Ann Arbor City Council Minutes, November 21, 1910

COMMON COUNCIL--November 21,1910. 557

Council Chamber, Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 21st., 1910. Regular session.

Meeting called to order by Pres. Mills. Present : Ald. O'Connor, Hochrein, Murray, Staffan, Sweet, Flynn, Pipp, Manwaring, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Absent : Ald. Stark, 1. Minutes of previous meeting approved.

Communications.

From Board of Public Works -- Hon. Board of Public Works, Wirt Cornwell, Pres. : Gentlemen -- A few months ago there was a difference of opinion among our city officials as to whether our paving should be done by the city or by contract. It was finally decided that the work should be done by the city, and I am pleased to report that this plan has effected a saving of $3,563.80, using the lowest bid received for paving E. Huron and Twelfth sts., as a basis.
Respectfully, E. W. Groves, City Engineer.
Referred to the Council on motion of Mr. Scott.
(Council action).

Received and ordered on file.
(From Board) --
Street Commissioner recommended that another city team be purchased.
Moved by Mr. Scott: That the matter be referred to council with recommendation that team be purchased.
(Council action).

Moved by Ald. Blaich : That the matter be referred to the Board of Public Works with power to act. Adopted as follows: Yeas, Ald. O'Connor, Hochrein, Murray, Staffan, Sweet, Flynn, Pipp, Manwaring, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Nays, none.

(From Board) -- Moved by Mr. James : That the matter of purchase of snow plow be referred to council, with recommendation that $60.00 be appropriated for same.

(Council action).
Moved by Ald. Lutz : That recommendation be concurred in. Adopted as follows: Yeas, Ald. O'Connor, Hochrein, Murray, Staffan, Sweet, Flynn, Pipp, Manwaring, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Nays, none.

By Ald. Manwaring : Whereas, it is the sense of this council that a detention hospital should be constructed and maintained in this city, wherein persons afflicted with contagious, infectious and other diseases dangerous to the public health, of a character requiring isolation and quarantine, may be cared for and treated, and

Whereas, the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan have taken certain action indicating a willingness to cooperate with the city in the matter of constructing, equiping and maintaining such detention hospital, as evidenced by the following resolution:
"On condition that the city of Ann Arbor will furnish $25,000 for the purpose of building a contagious disease hospital the University of Michigan will furnish a site for the same and agrees to equip and maintain it after completion. Such hospital shall be for the sole use of patients taken sick of contagious diseases in the city of Ann Arbor, under such conditions as shall be arranged between the city of Ann Arbor and the Board of Regents."

Resolved, that a special election be, and the same hereby is, called and will be held on Wednesday, the fourteenth day of December, 1910, in pursuance of the charter of this city, to vote upon the question of raising the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) by loan, such funds, when raised, to be used for the purpose of constructing and equiping a detention hospital and to issue bonds therefor in a sum not to exceed $25,000.00, said hospital to be erected upon a site to be furnished by the University of Michigan, provided that the city be guaranteed in perpetuity or so long as such hospital may stand, sufficient and adequate accommodations for such cases of contagious, infectious or other diseases dangerous to the public health as it may wish to place therein, and provided further, that the maintenance and running expenses of said hospital shall be provided by the University of Michigan free of cost to the city of Ann Arbor, except that the University may charge regular hospital rates for private or indigent patients.

Resolved, further, that said election be held at the engine house, corner of East Huron street and North Fifth avenue in said city; that the polls of said election be opened at the hour of seven o'clock in the forenoon of said day, and continue open until the hour of five o'clock p. m. of said day.

Resolved, further, that the city clerk of said city, be and hereby is, authorized to issue the usual call for said special election pursuant to the charter of said city, and cause to be printed ballots for the use of the electors at said special election, which ballots shall be printed upon white paper of equal length and width, the affirmative ballots to have printed there on the

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words, "For the detention hospital special tax, "Yes," and the negative ballots to have printed thereon the words, "For the detention hospital special tax. No,"
Resolved, further, that the canvass and termination of the vote of said special election be made pursuant to the charter of said city.
Moved by Ald. Manwaring : That it be referred to a committee of three, to be appointed by the chair. Adopted and Ald. Murray, Manwaring and Goodyear appointed.
(From Board) --

Engineer's Report on Paving District No. 5.

Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 9, 1910.
Hon. Board of Public Works, Wirt Cornwell, Pres. : Gentlemen -- I here with submit the following statement, showing the cost of paving E. Washington St. from Fifth av. to Twelfth St.: Luick Brothers & Co., lumber and mill work $36.80
J. C. Fischer, Hdw. Co., supplies 12.08
Dean & Co., Ltd., supplies. . . . 16.62
Miller & Pray, supplies 5.40
M. Staebler & Co., supplies . . 13.90
Benz Brothers, supplies 2.68
Ann Arbor Gas Co., tar 83.37
Ann Arbor Marine Engine Co., supplies 1.75
C. Schlenker, supplies 1.50
132 3-4 bbls. cement, at $1.32 per bbl. (for curb) 175.23
Labor and gravel for curb . . 730.29
Labor bills 2701.53
1311 loads of gravel at $1.00 per load 1311.00
2 loads of gravel at $.25 by city team 50
64 loads of sand from Chilson, at $0.67 42.88
45 loads hauled by city team, team at $.50 22.50
6 1-2 days tarring with city team at $4.00 26.00
Superintendence and tools for 8633 sq. yds. paving, at $.05 431.65
1891 1-2 bbls. cement at $1.32 per bbl 2496.78
3 bbls pitch from Chicago, at $4,218 per bbl 12.66
Stakes from Sauer & Co 15.00
Ann Arbor Water Co., water. 97.11

$8237.23

Deducting the excavation . .$1147.17 and the curbing 905.52, $2052.63

Cost of pavement $6137.04
Dividing $6137.04 by 8633, the number of sq yds., gives $0.71088 as the cost per sq yd.
Respectfully, E. W, GROVES, City Engineer.
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov, 9, 1910.

Hon. Board of Public Works, Wirt Cornwell, Pres. : Gentlemen--I herewith submit the following distribution of cost of paving E. Washington st., from Fifth av. to Twelfth St., the city to pay for paving street intersections and 20 percent of the remainder.
1068.80 sq yds paving at intersections, at $0.71088 . . . . $ 759.79
333 feet of curb at intersections, at $0.22 73.26 286.5 cu yds excavation at

intersections, a t $0.50 143.25 Total .$ 976.30 20 per cent of t h e r e m a i n d e r $1442.68

$8237.23 Less work done for service corporations $ 47.50 Total cost of pavement, in-

cluding curb and exca-vation $8189.73

Total for t h e city to pay . .$2418.98 Total for t h e p r op e r ty to

I ^ $5770.75 Total cost of t h e i mp r o v e m e n t $8189.73 Respectfully, E . W. GROVES, City

Eng inee r. Received, or d ere d printed in .min- utes and filed. Rev. E. D. Kelly presented a propo- sition to bond t h e city in t h e sum of $40,000.00 for a hosnital.

Move d by Aid. Sweet: T h a t a com-mi t t e r of t h r e e be appo inted to confer with Rev. E. D. Kelly, an d investigate t h e proposition.

Adopted and following committee appoin ted. Aid. P i p p , Lutz, and Blaich.

