The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
Urges PAYMENT
FOR LICENSES
cjty Clerk Reports March Salar-
les Are Unpaid

Tbe council meeting last evening did
on, .taI,e up very much important bust
,.ss Ina; a report of the financial con-
,,,tion of the city. read by city Clerk
,,.oopbeckcr. furnished the main
Ann. ror discussion. According to the
,5,, clerk the men employed by the
inv. baye not yet been paid for thei"
March work although IL is now May
and TWO months salary is due to ali
or the employees The city has Dor
,,ra5 tie limit ana can not get any
,no,. nancy from this source. There
ar, several thousand dollars due from
tho county treasurer however an6
Whom This is received. the financial
condition. of the city win be much i'm
proved.
Tho chief of police presented re
,orr showing 10 arrests in March and
II m April with fines asgregating $2S
for tnr two months. The druggist
hand If Ed cote was approved and
IN. rrport of IRE warden was ac-
copied.
Watch For Diseased Cattle.
The clerk read a communication
from the prosecuting attorney in
,,birh me- asked the city Ia keep a
careful watch on all cattle brought
here ,n see that they were not dis
,,erd. The council referred the mat
fer Il, the public health board and
asked that the prosecutors requests
be- followed out.
IN. bin of city Electrician Ken
nerson for installing a three circuit
fire alarm system i'm the city was pre-
seutcd tu the council. The work was
authorized by the old board and IN"
new council seemed somewhat at
loss 10 know how To proceed. Finally
the mayor and council agreed to post
none action two weeks while the
,a9yor ana Electrician Ed. Cuff make
AN examination of the work and while
The mayor could look up the records
pertaining To the transaction.
A letter was received from the Park
Brewing company informing the coun-
oil that last September the brewery
was nned $50 for violating an ordin.
anrc (the smoke ordinance) that later
proved To have never been in force.
The brewery asked that the fine be
rcmitt,d The council referred the
matter To the city attorney.
The report of the boiler inspector
showing The city's boilers to be in good
shape WAS accepted.
The bond of the city treasurer,
amounting to $4,000, with the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty company
Of Baltimore, as surety was accepted.
The personal bond Of Treasurer Ron.
leau for his deputy, Miss Tillie Grek!'
la for S. 600 was accepted.
Collect License Money
The council was informed that there
wcr, siN or seven saloons which had
failed tu pay their liquor fee. The
matter was handed over to the chlel
Of police who was asked To make the
collections.
The question of lighting contract
for or for 10 years was brought dp
and the council agreed to act on TINS
at the next meeting, the mayor APP
pointing committee of one alderman
from each ward TO confer with the
lighting company. The committee m
cudcs Nldermon O'Neill. Francis, Me-
Gym and Johnson.
The street cor mittee ana street
foreman were ordered To investigate
the water conditions on Wright street
The mayor did not mention his APP
poinmonts again at this meeting al
though q large crowd had assembled
to listen 10 the proceedings. INC
mayor has not intimatcd when he VIII
take up the matter again and uhu'
be- DOES SO the old officers will con
unur uG duty.