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The Common Council

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
June
Year
1884
Copyright
Public Domain
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The followinjí business Ril trnnsacted at tlu' couik'U nicrtin Mondny niilii , las) : The petition of llermaD I tfbUc mul flve others for tlic coustruotlon of a Ulewalk on the east siile of Fourtli streel, ' from Puckard to Madleon, was retened ; to the Bldewalk commlttee. Llkewtee Ihe petition of A F. Martin and four Otherd for the construction of a BlJewalk, plank oi' concrete! live feel wide, on the east side of Main, from Packard sonth to the Toledo raüroad. E. J. Knowlton aud twenty-four tliers, residentu of the Pouith wald, lepresent totlie COUnell tlmt their ward.espccially between Fouith, North, Ingall and Huron Btreeto, is without any adequate water supply for use in case of fire; they therefore ask tliat two clsterui sliall be put in - one at or nenr the cronlng of Lawrence and Ingalls, the other at the crossing of Lawrence and State streets, or elsewhere in the ward as the council may deem best. Referred to commlttee on lire departinent. To the same commlttee was also referred the communlcatlon in behalf of S. Qranjer, to tlie uiïurx that thougli n regular nieinber of Protection Hose, Oompany for the last three years, he had received no pay for the last two yeaip. Tlie tinauce report for the month of 5Iay was read aud adopted. Orders amountlog to $400.50 were thus allowed. Th street committee reported in favor of the petition ot Tlios P. Leonard and others for laying a stone glitter on eacli side of Fourth street from Ann to Cath ai'uie streets. Report adopied. The ' property owners are al tbc expense oí laying tlie glitter. Some IH'ty refolutions by the sklewalk ! comtnittue orderlng walks built or reI paired opposlte the property of' carJoua I owners were adopte]. On motloo $,0C0 was traiiíferred ÍVom the contingent to the general fuiui to meet tlie payment of tlie different bilis : audlted Monday even ing. A motion to draw a warrant for $'2:jS.8G froni tlie dog tax fund in favor of the treasurer of scliool district No. 1, was adopted. An ordtnance, in substsnee as follows, was adopted: To require the eonstnic tion of stone sidewalks, laid pursuant to the ordiiiiiuces of the city relativo to sidewilks, within certaln limita oí the j city, uamely, on Main Street, tVom Liberty to Ann, on Union street, from Second i to Flfth, nul on Ann street from Main to Pourtli. Persous failing to oomply w il h the terina of the ordinance shall be üncd hot less thnn $25 nor more than $75, and costs, to be recovered bcfore sny Justlce of the peace; and in default of jiayment of such line, ottenders shnll be setiteneed to tlie county jail not to exceed Ixty days. The ordinance takel effect after dne publication. Pevmiwlon was giinted to the Ann Arbor Van Depoele IJglit and Power Coinpauy to eiect, construct, complete and opérate au electiic light works to fiirnisli liglit and power and for use for chemical and mechan ical puiposes in the city. The coinpany was empowered to i use the stivels, etc. Jf the company t'ails to erect the worka ia sixty days and Uoes not have the same iu successf ul operation within tli reo inonths froui date, the authority granted by the council is forfeited. A clame giving this company the exclusive right to erect and opérate works n i tlie city fur five years was ttrlekeu our. The HMD of 105 was allowed to cover the city's sbare of the rTnrm ¦¦ The applioatlon of a Miss Moore, of I tlio üuiversity, filetl last yeai-, asking ; damages for injuries reccived trom a I detective sidewalk, was icfencd to the ; city attorney. Pollowisg tlie monthly reporta of tlie ( iiy olh'cers the council adjonrned.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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