The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-07
HOUGHT0A VIllAGe ClERkSnIP
GOES TO {. R. PeADtRTnY
FOLLOWS A PRO-
TRAcTEp MEETING OF TIE
COMMON COUNCIL.

r. Il. Pcnherthy was appointed Wiz
lasc clerk bv the Houghton council
yesterday afternoon To succeed the late
Mortimer O'Sullivan for the uneNpired
term ending next April.
The appointment followed a protrdct-
"a secret session. At the opening of
the session the public action was a
unanimous appointment but It is
learned mofiicially that the vote stood
four To Two in the secret session, There
We're four other applicants hut their
names were not made public.
Wier Paving Tax Related.
\ communication from Andrew Weir,
Village treasurer who occupied that
Office IN 1909, was read. In it Mr., Weir
referred to a claim against the village
OF $ao.. a. and offered To discharge that
claim ~ the village would credit him
with S20I.02 due on his College ave-
uue pavinb assessment.
A. the claim of Mr.. Weir had arisen
before the tenure of the present coun-
ell began Village Attorney Hambtzer
-NlAHAiANh NAthA Nifi vi ''AA ''''N
treasurer in 1909 ne charged collec-
ton fee Of tour per cent 10 late tax
payers, when the law only specified one
per cent. This extra tax he turned
into the village account at the bank
and later had tried to collect ii as
fees The attorney stated that the
money was neither the property of Mr..
Weir or of the village but OF the people
who had paid ii, il being an allegal
charge.
Some one of the council suggested
that former Village Treasurer Oben-
hoff had collected similar fees but the
attorney explained that MI Obenhun
Weir had done. but simply had re-
tanned it and that only the taxpayers
individually might ask him To refund
il. which they did not care about doing
as the amount was only a few cents
in each case.
I'm view OF all the circumstances Mr.
Weir's paving tax was related and tlfc
matter closed up
\ plea for rebate Of the College
avenue paving tax Of the Presby terrain
church was received but no action was
taken.
Suit Against the Village.
Notice of suit against the village
10y Sally Dillon of Hurontown was
received The claimant says that she
stepped through a hole i'm a defective
sidewalk on the way To Hurontown
September Il and that she sustained
permanent injuries To her back and
spine. Referred To the village attorney.
The council approved Mayor Baw-
dens action i'm committing the village
To the responsibility for a third of the
expense of a delegate To the state tn
berculosis convention. Mayor Bawden
reported check from Mayor Schu-
maker for Rel Jackets share but he
had not yet heard from Hancock.
Fire Chief Noctsch reported requests
OF the NJ. Van Orden company and the
Copper Range railroad for fire alarm
boxes in their yards, which are with
out the limits OF the village The
chief was instructed to interview tn"
companies for an agreement To pay
the cost Of material, installation aud
maintenance and $25 Tor each run Of
the fire department. as is the agree
ment with the Park addition.
Mayor Bawden called attention to
he sidewalk on the east side Of Sixth
street. West Houghton. II is in a
dangerous condition and the abuttng
property owners are warned To- make
necessary repairs To forestall damage
suits.