The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-05
Hancock Department

Contractor A. w Anderson, claiming
interest ON deferred payment for side
walk construction, amounting for the
month of December 10 1912.
The Central Bitulithic companv.
which paved Hancock street, also put
I'm an interest claim and asked what 1
the city is doing regarding IT, This /
was referred 10 the attorney.
Some Funds Runnina Low.
In presenting the monthly list of
bills. Chairman G. f. Gallen of the
finance committee reported that some |
of the city's funds. for instance, the
police and fire department fund, were
getting very low, and ii would zoe adj
visable TO go slow i'm ordering bills |
paid until more money comes i'm next |
spring. 1t was suggested that a loan !
might be made from one of the other |
funds. to be repaid next spring. The |
report of the committee was accepted |
ana orders will be drawn for the am
cunts designated therein.
The Sidewalk Bonds.
Clerk Macdonald reported that
communication had been received !
from the First National bank of Laur-
ium asking for information relative to
sidewalk and sewer bonds. He also
stated that Cashier Thompson of the
Hancock First National had informed
him that the banks attorneys are now
examining into the issue and If found
satisfactory would take half of the
sidewalk bonds, and that the Citizens
bank Of Houghton had agreed TO take
the other half. From these sources,
it was figured by Mr. Macdonald that
there would soon lbe about $4,000
Forthcoming TO DE applied on the pay
ment of contractors on sidewalk and
sewer jobs.
Reports Are Received.
The city treasurer presented his
monthly report showing balance De-
lcolniber 81, of $22,9SSSO; receipts for
December S9,765; disbursements, $751;
79C17.
Regular monthly reports were also
received from the justices and from
the game warden.
A request of Engineer Craig for au-
thority to purchase fittings and valves
for the new electric pump, was grant
ed.
Chairman Hosking of the park COM
mittee, asked to report on the skating
rink. said he guessed it was showed
under"
Mr.. Francis reported that coal
heater had been installed in the new
pump house for the No. > system, TO be
used temporarily for heating the
structure.
To Have Report Printed.
Voluminous report of the city's
financial standing was submitted by
the finance committee and accepted.
This report was prepared by c. w.
McWane, an accounting expert from
Minneapolis who has been engaged for
some weeks past in preparing an up
to-date system of municipal iopok-
keeping for the city of Hancock, which
, work is now completed. In the preface
, to the report, the city is congratulated
, upon the great number of public inn
provements made during the past five
:
years. amounting to an expenditure OF
over $500, OCO; of the growth in assess
able valuations, and the evidences of
growth and progress. The co-opera-
, ton of those in authority with the
persons entrusted with the care of the
new bookkeeping system, is declared
to be essential to It's successful con-
tinuance and If properly and carefully
looked after, it will, declares Mr.. Nc
. Wane, prove of great benefit TO the
city
The report was presented i'm the
form of n typewriter pamphlet en-
bracing about twenty pages, more or
less. and covers most thoroughly every
fund, every bond. every department,
and every detail of the citys finances,
showing amounts expended, and bal
ances remaining. 1t is so lengthy that
It's reading I'm full was dispensed with
last evening and 1t was decided that
the best means OF getting IL before
the people interested would he to have
II printed. ON motion OF Alderman
O'Neill, the clerk was instructed to
ascertain the cost of having from five
1, hundred to 1000 copies printed.
Value Of City Property.
The report of the valuation of city
real estate and property as incorpor-
ated i'm the report above mentioned
gives the total value of buildings
parks. water works, etc, as about
$685., 900, itemiezd as follows;
Sewer system .......,...'.' sl'4sS'o
Sidewalks. concrete .... SS, 2095
IAsphalt pavement .......... 2O'245'l
Bithuithic pavement ...... 26,526.0
Granitoid pavement ....... 24,44O.O
Curbs and cutters not in
cluded above ........... 'oO'O
Water mains and hydrants. Sl,96S.O
Pumping station, No. 1....,. 10000
Pumping station No. 2...... 1S,s52.O
y New reservoir ........ 100000
-lold reservoir ..... 10000
- water tract. 80 acres ....... 100 10000
vvo,ar ,ract II acres - 10000. o