City E n g i n e e r ' s ap p oi n tme n t, as del-ega te to t h e Ro a d Builder s' Congress an d seventh a n n u a l convention, at In -dianapolis, Dec. 6, 7, 8 an d 9, received an d following resolution offered: By Aid. L u t z : Resolved, t h a t the

City En g i n e e r be sent as a delegate to In d i an a po l is to a t t e n d t h e meeting of t h e Ame ri c an R o a d Builders' Associa-tion a t the expense of t h e city.

Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. O'Connor, Ho c hr ei n , Murray, Staffan, Sweet, Plynn, Pi p p , Man war ing, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Pa t o n , Lutz, Pr es . Mills, 14. Nays, none. Co mmun ic at io n from Christina Nimke, relative to supposed defective

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crossing, received and referred to t h e of p r o p e r t y fronting on Hill st. a n d City A t t o r n e y on motion of Aid. She rk. Oswego st., he re by petition yo ur h o n Co mm u n i ca t i o n from Pa u l i n e B. orable body to cause said str eets to be Row, on exemption of sewer t a x on g r a d ed a n d paved within t h e limits h e r p rop ert y, received and, on motion following, t h a t is to say: Hill g-t. from of Aid. Lutz, refe rred to Sewer co m- W a s h t e n a w ave. to Oswego St., a nd mi t te e. Oswego st. from Hill st. to Ged des Pe ti t io n to p av e alley in block 3 ave. south, r a n g e 4 east, was a p p ro v e d by Th is petition is signed on t h e u n -t h e City E n g i n e e r and following r es o - d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t t h e city shall p a y lution offered: t w e n t y p e r c e n t of t h e cost of such By Aid. M u r r a y : W h e r e a s , this c o m - p a v e m e n t . W e respeotfully r e c o m mo n council h a s been applied to in men d p a v e m e n t s imilar to t h a t on w r i t i n g by a m a j o r i t y of t h e own e rs Ma y n a r d St., t h e work to be done by

of t h e lands, wh i ch a r e liable to be t h e city, p a v e m e n t ' not to exceed assessed for t h e p a y m e n t of t h e con- twenty^-four feet from c u r b to c u r b : s t r u c t i o n of t h e s ame, and p r a y i n g for N u m b e r of t h e g r a d i n g a n d p av i ng of alley r u n - feet fronting

n i n g between Li be r ty a n d William sts. N a m e s of own e rs on s t r e e t : in block 3 south, r a n g e 4 east, within F r a n k A. Stivers, M a r g a r e t M. t h e c o r p o r a t e limits of t h e oity of Ann Stivers 198 Arbor, Mich.; a nd Jessie C. Millen, Geo. W. Mmen..220

W h e r e a s , t h e g r a d i n g a nd p a vi n g of Albert Lockwood 240 t h a t p a r t of alley, wit hin t h e limits N. W o o d m a n s e e 264 aforesaid, is d e e me d a n d d ec la re d to M a r t h a D. Bac h, a d m . est. J a m e s be a n eces sary public i m p r o v e m e n t ; R- B a c h 138 t h e r e f o r e F r a n k Lev e r e tt 50 Resolved, a nd it is h e r e b y declare d E. D. Campbell 304.5 to be t h e p u r p o s e of t h e c o m m o n H e r m a n Re i c h e r t . . . 121 council to cause said alley in block 3 Mrs. Angle R. Mellon 721^ south, r a n g e 4 east, with in t h e limits Clar a S. C. W a l d r o n 85 aforesaid, to be grt^ded a n d paved u n - P h i G a m m a Delta by J o h n R.

der t h e c h a r t e r and o r d i n an c e s of t h e Allen, Secy., a n d Chas. W. ci:y of Ann Arbor, and in p u r s u a n c e Spooner, Treas., subject to a p of t h e p r a y e r of said petitioners. p roval of t h e as soc iat ion , . . . .165 Resolved, fu rt he r, t h a t t h e cost a nd W m . Arnold 33 expense of the c ons tru ctio n of such Mrs. Mary W a l k e r 132 public i m p r o v e m e n t shall be ch a r g ed , Mrs. Mary Jewell 248

assessed a nd paid #-s follows: assessed Mrs. M. L. Dailey 110 a n d paid by special ass essment levied By Aid. Lu t z : W h e r e a s , th is co ma n d assessed ac co rd in g to benefits on mon council h a s been applied to in an d ag ai nst all t h e lands, t e n e m e n t s wr it i n g by a m a o r i i y of t h e o wn e rs of a n d pr emises )ying o n or fronting al- t h e lands, wh ic h r.re liable to be a s -ley in block 3 south, r a n g e 4 east, sessed for t h e p a y m e n t of th e conwithin t h e limits aforesaid. s tr uc ti on of t h e sa me, p r a y i n g for t h e Resolved, furth er, t h a t t h e said pe- g r a d i n g an d p av i ng of Hill st. from tition, along with this d e te r min a ti o n , W a s h t e n a w av. to Oswego St., a nd be a nd t h e s a m e is h e r e b y re fe rr e d to Oswego st. from Hill st. to Geddes

t h e Bo a rd of Pub lic W o r k s , wit h di- ave,, within t h e c o r p o r a t e limits of rections to r e p o r t to t h e council wit h t h e city of Ann Arbor, Mi ch ig an ; a nd all convenient d i sp a t c h suita ble p lans W h e r e a s , t h e g r a d i n g a nd p av i n g with specifications for t h e said p r o - of t h a t p a r t of Hill and Oswego posed i mp ro v e me n t , t h e kind a nd streets, within t h e limits aforesaid. Is quality of m a t e r i a l to be used t h e r e - deemed a n d decl ared to be a nec essa ry fore, t o g e t h e r wit h a n es-imate of public i m p r o v e m e n t ; t h e r e f o r e t h e pr o ba b le cost an d expense of such Resolved, an d it is h e r e b y de clared public i m p r o v e me n t . to be t h e p ur p os e of t h e c o m m o n Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. council to ca use Hill an d Oswego

O'Connor, Hoc h re in , Murray, Staffan, sts. within t h e limits aforesaid, to be Sweet, Fl y nn , Pi p p, Matnwaring, g rade d a n d paved u n d e r t h e c h a r t e r Sherk, Blaieh, Goodyear, P a t o n , Lut7, an d o rd i n a n c e s of t h e city of An n P r e s Mills, 14. Nays, none. Arbor, an d in p u r s u a n c e of t h e p r a y e r Pe t i t i o n for P a v e m e n t on Hill a n d of said petitioners. Oswego Sts. Resolved, fu rt he r, t h a t t h e cost

To t h e H o n o r a b l e t h e Co mmon an d expense of t h e c o ns tr uc ti o n of Council, of t h e city of Ann Ar b o r : such public i m p r o v e m e n t shall be Gentlemen---The undersigned, owners c h ar g e d , assessed a n d paid as fol560 C O M M O N C O U N C I L -- N o v e m b e r 2 1 , 1 9 1 0 . l o w s : A l l s t r e e t a n d p u b l i c a l l e y i n t e r -s e c t i o n s , e n g i n e e r i n g e x p e n s e s a n d

t w e n t - ^ p e r c e n t of t h e r e m a i n d e r s h a l l b e p a i d b y t h e c i t y , a n d t h e r e - m a i n d e r s h a l l b e a s s e s s e d a n d p a i d b y s p e c i a l a s s e s s m e n t , l e v i e d a n d assessed according to benefits on and against all the lands, tenements and premises lying on or fronting Hill and Oswego sts, within the limits aforesaid. Resolved, further, that the said petition, along with this determination, be and the same is hereby referred to the Board of Public Works, with directions to report to the council with all convenient dispatch suitable plans with specifications for the said proposed Improvement, the kind and quality of material to be used therefore, together with an estimate of the probable cost and expense of such public improvement. Adopted as follows : Yeas, Ald. O'Connor, Hocha - e i n , Murray, Staffan, Sweet, Flynn, Pipp, Manwaring, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Nays, none.

