Council Proceedings

COUNCIL ClIAMBER. Ana Arbor, Jan. 6th, 1898. y Adjourned session. Cailed to order by Pres. Luick. Roll cailed; quorum present. Absent - Aid. Grossman, Sweet and Soule. RESOLUTIONS. By Aid. Brown. Resolved that the City Clerk be directed to draw an order on the Sewer fuads for Forty-two Hundred Dollars and Sixty-seven Cents ($4,200.67), thirty-six hundred seventy-nine and 49-100 dollars in Sewer District jNo. 3, and five hundred twenty-one and 18-100 dollars in Sewer District No. 4, payable to Thos. D. Kearney, city attorney, to be applied m full payment for the construction oí the Huron street lateral sewer and the Hill street lateral sewer in accordance with the proposition submitted in open court for the settletnent of the case of the City of Ann Arbor vs. Tüe Farmers and Mechanica Bank, et. al. Aid. Coon moved as an amendment that the council allow $500.00 as payment in full. Lost as i'ollows: Yeas- Aid. Dell, Coon- 2. Nays - Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Koch, Brown, Vandawarker, Rhodes, Spathelf, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luiek - 10. Whereupon the original resolution was adopted as folio ws: Yeas - Aid. Moore. Hamilton, Koch, Dell, Brown, Vaudawarker, Rhoües, Spathelf, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick -11 Nays - Aid. Coon - 1. On motion the Council adjourned. Glen V. Mills, City Clerk. cotjncil chambee, Arn Albor, January 17th, 1898. ƒ Regular Session. Cailed to order by Pres. Luick. Roll cailed. Quorum present. Absent Aid. Rhodes. PETITIONS AND COifilUNICATIONS. A petition signed by B. B. Sudworth and three others askiug for the extensión of Hickory st. was read and refered to the Street Committee. A petition signed by C. C. Lombard and eight others asking for the changng of the name of Oxford st. was read and referred to the Street Committee. lEl'OKTS OF STANDING COMJIITTEES. CEMETERV. To the Common Couneil: Your Cemetery Committee to whom was referred the subject of the Ceme,ery Commission of the Fifth Ward Cemetery respectf ully report that after giving the matter due consideraron hey are of the opinión that the conrol of said cemetery shonld be placed n the hands of the Common Council and recommend that the ordinanee relative to the Fifth Ward Cemetery )e so amended as to invest the nicmers of the Cemetery Committee with the powers of the Commission. llespectfully submitted, Geo. W. Sweet, C. II. Cady, Geo. L. Mooie, Cemetery Committee. Referred to Ordinanee Committee. i:üiorts of city officeks. To the Honorable the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor: Gentlemen: A decree was entered in the case of the City of Ann Arbor vs. The Farmers & Mechantes Bank et al. on Monday, January lOth, 1S98. By it the amount found to be due Mr. Collins on the Hill st. contract and the Huron st. contract including all extras on both contracts was the sum of $4,200.67. The decree provided for a pro rata distribution oí' the amount so found due as aforesaid among the different claimants. I prepared vouchers for the claimants to sign and paid them by check and filed the same with the City Clerk. L also secured receipt in full from Henry Collins and illed thsauie with the vouchers. This settlement is a final adjustment of a case that miglitbe very expensive and the cause of great trouble and annoyance to the city. Very respectfully, Thos. D. Kearney, City Attorney. This is to certify that Ed ward L. Seyler, Cit.y Treasurer of the City of Ann Arbor, had on deposit in the Farmers & Meehanics bank on the morning of the second day of January, 1898, the sum of sixty-four thousand four hundred twenty-four dollars and seventynine cents ($64,424 79). Dated at Ann Arbor, this llth day of January, A. D. 1898. Yours truly, F. H. Belser, Cashier. To the Common Council oj the City of Ann Arbor: CITY TREASURER'S REPORT. Balance on hand, last report S 1052 19 MONEY RECEIVED. l'olice Futid Sweet. Zonas, fees for Ree '97 5 45 Street Fund I). ,T. Koss. Dec 'i)7 okl iron soid 5 60 Doe, 13 'DTsidewalk. Smith Est. 5 HO I)ec 15 '97 old iron sold 1 50 Deo 21 '7 sidewalk, Hth St. . 