Council Meeting

The rerular monthly meeting of our Öity i:uaidlans. pottpoad trom the 4th of July niglit, occurrcd Monday eAeninr. After the usual tedlous prellminarle of reading the minutos, etc., the business of the sessiou was opeucd by the rUESBNTATION OF FKTITIONS. Of O. G. Durilog, W. C. Canon and 17 others, askiug for the cuttinj down and remnval of a large oak tree now standing in the cel. tor of Monroe Street, between 19th and E. University avenue. '1'hen followed a remonstrance from '.. 1'. King on whose land the tree stands. At ter considerable dicussiou, Aid Allmoudinger pflered the foBowibg : Retohed, Tht llie tree In front of Mr. Klng's properly.on Mouroestreet, beallowed lo tand, provtded lm ra i se tlu eleclrlu Midit fttthe interaectlOD f Uonro4 and t aireóle, to 1111 altlludeof al least (üi feel. Wiiicb as adoptad. A petition of F red Wanner and 4 others, nskinjf for a tar sidewalk "on the east iik' of Second street," was received and re f ei red to the Sidewalk cotnmittec. A cointminication of Maitln M. Sratxilt, resignln; the ofliee of aliVrmaii of the -ii li imhïas received and md, but no action was taken thereon. REBOBT8 1 COMMlTTKKS. Aid. Kwilt froBl committee on tinance' made the following report of the expunUiluie of funds for the niontli: lst ward fund 155 64 üd " _ „ 495 H5 3d " " 21 63 lili " " 180 !'S 5tll " 187 61 6tli " " Mi 00 Uen eral Street f und 2(17 13 General rand 6W7 32 ContUiMnt fuiul 6M T" Wiii.t workifond 2500 oo Total 16,188 71 A liill of J.is. Kearns, ref{istr ol dceds, ol $:1 (10 lor recordiiiji déedl was alad allowi-d. Aid. Allineiidincr trom (ieneral Fund co nmittfc nmde the following report: Your c )ininltteo, to whom was referred the liKl'lmg f llieulock towLT would respectfully rfiouiiiienit Unit the lightlni; of the tuwer be by gftH, the bid of the Aun Arbor Gaa Comimny to be aecepted. Ou inotlon the report was aecepted and bdnpted. Aid. AUmandinger from same commitj tee reported 1 1; action of the commitue in Belectlng a driiiklng fountain, and asked tliat its action be approved. Aleo that the cnmmittee he ftllowed to have au in' i -i i voir cc nstni. ted underneath the drlttklng fountain; and to lay stone Maggin' ai'oiind the samo. AM Wini-s inoxcil that the aetloil of the oiiimit (¦¦ he iipnveil; and the m 1 1 1 1 ¦ - 1 s askcil granted. Wliich was Hgreed to. Aid Ware nfferd the followinjf: Umotred, Tlmt the rara of 82,500.00 be tninslerred from tbe Pontlác sliept bridge fund to the conllUKnt. tumi. Which wiis canicil. Owiiij; to the excesalve heit in the room the cmiiicil tlien adjonrned. 'l'he lollowlni reports of city ofllcer ni' nut reacked The city treasurer reported the follow ing balances on hand: Contingent toad, oh bood 5 5,460 i ; 1 General Fund, overilraft. 7. '-'77 71 in -in ral KI reet fuiid, on haml I N Isl ward fund nu Inind 860 00 21 #a 44 .;,! MM 13 RD " lm 7S 'ilh " " " " 24.1 20 lith 1Ü8 17 ( iu Cemet7 rd, on haml 44 ¦ Doa lax fond on baad 2i' iai Water WoHc fond on hand H, Ponllac Streel HiUIku Kund '2,rjKi o ('mirt HoUM Aid BoBdi H 00 Total liiOT IS 'l'lie cil y maislial ri'pmted live arrests diirin the inonth, and the lollowing distrlbotiou of riif poor fund: lst ward ï i M 2.1 " 5 24 M ¦ 96 M 4lh " 44 7 5tb " 18 75 Hh " 11 - Total M I'J