Committee Reports.

FINANCE REPORT . . Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 21st. 1010.

T o t h e H o n o r a b l e t he C om mon Council. G e n t l e m e n : Your finance c o m m i t t e e have h a d t h e city bills n n d e r co ns id era ti on a n d respectfully r e c om m e n d t h a t Ilule 21 be

s u sp e nd ed for the evening a n d w a r r a n t s ordered d r a w n as follow s: Gro. Blaich. Geo. L utz , W m . 11. M u r r a y , F i n a n c e C om mit tee.

C O N T I N G E N T F U N D . I n s p e c t o r s E lection. L. E. O'Connor, services $10.00 Alfred Staeb. services 10.00

H e n r y Hochrein, services 10.00 W m . H. M ur r a y , services 10.00 0. L. Staftan, services 10.00 C. J . Sweet. * services 10.00 W m . P. F l y n n , services 10 00 H e n r y G. IMpp. services 10.00 E. B. Man w a r i n g , services 10.00 1. L. Sherk, services 10.()0 Geo. Blaich. services 30 00 W m . G oodvear, services 1{).00 A. H. P a t o n services 10.00 Georg-e L ut z . services 10 00

E. M. W u r s t e r , services 4.00 H a r r y H. Gillen, services 4.00 F r a n k P a r d o n , services 4.00 H e r m a n K r a p f services 4 00 E r n e s t R eh ber g, services 4.00 A. F . Martin, services 4.00

H e n r y Bliton_ services 4.00

C lerks. T. P. Stowe. services !j;4.00

W. K. Childs. services 4.00 W m . K. Schneider, services 4.00 .John G ehringer, services 4.00 W. A. Clark, services 4.00

P . G. H aa s , services 4.00 J o h n K a u m g a r d n e r . services 4.00 H . li. Dodsley services 4.00

J o h n H. Sh a d f or d , services 4.00 .Tay C. T a ylor , services 4.00 E d w a r d Duffy, services 4.00 C h a n n i n g Sm ith, services 4 00

F r a n k A. -tivers, services 4.00 H a m m o n d services 4.00

G at e ke e pe r s . Bond, services .

H n h n , services 2.C0 Ptisterer. services 2 00 Schulz, services T, 2.00 ijurke, services 2.00 i\iichael Hcssion. services 2.00 J a c o b F r a n k , services 2.00

G u t e k u n s t , services 2.00 Kalnibach_ services 2 00 How ell, services 2.00 xj. Beacu, services 2.00 . . . n e s . services 2.00 Se ba st ia n Seyfried, services 2.00 J o h n L i n d e n s c h m i t t , election c o m m is -sioner 5.00 J o h n T. K e n n y , election c om m i s -sioner 5,00 G e o r g e Fi s c he r, election co m m i s-sioner 5 00 .Jacob G w i n n e r r e n t of stoi-e 10 00 ('has. L u t z rent of s to r e 10.00

W m . P e r r i e r . la bo r 3.00 M. E. E a s t e r l y , l a bo r 12 00 Michael Schail)le, c a r t a g e 2.25 C. H. Heck & Son, wood 3 75

St. . ame:^ Cafe, m e a l s l.CO

D. A. B. J. F . W F r e d .loan i\ F. Th08.

E r u s t T,Tacob T. G. Ch as .

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T o t a l election S3a0. Fire F un d. Ch as . A n d r e w s , s a l a r y ^ 41. E u g e n e W i l l i a m s s a l a r y 33,

F n d Jo ll y, s a l a r y 3 P a ll h E d w a r d s , s al a r y

H e n r y M cL a ren, s a l a r y Geo. Hotlzlo, s a l a r y . . . J a c o b G w i nn er, s a ' a r y A r t h u r CI irk. s a l a r y . . Arch. W a ^ g o i t . s a l a r y . Max Wittlinger^ s a l a r y

33 34 34 33 33, 33

I l a r l e y Wise, s a l a r y 27 F r a n k Tice, s a l a r y 27 M arti n Noll, s a l a r y 27 liUsseP J a m e s , s a ' a r y 27 Geo. I s b d l , s a l a r y 27, Mat. H e i n i u g e r , s a l a r y 27

F r e d N o r d m a n , s a l a r y 27 J o h n B e b r s a l a r v 27 Ch as . Carroll, s a l a r y 22 F r a n k K a p p s a l a r y 22

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T ot al sa la rie s for 1-2 m o n t h of Novc mbor $315.30

Police F un d. T h eo . C. Apfel, s a l ar y $41.06 T ho s. O'Brien s a l a r v 37 40 M a t t h e w Max.' s a l a r y 33.0't Z enus Sweet, s a l a r y 33.00 W m . B l a c k b u r n , s al a r y 3.3.00

W m . J . Aprill. s a ' a r y 33 00 Guf^tave Meyer, s a l a r y 33 00 D e W i t t H a t h a w a y , s a l a r y 3.3.00

T o ta l sal ari es for 1-2 m o n t h of N ov em b er $277.03

P a r k F un d. T ho s. Allen l a b o r $ IS 00 W m . B u r y , la bo r G.OO

C O M M O N C O U N C I L -- N o v e m b e r 21 ,19 10 . 5G1 N. Charlau, labor l.fiO Wm. Clark.,labor 5.33 Michael Hesslon. labor 4.;^0 Chas. Huddy, labor 11.20 J a m es Mason, labor 6.G7 J. W. O'Brien lal)or 10 00

Chas. H. Otis, labor (supt.) 8.3.3 Wm. Randel, labor lO.f^O Frfd Ulrrch, labor 6.fi7 Bennett French, team 32.00 F. Hotchkin, tram -., 32.45 Walter Schneider, team 10.67

Total Park fund .'P164.52 Street Fun d . Wm. Bury, labor , $ 12.50 K. M. Caugliey labor 10.00 Wm. Clark, labor 12.00 Michael Herey, labor Micha< 1 Hession, labor J o h n Holka. labor

Louis Seneli. labor Jo hn itlcHugh. leam

l.GO 3.SO 9.60 4.22 29.34 W alter Schneider, team 22.67

Total Street fund .SIO.^.73 Bridge Culvert and Crosswalk Fun d. Wm. Bury, labor $ 3. K. M. Caughey, labor , 14

N. Cliarlan, labor 1, Wm. Clark, labor i, Wm. Graf, labor 19 Michael Herey, labor Michael Hession. labor. 4 ._ . . . . . _. 1 J o h n Holka. labor 3,

( hris. Larmee, labor 6 J am es Mason, labor 4 Louis Seneli, labor 1 Frt d Ulrich. labor IS It. S. Ellis, team 43, Jo hn McHugh, team 4, ("has. Weithammer team 26 0>> o. ochaible, team 32

Walter Schneider, team 2 Jos. Wallacker, team 2S

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I'O ,00 ,60 ,20 ,45 ,17

11 ,08 12 ^9 67 ,00 23

Toia! Bridge, Culvert & Crosswalk S2t5.;^:j Recapitulation. Contingent fund .$ 300.60 Fire 615.30

rolice 277.0;; l*ark 164.52 Stre( t 105.73 Bridge, Culvert and Crosswalk 215.33

Total $1,687.51 Approved and respectfully submitted to the finance committee. ROSS GRANGER. City Clerk.

