The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-04-20

Crystal Falls, Mich,
April 18th, 1912.
A regular meeting of the CITY Coun.
cil was held on the above date, 80
o'clock, p. IN.
Meeting was called TO order by the
Hon Arvid Bjork.
Roll Call:
Members present Thos Penglase, M.
] Shields, Sam Ronback, And. Nelson.
/. II. Jackson and vaino Osterberg.
Moved by |. III. Jackson and second
ed by Vaiuo Osterberg that the Mayor s
message to the City council as follows
be accepted and placed on the records
Motion carried.
To the Common Council
city of Crystal Falls
Gentlemen -:
For your consideration | wish 10 re-
commend improvements and enactment
OF ordinances as follows:
Crystal Avenue Improvement.
The business OF our community de-
.nands immediate action for permanent
Improvement of Crystal Avenue. A
macadamized roadway of 30 IT, may be
preferable with probably surface tar
binder. Curbs and grade should be es'
tabIished and actions taken TO torce
water and sewer connections. and also
construction otcement sidewalks
BY anticipating our 1912 tax levy we
may expond for this improvement
about $40, 600. 90. Special assessment
should be made on property benented
by this proposed improvement in same
oroportion as was done ut the improve
nent OF Superior Avenue.
Road to Bristol and Ravenna.
IL will be necessary that new road
he established as early as possible this
summer TO the Bristol and Ravenna
mines. This road should be located
west of the Bristol mine location and
connect with Bristol Street IN the
Parks Addition. There is at present
no road into the Ravepna mine ano
another expected cave on the south sid'
of the open pit at Bristol mine vii
draw the present private road To TINS
property.
Drain on Erie Avenue.
Provision should he made TO draii
Erie avenue at a point between Bria
Hill and Maple streets. This can O'
accomplished by securing permission o
the property owners to extend dr"i'
north from said Erie avenue to Ger
tain point on Harrison avenue
ordinance-L Liquor License
The number of saloons being mater
ialIy reduced it would seem advisable
: and fair that the retail liquor licens
for the fiscal year beginning May LIST
1912 be raised TO $500 90 and wholesal
Iiouor license be fixed at $500 90
Ordnance Relating 10 Animals
The present city regulations in re
gard to animals running at large is in
effective land renders the service OF
pondmaster almost useless The ordl
nance shonld be amended so as to pro
hibit animals at all times to run a
large on the public streets. alleys an
highways. Public pride should promI
All owners of animals TO assist tn
officers in the enforcement OF such OF
dinance.
Ordinance Moving Picture Shows
A reasonable license should be IKE
for moving picture shows and in sue
ordinance should be Incorporated regu
lations to guard against exhibitin
mixtures of detrimental moral effect o
our younger element. and such otht
provisions as you may deem advisable
Grading For Sidewalks
The past experience warrants the re
commentator that resolution be passe
that in the future grading for side
walks be done under the supervision
the city and ut the expense of the cit
and that regular and permanent grade
established wherever possible
Private Use OF Public Streets, Etc.
The common practice OF private II
terests to fence ia and make Use
public streets, alleys and highway
should be prohibited and steps taken