The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-27
COUNCIL WILL
Greet GUESTS
TO CONFER WITH GREATER HAN.
COCK CLUB TODAY REGARD
ING PLANS FOR RECEIVING
DETRolT TIERS.

i'm advance of the excursion to be TAX
en- by the bureau In Il couple oftyeeks
Mr. Orr explains that the trip Is 70
social PURPOSES only, and III anyon,
tries To sell you anything, Wen throw
him overheard The council Is re
ouested to make such arrangement
as it may see ut, and the Detroiteri
will govern themselves accordingly
"Our band. our speakers, our million
dollar boat, our singers and everything
we have is at your disposal We ar,
here for a good time and to help Civ,
you good time" Thus writes Mr.
orr.
Mayer Dodge proposed that the
council cooperate with the Greater
Hancock club and Home coming com
mitee in selecting a reception commit
tee to meet the City OF Cleveland on its
arrival in Hancock at a. m. on June
3, and escort the visitors to Montezumo
park. He also suggested that mer-
chants be asked to decorate their stores
TO as great an extent as may be con-
venient. Chairman Rogers of the home
coming committee said that if the
council would take the lead the com
mittee and the Greater Hancock club
will assist. on motion of Alderman
O'Neill the mayor was introduced to
issue a proclamation asking citizens
to decorate and assist In welcoming
the visitors, and that the clerk ask the
Greater Hancock CLUB and home-com-
ing committee to confer with the coun-
Gil at 3 o'clock that Saturday after
noon at the city hall.
Street Grade Discussed.
The grade Of the sidewalk on Coop
err avenue between the {cences If
William Kauth and August Mette n
the south side 1t the street was the
subject of discussion last evening. al
though II had been supposed That 1t
was disposed of at the last regular
meeting when the CLERK was instructed
to have Contractor Anderson go ahead
with the walk according to grade es-
tablished.
c. d. Hanchette appeared before the
council last night and said that to
build the walk at the grade proposed
would affect real estate values disas-
trously. In fact he said it would low
er them fifty per cent. Mr.. Hanchette
declared il impossible now to fill in
the lots made by the Dakota Heights
company any more.
Malta cafa fhat tho o1.aHa G
now fixed is satisfactory 20 most OF the
property owners. the majority of whom
signed the petition recently presented
asking for the retention of the grade.
Attorney Lawton said that IL the street
were to be lowered any more he would
DE unable TO get into mis- yard with an
automobile If he ever decides to buy
one.
j. c. Donahue also spoke in favor OF
leaving the grade as it now is, and the
matter was settled by the councils adj
herring to its previous action I'm retain
ing the grade already established.
Report on Frcnt Street.
Engineer Stockly stated to the coun-
ell that he had conferred with Superin-
tendent Lawton of the quincy who
agreed to give the city a strip ten
feet wide and about 900 feet long con-
dltional upon the city building n re-
tanning wall, maintaining and laying
paving and sidewalks and compelling
the Cooper and Hicok property lines
to be moved back for the straighten-
ing of the street. The cost, said Mr..
Sticky will be about nine thousand
dollars for the wall ana Ill alone. Tho
report was accepted. the committee re-
tanned and the plans laid away for fur
Their reference.
Two Circuses Coming.
The use Of the race track was grant,
ed for the use Of two circuses, condi-
tional upon the payment of n license
fee of $3.50 each. The first coming is
the Yankee Robinson show. with TWEEN
ty-four cars, and the other the w. H.
Coulter shows.
An invitation was accepted by the
council to participate I'm the Memorial
day parade.
All ONer-aSseSSmcnt LOT SlueNaih
construction was reported by the
board of special assessors in the case
of Mrs. Ed. Wills and on motion the
difference between the correct amount
and that charged is 20 be deducted.
Michael Quayle's application to be
permitted to remodei n small building
on Quincy street was rejected. and he
was instructed to have his plans con-
form with the fire laws and they
would be favorably considered.
OsceoIa Sewer Outlet.
Engineer Stockiy reported that the
sewer outlet I'm the Osceola addition
cannot he changed without affecting
the entire district. Attorney Lawton
reported that he had taken the matter
up with c. A. Wright, Jr., who had
agreed to consent to the sewer cross
ing the Fuel & supply company's
property provided the estate Is paid
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