Rear-admiral Coon

The only excitement at Tuesday's common council meeting was the absence of Aid. Brcwn and a squabble over improvements on Linden st. It seemed that the council had appropriated some money for fixing up the street. Just about the time a motion to adjourn was reached on the program, Aid. Coon arose and made a motion that $75 more be Appropriated to complete the job. This was vigorously opposed by Aid. Hamilton, who said it vas setting a bad precedent in appropriating money for streer. jobs and then coming in afterwards and asking for more. After a great deal of discussion bet ween him and Aid. Coon the mution was put and the vote stood 7 ayes and 4 nays, Aids. Brown, Howell, Stevens and Cady being absent. Fres. Luitk declared it carried. While two or three minor ir.atters were being passed upon the city attorney looked up the charter and found that in order to appropriate raoney it would take a majority of the aldermen-elect to do the job, whicn would mean that eight votes on the affirmative are Pres. Luidt changed bis ruling. Aid. Coon then became the Hero of Linden st. as much as .Dewey is of Manila or Sampson of Santiago. He 'moved for a reconsideration. Aid. Hamilton moved to adjourn. Aid. Hamilton's motion was lost. Juót then Aid. Stevens came in and he was the man botn sides were after. ïhe alderman from the Seventh decided to re-enforce Aid. Coon, nis position beuig manifested on a test substitute motion made ty Aid. Hamilton to appropriate only $25. There became a eompromise after this and $50 was appropriated, nine votes being registered for it. The fight lasted three-o.uarters of an hour before Aid. Hamilton's ships were sunk or burned. He went down witti colora flying and after the surrender he was extended every courtesy due to lus rank by Rear-Admiral Coon. Property owners petitioned íor a brick crosswalk acrosa W. JefEerson st. un Main st. Referred to sidewalk committee. Property owners oí the Second ward petitioned for a crosswalk to be buiit Erom the corner of Main and Facnard sts. across Main st. Referred. Property owners asked that au alley be opened up to run parallel to Main st. from William to .Liberty sts. and between Main and Fourth ave. Keferred. Property ównere of ihe Sixth ward petitioned for a sidewalk graded and laid on the south .ide of LSelser st., be-tween Fourteenth and Observatory sts., and the board of public worke recoinraended that $198 be appropriated to grade the street. The petit.ion vvaa iel'erred to the sidewalk eommittee. The report of the board was relerred to the street commitiee. The eommittee on flnanee presented the bill of the Ann Arbor EUectric Co. ior street lighting duiing the nonth of June at $558. 1U. Also the bill of extra lighting for ïour nights in the month ot May at $75, with the recommenüation that the June bill be dlowed as presented and ihat ihe bill for extra lighting be alluwed at $37.50. The comraittee further reeommended that the Ann Aroor Klectric Cü. be direcied ia the future to burn no lights when nul provided for in the moonlight schedule unless ordered by the 'chairman of tne lighting committee, ur in his absence by the city clerk, who is instructed u consult the proper officials relaave to the same. The report was adopted. An ordinance was presented for the first and seeond reading in regard to aidewalks, which permits property owners in the stone walk district to repair their tar sidewalks with rilling in and mopping. Under the present ordinance they are prohibited from doing thls. The new ordinance also allows property owners who put in stone -.valks lo put in flag stones two inches thick instead of three inches. This is 'juite a retreat from the stone walk policy heretofore in use. The street committee rscommeñded that $400 be appropriated for gravelling N. Main st. from Catharine to Depot st., and $400 be appropriated to gravel División st. between Hurón and the sink hole near Detroit st., and for covering that portion with Telford macadam. Adopted. The committee on sidewalks recomïended that the city enginear prepare profile of the grade of the sidewalk n the west side of Seventh st., beween Huron and Liberty sts. ; on the ast and west sides of Oswego st.; on he west side of S. State st. between Villiam and Jefferson. ;Vnd, further, he committee recommenJed that stone r cement sidewalks be ordsred along he following streew and in front of he following proper tie.-;: On the r.orth ide of E. Williarn s . In front of the J. K. E. chapter nouse; en tne suuth ide of E. Washington t-t. from the east ine of Fifth ave. east, property of D. '. White and Mrs. Ilenilerson; on the east side of S. Ashley st. across the aley north oí Liberty st.; a plank sidewalk on the east side of Second st. hetweíii JefCersor. anl Madison; also 'Ihat the grade of the sidewalk on the east side of Spring st. between Suinmit st. and Chubb ïoad, and on the north siiie of Felch between Fountain and Miner be fixed. Adopted. The recommendation cf the board of health that all "down town store properties be conneeted ud with the sewtrs ■vas concurred in by the council. City Atrrney Butterlielri reported that the Detroit, Ypsilau'J . An Arbor Ry. Co. refused to furnish any surc-ty on their bond to pay for thsir paving between the rails in six an3 twelve months' time. The c-ompany agr.es to put in its Y on the west side of Main st. provided it will extend down far enough so that they can turn three cars. Mr. Butterfleld s-aid that there might be some difficulty in colleoting the amount from the company if they refused to pay as there is a $600,000 mortgage on the road which would be prior to their paving claims. He said he thought it might be wise for the city to take the chance under the present circumstances. The amount oL the sewer taxe to be spread upon the rolls: was as follows, the amounts representing the sewer districts in the order named: $398.29, $830.64, $4,511.95, $617.16, $1168.44, $1599.83, $89.57. Total, $9215.88. The council then adjourned.