The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
LAURIUM
Will ACT upon
26 APPLICATIONS
APPOINTMENTS FOR ENSUING
YEAR TO COME uP-oTHER
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

The Laurium council will hold n
statutory meeting Monday evening tc
act upon twenty-six applications for
liquor licenses. iii the appointive Of
fees for the ensuing Year and fix the
bonds of the various officers. Mol
changes are expected in the present
list. either Of appointive officers or
committees.
In view Of the recent decision of the
state supreme court anent the Warner
Champion law limiting the number
Of saloons TO one for every 500 inhaDi-
tants. the disposition 10 De made Of the
applications for liquor licenses is of in
terest The population of I.aurium, ao-
cording to the last census is $685.,
seventeen saloons. Last year there
were twenty-five saloons, and as some
of the license holders had not been
in business prior to that year, il Nigh;
be interpreted that their licenses were
| invalid. There is one additional APP
plication this year As the question
involved seems to be purely legal one,
| II is probable that the council win act
in accordance with the recommends
tions of the village attorney. Should
| the number of saloons be reduced how
ever it is within the province of the
county to boost the license fee. so hat
revenue derived frcm the saie Of IL
censes might not be decreased.
Martin j. fr;sk. 5r.. secretary Of the
water board has Just completed the
mailing OF bills due this quarter out
Iof total of about $4,000 due, from
/ $500 to $500 has been collected. The
secretary has made an excellent record
In the matter of reducing delinquen,
meter accounts. Whereas about one
year ago, the amount outstanding was
approximately $1,000, 1t has been Ne
duced to little over 5000 and pay
ments are still being made by those
delinquent.
While 1t is yet too early for the
council to take action relative to inn
lprovements to be made this summer,
II is generally expected these will be
somewhat limited owing To the short
tage OF funds. The street work ccm-
menced last year will likely be COM
pleted as soon as possible and it IL
likely there win be some sidewalk inn
provements but other projects prob
ably will have to wait until the village
is i'm "a better financial condition.
Considerable trptble is being ey.
perienced now with tile flooding of eel
lars throughout the town. Almost fiji
~ complaints were received AT the
clerks office yesterday and the assist
ance of the village officers urged. They
ere doing their utmost to keep the
catch basins open so that the surface
water may be cared for.
An amendment 20 the state consti-
tuition will be submitted To the voters
at the November election favorable ac-
ton on which may simplify the
amending of the I.aurium, charter, SO
that IL may be made more modern
The purpose of the amendment TO the
constitution is to permit municipali-
ties TO alter their charters without a
general revision. If a majority of the
electors ratify the amendment in Mo-
vember, section Il article of the con-
stitution will read:
Under such general laws, the cleo
tors of each city and village shall have
power and authority TO frame, adopt
and amend its charter. and TO amend
an existing charter of the cityor village
heretofore granted or passed by the
Legislature for the government of the
city or village and through its regular
~ constituted authority. TO pass all
laws and ordinances relating TO its
municipl concerns. subject TO the con-
stitution and general laws of this
state