Police Failed To Get A Raise

POLICE FAILED TO GET A RAISE

Finance Committee Will Consider Their Salary

AFTER THE AUTOMOBILES

The Council Will Regulate Speed - Two New Electric Lights - City Provides for Judson Primaries

The council held a brief meeting Monday night. They notified the Street Railway Co. that they wanted the proper kind of rails on State street, ordered two additional electric lights, ordered booths put up for the Judson primaries and took the first steps towards controlling automobiles.

The police failed to get their raise in salary. Ald. Schumacher made the report of the street committee favoring increasing the salary of every man on he force $100 a year. This would have made the patrolmen's salaries $700 a year. Ald. Hamilton moved the reference of the report to the finance committee and it was so referred. Later Ald. Johnson wanted this vote reconsidered, so that the increase could be voted, but this was lost by a tie vote, six to six, and the policemen must keep along on $50 a month for a while yet.

An ordinance regulating the speed of automobiles was given two readings. It limits the speed to seven miles an hour, except when approaching crossings, when it must not exceed five miles.

The bonds of the Bridge company to build four bridges, where culverts were washed away for $5,021 were approved.

A 2,000-candle power light was ordered for the corner of Packard street and Fifth avenue, and one of 65-candle power for the middle of the river bridge on Broadway.

A light was petitioned for on the corner of State and Liberty streets.

The council voted to pledge themselves to build a culvert on Felch street, in the event of Allen creek being straightened by the Ann Arbor road in accordance with the plans of the city engineer.

Ald. Jenny moved to have two voting booths put up in each ward for the primaries.

Ald. Clancy: "I would like that resolution explained."

Pres. Haarer: "Add at the expense of the republican county committee."

Ald. Jenney objected to doing that. He claimed the booths should be put up anyway.

Pres. Haarer: "I'll guarantee the expense."

The erection of the booths then carried without any provisions being added to the original resolution.

The bad condition of the bridge over the M. C. railroad was discussed am referred to the street committee and the clerk was instructed to confer with the M. C. relative to the disposition of the water on Traver street.

A long discussion ensued over the failure of the street railway to get ready for paving as the city desired on State street, and a resolution was passed directing the road to place girded groove rails seven inches high on concrete on State street from Monroe to S. University avenue and at the curves on William street and N. University avenue.