12 00 City, state, county, and school tax oollected durlus Dec. '1)7 45905 54 Dog Tax 150 00 Sidewalk Tax 28 32 4G1H 31 Total on hand 44162 12 Contingent fund ï 037 68 Snert fund... 777 10 Foor fund 32(3 51 Bridge, Culvert and Crosswalk fund 828 40 Pollca fund 282 50 l'iremen's fund 1445 03 3097 2;") Total on hand 107U4 87 BALANCE ON HAND. Contingent fund 850 44 Street fund 6317 04 Hoor fund 3119 41 Bridge, Culvert, and Crosswalk fund 2328 80 Policefund 138IÍ 92 l'lremeii's fund 35(34 83 City Cemetery fuud 51 35 Water fund 4067 40 Dos Tax fund 346 00 Univ. Hospital Aid Bond Fund 3420 00 Delinquent Tax Fund 1028 12 Uncol ected City Tax 10ÖB8 63 State Dog Tax 26 1 75 ExoeBS of City Tax Kolis 152 16 City, i-ouuiy. state scbool.dog andsidewalk tax collected n December, '97 4C0S3 86 61856 80 81091 93 21091 93 Balance on hand $-10764 Si Respectfully submitted, E. L. Seylbb, City Treasurer. To the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor: Balance on haud, last report $37740 04 RBCEIPTS. December 31, 1897. To Tax Collectod Dis No. 1 125 92 ' 2 171 96 " " " " " 3 1881 28 ' 4 273 89 " " " " " 5 38 (il m " " ' ë 758 22 " " " " 7 276 91 363 59 $31876 t3 DISBURSEMENTS. December 1, 1897. Kedeemed 4 iour year bonds Malnsewer 2000 00 Int. on total Main Sewer bond S22000.00 1100 00 Bulanee outstanding $22000 December 31. Tax acet. lat sewer No. 5... 2 00 Labor acet lat sewer No. 6. 1453 48 Tax acet. lat sewer No. 6. . . 3170 92 The above amount represents the lst quarter of entire issue of bonds Dis. No. 6 with interest, accrued, to Dec. 57, 1&97. 7720 40 Balance on hand t23650 23 BALANCE ON HAND. Dec. 31. '97. Main sewer fund S 8538 18 Main sewer bond f und 100 00 Labor ace't Dist. No. 1 39 90 1.... 2Ü7 :w Labor 2 27 28 Tax " " "2.... 990 14 Labor " " "3.... 2126 33 Tax ■ " "3 5507 98 Labor " " " ■■■■ 315 03 Tax " " " 4.... 1318 30 Labor " " 5.... 868 89 Tax ' ' "5.... 6115 73 Labor " " " 6 3660 51 Tax " ' '■ 6.... 1133 73 Labor " " "7... 1740 33 Tax " " " 7.... 1096 01 Delinquent Sewer Tax 14 51 Total on hand 28755 22 5104 99 Total overdraft 5194 99 Total on hand Dec. 31. '97. . . 23650 23 Respectfully submitted, E. L. Seyker, Treasurer. RESOLUTIONS. By Aid. Sweet. Resolved, that the Commissioners of the Fifth Ward Cemetery be required to report to this Council the lots sold and money received since the last report. Adopted. Aid. Koch moved that the subject of fire alarm system be referred to the Pire Department Committee. Aid. Brown moved as a substituto that the Council defer further action until a booth is erected by the company asking for a franchise. Adopted asfollows: Yeas- Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Dell, Sweet, .brown. Spathelf, Soule, Coon, Danforth, Cady- 10. Nays - Aid. Grossman, Koch, Vandawarker, Fres. Luick - 4. Aid. Hamilton moved to reeonsider the vote on Aid. Brown's substitute. Lost as follows: Yeas - Aid. Hamilton, Grossman, Koch, Vandawarker, Spathelf, Soule, Fres. Luick - 7. Nays- Aid. Moore, Dell, Sweet, Brown, Coou, Danforth, Cady - 7. On motion the Council adjóurued. City Clerk.