The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-04-13
West Side News
lrrom Tic Iron Rivor-stambaugh Reporter
SALOONS MUST OBEY LAW.
Iron River Conncil Gives Strict Orders
TO the Village Marshal.

TO the Village Marshal.
Joseph Cheio presented a request
that he be allowed TO erect one story
frame building with canvass roof on
his lot between Mrs. Crippen building
and the village hall The request was
denied. because the location was within
the fire limits and therefore could not
be granted.
Following this there was discus
sion M to the site for the North West
ern depot and the relinquishing OF a
certain tract Of land now held by the
village, but which IN reality belongs 10
J. ]. sipchen and others. When the
old water works site was flrst secureu
from Mr.. Sipchen and his associates a
mistake was made in the transfer pa
ners The water works were located
on the north side OF the county road'
hut the papers by mistake were made
for strip OF land on the south she OF
the road. This mistake in the papers
was not discovered for some years, nor
has the papers ever been corrected
The railway company is anxious Tor a
site for new depot at the loot OF
tennessee street. but the matter has been
held mp by Mr.. Sipchen and associates
rending some action by the village
council. The council by resolution
! family decided t. surrender It's rights
: 70 the land on the south side of the
road in return for title to the land on
the north side of the road,
President Pohland next made his
appointments and they were as follows
Supt. OF Water Works IS. Solberg
Marshhal Chas Mcfarland
Fire Warden-Jas 3. Henley.
Health officer Or Stevens,
Village Attorney-W. J. Embs.
Before these appointments were APP
proved there was tire works, which
resulted in the marshal characterizing
Trustee Long as liar. Trustee Wood
worth endeavored 10 smooth matters
over by stating that before voting on
the appointment OF Mr.. Mcfarland as
marshal he believed the council ought
to have guarantee from aim that he
would see 20 enforcing the law little
more stricter than he had done in the
past. claiming that saloons were allow
ed open on Sunday and that there were
more drunks on the streets than there
should he. He further stated that
probably the marshal was not as much
Co blame AZ possibly the council might
be in not backing him M more siren
uously.
This brought from the marshal re-
tort that he had always endeavored to
carry out the will of the council and u
the cuoncil wanted him to be- etricter
all it had to do was TO so instruct him.
The question of striuter Sunday closing
OF saloons WAS discussed pro and con
for time, and finally resulted in rrus-
tee Woodwork making motion 10 In.
struct the marshal TO enforce the Sun
day closing law, irrespective OF who
the individual may he The motion
was duly carried 10y the following
vote
Ayes Woodwork, Long, Friend and
Larsen.
NAYS Youngs and Miller.
The next question taken mp was the
enforcing of the COW ordinance. IL
wae. the general opinion that the or
dinahce should be enforced.
The salaries Of the various officers
were set at about the same as last year.
The clerk was given raise OF 800,
foi which he will hereafter be required
to make out the water bills, the same
to be collected 10y the marshal as ia the
past