Council Proceedings

Mayor Beakes cxplained at the council meetiug Monday evening tliat lie liad called tne meetiug to sce wliat action it s necessary to take in the puit of David Heiining vs. the City of Anu Arbor, in the U. S. district court. Suminons had been served on the Mayor In a joint snit against this city and the M. C. B. R. Co. Tlie Mayor stated that be had waived service of the summons on a technicality, on legal advice. But hc thoiight it best that somu peimniieiit attorney should be retained. Aid. VVines movtd that the commiltee on queations of mixed law and fiicts be empowered to employ Jude Kinne or Mr. John F. Lawrence as counsel in the case, which was agreed to.