Doings Of The Common Council

Council met Honday evening, May 2d.- rrf„ent all bnt Alderman Taylor. The Mayor subinitted the ibllowing order of business. ( . . 1 Petitions and Commnnications. 2. Reports of Committoos. 3. Unfinisli'ed Business. 4. Jlotiolis and Resolutions. 5. Reports of Officers. Which was adoped. PKTITTONS. For Plank Wulks on the east of East Unirersity street bet ween a point four rods south of the south ide of Willard and the north ,ide of Fletcher streets, On the north side of Brown btreet, and on He northeasl side of Pontiac street, frora Broadway to the gate entering the premises owned by A. II. Partridge, On the north side of East Catherine street between State and Injralls streets, On the South side of Washington between ïourth and State streets, Were severally reccived and granted. Aiking that the time for laying a Plank Walk on the north side of Ann bet ween State iidTwelfth streets be extended three months, u referred to the Sidewalk Commiltee. , Of Daniel His'coek-, A. P. Mills, and others, for a street between the southeasterly terminition of High street, in Hiscock's Addition, sud the west side of Main street, was referred toa special comraittee of three, cnsisting of Aldermen Parsons, Gott, and Slawson. Of John L. Truair t'oi leave to build a fish tand on the northeast corner of Main a'jd Ann streets was granted. Of John Eisele, for leave to build a tempornvy wbrnl building for marble shop on the lot back of SlawT'n & Son's storo, was granted. COMMUNICATIONS. Krom Aidernutn Parsons, calling the attention of the Council to the bridge partially built over the' ravine on the south end of Fuiratain .street, was referred to special committee cousiithi;j of Aldermen Parsons, Gott. nd Slawson. Krom SM Ast. Enginer: Moynahan, stating tint the Pire Departmerit need new hose and repairs to engines, was relerred to committee. BEPOKTS OP COMMITTKKS. Sumlry bilis for Street Work, Election Eipi-nsos, PrmtlRg for las', fiscal year, &c, möunting to 150.36, were allowed on recominenb.tion of Finance Committee. EESOLDTIOXS. By Aid. Gott. That the next regular meeting of the ComBM Counei! be appointed for the hearing of tliepetUton for laying out a street from Aleiii creek U the west side of Main street, on iheaectVmiinebelween sections 20 and 2U atil tiii the Recovler give notice to the persons intereste!, in nursuance of Sec. 24 of the City charter. A lopted. By Aid. Slaivson, That the Street Commissionerbeauthorized to employ laborera at tbe same price as paid for labor in tuis city. Adopted. By Aid. Henderson, That a Committee of three be appoinUd bythe Mayor, consisting of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and two Alderttien, to inquire into the expediency of procuring new hose for the Fire Department, and also to rnake such alterations and reiairs to the Fire Engines, and that if they shall deern necessary that they be authorized and empowered to procure such hose and also the makmg of such repairs at the expense of the city. Adopted. The Mayor appointed as committee, Aid. Henderson, Chief Engiueer Charles Tripp, nd Aid. Gott. 'BA ,6b By Aid. Parsons, That the Street Commissioner cause a gutterto be made on the west side of Main st., from the north side of Huron street to the louth side of Catherine street, and that they establish the grade for the descent of said gutter. Adopted. By Aid. Gott, That the sum of twenty-flve dollars be appropriated by the Coramon Oouncil to be expended under the direction of the Street Committee for the purpose of verifying, aud eitablishing durable landmarks at such poiatB in the city of Ann Arbor as they may áeem expedient for the public interest. - Adopted. UKPINISHED BUSINESS. The Bonds of Thos. J. Hoskins, Constable f 3d Ward, and Nathan H. Pierce, ConstaWe of 6th Ward, were submitted and approved. The Council then on motion ftdjourned. ÖC" MansQeld's Dispensatory aajs that most of the Sarsaparilla of the shops is loert and wortbless. D. . Ayer in his writingi onthis drug states that not only is it inert as 'ound in the shops, but bo also a.-e most of tlu preparations froia it, or bearing its name. H shows, however, that t his fact avises from th( me of worthless varioties, or unskilful prep wation by iacompetent men ; that the tru Medicinal Sarsapaiilla (Sarza Smilax oñ.) o tb tropics, when freshly gathered in the bud i une of the most effectual alteratives w possess. Combinad with other substances o great alter. tive power, like Iodine, Stillingia Doek, &c, it makes Ayer's Comp. Ext. o ■8rsp., -which we have reasonto believois om of the most eifectual remedies for humors 'kin diüeases and for purifying the bloot which has ever yet been found by anybody - Bangor (Me.) Mercury. Thomas Motley, father of the histo fian, #el in JJostoD, a íw dayö nHe U tbe ge of 82. L2L" Dr. II. J. Lyon, the great physician of the tliroat and lungs will bis regular visit to this city on Uie 20th inst., next Friday, and may be l'ouml at the Monitor Iïonse.