The Calumet news., 1912-09-09
COOPERS AGREE
TO PROPOSAL
Council Ratifies Agreement Enter
ed Into by the City

The most important business TO
come before the Hancock city council
Saturday evening was the con6rmin.,
Of the agreement with the Cooper
estate entered into by the MAYOR and
general manager anu which obviates
all chance Of an injunction which
would tie up the proposed Front
street Improvement work indefinitely.
BY this agreement the city is al
lowed to build the new retaining wall
in front of the Cooper property on the
land owned by them and not on city
property AS the base of wall will be
ten feet thick, this would take ten
feet from the width of the street
sidewalk will also be built as part
OF the wall, the general manager
pointing out that this course would
save the Cooper estate the expense Of
putting in the walk and simplify mat
ters.
Mayor Dodge publicly thanked the
Cooper estate for the stand they took
on this matter aud declared that
nothing could have been fairer than
the agreement they entered into with
the city.
Manager Stockkly informed the coun-
ell that at least $4,000 would be need
ed for the work and motion was
made to borrow $1,000 so as to be sure
and have ample funds on hand once
the work is undertaken.
Other Agreement Held Up.
Nothing could be done with the
proposed agreement with the Quincy
Mining company as the document
drawn up by the company's attorneys
was not satisfactory in that it would
prevent the city from ever disposing
parcels OF land that lie outside of the
street and which would be useless for
all ordinary purposes. The mayor, gen
eral manager and city attorney were
appointed as a committee to confer
with Chief Clerk McIain and enGeavor
TO secure modification of the present
agreement that would be more salts
factory to the city.
II. Il. Brock asked The council 10
lend the Dakutah Heights company
100 feet of "a inch sewer pipe To be
used I'm the construction of a storm
sewer and his request was granted
with the understanding that tho pipe
was 10 be returned whenever the city
should call for it.
The bill for $50 which the general
manager had asked the city 10 pay for
tho making of surveys and which the
council had at first objected to on the
ground that the contract between the
city and the general manager specified
that the making of surveys was part
of the general managers work, was
allowed on the motion of Alderman
ONeil and the general manager was
asked to consult The council whenever
in the future he thought it advisable
to employ technically trained men to
do the city work
Deputy Clerk Fredd who was act
in gin the absence of Clerk MacDon-
old reported that the water board was
seriously inconvenenced by the fact
that many Hancock houses were not
numbered and asked the council to see
that all houses were SO provided. The
general manager was instructed TO
have all of the houses numbered az
once.
The poundmastcr was instructed to
impcund all COWS found on the streets
not accompanied by driver, com
plant being made that boys driving
cows through the streets are accus-
toned TO loiter along a block or two
behind the animals and that they are
then liable TO damage the parking
strips along the streets.
Traffic Ordinances.
The council instructed the clerk to
mail all residents on Hancock street
who have not placed their parking
strips in good condition. a-copy of the
resolution passed making it obligatory
to do so at once and the general man
ager was asked to have this resolution
enforced.
Alderman Larsen complained that
the regulations against auto speeding
was not being enforced DECLARING that
Hancock street was the place usually