Council Meeting

The íirst regular meeting of the icw council occurreil Monday night, and a large grist of ofllcial business mi grMBd out, lastiiig tü i ciir 11 o'clock. Kuil board present. Alter the usual forintillties a long Blrlng of petitions was pre80 n tod. I'KKSKNTATION OF PETITIONS. Of Kobert B. Glazler and 13 others asking ihat the couucil chance the name of C'emetery slreet to one of leas mournful sound, and makc it Geddes avenue. Referred to General Street Comtnlttee. Of ExMayor John J. Itoblaon, nsklng that the present council cauMd its 8trect committee to carry out a promise made last year of Iowerinij the grade of N. Main 9trect near his two new brick houses. Referred to General Street Committee. Of Wm. Fletcher and threo others, for a sidcwnlk on S. Brown streel, trom Elm to Hill streets. KeferreJ te Sidewalk committee. Of B. Green, asking perinisslon to put a front on hiswooden store on 4th .-trivl, next iiorth of the Arlington House. Ueferred to Fire Department Committee. A remonstrance of S. 1'. Jcwctt and 11 olliers protestiiiK againpt the iv val of the ecleetric light at the córner of W. Hurón Hreet and Jewett avenue. Ucferred to General Fund Cüiiimittee. A communlcatiou oí' I)r. V. F. Brenkey askitijr the council to flx the cempensation of health ofllcers. Ueferred to General Finid Cotnnjlttee. Of J. lt. Dow and two others for a new walk on north side W. Hurón street, bbtweeu First and Seoond streets. EUferred to Sidewalk Uommlttee. Remonstranceof 8. & J. Bauuigurtner, A. Dieterle, SI. J. Fritz and 10 others against the buildiDg of oll tanks at tbe T. & A. A. depot because of endangeriii}; adjacent property. Keferred to Flre Department Coininittee. Of John Herrman and fonr othera for sidewalk on east side of First street frotn W. Jefferson street south. Iteferred to Sidewalk Committee. Of Henry Binder and 11 others, for the opening of Vine Street, froin W. Liberty to W. Huron streets, betwcen Jewett street nnd the west city liniits. Referred to General Street Committee. Coraniunication Irom Mayor of Wheeltnir, West Virgiuia, askiiig subscriptions for the cyclone sufferers in that sectlon. Ileceived and filed. Of Dean & Co., asking that the oulvertcrossing First street at the junction of W. Liberty street be changed so a9 to allow f ree passage way for water. Referrcd to Cencía] Street Committee. Of Horace Carpenter and five others, for Bidewalk bet ween Forest avenue and Elm street. Referred to Sidcwalk Oominittee. ' ¦¦ iMriiiinic.it ion Irom George Kiiiney, president nl the old 4th Mich. Inft. Reunion Association relative to uuntuil reunion to be held in Aun Arbor, June 22d next. Reeeived and filed. Of J. T. Snllivan and four otherí, for sidewalk on north end of N. State street from Xorth to Kuiler slreets. Referred to Sidewalk Coininittee. Communic.itiou froin N. I). Gate, secretary, givliiK official list of offlcers of lire department as elecled for the year. Referred to FIre Depurtment Committee. On uiotion of Aid. Allinendinger, Rev. VV. H Ryder was requested to make a few remarlas relative to the closinij of business houses on Sunday. RKP0RT8 OF COMMITTKES. Aid. Swift, from Finance Committee, presented the inontlily allownnce of bilis as follows : 2d wanl futid 23 25 31 ).) 50 5th " „. 775 th ' „„„ so 75 General street fund 33 85 General fund 400 91 Contingent fund W5 71 Total $1,145 72 Aid. Kearns, frota General Street C'omraittee presented contract for bulldlag culvert on VV. Tliird street, 2d ward, made wlth Christian Roth. for $369.00 .nul the saine was approved. He lso referred to tlie condition of N. State and rt'conimended that tlie city be at the expense of tixlní it up, but had; iiot been able to get the conimittee together. The Recorder moved thut the General Street Conuuittee be instructed to put in the necessary tile and make the . necessury linprovenieiits on the iiorth end of State street, the bilis lor the saine to be paU out of the Contingent fund. ('arried. Aid. Allmendiriifer otïeied the following : Kesalveit, That the city furulsli two extra plantes for the N. State street sidewalk wlth Ule understaudlusj that the owners Iceep up the walk after belng bullt. Wblcli ral sdopted. On motion of Aid. Neilhaimner, Messrs. Heal & .lililíes wi-re granted permission toexteml the walk in front of the iiew express office four feet wide and tlürty feet loiiff. Aid. Hens moved t)i:tt the sidewulk on east siJe o( N. Stute stroet,from Nortb to Fuller streets, be ordered constructed. Curried. Aid. VVines, froui Cüininittee on Park?, moved that tlie committeu be allowed to set out twelve trees on Hanover square to be paid lor out of contingent funil. Carried. Aid. AUmendinger, from Special tnittee on IJonds, reported favorably upon 33 liquor bond", 4 constable bonds, the Recorder' and Marshal's bonds, all of which were approved. Three liquor bonds and one constable bond were returned for correction and better security. The