A i d . B l a i c h m o v e d t h e a d o p t i o n of t h e r e p o r t . A d o p t e d a s f o l l o w s : Y e a s , A id . O ' C o n n o r , H o c h r e i n , M u r -r a y , Staffan , S w e e t , F l y n n , P i p p , M a n w a r i n g , S h e r k , B l a i c h , G o o d y e a r , P a t o n , L u t z , P r e s . Mills, 14, N a y s , n o n e . L i g h t i n g C o m m i t t e e ,

, T o t h e H o n o r a b l e t h e C o m m o n C o u n c i l : G e n t l e m e n -- Y o u r c o m m i t t e e , to w h o m w a s r e f e r r e d t h e m a t t e r of s t r e e t l i g h t i n g , h a v e r e c e i v e d t h e b i d s a n d h a d t h e s a m e u n d e r c o n s i d e r a -t i o n ; a n d a s t h e E a s t e r n M i c h i g a n

E d i s o n Co. . a r e t h e l o w e s t b i d d e r s , y o u r c o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d s t h a t t h e y b e a w a r d e d t h e c o n t r a c t to f u r n i s h t h e c ity w i t h o n e h u n d r e d a n d e i g h t y o n e a r c l i g h t s , a t a c o s t of $60.00 p e r l i g h t p e r y e a r , a n d a s m a n y m o r e a s t h e city n i a y o r d e r f r o m t i m e t o t i m e a t t h e a b o v e p r i c e : a l s o t o f u r n i s h t h e cii.y w i t h o n e h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y -n i n e 7 5 w a t t s T u n g s t e n l a m p s in p l a c e of g a s l i g h t s n o w b e i n g f u r -n i s h e d b y t h e W e t s b a c h S t r e e t L i g h t - i n g C o ; a l s o t w e m t y - s e v e n 7 5 w a t t s T u n g s t e n l a m p s in p l a c e of i n c a n d e s - c e n t l i g h t s n o w b e i n g u s e d in t h e a l l e y s , a n d f o u r 75 w a t t s T u n g s t e n l a m p s t o r e p l a c e t h e i n c a n d e s c e n t l i g h t s n o w b e i n g u s e d u n d e r t h e A n n A r b o r r a i l r o a d b r i d g e s ; all T u n g s t e n l a m p s to c o s t t h e cii^y $18.00 p e r l i g h t

p e r y e a r , a n d to f u r n i s h a s m a n y m o r e a s t h e c i t y m a y o r d e r f r o m t i m e

to t i m e a t t h e - a b o v e p r i c e . All T u n g -s t e n s t r e e t l a m p s t o b e m o u n t e d o n e i t h e r i r o n o r r e i n f o r c e d c o n c r e t e p o s . s , p r o v i d i n g t h e c o u n c i l a p p r o v e s of t h e p h o t o g r a p h s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s of p o s t s t o b e f u r n i s h e d by t h e E a s t e r n

M i c h i g a n E d i s o n Co. W e a l s o r e c o m -m e n d t h a t a c l a u s e b e p u t in t h e c o n - t r a c t t h a t i t b e o p t i o n a l w i t h t h e city t o r e n e w t h i s c o n t r a c t a t t h e e n d of

five y e a r s , a t a p r i c e n o t t o e x c e e d t h e a b o v e -prices.

T h e f o r e g o i n g is o n t h e s c h e d u l e p r e s e n t e d in b i d s , 3815 h o u r s ; a n y a d d i i i o n a l h o u r s ci ty m a y o r d e r s h a l l b e c h a r g e d p r o r a t a .

R e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d . C J . S w e e t , C h a i r m a n L i g h t i n g C o m m i t t e e .

M o v e d b y Aid . B l a i c h : T h a t it b e l a i d o v e r fo r t w o w e e k s . A d o p t e d .

Officers' R e p o r t s . CITY FUNDS--Treasurer's Report for Month E n d i n g Oct. 31. Contingent Fund-- Stamps sold * -^^ Fees collected 1*2 bpraying 4.40 City scales l-l-H)

Peddlers' licen.ses ll>.00 Pool licenses 2.00 Dray licenses IJJO Milk licenses 100

l>>olice Fund-- Officers' fees Itejectcd Tax F u n d -Taxes collected

Park Fund-- Rent of houee Dog License F u n d -Dog licenses Cemetery Fund-- Burial permits

Tot?.l v'?!?*?? On hand Oct. 1st $23.421.oo Total ^23,522.37

44.14 IS.T't 13.68

10.00

6.25 11.00

562 C O M M O N C O U N C I L -- N o v e m b e r 2 1 , 1 9 1 0 .

W a r r a n t s pa id 10,030.13 On h a n d Nov. 1st $13,483.24

D is b ur s ed , W a r r a n t s Pa i d -- ^.^^r. B ridge, culv' t a nd c ro ss w al k fund $4 ,141.i9 C o n t i n g e n t fund T,^'*'^!n nn City cem tery fund . - o " ; F i r e d e p a r t m e n t fund 1,4M.oO Po or fund 8f>-^*4

Police fund 409.52 ..treet fund 243.29 F a i r g r o u n d s fund 166.^6 P a r k -und , ^J^?-^S

S tr e et l i g h t i n g fund 1,201.lb Sidew alk fund 11>59

T ot a l .$10,039.13 C ondition of City F u n d s on t he F i r s t D a y

of November. On H a n d B r i d g e , culv't a n d cross wa lk fund $ 5,228.47 C o n t i n ge n t fund 9,462.18 City cem etery fund ^^^-J. Dog license fund 124.73 S t a t e d o g t a x fund 100.00 F i r e d e p a r t m e n t fuud 5,719.95

1-oor funu 766.10 Police fund 4.708.40 Street fund 1.104.87 W a t e r fund 4,698.00

P a r k fuud 641.39 Street h g h t i n g fund 6,679.07 Sidewalk b u i l d i n g fund 82.04 Kejected t ax fund 13.68

T otal $39,680.32 O v e r d r a w n -- F a i r g r o u n d s fund $3,502.32 Sidewalk fund 55.57 I ncollected city t a x fund 20,259.00 D e l i n q u e n t t a x fund 2,380.19

T o t a l $26,197.08 W a r r a n t s O u t s t a n d i n g -- B ri dge, culv't an d cr os sw a lk f u n d . . $ 6.29

C o n t i n g e n t fund 21.10 Police fund 33.00 Street fund 34.23 !< ai r g r o u n d s fund 308.33

P a r k ufnd l-tO - - V I N G F U N D S -- T r e a s r e r ' s I t e po rt for

Month E n d i n g Oct. 31. L a b o r Acct. Pav. Dist. 13-- Sale of b o n d s $135.14 L a b o r Acct. P av. Dist. 14--

W o r k by city 13.64

T otal $148.78 D i s bu r se d , W a r r a n t s Pai d-- L a b o r p a v i n g d i s t r i ct No. 14 $ 110.76

L a b o r ' p a v i n g di st ri ct No. 13 2,710.25 L ab or, paving d i s t r i ct No. 16 104.82

T otal $2,985.83 O ve r d r a w n Oct. 1st 303.62 T otal $3,289.45 Money received 148.78

O ve r d r a w n Nov. 1st $3,140.67 Condition of P a v i n g F u n d s on t he F i r s t Day of November.

