members To- 81
.stn an possible Information ON the D
ubiect and not 10 Dee afraid 10 voice p
heir sentiments and speak out tnoir q
.pinions m the discussions on the La
roposition :,
other council matters discussed af-
pr the Park Addition problem had
cen put aside included the application
Z I'D. Haas FOR permission to move his
ullding through Sheldon street. from Ian
Is present site at Powabic and Shell n
en-. Mr.. Haas WAS granted "A per n
MT conditional upon his giving a bond nj
pr $1,000 not 10 hold tho city respon- f.
ible for any damage. ana to move tho n
ulding on Sunday which ne promised O.,
, do. Il,
Recommendations were presented bv
be fire department Of officers and paid
remen, which were approved by Pres
lent Bawdcn and tho council. tho list
cling tho same as last year. but sub ri
ct 10 possible changes in the plan Of m
lying the department, which is now di
lder consideration. m
Tho village clerks salary was in re
cascd from $50 10 SIS a month. and I'm
is to pay the village eight dollars TO
month for the use Of the clerks Of be
'c as justice court
superintendent Foley reported leaks =
the water works reservoirs which
q costing the village $40 month for :
ira pumping. The trustees will nav i.
visit Of inspection 90 the various re- .
rvoirs next Tuesday.