The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-08-10
Claimed Petition Faulty.

Clarence Dwyer followed for the
Iron Riyerites. He outlined the plan
of the Iron River people In this pro-
posed extension and brought out the
point that had the petition for an in
crease In the village limits not been
presented there never would have been
any movement for the village OF Min
eral Hills.
He stated further that the petition
for the Incorporation OF Mineral Hills
was not legal for the reason that 1t
did not include the requisite number
OF signers living within the territory
affected and stated that Mr.. Lyon,
who would follow him, would advise
the board OF the actual irregularity in
the petition.
Mr.. Lyon then addressed the board
and he, also, outlined the intentions OF
the people OF the village OF Iron River
and cited the benefits which the resi-
dents OF the territory affected are re-
celving from the village in the way OF
service by the stores, clubs and the
churches of the village.
In the matter Of the irregularities
claimed In the petition Mr.. Lyons
stated that seventeen signers to thu
Mineral Hills petition resided within
the village OF Iron River and one with
In the township OF Stambaugh. To
substantiate his claim he produced
offidavits sworn to by t. j. VanOrman,
p. o'Brien and Dave Youngs which
showed the names OF the seventeen
signers who reside in the village OF
Iron River and the one in Stambaugh
township.
The law requires that 100 petition
ers must sign the petition; that there
art 90 signatures to the Mineral
Hills petition and subtracting the is
names left only 81 valid signatures.
MIR. Sherwood replied contending
that the seventeen living in the village
OF Iron River had right TO join in the
petition on the ground that they voted
in the Iron River township elections.
Vote Called For.
The orators having exhausted them
selves the matter then came to vote
and the lineup was as follows:
Yes-Flood, Counihan.
No - Forsberg, Perkins, Corbett,
Udd, Brooks, Robinson, Rowe, Rich
ards.
This ended the popular interest in
the proceedings, and when the board
re-convened in the afternoon, only
handful was present to witness the
handling of the Mineral Hills village
petition.
Mr.. Dwyer appeared before the
board Immediately upon feconvening
and asked that action upon the Min
eral Hills petition be deferred until
the directors could have an opportun-
ity TO 60 into court and get decision
from the court, as to the validity OF
the petition.
Mr.. Sherwood vigorously objected to
a postponement of the petition and
asked that the petitioners from the
village Of Mineral Hills be granted
their petition.
II. 0'Brien then asked to be heard,
and made the best talk OF his Iron
county public career in opposition to
the petition. Then followed repartee
between between the speakers. one OF
the humorous incidents being when
Mr. O'Brien jumped up hastily and
asked NJ j Sherwood, May / ask you
question" to which Sherwood re-
piled, certainly" and stood awaiting
the question while Pat scratched his
head and said, Lets see. what was It
was going TO ask your
Finally the Mineral Hills matter
came to vote and the following was
the lineup:
Yes -FSsberg, Perkins, Corbett,
Brooks, Rowe, Richards.
No-Udd, Flood, Robinson, Count
han.
VIII Go Into Court.
AT Iron River Saturday night a
mass meeting was held at which there
was a large attendance and vigorous
resolutions were passed against the
action OF the board 1t was decided to
go into court and 10 exhauset every