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

At the meeting of March 20, 1894,
after the spring election, James Lar
son appeared as village president. w.
N. Bowser, c. F. Scott and j. A.
McCuen were trustees. DR.. McCuen
retained his position as village
recorder and his salary was raised.
April 8, John Heindl was ap-
pointed fire department engineer at
a salary Of SIS a month. David Kerr
was made village assessor. Frank
Provinski retained his old position of
village marshal and street commits
sioner and had his salary raised to
SIS a month. DR.. J. A. McCuen
made another upward step by getting
$50 a month as health officer in ad-
dition to his $35 as village recorder.
Ambrose Dunn was appointed to
the board of health in place of NJ. L.
Coleman. The latter was made
poundmaster. Earnest Hurd was ap-
pointed village treasurer at a sal
airy of SIS month.
Robt. Crager, who served as con-
stable that year, filed an acceptable
bond.
A. Dunn and Otto Kruger were
granted a saloon license.
April II, 1894, wages of common
laborers on village work were
fixed at $3.50 a day.
April "a, M. H. Crocker's applica-
ton for the position Of village attor-
ney, was rejected. A petition was
started, asking the St. Paul & Duluth
Railway to: establish a depot at the
foot of Commonwealth avenue.
Thomas Knoz was appointed
poundmaster.
At meeting held April 81, the
village treasurer's bond was fixed
at 100000. May 1, treasurer Hurd's
salary was increased to $40 month.
John Barton was appointed sewer in
spector at the same meeting.
May 8, w. J. Wallace was granted
a contract for grading First and
Second avenues. June II, Sam
Meniece was given the contract for a
bridge on Commonwealth avenue at
a cost Of $3,470.27.
June 10, George Shaw was ap-
pointed night Waterman and pound
master. Trustees Bowser, Scott and
McCuen were named committee to
instruct the police department and to
fix the salary of the night watch
man.
July II, 1894, the street commits
sioner was instructed to pay me-
chanics $1.75 day for laying side
walks.
August Fl, it was decided to buy
lots and build a village fire hall.
John Clyne and others asked for a
franchise for village waterworks.
September 4, John Clyne also
asked for franchise for an electrical
lighting and power plant.
October 20, 1894, w. N. Bowser,
w. A. Thayer and w. J. Menhennick
were appointed Judges for the general
election and Elmer E. Davis and AL
bert Kessler were appointed election
clerks.
November /, 1894, it was voted to
buy two lots for $1,1O0. November
IL, David Kerr was given the fire hall
contract on bid of $1,000. Novem-
Der II, John Reindl was granted a
franchise for an electric lighting
plant.
December 4, an interesting report
for the year was received from E.
Shafer, bridge tender. The draw
bridge was in service from May 1 to
November Is, 1894. The bridge was
opened 1872 times and 1910 boats Of
all descriptions passed through.
September II, 1894, at 10 a. NJ,
Mike Cory, full-rigged 3-masted
schooner, 361 tons burden, hailing
from Chicago, passed the bridge,
thereby being the first craft of its
class to sail that far up the st. Louis
river. September 26, "Our Son." of
Saginaw, 6S4 tons, 3-masts and full
rugged, also tied up at New Duluth.
October IA, the IS. John B. Ketcham,
Of Buffalo, 779 tons, passed the
bridge and was the first steamship
to arrive that far up the st. Louis
river. A second trip to New Duluth
was made by the same vessel Novem-
Der IL, 1894.
December Is, the village marsh
all was directed to move the Jail and
pound to the rear of the fire hall
lots.
December "a, John Reindl was
given an extension of six months in
which to put in the poles for the
electric light plant.
Trustee c. F. Scott was appointed
to consult T. T. Hudson, cor some
good legal talent" in regard to ne
cessary steps in the matter of the
annexation of the village of New Du-
luth to the city of Duluth.
The village treasurer and recorder
were authorized to act with the
members Of the village council in
connection with the proposed annex
alton to Duluth.
December 81, the books of the vii
lage recorder and treasurer were re-
ported as correct. Those two offic-
ers were ordered to balance their re-
spectfve books and then turn them
over to the proper officials of the
city of Duluth.
Village president James Larson,
treasurer Earnest Hurd and recorder
j. A. McCuen were appointed as a
committee to conduct annexation
matters with the Duluth officials.
Village Marshal Frank Provinski,
night waite Imam Geo. Shaw and fire
department. engineer John Reindl