The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-29
FRIENDLY SUIT
Will Be PUSHED
Hancock Council Attacks Many
Old Problems

The Hancock city council last even
ing voted to proceed at once with the
friendly suit to which the city will be
the defendant in an effort to pay off
the old debts outstanding against the
city from the last administration, city
clerk Honenbecler informed the coun-
ell that the city had already paid out
$5.992O on old debts and that there
was $S,3SO.25 stll due the city's cred
itors.
The city plans to have the total
amount assigned by the various cred
| itors To some one man and suit
started against the city for the total
amount The city viii then confess
judgment ana can issue bonds TO pay
off the money. The bills are hanging
over from the old administration and
the present city officials promised
when they took hold of tho city that
the money would be- paid off at once.
| The circuit court is now in Chancery.
however and as the matter has b.
| come to the attention of the circui.
court while in regular session ii will he
impossible for the suit To be begun un-
I'll the September term
The council last evening voted To
start proceedings at once and the chief
of police was instructed To begin AZ
once seeing the different parties in
volved
Raise Curb and Gutter
The council at this time also took
up the Cooper avenue curb and gutter
problem. The citizens ON this street
among whom was city Attorney Law
ton, have pctitioncd the city number
of times for permission To raise tho
curb and gutter on one side of this
street, a foot.
At the last meeting the matter was
referred To the city attorney and clcr',
who We're 10 advertise for bids for this
work and the matter was To come To
the attention of the city council at the
meeting last evening.
The city attorney however, last
evening confessed that he had been
informed the city could raise the pres
cnt curb and gutter much cheaper
than constructing a new one. The mat
ter ended after Il long debate when |
the council instructed the street com |
missioner to raise several sections of |
the present curb and to see if il were
possible To do it in this manner
Affiliate With State Leaaue.
The Michigan state Telephone com |
pany was instructed to go ahead with |
their work here the mayor having ex- |
pressed himself as satisfied with tho
plans of the company
The council voted to ioin the Mich
iSan league Of municipalities which
meets next month at jackson and will
possibly be represented at this session
The board of public works reported
that the sewer connecting with the
kerredse theator had been damaged i'm
such manner that the city appeared
liable. The matter was referred t. tho
ilrc and water committees.
Alderman O'Ncill aslliied about the
payment i'm the clare case comprom
ise and expressed Il fear that If if was
mold UP too long that Mrs Clare would
'brogate the agreement which would
not he complete without the payment
of the money and would conclude to
go ahead and sue the city. The CITY
Is without the necessary funds how
ever and the matter WAS passed.
Compromise on Sewer.
ALDERMAN o'N"ill called the attention
to the fact that Front street was nroc-
tically without lights The county has
Just Installed system of lighting on
the county bridge that is similar .,
thos" in Houghton and i'm Hancock
ne hRhtlng committee was instructed
to confer with tho company officials
To ascertain the cost TO uniformly Itch,
this street
The Wright addition sewer problem
came up again. The mayor WAS told
mat II the city would pay part of the
cost, the residents would stand tho
other part and a suitable compromisc
'"uld he reached. Tn" council appear
ed to favor such n procedure ana the
mayo" ana city attorney were instruct
ed TO confer again with these rcsi .
Tents and To make as favorable a bar ,
gain rs they could
Alderman Thoney's campaign for ,
better roads i'm the city was given an A.,
last night when his plan OF !
building small sections Of road n -
ime was adopted.
city Engineer Macdonald rcported
nat the plans of OK Engineer Craig ,
or the sewer for the second addition
II the Hancock Mining company were
and that it would h.
'heaper to follow these plans 10 pro.
lare new ones.