On H a n d -T a x acct. p a vi n g d i s t r i ct No. 5 . . . $ 2,631.30 T a x acct. p a v i n g d i st r i c t No. 6 . . . T, 22.04

T a x acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 7 . . . T a x acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 8 T a x acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 9 . . . T a x acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 1 0 . . . T a x acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 1 1 . . .

T o t a l O v e r d r a w n -- T a x acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 4...J|

L a b o r acct. i )avin g di s t r i c t No. 11. T a x acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i ct No. 1 2 . . L a b o r acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 13 L a b o r acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 14 A^aoor acct. T^aving distriLL No, 15 L a b o r acct. p a v i n g d i s t r i c t No. 16

1,564 25 173.39 1.529.81 1,508.10

616.23 $8,045.12

253.74 807..05 212.31 675.23 4,343.23 4,728.88

164.82 T otal $11,185.79 W a r r a n t s O u t s t a n d i n g -- L a b o r acct. p a v i n g d i st r i c t No. 15 $51.82

L a b o r acct. oavinjj di s t r i c t No. 16 .84 S E W E K F U N D S -- T r e a s u r e r ' s R e p o r t for Month E n d i n g Oct. 31.

T a x Acct. Sew er D ist. No. 27-- T a x e s collected $ 53.78

T o t a l $ 53.78 On h a n d Oct. 1st $3,193.16

T o t a l $3,24f^ 94 W a r r a n t s pa id 11.58

On h a n d Nov. 1st .$3,235.36 W a r r a n t s P ai d -- L a b o r acct. l a t e r a l sewer No. 3 5. . $ 11.58

Total $ n.m C ondit ion of L a t e r a l Sewer F u n d s on t h e

F i r s t Day of N ove m ber . On H a n d -- T a x acct. l at e r a l s e w e r No. 14 i. acct. lateral sew er No. 17

acct. l a t e ra l s e w e r No. 1 9 . . . . acct. l ateral s e w e r No. 22 acct. la ter al s e w e r No. 26 acct. la ter al s ew er No. 27 acct. lateral s e w e r No. 2 8 . , . . acct. lat era l s ew e r No. 30 acct. lateral s e w e r No. 31

T a x T a x T a x T a x T a x T a x T a x T a x L a b o r acct. l a t er a l sewer No. 3 2 . . T a x acct. l ate ral vsewer No. 3 3 . . . . L a b o r acct. lat era l s ew er No. 3 3 . . L a b o r acct. l a t er a l s e w e r No. 3 4 . . T a x acct. lateral sew er No. 3 5 . . . . T a x acct. l a t e ra l s e w e r i\0. 36

L a b o r acct. la ter al s ewe r No. 3 6 . . L a b o r acct. la ter al s e w e r No. 3 7 . . T a x acct. l a t e ra l sew er No. 3 8 . . . . L a b o r acct. l a t e r a l se w er No. 3 8 . .

L a b o r acct. l a t e r al sewer No. 3 9 . . L a b o r acct. la ter al sew er No. 4 0 . . T a x acct. lateral sew er No. 41 L a b o r acct. l a t e ra l sew er No. 4 1 . .

.50.75 50.80 208 fiT 201.39 194 07 2.835.37 400.04 641.74 379. .^3 825.8"

123.79 73.31 1,179.96 14.5S

75 253.66 158 99 80

38.68 299.46 447.07 1.65 1.748.79

,.$ T o t al $10 O ve r d r a w n -- T a x acct. la ter al s e w e r No. 1 5 . . T a x acct. lat era l sew er No. 1 0 . . T a x acct. lateral se w e r No. 1 8 . . L a b o r acct. la ter al sew er No. 19 T a x acct. lateral sew er No. 20. . T a x acct. l at era l s ew er No. 2 1 . . T a x acct. l a t er a l s ewer No. 2 4 . . T a x acct. l at era l sew er No. 2 5 . .

T a x acct. la ter al s e w e r No. 2 9 . .

129.(.<<

6. 171 262, 253

138, 33.

14. l-<< 277

57 15' >2 9 J

ro 10 (T,:^ 58

C O M M O N C O U N C I L -- N o v e m b e r 21 ,191 0. 563 Tax arct. lateral sewer No. 32 1.540.08 Tax. acct. lateral sewer No. 34 3,794.95 i-

Bank certificate $13,345.93 Casb on band 232.00

Total $6,894.32 City funds on hand $13,483.24 Sewer funds on hand 3,235.36

Total . . . P a v in g funds overdrawn To.al

$16,718.60 3,140.67 $13,577.93

Total $13,577.93 To the Hon. common Council, City of Ann Arbor, Mich. Geniiemen: This is to certify that there was on L osit in this oank to the credit of Eugene G. Mann, city treasurer, the sum of thirteen thousand three hundred forty-five and 93-100 ($13,345.y3) dollars on the 31st oay OL October. 1910. Respectfully yours,

Nov. 3rd. 1910. M. J. I'RITZ, Cashier. R e p o r t of t h e City C lerk a n d C om ptroller.

CITY FUN DS

BAL. OCT. bl, 1910.

On Hand Overdrawn

Liabilities Contracted Available T, Deficit

IJ r id g e , C u l v ' t & C r o s s w a l k . . .$ 5 ,2 2 2 . 1 8 C o n t i n g e n t . . . . 9,441.08 City c e m e t e r y . . 351.44

D o g l ic e n s e . . . 124.73 S t a t e d o g t a x . . . 100.00 F i r e d e p a r t. m* t. 5,719.95 P o o r 766.10

P o l i c e 4,675.40 S t r e e t 1,070.64 W a t e r 4,698.00 P a r k 639.79 S t r e e t l i g h t i n g . . 6,679.07 S i d e w a l k

S i d e w a l k b l d n g 82.04 Ci ty h a l l t a x Ci ty h a l l l a b o r U n c o l ' d c ity t a x D e l i n q u e n t t a x R e j e c t e d t a x . . 13,68

F a i r ^-rounds

" " T o t a l $39,584.10

55.57

56,036.05 9,836.56

320.00

9,849.56 160.00 4,432.96 iVsV.oo

9,V4V.64

20,259.00 2,380.19

'3,Vl'o'.65

31.44 124.73 100.00 *6V6'.i6 242.44 ,070.64 63.00

639.7.9

82.04

T, * T, / T, * T,

$813.87 395.48 4,129.61

3,062.97 55.57

$2 6 ,5 0 5.4 1 $45,012.17 $2,960.18 $8,457.50 R e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d : R O S S G R A N G E R , City C l e r k . Office of Street Commissioner, Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 5, 1910.

