Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-25
Council Proceedings


The Common Council of the City u
Hurley met at a regular meeting at
the city clerks office on the evening
of November q, 1922.
Present were: Aldermen Bonino,
Carter, Secor, Wiercinski, Emunson,
Colosimo, DeFero. Aldermen Ian
ger Erspamer, Coach, Calligaro and
Davia not present.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
w. T. Lennon. Minutes Of previous
meeting read and approved.
As part Of the proceedings of the
council at this meeting the following
was taken up for action.
An ordinance entitled "An Ordin-
ance pertaining to the issue Of Fifty
five Thousand Dollars 1855, 100000 Wa
ter Works Bonds Of the City of Hur-
ley, Wisconsin" was offered by Alder
man Carter, and then read aloud by
the City Clerk, which ordinance is set
forth in the "Notice to the People and
Voters Of the City Of Hurley, Wiscon-
SIM" appearing below this record.
Thereupon the following resolution
was introduced by Alderman Bonino.
Resolution
Resolved, that ordinance entitled
''An Ordinance pertaining to the Issue
Of Fifty-fve Thousand Dollars ESQ.,
00000) Water Works Bonds Of the
City Of Hurley, Wisconsin" this day
introduced and read to the council
be taken up for final passage by this
council at the regular meeting thereof
to be convened at the city hall on
Tuesday, the 9TH day Of December,
1922 at 7:45 p. m.
Resolved further that the city clerk
do publish in the Montreal River
Miner and the Iron County News, the
official newspapers Of said city, at
least twice prior to the day of said
regular meeting at which said pro-
posed ordinance will be taken up for
final passage, a notice in substantially
the following form:
NOTICE
To the People and Voters Of the City
Of Hurley, Wisconsin:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
there has been introduced and is now
pending in and before the common
council Of said city, and will, at a reg.
ular meeting of said common council
in the city hall of said city on the 5tf
day of December, 1922, at 7:45 O'Clock
p. m, be called up for final reading
consideration and passage, the follow
ing proposed ordinance, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE providing fo
the issue of Fifty-five Thousand Dol
lars ($55, 900 JOl Water Work
Bonds of the City Of Hurley, Wis
consin.
WHEREAS, the Lake Superio
District Power Company has propos
ed to sell TO the City of Hurley, Iroi
County, Wisconsin, upon the term
and conditions set forth in it's writer
proposal Of sale, the water utility ii
said city, now owned by said com
pany,and such proceedings have beer
had that the said City Of Hurley ha
lawfully determined TO acquire from
said company for the sum Of Mn
Thousand Sixty Dollars $50, 06O00
all water meters owned and install
cd In connection with said utility, an,
for The sum Of Thirty-flve Thousan,
Nine Hundred Forty Dollars (S35,
$4,000 all pipes, mains, hydrants
gates, gauges, valves, standpipeS
lands and easements used and install
ed IA part of the water utility il
said City of Hurley or used in con
nection herewith except supplies
materials. tools and office fixture
and supplies owned and kept for us
in the operation, maintenance and re
pair Of said system and business. an,
WHEREAS, il is desirable tina
for the purpose of providing funds {
pay the cost of the purchase of SAT-
property and an additional TIE,
Thousand Dollars $50, 000.00( t
pay the cost of the construction, &C
QUESTION, enlargement and extension
of said water utility plant and equip
ment or parts thereof, there be Dor
Towed upon the credit of the City o
Hurley the sum of Fifty five Thous
and Dolars tS65,0 100000 and tina
bonds be issued therefor.
NOW. THEREFORE, the Common
Council of said City of Hurley. d
orjain as follows:
Section l. That. for the purpos
of providing funds TO pay the cost o
the purchase Of said water work
system, and for the equipment there
of, and for the erection of engin
house, engines, pumps, water mains
reservoirs. and reasonable tacihtie
for fire protection, and the furnish
ing Of water to said city and its in
habitauts, TO the extent that sal,
cost is to be paid for by said city
there be borrowed upon the credit o
said city the sum Of Ffty-five Thous
and Dollars 1855. 000,O0), and tina
bonds be issued therefor
Section 2 That said bonds be des
ignated Mater Works Bonds. be dat
ed january lst 1928. be Of the de
nomination Of Five Hundred Dollar
(S50000l. numbered from one (t
10 one hundred ten (lt0l. and ma
ture IN numerical order Two Thous
and Five Hundred Dollars tS2.50O
on January LIST of each Of the year
1924 to 1888 inclusive and Thre,
Thousand Dollars l$3.O00.pOl 81
January LIST Of each Of the year
1884 10 lgAS inclusive. That sal,