The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08
RAILWAY MAKES
A PROPOSITION
5Y WHICH CITY MAY GAIN STRIP
OF LAND ON RAILROAD AVE.
FOR WIDENING OF
STREET.

Many matters OF interest and inn
portance came before the city council
at its bi-weekly session last evening.
including the arrangements of prelim-
plaries for the coming primary cleo
ton, receiving of reports from various
city officials, discussing the question
OF a municipal lighting plant. listen
ing 10 an interesting report from May
on Dodge on the recent health officers
conference at Ann Arbor, considering
q proposition TO bona the city for ten
thousand dollars for the construction
OF the west Hancock fire hall and g
few minor matters.
Railway Co.'s Proposal.
Mayor Dodge submitted TO the coun-
Gil some correspondence which he hac
received from T.. w. McPherran. land
agent OF the Mineral Range railroad,
relative 10 effecting a settlement of the
difficulty which arose between the city
and railroad last summer when the
city endeavored 10 obtain q strip OF
land on the Mineral Range right-of-
way I'm west Hancock for the purpose
az widening Railroad avenue. Objec-
tions were made by Alderman Ojala
and Hosking to certain sections speci-
flying that the railroad company should
he exempt from taxation for any inn
rrovemonts that might be made on
the land secured by the city from the
railroad Reference was made by Mr..
Ojala TO the fact that several years
ago residents of the north side OF
Railroad avenue were called upon to
pay the entire cost of "A sewer. the
railroad paying nothing. which he re-
garded as unfair. Attorney Lawton
said that the objections could be over
come and by Incorporating certain
clauses in the lease or contract make
IL equitable and fair 70 all concerned.
The letter from Mr.. McPherran is as
follows:
Referring 10 our conversation when
was in Hancock Some time ago, the
same having reference TO the desire
of the city of Hancock TO use GER
tain portion Of the rlght-of-way of the
Mineral Range railroad for street pur
poses. I suggest that the following ar
rangements stated briefly. If salts
factory to the city OF Hancock, might
be effected:
THAT the city Of Hancock should
lease for certain definite period OIL
years to the Mineral Range railroad
the north fifteen feet I'm width of
South Railroad avenue. between Ele-
walton street and Ethel avenue, and
that i'm consideration thereof. the Min
cral Range should lease to the city Of
Hancock. for street purposes only a
strip of land of like width off the north
edge of it's right-ofway, between said
above mentioned streets. 1t being ex-
rressly understood and agreed that
the city of Hancock would defray any
and III expenses necessary To the
maintenance, repair and use OF said
strip of land for street purposes, and
would agree to pay any and all taxes
or special assessments Of whatsoever
lllnd or description which might be
assessed against the property leased
Us above by the city of Hancock tol
the Mineral Range Railroad company.
rs well as the property leased by the
Mineral Range Railroad company tol
the city of Hancock. for and durine
the period Of years above mentioned.
"This would permit the city of Han
Geek 20 maintain a safe street on the
north side OF the Mineral Range rail-
road right-of-way upon terms which
cannot be considered unreasonable,
and will I hope accentuate the wish
Of the railroad company to be thought
in sympathy with. and a factor In the
development Industrial and otherwise
of your city"
Mayor Dodge said that the PROPOSE. |
tlon appeared TO meet the require
ments of the city and offer a solution
of the difficulty. He called attention
of the recent changes in the South
Shore management and said that tho
new president, Mr. Eldredge, appeared
inclined to pursue n liberal policy con-
corning this city,
Election Preiminaries.
Arrangements were made last night
Cor the holding of the primary cleo
tions I'm March. Mayor Dodge named
as election commissioners, John
Eichkcrn. A. Fred Johnson AMI John
G.. Markle. Inspectors OF election,
Ward one. George Taylor; Ward Two.
c. j. Tolonen; Ward Three. Isaac |
Wargelin; Ward -Four. Walfrid S. Hen
Erickson. Polling places selected are
Ward One, Kuperi's vacant store
Ward Two. city hall; Ward Three. CT
gar shop. sos Lake avenue; Ward
Four. Drouin's store.
A motion by Alderman Francis was
adopted asking the rate to be paid for
use of buildings for voting. ten dol
lars for March 6. and where the same
buildings had been used for enroll |
ment. fifteen dollars TO be paid. IT.
case the owner of the Kuperi build |