Hon. Board of Public Works, Wirt Corn-wfU. Esq., Pre siden t: Gentlemen--I here- with present a report of the work done un-der my direction and control during the month of October, 1910: Oct. 1-13; 14-31--Claening paved streets,

labor .$264.14 Oct. 1-12; 14-31--Sweeping streets,

labor 90.G8 Oct. 1-13; 14-31--Extensions and crosswalks, labor 327.CO (Across Olivia at Wei's and across Wells; Olivia and G rang er; Lincoln W. of Wells; Broadway at Swift and across Swift; three alleys on Broad w ay; Wall st. at school; Mi'I St.; Broadway N. of Mill, cement b o x ;

Lawrence and T h a y e r ; Miller av. and 7 tb ; Miller and Spring, cement box ; Linden and S. Univ.; Oxford and Hill; N. E. cor. Huron and Glen av.; raising crosswalks

Clark and Ann, Clark and Catherine; re-

pairs g uter boxes and in lets; 2 extensiojis Washtenaw and 5th av.; clearing culverts

Allen's creek.) Oct. 3-13; 14-15; 19-27 and 31-- patching and graveling streets and

g r a d i n g with street drag_ labor. .$320.86 (Oxford ro a d; N. Main; Hill; Cambridge road; Prospect; Monroe; E. Univ.; I n g a l l s ; Beakes; P ac k ar d ; Broad w ay; P on tiac; Fu l- ler; W. H u r o n ; various streets 5th w a r d ; Geddes; Washtenaw. G rad in g with street, drag, N. Main; W. W a s h i n g t o n ; E. Univ.; S. Univ.; Fo rest; Chu rch; olivia; H ill;

P a c k a r d ; W as h ten a w; W. L ib erty ; 7th st.; Sth SL--^^nd ward streets.) Oct. 1-4; 21T24; 28-29--Unloading ce-ment and, shipping empty cemen. sacks, labor 22.92 Oct. 1--Cutting weeds, laoor l.SO Oct. 12-13; 24-25; 28-2y--Grading side-walks, labor 109.66

(Sth.S. of Washington ;,S.. Univ.; W. side

564 COMMON COUNCIL--November 21, 1910. ' ^ ^ Packard S. of Wells; W. side Ferdon road; Majority for, 933. E. side Ferd&n road.) F o r power to issue bonds for a ny Oct. 11-13 and 31--Tarring paved public p u r p o s e ; streets labor 4.46 ^^^.^^ ^ ^ ^ d Yes 218 No 98

Oct T e - ^ k a n ^ S - i w o r k T V ^ ^ ^ Second w a r d . . Y e s 319 No 118 ^""^rVvnUlur^Lv^e^^^^^ 10.63 Thi rd w a r d Yes 86 No 71 Oct. 4; 7-8--C'eaning inlets and cross- F o u r t h w a r d . .Ye s 19o No 69 walks, labor 20.12 Fifth wa r d Yes 87 No 28

Oct. 10-13; 21-22--Storm sewer Bald- Sixth w a r d . . . .Yes 151 No 71 win and Cambridge road and ex- Seventh w a r d . Yes 328 No 115

tension Washtenaw and Baldwin; removing old storm sewer Washte- Total Yes 1,384 Total N o . 570

naw and Oxford road, labor 18.02 Mainritv for SI 4 ^tov^^:.^^:^^.7.^!^^^^^^ 24.66 RespectfuUy su b mi tt ed , Ross Granger.

(S. TJniv.''ana'chuVch;' State,' Packard #^*^^ . 9 1 ^ ^ ^ . T> . -, .^ . .. to Ferry field; Detroit st.) By Aid. P i p p : Resolved, t h a t the Oct. 27--Cleanin-r sewer Ann St., la- r e p o r t of t h e City Clerk, relative to bor 2.50 t h e election on t h e adoption of the Oct. 1-18--E. Washington st. paving, c h a r t e r a m e n d m e n t s of sections 171 labor acct T,. 866.96 a nd 186, be accepted, and the City Oct. 3-27--Washtenaw av. paving, la- Clerk comply wi t h section 24 of an Ocr28^^9-ReDairrstateVt' DAvem4^^^^ ^^^ ^*^ ptovide for t h e incorporation ""'at Liberty'^T^anfv.Tnf-^a^^Tg"' ^f cities an d for c h a n - " - the bound-ton labor 5 00 aries, by filmg with t h e Secretary of

Oct. 17-20 and"24--La'yingbri'ck'in- ' Sta te a nd t h e County Clerk two print-tersect. E. Washington and Thay- ed copies of t h e said a m e n d m e n t s to er; Washtenaw and Oxford; Bald- g e t h e r with his certifying to same. win and Hill streets, labor 15.32 Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. O'ConOet. 24-26 and 31--Lowering man- nor, Hoch rein , Murray , Staffan, Sweet, hole near No. 2 bridge, removing Flynn, Pipp, Man wa ri ng . Sherk,

?pn?i^^nhn!f' '*''^^'' extenduig Blaich, Goodyear, Pa t o n , Lutz, Pres. O c t l i - C l e a n i n g r ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^I*"^; ^^ Nays, none.

Nos. 1 and 3, labor .. 3 12 ^^^^ A t t o r ne y s Report on Bridge. Oct. 26-27--Graveling and filling at 'To t h e Co m mo n Council of th e city new bridge labor and teams $74.65 of An n Arb or : Gentlemen---The ma t -82 loads gravel at 20c 16.40 M.05 t er of t h e final p a y m e n t due The

H e r m a n T a p p Construction Co. for Total Y3,4,2.79 t h e co nstruction of t h e Wall st. Respectfully submitted, J. Wisner, Street bridge, referred to m e by your h on or-Commissioner, ^^^jg y^^^y g^^ i^g lagt meeting, h as been

Tre as ur er 's , Clerk's and Street Com- duly considered, a n d I r e p o r t as fol-missioner's r e pp r t s for m o n t h of Oct- lows: ober received and ordered to t a k e The co nt ra ct with t h e said company usual course. , was en te red i nt o on March 28, 1010,

Clerk's Report on Amendments. a nd it was a g r ee d t h a t said bridge Ann Arbor* Mich., Nov. 9th, 1910. was to be completed Aug. 15, 1910.-

To t h e Common Council of t h e city The bridge wa s not completed till of Ann Arbo r: G en t l e me n -- Th e fol- a b o u t Oct. 15, 1910. The c o nt ra ct lowing is a t ab ula ted list of t h e votes contains two provisions governing de-given for and against t h e proposed lay in finishing t h e work. Th e first a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e c h a r t e r of t h e city clause a u t h o r i z e s t h e Board of P u b -of Ann Arbor at th e election held in lie Work s, wi t h t h e consent of t h e

t h e city of Ann Arbor, Mich., Tu e s- Co mmon Council, to declare the con-day, the 8th day of November, 1910: t r a c t forfeited, if in its opinion the

For m a x i m u m r a t e of taxation for work is unn ecessarily delayed. The t h e general city funds t h r e e - f o u r t h s second clause provides t h a t for failof one per cen t: u r e to c o mp le te the bridge by Aug. Fi r s t w a r d . . . . Y e s 217 No 93 15, 1910, t h e Construction Co. shall

