Council Proceedings

The council Monday night was n long time in getling togetlier. There weie so many Intereated in the outcome of the democratie caucuses that they couldn' get around on time; it was quite notlee able however, that Aid. Mlller was the rtrat one of the especially anxious one9 to appear, and he Mine wltli satisfactor smiles beaming all over bis features, a niuch m to sny: "By George, the 4th ward delegation is all aolid, anyway.' Then carne Mayor Beakes, not quite so smihng. They had elected only two on of five delégales in bis ward, and he wasn' so awfully certain how they stood. But flnally the body got down to bnsi ness and hurried it through with electiic rapldity. Ueading of the minutes was dispensed with and Aid. Martin, from the committee on finance made the followilij report of expenditures: lstward fund 83 43 :: :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: igg! Olll y g; 6th " M Q2 i Oen. street (und i.t 27 General " 7jg 45 Contingent " 5(7 [ City Ceinetery fund 26 (X Total $1,978 69 To which was added a bilí of $4 02 for the $6tli ward. The committee unanimoiiïly rejected a bilí of Judge Joslyn for for $69.1G, which he claimed as bis due for services as city attorney. A deed by the Gott heirs to atroets in tlie 3d ward received and ordered recorded. A brief cominunication of sorac 10 or 15 pages, from A. W. Hamilton, in reference to the city water, and an analysis of the same, was received and reterred to General Fund Committee without readinr. An ncceptnnce of ttie City Kailwny ordinance was read and ordered and liled. KEPOKTS OP CITT OFPICEHS. The City Treasurer reported the followlng balances: Contingent fund on hand % 4,136 77 Qeneral " overdraft .V80 23 Oeneral St. " on uand .... 2 31 Ut ward lund 514 31 2d " " 471 20 3d " 13i 27 ¦ta " " 179 20 5tb " " „..._.. 22 3 61I1 " " tj (7 City cemetery fund _ 65 82 Dog tax 100 00 Delinquent tax " overdraft 1,535 86 Water works, on hand 1,019 58 City Marshal Sipley reported seven arresta diirinv the month, and thelollowing expenditures of the poor fund: lat ward $ 6 27 2d " 5 (j SU " 17 (is 4th " 24 29 5th " ' 22 50 tl " - 13 50 Total _ go 21 Aid. Spokes then offered the following: Resolved, That thls councll deslrlng to manifest the good wlll exUtlng towards the T A.. A.R R. on the part of the cltlzens of Anti Arbor hereby aKree to at once open 2d st. on condltlon that the R. R. Co, shall bulld adi-pot at least nsgood as the plan submllted. Indícale al the saine time werespectfully ask that tue plans he reconsldered by the Co. with a vlewof of Klvlngour clly a larger and netter building which we thlnk lts growlng condltlon warrants. Which was lald over to the next meeting of the council by a vote of 1 to G. The council then ttd jon roed to Monday eveniiifr next at 7Jj( o'clock local time sharp.