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Will Sue The City

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Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
May
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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The common counnil of Ann Arbor met in regular session on Monday evening. Those present were : President Hisoock, Aids. Maynard, Moore, Kooh, Laubengayer, Dell, Brown, Bnrke, Shadford, Rhodos, Coon, Soule, Cady and Danfortb. The mayor's appoimment of Thomas D. Kearney as city attorney was uuauimoitsly confirmed by the oonncil. The council accepted the iuvitation of the soldiers' relief committee of Washtenaw county to toke part in the Memorial Duy exorcises. The matter of the fonndry water pond was referred to the city attorney. Mrs. Olivia B. Hali's petition for privilege to cous'ruct a private sewer was referred to the sewer committee. The petition of Geo. Johnson aud 10 others for an eleotrio light, also that of W. B. Smitb and 29 others for a light at the corner of Fourteenth and E. Washingou sts , were referred to the lighting committee. H. Hoohrein and others' petitiou for a sidewalk on Seoond st. was referred to the sidewalk committee. W. P. Groves' request for hotise branches along his property ou E. Washington st. was referred to the sewer committee. The city clerk presented the summons in the case of Bernard aud Auna Mast vs. the City of Ann Arbor, for 5,000 damages for water flowing into rhe cellar of their house on N. State st. It was referred to the city attorney. The bids of the State Savings Bank for the city money at 3 per cent for daily balances and 6 per cent ou overdrafts, of the Farmers & Mechanics Bank at 3 per cent ou balances aud 6 per cent on overdrafts, of the Aun Arbor Saviugs Bank at 3 3-10 per cent on balauces aud 6 per cent on overJrafts were read. The bid of the Auu Arbor Savings Bank was accepted. The committee on sewers recommended that the sewer at the manhole in front of the tesidence of Miss Gardner, on Washtenaw ave., be lowered four feet The committee on streets recommended that the grade of VValnut and Linden sts. be flxed and established; that $500 be appropriated from the street fund to grade the street and sidewalk on Walnut st. and S. University ave., from Washtenaw ave. to Oxford st. ; that the bridges over the Huron river at Broadway and Wall sts. be renlanked with heiulock plank two and oue-half inches in thickness; that a water tank be located in front of the store of Wm. Lodholz ; that the street commissioner be instrncted to vriden Felch st. between the Ann Arbor railruad and Spring st. ; and put au oak box culvert across Thayer st. on the north side of Hill st. ; that the board of publio works be directed to macadamize Detroit st. from N. Fonrth ave. to the viaduct over the M. C. R. E., and N. Fourth ave. from the north line of Ann st. to Detroit st. Aid. Soule, Danforth, Moore and Koch spoke against the project on the gronnd tbat the street was not sewered and that there was too much travel on the street for macadam to hold out. Aid. Moore also affirmed tbat these points were correct and on motion of Aid. Maynard the report was tabled for one week. The street corumittee also recornmended that the street commissioner be ordered to remove the oak tree at the corner of Maynard and E. Liberty sts. at once. Aid. Souie objected to its removal and said he would like to hear from residents in the neighborhood. Aid. Maynard: The tree is directly I in front of my hoase and in a dark night one is Hable to run info it, besides the tree in practically dead. Aid. Soule, dryly. I have uever i been in a condition to run into the tree. i At this sally tbere was ioud laughter. Martin P. Vogel's liquor bond was finally aocepted. i The report of the cotnniittew appointed to examine the accounts of Justice Andrew E. Gibson and Marshal Petersou presented its report completely exonerating them from anysuspicion of having misappropriated any fnuds, and resolut'ous were adopted to that effect in which regret was expressed at the hasty action of the oouncil. The appointment of Einrca K. Mills as deputy city clerk was confirmed. The communication of the board of public works relativa to the Liberty st. sewer was on motion of Aid. Maynard taken from the table. A great war of words theu ensued between Mr. Stevenson, of Stevenson, Reed & Co., the oontraotovs, and George W. Bullis, a member of tbe board of public works at the tim the sewer was put in. It was highly amnsing to thoso who were present, rpferring as it did to the inside history of the boodle chargesthat were rampant at that time. Mr. Stevenson said he had waired two years aud was williug to settle for $400, the amcrant that was due him for building that sewer. Mr. Bnllis said that Stevenson, Bed & Co. were not entitled to pay for any claim for the reason that the firm did not ooniply with the specifications. Mr. Stevenson said that the parties who were accused of boodling probably did not oomply with the specifications either. He hiniself had paid $20 blood ruoney. "Then you are just as guilty of boodling as auybody, " said Mr. Bnllis. The fnrther consideraron of the claim was theu postponed indefinitely aud Stevenson, Eeed & Co., will aoff sue the city for 1,500, wheu the matter might have been settled Mouday night for $400. Thus the oity bas another lawsiiit on its hands