special coinniittee to investígate the claim of Messrs. Morse & Banks, reported in favor of allowing theui f50 dumages. Wliicli wag adopted. Aid. Kearns, trom General Street Oommittee desired to have the bridge over the mili race on Felch gtreet rebuilt, and he was empowered to receive bids for the same. The Recorder from special committee to report lesolution respectinj; the Sunday closing busioess usked and was granted further time. MOTION8 AND UK8OLUTION8. By the Kecorder: HtMotved, That the Recorder le authorlied íodrtt'La wrraI" 'ram the Contingent fuml forliiüOOlu favor of (1. F. AlliuendÉiiKer for clerk hlre for the Klnance diiuiulttee fur thé pust 't'ttr. Carried. ry aiu. ivearns: Rtêolyed, Tliat the Chalrinan of the Kiuance CommltteebeallowM) a clerk at a iwlaxy of 50.00 for the eiimilng year. Carried. By Aid. Allmendinger : w.KRKAS The menabers ortlie Old Fourtli Michigan Infantry OrKnlzatlon at IIh last inmml meelliifj; were nnunlmou In exprsR. Kades r t.) hold the next animal meet¦ K.ln the city of Aun Arbor, June tw a, fthe reBlment wn8 rallli l Reêolved', That the Common Couucll not onlyextendaulnvltatlon bula hearty welcome to the few remalnlng membor. of that ur.ind old reulment, who went forlh soon aller the nrlng upon Fort Sumpter and partle pated In almostevery actlon of the Army of the Potomao. That we also recommeud upon the part of the cltlzens a hearty co-operatlon and a reudlDeos to uulte in maklng the occasion a pleasant one for the old veterans. Carried. Aid. Allmendinger offered the following ordinance, which was adopted: Aa Ordinance JUlaüwe to SldewaUs : Skction 1. Be Itordalned by the Mayor Recorder, aud Aldenneu of the City of Ann' Arbor, thHt it shall be lu win) for, and the duty of tbe City Marshal, to glve wrllteu notlce lo all persons to repalrdelects In the ldewalks adjacent to the property of such persons whvuever siich üelerU shall be brouirhl to hls uotlce. Such notlce may be served by llic MniNli.il In person or by anyone aulhorIzed by hlm to niake such service, and shall speclfy the character aud extentof such repairs. Sec. S. Any person who shall neglect or refuse to repair any defect mentloued In a notlce so nerved upon hlm, for the perlod of furty-elKht (18) hours after such service shall be punished by u fine ol tlve dollars und costs ol prosecutlou, for each and every lay upon which he shall Jneglect to malie sueh repairs alter the explratlon of sald forty-eluht Bso. 3. Thts ordlnance shall Uke effect trom and after leual publlcalion. On motion of Aid. Allmendinger the General Fund Commlttee wng einpowered to employ a clerk, at a galary of $25 to i'Xüin'nif the books of the City Treasurer and Hccordur. A recesa of live minutes was taken to elect menibers of the Board of Review, and the followinjf selection was made: lst dist.- John Chrlstlan Sohmki. 2d dist.- Anibrose Kearney. 3d dlst.-A. F. Martin. Aid. Seabolt moved tliat J. B. Davis le elected city elimineer for the ensninjc vear. (aniwl The bids of the banks for Interest on the city funds were then upeneil and read as followB: Ann Arbor Savlngs Jliink 5 and 211 lOOtha pur cent. on dally balances of city funda uayable quarterly. Farmers' a Medíanles' Bank, 4 and 1-4 per cent. on dally balances of city fund, payable quarterly. v On inotiou of Aid. Allmendinger the bid of the Ann Arbor 8.ivings Buik was accepted. Aid. Swift niovi-d thut a guurd rail be pliiced between the carriajje-way and the sidewalk on the elovated road leadiiifr to the Btb ward. Whlcli was referred to Street Committee to report at uext illjf. Ou motion the üeaernl Fund Coramitteu was authorlzed to receive bids for ligliting the clock tower the coming year. UKPORTS OF CITY OFFICE1ÍS. City Marshiil Siploy reported the folluwinji expendltures of the poor fuud for tlie montli : J? rd 10 ja =r:rz::z::;::z ?!i 4tll 7c i(i et . .. -¦ q I V olll " cj -y ttth 14 OU Tot! 4 He Riso reponed tliree arrests during the tnoiith under tliu city ordiiüinces. The líecoriler reportad the followii) bulnncea : ('ontlnttent fimil, on liand i ma v Oeneral Fund, overilriKt..:..'.. 'iri'S} Oeuerul itrwt fund, on hand 75 17 lHt wHrd rand on hand '...'.'.'"." 1 0S 1 rj Z " .'.' '.' i'oei 'Irh ., „ ., ;. 1.011 2i 2', .. .. raa 42 Water Works fuud on haMd'.V.'.".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' 3 2SN M City Cemetery rd, 011 liaud 'ion m IX? tax rund on hand mm Delinquent tax, overdrafi ".'...'. o 39 Council then qult work Irom iímu ex haustion. Die.] n this city on the 29th of April 1887, Dr. VVilliam Wallis-ton. was boni in Lodgenlil, Huckinglmms'ilif, England, Feb. Ut, 1810. Hu lias resided In tlils place 41 yeuri. Dr. Wallington pubüshed treatise on tlie disenses of liorcs and oattle some 20yenrs ign which bad qUlM a sale, and lias for nmiiy y,.ar8 successfully practiced bit protession as a veteilnary surgeoii, aud wue reaarded bv the pepple here as u retpeoted and honor¦Ole citizen.