Council Proceedings

COUNCIL CHAMBER ) Ann Arbor, May 26 th, 1897. Special Session. Called to order by Pres. Luick. Roll called. Quorum present. Absent Aid. Brown, Vandawarker, Spathelf, Coon. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR Glen V. Mills, City Clerk. Cali a special session of the Common Council tonight at 7 '30 p. m. for the purpose of considering the advisability of asking the legislature to pass an Enabling Aut authorizing the City of Ann Arbor to issue bonds for paving purposes. Chas. E. Hiscock, Mayor. By Aid. Koch. Resolved that a committee of three be appointed, of which the Mayor shall be chairman, to procure the passage of an act by the Legislature which will authorize the Common Counuil to provide by ordinance for the p&vement of streets and alleys assessing the cost of the same or a part thereof, upon the adjacent and benefited property and to provide for the payment of the same by installments. Adopted as follows : Yeas - Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Grossman, Kocü, Bell, Sweet, Rhodesv Soule, Danforth,Cady, Pres. Luick- 11. Nays - None. Pres. Luick appointed Mayor Eiscock, City Attorney Kearney and Aid. Oady as such committce. To the Honorable the Common Council of. the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. The National and Department Headquarters of the G. A. R. have designated Monday, May 31st, 1897, ae Memorial Day and I earnestly request that all citizens join in assistiug the local Post in a proper observance of the exercises of the day. WMle we can all unite in the sentiment: "No more shall the war cry scver Nor the running rtvers be refl They banished our angcr forever When they laureled the graves of our dead." Let US show by our presence that the héroes of the war are held in grateful remera brance and that we are always ready to accord thein honor for their great struggle for liberty and the freecíom of mankind. I respeotfully request that all business houses close from two until four p. jn. Chas. E. Hiscock. Mayor. Captain C. H. Manly as a committee from the G. A. R. extended an invitation to the Common Council to take part witb. them in the observation oí Decoration da.y. Aid. Cady moved that the Council accept the invitation. Actopted. On motion the Council adiourned. City Clerk.