Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-02

Works plant from the Lake Super
Tor District Power Company was up
before the people, the Common Coun-
ell Of the City of Hurley met at
special meeting at the City Clerks
office on the evening of November
10, 1922.
Present were: Aldermen Carter,
Erspamer, Secor, Wiercinski, Emun-
son, Coach, Davia and DeFero.
Meeting called 20 order by Mayor
w. T. Lennon.
/ For consideration of the council
4 the resignation of Mrs. F. A. Emun-
son as a member of the City of Hur-
/ ley Library Board was presented and
read.
Moved by Alderman Carter that
the resignation of Mrs Emunson as
a member of the City of Hurley Ii
brary Board be accepted. Support
ed by Alderman Wiercinski. IMAM
mously carried.
A communication from the county
clerk of Iron county, and a trans
cript from the records of said county
referring to that the council of the
City of Hurley appoint committee
to meet with the county board on
Nov IA, 1922, for the purpose of
comforting with the said county
board in the matter of the City of
Hurley paying for the keep of the
prisoners in the county jail, convict
ed for violation of city ordinances.
Matter pending with the mayor.
Statement of Canvass of Referendum
Vote on the Question of Purchase
of Water Works System by the
City of Hurley, Wisconsin.
Statement of the result Of a spec
ial election held in and for the City
of Hurley, in the County of Iron
, State of Wisconsin, on the 7th day Of
November, 1922, made by the com
mon council of said city, duly as
sembled this 10th day of November
, 1922, upon the question submitted t.
the voters of said city at said elec
ton, in the following form, to-wit:
''Shall the City of Hurley purchase
o from the Lake Superior District Pow
4 er Company, for the sum of Thirty
; FIVE Thousand Nine Hundred Fort.
Dollars ($35, $4,000 all pipes, mains
hydrants, gauges, gates, valves, stand
/, pipes, lands and easements, and TO
: Nine Thousand Sixty Dollars $50,
/. 06000) all meters, now owned, use,
+ and installed as a part of the waite
/ utility in the City of Hurley or use'
: in connection Herewith, except sup
D, plies, materials, tools and office fix
lures and supplies now owned AM
d kept for use in the operation, main
tenance and repair of said system
and business and pay cash thereto
on or before January 1, 1928, o
thereafter, if the time be necessaril.
extended, in accordance with the pro
/ posal of said company accepted b,
the Common Council of the City Q
Il Hurley, subject to the approval o
u the voters, obtaining the necessar.
z funds for such payment by the issu
of Five per cent g per cent? munic
D. ipal bonds of the City of Hurley, pay
= able as to principal and interest a
! such time and place and in such man
ner as may be lawfully hereafter de
j termined"
(Yes) (No)
The whole number of votes givel
: at said election upon said question
was, Eight Hundred Ninety On
! (891D, of which Four Hundred Fort!
Seven (447) were marked Eyes,
and One Hundred Thirty-eight (138'
were marked NO" and Three Humid
I red Six 1900 were blank.
We certify that the foregoing
a statement is correct in all respects
Henry Carter, Alderman LIST ward
Herman Erspamer, Alderman 2nt
G ward; Matt Secor, Alderman 3rt
ward; Theo. J. Wiereinski. Alderman
) Sid ward; Arthur Emunson, Alder
man 4th ward Henry Coach, Alder
man 4th ward; Harry Davia, Alder
o man 5th ward; Jack DeFero, Alder
t man 9Th ward
c Dated at Hurley Wisconsin, Nov
ember 10, 800
t Upon motion duly made and car
e ried the council then adjourned.
e John A. Emunson,
|. City Clerk
Proceedings of County
BOARD of Snnervisnrs