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Council Proceedings

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Day
10
Month
June
Year
1887
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Public Domain
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The council met in regular session Monday evening, Mayor Smith in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. tbeasübeb's bepobt. On hand at last report, $14,259.44; received $30. Disbursements, $1,335.53. On hand, $12,953.91. POOB REPORT. During the month of May ohief Sipley, distributed $130.81 among the indigent poor as folio ws : First ward, $6.32 ; seoond, $5.40 ; third, $43.97 ; fourth, $34.04; fifth, $32.58; sixth, $8 50. THE REOOBDER'S REPORT for the month ending May 31, 1887, shows the following balances on hand: Contingent fund, 1,009.79; general street, $641.32 ; flrst ward fund, $1,009.93 ; seoond, $1,068.23; third, $1,097.71; fourth, $333.01 ; flfih, $324.67 ; sixth, $197.50; water works, $3,288.33 ; eity cometery, $100; dog tax, $100; general fund overdraft, $844.58 ; delinquent tus fnnd, $900.39. MABSHAlS REPORT. Six arreata were made during the month by the chief and his deputies. The resignation of Paul Sohall as constable of the seoond ward was accepted. BEPOBT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. For the year there were 117 deaths, twenty being non-residents. Oíd age contributed the largest per cent. The council ia asked to pay the hoalth officers an extra compensation for extra services during the past year. PETITIONS. For a sidewalk on the east side of Fifth street, between Fackard and ftladison streets. For a sidewalk on the east eide of North Socond street, between Catharine and North streets. Both petitions were referred to the sidewalk committee. A communication in regard to the dangerous and dilapidated condirion of the walk on the east side of North Ingalls street, north of the university hospital was not received. One from ohief engineer Sorg, relativo to transferring certain membera of the fire department to the hook and ladder company, was referred to the committee on fire department. The question of pnrohasing ñaua for the new Denance hook and ladder company was also referred as above. The chief of pólice was requested to notify the authorities of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Miohigan railway, that the unnecessary blowing of engine whistles at the foot of Washington street, on Sunday, has been a grcat nuisance, and that it maat be stopped. FINANOE COMMITTKB REPORT. Bills on the following f muis were allowed and warrants ordered drawn for the same: First ward, $163.71 ; second, 121.32; third, $50.32 ; fourth, $260.32 ; fifth. $103.91 ; sixth, $94.02 ; general street, $320.80 ; general, $597.37 ; contingent, $768.73; city cemetery, 890.18. Total, $2,571.28. In addition a bilí for $369 for the construction of a stone culvert on West Second street was also allo wed. The salary of the health offlcers was fixed at $50 per annum. MORE LIGIIT. The report of the general fund committee relativo to increasing the electric light, and the ohanging of other lamps, was aocepted. The new lights recommended are to be placed at the corner of Main and Hurón streets; Corner of Fifth and Ann; Corner of First and Huron; Corner of Willard and Forest aves. The question of the construction of a stone culvert over the race on High street, was referred back to the street committee to report at the next meeting of the council. Byron Green was refused permission to erect a wooden building adjoining his property on Fourth street. The druggists Donds of Eberbach & Son, and Mann Bros., and the saloon bonds of Exinger & Boes, Millman & Collins, Werner & Brenner, and Walsh & Gibney were accepted. The marshal was instructed to notify delinquent saloon keepers that they must pay their licenae or íd default thereof prosecutions will be commenced against them at once. On motion of Aid. Wines, E. B. Gidley was made a member of the board of health. RKSOLDTIONS. By Aid. Almendinger, that the city attomey be requested to prepare a fonn for the noticcs to be served by the shal as required by the new sidewalk ordinance. Oarried. Also that the marshal be instructed to inspect all of the eidowalks in the city, the inspection to be made as early as possible, and that he proceed, nnder the new ordinance, against all persons whose walks need repairs. Carried. Also that the sidewalk committee take action toward securing a sidewalk to the Toledo railroad depot, reporting on the same at the next council meeting. Three bids tor lighting the olook in the court house tower for one year, were received. Theywere: Thompson -Houston co., inoandescent light, 65 oandle power, $60, or 810 for the are light. Ana Arbor gas co., $8.31 per month, and the BealEdison light co., $60 per year. The committee was given further time to investígate. It was voted tq erect a $55 fountain, with a $30 watering trough at the base for horses, the fountain to be placed in the court yard square. On motion the council adjourncd until Wednesday even ing. SPECIAL 8ES8ION. Oalled to order by the mayor. On motion the cases against Fred Brown, and Walsh & Gibney were placed on the same footing as the one against Millman & Colhns, who agreed to keep their saloons fclosed if the prosecution was dropped. The Washtenaw fuel and gas company were granted a charter for thirty years, and the privilege of laying pipes in the streets for carrying oil or fuel gas, the oompahy to keep the city harmless from all damages while the same are being put down, and to leave the streets in as good repair as they found them, for which a bond for $10,000 is to be given. The case of the city against J. Q. Schiappacassee, for keeping Iris fruit stand open on Buuday, next claimed the attention of the council. Aid. Swift moved that the same be discontinuad. Then followed a long discussion, Aids. Wines and Allmendinger opposing the resolution. These gentlemen wanted pledges from this man that he would keep his place of business olosed in the future, and an amendment to this effect was proposed, but was voted down. More wrangling followed when recorder Pond oflered the folio wmg: Resolved, That the city attorney be instructed to discontinue all cases pending against business men under the city ordinaoces. The yeas and nays being called for the resolution was carried by the following vote : Yeas - Herz, Martin, Kearns, Niethammer, Swift, Seabolt, Ware, Pond. No - Allmendinger, Hutherland, Wines, Hammond and the mayor. SALAMES. The salary of the mayor was fixed at $300 per annum, recorder $500 and the aldermen $50 each, the ordinance to go into effect after the ürst of April, 1883.

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