Second w a r d . . Yes 345 .No 109 pay to t h e city, as liquidated (stipu-Third w a r d . . .Yes 91 No 66 l a te d ) d a ma g e s , t h e sum of fifty dolF o u r t h w a r d . . Y e s 214 No 54 l ar s for each a nd every day t h e Fifth w a r d . . . .Yes 86 No 32 bridge shall r e m a i n unfinished after Sixth w a r d . . . . Y e s 158 No 59 t h a t date. Seventh w a r d . Y e s 339 No 104 The Construction Co. claim t h a t

owing to high wa t e r it was unable to Total Yes 1,450 Total N o . 517 get a t t h e w o r k as soon as it exCOMMON COUNCIL--No vember 21 ,1910. 565 pected, t h a t it e n c o u n t e r e d u na voi d-able delay in securing" m a t e r i a l an d

p r o p e r labor. Besides, it claims t h a t t h e j o b wa s a large one and t h a t it would be unsafe to h u r r y the co m-pletion of t h e bridge, as t h e ce men t

needed plenty of time to set. On t h e o th er h a n d , t h e Board of Public W o r k s an d City E n g i n e e r w h o s u p e r -inten ded t hi s w o r k a r e Well satislied

with t h e bridge, a nd feel t h a t t h e Co nstruct ion Co. should be compli- m e n t e d for its businesslike way in c a r r y i n g out its c o n t r a c t wi th the city. The bridge needed all t h e t i me used to g u a r a n t e e a safe bridge. Be- sides, t h e Const ruction Co. erected a foot bridge across t h e river an d al-

lowed t h e public to use this at all times. No one a p p e a r s to h av e suf- fered d a m a g e . T a k i n g u p t h e legality of t h e p r o -

vision of t h e c o n t r a c t re q u i r i n g the Con st ruc ti on Co. to p a y fifty dollars p e r day for t h e time after Aug. 15, I wish to s tate t h a t t h e law, following

t h e dictates of equity a nd n a t u r a l justice, in cases of this kind, a d o p t s t h e principle of j u s t c o mp e n s a t i o n for t h e loss or injury ac tua lly s us ta in e d; co nsiderin g it no g r e a t e r violation of this principle to confine t h e in jured

p a r t y to t h e recovery of loss, t h a n to ena ble him, by t h e aid of the court,

to extort m o re . It is t h e a pp li ca ti o n of t h a t principle long recognized wh ic h d i s re g a rd i n g t h e p en a lt y of t h e c o n t r a c t , gives only t h e d a m a g e s a c -

tually sustained. This principle m a y be stated, in o t h e r words, to be, t h a t c o u r t s of justice will not recognize or enforce a contract, or a n y s tipulatio n

of a con tr act , clearly unjust.

T h e r e a r e two classes of cases of this kind, t h a t usually come before

t h e co urts. Th e first class will not be enlorced, t h e second class will. In

the first class t h e sum to be paid is, in fact, in t h e n a t u r e of a penalty, a nd this is to be d e te r mi n e d by t h e m a g -n i t u d e of tiie su m in connection with t h e subject ma t t e r , a nd not by t h e w o r d s used in t h e co ntra ct. Stipu-

lated d a m a g e s in such cases will not be enforced. In t h e second class of cases, w h e r e from t h e n a t u r e of tlie c o n t r a c t an d t h e subject m a t t e r of t h e stipulation, for , t h e b r e a c h of which t h e s u m is provided, it is a p p a r e n t

to t h e court t h a t the a ct u a l d a m a g e s for a b re a c h a r e u n c e r t a i n in their n a t u r e , dirficult to be ascertained, or impossible to be estimated with cer-

tainty, by reference to any p e c u n i a r y s t a n d a r d , a n d w h e r e t h e p a rt i e s

t hemse lve s a r e -more in timat ely ac-

quainted with all t h e pe cul iar cir-cu ms ta nc e s, an d t h e r e fo r e b e tt e r able

to c o m p u t e t h e a c t u a l or p r o b a b l e d a m a g e s t h a n cou rt s or j ur i e s from a n y evidence which ca n be b r o u g h t before t h e m. In all such cases, t h e

law p e r m i t s t h e p a r t ie s to a s c e r t a i n for the mse lves, an d to provide in the

c o n tr a ct itself, t h e a m o u n t of t h e d a m a g e s which shall be paid for t h e b re a c h . In p e r m i t t i n g this, t h e law does not lose sight of t h e principioi

of compen satio n, wh ic h is t h e law of t h e contract, but mer ely a d o p t s t h e c o m p u t a t i o n or e st i ma t e of t h e d a m -ages m a d e by t h e pa r t ie s as be i ng

t h e best a nd most c e rt a i n nnode of a s c e r t a i n i n g t h e a ct u a l d a m a g e , or w h a t s u m will a m o u n t to a j u s t com-pensation. Th e reason, therefo re.for allowing the p a r ti e s to as c er ta i n fur t he ms el v es t h e d a m a g e s in this class

of cases is t h e s a me wh ich denies t h e r i g h t in t h e fo r mer class of cases, viz., t h e c ou r ts a d o p t t h e best a nd mo st p ra ct ic ab le -mode of a s c e r t a i n -

ing th<< s um which will p ro d u c e j u s t c omp en sat io n.

F r o m t h e facts s u r r o u n d i n g the con-t r a c t in this case, I h a v e come to t h e conclusion t h a t t h e b r e a c h of con-t r a c t on t h e p a r t of t h e H e r m a n T a p p

Co nstruc tion Co. in failing to h a v e t h e bridge completed on Aug. 15,

1910, did not involve m.ore t h a n tritling d a m a g e s , if an y a t all, a n d for t h e city to insist u p o n a c o m p e n -sation of t h r e e t h o u s a n d dollars for such delay would u n d o u b t e d l y be ex-o r b it a n t .

Th er e f o r e I r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e action of t h e Board of Public Wo r ks , relative to t h e same, be c o n c u r r e d in an d a w a r r a n t o r de r ed d r a w n for t h e a m o u n t due. Respectfully su b mi tt ed , J. W, Dwyer,

City Atto rne y. By Aid. P a t o n : Resolved, t h a t t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e Bo ar d of Pu b li c Wo r k s , relative to p a y m e n t of

the final a c co u n t on t h e Wall st. bridge, be c o n cu rr e d in, a nd a w a r - r a n t d r a w n for t h e a m o u n t . Ado pted as follows: Yeas, Aid. O'Connor,

Ho ch r ei n, Mur ray , Staffan, Sweet, Fl yn n , PJpp. Ma nwa r in g , Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, P a ton, Lutz, Pr e s . Mills, 14. Nays, none.

Re so lu ti on s . By Aid. Ba t o n : Resolved, t h a t a fire h y d r a n t be placed on t h e west side of B r o a d wa y betwee n Depot st. a n d t h e river, u n d e r t h e direction of City En g i n e e r . Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. O'Connor, Ho c h r e i n , M u r r a y , Staffan, Sweet, Flynn , P i p p , M a n w a r

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ing, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Nays, none.

