The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05

every Tuesday. The village treas
urer's salary was set at SO month.
A tax levy of $10,500 for village pur-
poses was fixed.
July Fl, 1892, DR.. J. A. McCuen
began political career that was des-
tined to end in the mayors chair of
the great city of Duluth, when he
was appointed as a member of the
village board of health, a vacancy be-
ing due to the resignation of W. H.
Everett.
Interest on village orders was
fixed at per cent per annum and
the resolution fixing the rate at Z
per cent was rescinded.
August 3, 1892, r. Barney Rick
ford was granted a saloon license.
August 8, dock was authorized, ex-
tending from the foot of Common
wealth avenue to deep water in the
st. Louis river.
G.. H. Herman was elected village
trustee to fill a vacancy due to the
resignation of Samuel P. Chaplin.
An August 16, the former resolu-
ton as to health officer was re-
scinded. DR.. J. A. McCuen was ap-
pointed executive of board embrace
ing himself, L. G.. Coleman and Frank
Provinski.
Construction Of the village dock
was awarded to Kerr & Mcintyre on
a bid of $500, and discount Of 10
per cent for cash.
G. H. Herman resigned from the
village board August 80. At the
meeting held Sept. Is, village attor-
ney Brown was instructed to draw up
an ordinance in the matter of mules,
horses, swine, oxen and cows run
ming at large within the village lin
it's.
A communication from the W. C.
T. u, in the matter of opening sa-
looms on Sunday, was received and
placed on file at the meeting of
October II.
G. Lind resigned as village presi-
dent November I, 1892. Ira J.
Mahoney was elected to succeed him
and Charles F. Scott was elected to
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton OF trustee Chaplin.
January 10, 1893, L. B. Sage re-
signed as village recorded and DR.. J.
A. McCuen took another step up the
political ladder by getting appointed
as Sage's' successor.
When the spring election had
passed, Ira J. Mahoney found him
self in the village presidents chair.
W. N. Bowser, Charles F. Scott and
j. A. McCuen were trustees. The
latter also served as recorder.
April 4, 1898, c.. H. Dunlap's
liquor license was transferred to Max
Yolomstein. Van R. Brown was an
pointed village attorney April IA,
Frank Provinski continued as street
commissioner and village marshal.
The West Duluth Sun was designated
as the official paper.
May 2, Elmer e. Davis was ap-
pointed special village marshal to
serve in the temporary absence of
Frank Provinski.
Ways and means to get fire pro-
lection were discussed. George SAT-
1ord's name appeared as a village
trustee but the records do not tell
how 1t got there.
June 20, 1893, the village fathers
started a movement to get a fire hall
and purchased 40-gallon fire en-
CINE. Frank Provinski was made en-
gineer of the fire engine. The salaries
of the village officials were fixed as
follows per month, viz:
Street commissioner and marshal,
$50; recorder, $25; treasurer, $40;
village attorney, $275 a year.
August 4, the fire committee was
authorized to secure plans for four
cisterns, each of 500 barrels capac-
ity. Chris. Knagandorf, appointed
pound master by the president on
July Is, presented his resignation
and the office was declared vacant.
September S, 1893, w. N. Bowser
resigned as trustee and George SAT-
ford was appointed in his stead.
At special meeting held Sept. 20,
Watrous fire engine was purchased.
The village attorney was authorized
to rent a fire hall at SIS a month.
Two meetings, October IL and Is,
were required to settle the payment
of freight in the sum of $50 on the
fire engine. October %, the village
fire committee was instructed to buy
500 feet of fire hose, two axes, six
pair of rubber boots, belts, two he'll
NETS, six buckets, stove and bed
room furniture for the department at
an aggregate cost not exceeding
$475.
November Z, 1893, county auditor
was notified that there
would be no tax levy for that year.
November IA, the street commits
sioner was instructed to build a road
from the county road to Short Line
Park, with a width of 20 feet.
November %, w. N. Bowser re-
appears on the records as village
trustee.
December 10, the treasurer was
instructed to deposit the village
funds in the New Duluth National
Bank.
January Is, 1894, annual reports
were heard from justices Of the
peace J. P. Menhennick, and Charles
Kruger, village marshal Frank Pro-
vinski, treasurer Henry T. Herman.
January 80, it was voted to call
special election on February 10 to