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Day
6
Month
May
Year
1885
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Public Domain
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Ifonday s veiling, regular meeting o council, which attemblad at tlie unusua liour of 8:13 o'clock. Usual prelimlna ries gone tbrough wlth. The nuance comniittcc reported the tol lowing bilis whioh were allowed: Ut ward rond $ 23 (10 ¦2il - " 4r :iil " ' 21) 12 ülli " It6 General street fund „ -7 81 (ifiH'i-ul fund 866 -" Contingent fund ÍN '. Total $ 9'jO 13 Also tht' blll of Chas. E. Hiscock, time and expenses of cnmmittee to Detioit $40.30; E. B. Pond, tinn; and ex pen et at hmtuing, Si'2ö, and bill of Reoorder for une montlis' salary, $25.00. PETITIONS. From Chief Engineer Seaboll, uUng the council to authorize tbe pnrobue of 800 feet of now hose. Beferred to lire OomraiMlooen witli power to act. From O. F. Webster, mbmlttlng proposition of Gaaollne CompMiy, to lijrlit the street lamp, for wliich contract expired April 5tb. Kelened to general finid cominittee. From tlie First National Bank, pioposing to allow 3' per cent. inteiest on city balances; also from the Farmers' and Mechanica Hank, llowiug ï}L percent., and from Ann Arbor Saviugs Iiank, allowing 5J2 per cent. In respect to which Aid. LawreDce offered the followlng: Resolved, Tlmt the matter of tlie Trensuroi 's bonds aiut the drpositlng of city funds in the Ann Arbor Saviugs Bank be referred to the city attorney. wiiich was adopted. A petition from L. 13. Kellogg, Dan ir] Kent, F. L. Davis, J. M. Swlft and !)0 other citizens, asklog that a snitable cross-walk be OODJtructed over the M. O. railroad erowlug foot oí Detroit street, which was referred to committec 011 sidewalks. Petition for rc-survey of portiou of 2d Ward, accompanyinf: which was the establishment of grades of Washington street between Main and Second streets, which was granted. RErOKTS OF COMMITTEBS. The ChairmxD of committee to stttle with the city treuarer and city recorder made un elabórate report, attaclied to which was the annual repoit of City Treasurer Watts, from which report we take the following: To the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermcn 0 the City of Ann Arbor : Your committee appointed at last regular meeting by Uie counctl, to examine and uudlt the accounts of the city treasurer would respectlully report, tliat such examluatloD baa beeu made, and his annual repon Is hereunto annexed. The recorder has recelvöd asd turnedover to the treasurer the suin of lin 78 for I and toes (rom the maisual. We flnd thal the recorder has made tno followtng errori in drawlng warr.nis. viz , war uit, Nu 7831, contingent lund, Tayable tu Davls Jt Morley, itW.TU, should be $139.70; No. 7.111, i W. Huilt, 18.76, shoiild be I2.7S. Xo which should be added errora reponed by oommlttee in i884, which havo not been conected Ï2..-W, iiiuKinua lol ui oi 111 .,-, wb chamuunlsuould be paid to the city bj the ez-reoorder. The city treasurer reporta a balance on hand of 8i:i 81.5.4U, which amount we önd lo agree wlth thi' l).ilanci! sliowu byyourcomm ttee's si :ii i'im'ii t which la hereuulo aunexed. Kespectfully submitted. The Committee. At.N ARiiou, May 1, 1S86. Froni the annual report of City Treasurer Watts we take the follwwing in relation to the conditiou of the various fuiid8 of' the city: Bïlancu Balance 1884. oelpts. menu. 1885. Conti' gent. 8307 06 l 1063 43 $ 7128 2." f III ioncrul 370 50 6000.00 5450.07 1130.44 Geu. Street. 478 61 2000.11 25-11.40 1O1.7D Wmrit B4 7X )0(X).OO 874 4i 1 'd w ril II 'i KS IOU ik. ioji oí üi-70 3d ward......' llt".57 1000 0 1. 3. 04 100.53 4th ward ... 272 95 lO'iO.oO 7"9&S 868.27 5th ward 259 31 510. OU 393 9 375.4:! tith ward 89 59 103!). 60 1154 7ti 75.6; Uelin.Tax.. 752.41 127 72 278.71 9(I3 10 Cemetery... 18 62 120 fO 03 4 :i4.87 CourtH.aid 254. 0 2584 00 KoiiTax 340. 6 175.68 416 64 100.00 Fireoiens.... 19.9s 19 !I9 Total $1 543.84 $27675.43 $23621.46 14807.06 Ove'dr'wi 111163 Balance $13Si: 10 Amount overdrawn. Tlie chairmaii from epecial committee to confer with u competent hydraulio engineer reporte!. Oa motion of Aid. Hemlerson, the tli;iiiks of the council were teiulcred to Mr. ILiwKs, for th able and gratuitoua rci)rt iipon the water works. KESOLUTIONS. By Aid. Heluzmann: Resolved, That Chas. Edwards bc uppolnted deputy marshal at the opera liouse, without i'oMi to llie city. Aid. Lawreuce uioved that the opera house ücense for the coming year be $25. Carried. By Aid. Lawrence : Resolved, That the flre order drawn to the order ol Joseph Omley, bo pald to Mis. Ellen Leady, ou taklug lier receipt ror the same. Aid. Henderson moveu that C. Carey be allowed 5.0ü as iiremaii. Carried. By A ld. Ware: Resolved, That Dr. C. G. üarllng be reelected city pliyslclan for the comiu year at a saltiry of 810 per annuiii. Carried. By Aid. L.iwretice: Resolved, 1 hat the city attorney be directed t invt'MiiKalH tl. e riglits "I city, in the laud origiuully lald ut as Traver slreut. Carrieil. By Aid. Maitin: Brulved. That the city recorder be inatrucied to wühhold lus slguiiture to water woik contract, uutll further urders Iroin 1 lus couucil. Carried. Tli tolloyiiii ifon tlenicn wcre st'lectcd on Board of Review : First district- Froil. Schmldt. Hecoud dislrict - Daniel Hiscock, Thlrd diHtricl- Erustus Muson. 'J'lie Miyoi' Uien appolnted the following cointnittee to act with the citizens' OOtamittee iu ii-tVreuce to the iiii-etiiifi of the American Science AsüOCiatioD : Aids. Hudsün, Lawrance, Wan, Marti o, Mayor and Recorder. Ou mution, tlie liquor bonds liandcd in were ipproved except tliose of Angu-t Hciz and Adolpli Lenz, their sutcties not betng considered suffli;ient by the oiiinmittee. On motion, the coiuicil idjourned to 9}- o'clock, Tuesday. tuksday's meeting. Council met at 9'., o'dook. All pres ent except Aid. Kearns. The Mayor read a uoimnunicatiou ('rom Judge Cooley, suggesting sereral chaofM in the contract. Council tlicu went into executive session - wlth several exceptions, newvpaper men tnoluded, takinj; up the objcutions made to the present eonr.ict, anide by urticle, and ordering such chai ges a jeemed Hdvlüable. The MWlOB COiitiiHicd until abovit 3 'clock p. in. City Attorney Kinne, Aid. Lawrence and Prof. Qreene, mtn made u commltee to reeoottruot the oontraot Pieviom to adjomnins, Aid. Hiscock tffered the followbm reiolutloa, whteh vas adoptdd : Resolved, ïhat the Keeonler be InitrQotad o draw warriiiits in favor ,i saoh alderman ireMem tu-üay, in lliu suin ol tlire dollar r services reudered. Council then inljouriied to Wednesilu veninfc, at 7 oVlork.

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