By Ald. Lutz : Resolved, and it is hereby ordered, that the sum of $2,205.23 be transferred from the labor account paving district No. 14 to the Bridge, Culvert and Crosswalk fund; and the sum of $405.84 be transferred from labor account paving district No. 13 to the Bridge, Culvert and Crosswalk fund. Adopted as follows: Yeas, Ald. O'Connor, Hochrein, Murray, Staffan, Sweet, Flynn, Pipp, Manwaring, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Nays, none.

By Ald. Staffan: Resolved, that the pavement on East Washington st., Within the city of Ann Arbor, heretofore ordered, in the opinion of the common council is and is hereby deemed and declared to be a necessary public improvement.

W. to * tlie E. line of Division st.: Resolved, fu rt he r, t h a t all t h e t h e n c e S. 132 feet; t h e n c e E. to t h e lands, t e n e m e n t s an d p r e mi s e s h e r e - plarie of begin ning. Lo ts 1, 15, 3, 4, Inafter me n ti o n e d a r e deemed a n d d e - 5, tt, 7, 8, exce pt t h e S. 33 feet of lot

Glared to be benefited by t h e con- 1, B. 2 S., R. 6 E. Be g in n in g at the st ru ct io n a nd completion of t h e pa v e - S. E, c o r n e r of lot 9, B. 1 S., R. 6 E., m e n t her etof ore o rdered a n d it is tlience N. a lo n g t h e W. line of Divis-h e r e b y ordere d a n d d e t e r m i n e d t h a t ion st. 80 feet; t h e n c e W. parallel to all t h e costs of t h e said public i m - W a s h i n g t o n st. 82.5 feet; t h e n c e N. pr ov eme nt , st r ee t in te r se ct io n s a n d 52 t ec t ; t h e n c e W. to t h e N. E. co r ne r t we n t y per cent of t h e b al an c e of t h e of let 2 of said block; thence S. 33 cost of said public i m p r o v e m e n t ex- feet; t h e n c e W. to t h e E. line of Fifth cepted, shall be a n d is h e r e b y o rd e re d a v ; chence S. a lo n g t h e E. line of to be levied on a n d assessed, a g a i n s t Fif th av. to t h e N. line of W a s h i n g tlie lands, t e n e m e n t s a n d p r e m i s e s ton i^t.; t h e n c e E. to t h e place of be-si tu a te d in t h e special district asses.-;- g in n in g. m e n t h e r e in a ft e r de si gn ate d a nd t h e Resolved, f u r t h er , t h a t a nd thi:-? said special a s se s s me n t district is comTuon council h e r e b y req ui re s a nd h e r e b y fixed as follows, t o - wi t : or d er s t h e s u m of five t h o u s a n d , seven All those ce r t a in pieces a n d par..u-".s li un dr ed sev enty a n d 75-lOOtn dollars

of land s i t u a te d in t h e city of A i n ($5,770.75j, p ay a b le in ten equal a n -Arbor, cOunty of W a s h t e n a w , s t at e of n u a l i n s t a l l m e n t s , wi th four per cent Michigan, a s follows: interest, or, a t t h e option of t h e tax Boundary Paving District No. 15. pa y er s, in one p a y m e n t , to be raised by

/ f 4. xAf 7- .. i. . l^x a n d a special a s s es s m en t on a n a ' t h * S. a n d as a t a x a g a i n s t t h e owners E. corner of B. 1 S., R. 12 E., t h e n c e thereof. All to be assessed on a nd N. 5.S.5 fectT, tUenc? 88 feet; a-^ainst said lan ds, t e n e m e n t s a n d t h e n c e N. 53'o feet; t h e n c e W. p a r - preniiscs a c c o r d i n g to the benefits allel to W a s h i n g t o n st. to t h e E. line coining to each p arc el th ereo f from of N. I ng all s st.; t h e n c e S. to t h e S. sur-h local pub lic i m p r o v e m e n t , and AV. c o rn er of said block 107 feet; t h e City Assessor is h e r e b y required t h e n c e E'ly to t h e place of bfc.-''uning. to levy a n d assess t h e said s u m ol

Lots 1, 15 a n d 16, except t h e E. 44 m.^ney as aforesaid on a nd against feet of t h e S. 50 feet of lot 15, of B. t h e lan ds a n d t e n e m e n t s aforesaid, on ^ t S., R. 11 E. Th e S. 82 5 feet of lot ond u p o n t h e special asse ssment ro^l 5, a n d lots 6, 7 a n d 8 of B. 2 S., R. for t h e p a v i n g district aforesaid and

11 E. Lot 1, B. 2 S., R. 10*^. , a n d on an d u po n e ac h a nd every of t h e be gi nn in g at t h e N. W. c o r n e r of lot r e g u l a r a s se ss men t rolls of th e city of 16, B. 2 S., R. 10 E.; t h e n c e S. 132 A n n Ar b o r for t h e y e a r a nd d u r i n g feet; t h e n c e E. 33 feet; t h e n c e N. 98 which a n y such special assessmei.-t feel; t h e n c e E. 99 feet to t h e W. line m a y be payable, until t h e whole ci

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such special assessment shall be paid in full, all to be assessed in the manner and for the purpose aforesaid pursuant to law.

Resolved, further, that the sum of two thousand, four hundred eighteen and 98-100ths dollars ($2,418.98) is hereby appropriated for the purpose of defraying the cost of such public improvemciic at street and alley intersections and twenty percent of the balance of costs of said public improvement at street and alley intersections and twenty per cent of the balance of costs of said public improvement;

; all of which sum of money in ten equal annual installments. with interest, be and the same is hereby ordered and required to be levied, spread and assessed on arm upon each and every of the regular annual assessment rolls of the city of Ann Arbor, and on and against all Ute taxable property within the saiit city in and during the period in which any part of this appropriation and assessment is or shall be payable.

Resolved, further, that the City Clerk do certify this determination and Older of assessments to the City As-ferpsor pursuant to law.

Adopted as follows: Yeas, AM. O'Connor, Hochiein, Murray, Staffau. Sveet, Plviin, Pipp. Manwarinir, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz.

}*res. Mills, 14. Nays, none. By Ald. Murray : Whereas, the common council has authorized the

cent of the balheroby ordered, the City Clerk

f'l nstruction by the Board of Public W'lj'its of a pavement, known as tlT^ Washington st. pavement, District No 1C, and the common council ha\'inix

Cc'used to be certified to the City Assessor the ?ands, tenenieiits and premises to be assessed for costs of saitl public improvement, street intersections and twenty per cr}ce excepted.

Resolved, and it is that the Mayer and ;T,.le hereby authorized and required to execute, under their hands and the sell of the city of Ann Arbor, pavement bonds of the city of Ann Arbor.

under date of January 1, 1911, for $8,189.73, that being the cost of such improvement, payable to bearer in ten equal annual installments from and after the first day of August, 1911, at the office of the City Treasurer, with interest at four per cent per annum, payable annually on the first day of August in each and every year, principal to be payable at the option of the City Treasurer pursuant to law.

Adopted as follows: Yeas, Ald. O'Connor, Hochrein, Murray, Staffan, Sweet, Flynn, Pipp, Manwaring, Sherk, Blaich, Goodyear, Paton, Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Nays, none.

The council adjourned.

ROSS GRANGER, Clerk.