Council Proceedings

Monday bciiig ttio regular meeting night of tlie common coiincil, a full board was present. After the usual tetHmis reading of the minutes th ball was opened by TETITIONS AND COMMCXICATIONS. Of F. (i. Sclileicher asking for the renidval of the tile crossing Main St. on north siele of Liberty, as it elogs up and free.es In tlie winter, and lloods lus cellar, lteferred to Street comtnittee. Mrs. Schottle preaented a bilí of $7,"i tbr injuries recelved from defectlvesldewalk, ou W. Liberty St., nearT. & A. A. depot. Referred to finance commlttec. Dr. Breakey as heiiltli offleer, reported athoroughsanitary inspection of the city, and presented bilis for the work done. There weresome 200 nutgances uneartlied which were dangcrous to the public healtli. Of O. F. Ingalls, Mary S. Ingalls, J. Q. A. Sessions and 8 others, asking for the suppression of a nulsance in the rear of J. H. Nickels' market on State St., cousisting of an old barn, from which obnexious smells are emited. Keferred to street com. Perinission being granted Dr. C. George called tlie attention of the council to the crossing of the T. & A. A. K R. at S. Main 8t., and urged that tlie railroad company be compelled to station a flagman there. The Dr. 11U0 called the attention of tlie council to the building of a M track on the street at that point, and the leaviug of cars in the street. Then ngaln lumbcrwasplled in the streét :it that point, fOrtber obstructing the view if tlie cars, scaring horses and endanferlnf life. Aid. Mei, also called tlie attention of the council to the dunger from the c;ira on Washington St. Otlier aldermen afflrmed the carelessness and lawlessness of the Toledo railroad employés. And it was generally agreed that the railroad coinmissioner should be invited down here, and ask tliem to come to time. Aid. Spokes moved that a coiumittee of three be appointed to interview Mr. Asliley in regard to these cotnplaints. Which was lost, and on motion of Aid. Miller the H. H. coininissioner was invited to p.iy some attention to the grievances of our cftizent agalMt the lawlessness of the railroad employés. RKPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Aid. Martin, from the committee on Finauce reported the following e.xpendituies for tlie ïuonth: lst wardfund $ 208 43 41 " 71 2i 3U " " 1981 4lh _.. 91 97 -,{ - .. 8 8 au ¦ " '.'. - w ii Ueneral St. fund _.- l 71 Ue.ieral - UK 70 Conllugent " 2 18 Total S. Bills ot $93 00 for the bmrd of health; of $3J0.00 for the supervisor of the lat district, and of 224.00 for the 8d district ; and otlier bilis, amounting In all to $790 were ordeied paid. Aid. Allmeudingerfrom sldewalk cominittee rrported that Dr. W. B. Smith had made a wrilten agreement to put down a stone walk in tront of J. D. Stimson & Son's store on Anu St., by May lst, ou condition that ihe city drop it- puit. Which was agreed to. The charter committee reported progress and was empowered to einploy a clerk. RKPORTS OF CITÏ OFFICERg. The City Treasurer reported the T'llowirif; balances: Contingent on hand St.I'i) 7(1 Genernl over 'i.Sül ) General st. " 6 SB Isi word on hand _ 242 5H LM ¦ _ 801 7:, .ia ¦¦ ¦ e i 4th " " „ 38 43 r,th ¦ " 1 f 6th " " M City Cemetery fund _ 75 82 DogTax 100 00 Delluquent tax over 1.518 1" Water-works on hand 1,01 58 Total amouut ou hand, t810 40. Marshal Sipley reported the tollowing expenditures of the pnor fund for the mon tlt ! lst ward $ 2 01 2d ' JJ !:r, Sd " 20 83 Ith _ . ' . . . 59 65 5th " ... _ 41 52 - - ' .D UJ ToUl _ 166 il) .i:irsnai aipiey reporieu me iouowing arresta: Druiik G, truancy 1, vugraticy 2, common drunkard 2, Uiault and batte rj' 1. Total 12. MOT1ONS AND RESOLCTIONS. AU. Wines offered the following: Resolved, That the snit of the city of Ann Arbor agalnst FreU Miníele aud Justin Bullis, in Jus tice FrueauO's conrt, be disconUnued. Aid. Miller moved tliat the resolution be luid on the table. Which was carried by a vote ot 8 to 0. There was some hot discussion on this resolution, partaking of a political nature. A resolution nccepting & coraproiniíe of 50'o froin Albert Sorg was laid on the table. Aid. Ware offered a resoliition that the street coinmittee be nstructed to build a bridge over the river on the new .r)tli wurd boulevard, the cost not to exceed $100, to be paid for after Feb. lst, 18S9, according to the plans of the city engineer. An ordinance was presented and passed making it a crime punishable by a line of $20 or 10 days imprisonmeut tor youths inider n years oí age to congrégate at Hm postofflee or otlier public places. Edward S. Perry wasappointed special pólice at the M. C. station without expense to the city. The council then adjourned to Dec. 17. The time is coming, nnd is not far distant, wlien the city of Ann Arbor will be obliged to make some changes in lts charter. The legislature that ineets this winter should be asked to place thig city in line with the times as far as its municipal law is concerned. The killing of Policeman Thaycr in Detroit last week in the early evening, and the utler inability of the pólice of that city to obtain any clue to the murderer or murderers, conveys a bnd impresión as to the efflclency of the guardián of the pMe i" t lie City of the Straits. One of the fiuest after-campalgn speeches we have noticed was by Gen. Alger at the great Irish-Ainerican repnblican jubilee In Boston recently. He hit the nail square oti the heid every time, and struck responsive chords in bis audience with every point made. Alger is still all right. The attempt of Gen. Palmer of Illinois, and a few other soreheiid demócrata, of Indiana, to disrupt the O. A. II., is not meeting with remarkable success. The organization being a strictly non-parti.sati one, the democratie attempt to 8Ccede and organlze It upon a partisan basis does not appear to be popular. The votes lor RepubHcan electora as canvassed by the State Board are as follows; Russel A. Algcr 236,370 N;i:w Cappon j KUwiird Hurk 23]3H2 .1 ii ii 1 uk ii. Iieal 236,386 Jotepb W. Krench üislsx: Hlclimond K lngman 238 378 Don J. Leathers ..236,380 Joh ti 8. Thorupson 216 3,10 Elllott F. Grablll Me'ssi IVrry llunnah 2SHÍ38S Jlarry P. Merrill 236. 1X3 laH. M. Turner 230,373 Wellington Cummer 2J6.S72 The cry of boodle raised by Mossrs. Ford, Kislier, et al., Is babyisli, and unvrorthj of such men. They should be manly enough to own up that tbey were falrly and and squarely beaten on an Issue theirown president raised, and which they cxpoused under tlie party lash laid on by southerti brigadiers. There ws no more money expended upon the republican than upon the democratie side. Nor do we believe there w9 near as mucli, for they liad no ofllclals to assess. In Washtunaw contity for Instance, there was more money expended by the demoernts for tlieir grand mass meeting at Anu ArtKr, tlüiu there was by the republlcan committee during the entire campaijfn. When conjjrcssraen get upon the wrong side of a question, and theu get a black eye at the poll?, it is silly to cry "boodle!" IIow about Barne'sand Burt s barrels and Moran's ruillionsf Weren't they on tap?