The Ohio & Michigan Wants Residence Streets

Ordinance Introduced at Council Meeting for Route Through City

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Electric Light Co's Bill Allowed at $5038.32-Protest Against Sanitary Condition of the Wesleyan Guild Property

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Thirteen members of the council responded to roll call at 7:30 Monday evening in the council chamber.

Mayor Brown's veto of the proposition to place a hydrant on Oakland avenue was the first thing to come up and the question was put shall the hydrant be located the mayor's veto the contrary notwithstanding. On roll call the mayor was sustained there being only four votes to override the veto and the hydrant will not be placed.

A request from the executive committee of the Labor Day celebration was read asking to occupy the business streets on September 7th, and the court house square for a band stand and the city government was invited to participate in the celebration.

A letter was read from President John F. Bible of the Michigan League of Municipalities asking information as to committee to co-operate with the officers of the League in arranging for the next annual meeting which is to be held in this city in connection with the meeting of the Michigan Political Science association early in next spring. The president of the council was authorized to appoint such committee. 

The matter of the purchase of a passenger wagonette came up and bids were submitted by E. M. Wurster at $348.50 and by Walker & Co. at $305.00. No action was taken as to the purchase but the matter was referred to committee. 

The tin roof on engine house was ordered repaired under the direction of the board of public works.

A resolution was offered and carried that the $21,762.29 due Lennane Brothers for paving on State street be allowed and a warrant drawn for the same. 

Two carloads of brick for cross walk purposes were ordered. A request was made for the removal of an alleged unsightly telephone pole on Division street at the corner of Kingsley and another in front of Cornwell Place which have recently been set. Referred to city attorney and street committee. 

A petition unanimously signed in opposition to cutting down Traver street was presented and the street committee was directed to meet residents of this street and hear their reasons.

The following petition relative to the unsanitary conditions of the premises named was received and referred to the health committee:

To the Honorable the Common Council:
  We the undersigned residents of Ann Arbor living in the vicinity of No. 603 Liberty street, belonging to Wellington Tate, and occupied by W. A. Royce; No. 206 State street, said to belong to Frank Parker and the M. E. Church occupied by Charlie Sam, and No. 202 State street belonging to Frank Parker and the m. E. Church occupied by Mr. Glenn and Mrs. Taylor, beg to inform you that said places are in very unsanitary conditions and threaten the health and comfort of the neighborhood, on account of previces, garbage, slops, etc., on or near the surface of the ground. We pray you to terminate these nuisances completely and permanently.

Respectfully submitted, J. G. Lynds, M. D.; H. O. Severance, V. C. Vaughn, M. C. Godrich, I. Q. Pease, F. E. Fasquete. E. D. Reed, Mrs. Hanora O'Brien, Mrs. Mary L. Mass, H. S. Dean, M. L. Belser, W. A. Royce.

Bills to the amount of 43,296.97 were reported by the finance committee and warrants ordered drawn for same.

Interest was allowed the Ann Arbor Savings Bank to the amount of $80.60 on warrants carried during the time the city was shy of funds.

An ordinance was passed through first and second readings providing that the time of payment of bonds issued in future be changed from March 1st, when the city is shy of funds to August 1st, when it always has money.

An ordinance was introduced, also, permitting the Ohio & Michigan electric railway to enter the city. This company desires to enter the city on State street and run up Packard to Fourth avenue and north on Fourth avenue. But if the right to run over the tracks of the D., Y., A., A. & J. tracks cannot be obtained the road desires to turn off State at Edwin street, run west on Edwin to Division, north on Division to Washington, west on Washington to Fifth avenue, north on Fifth to Kingsley street, crossing the tracks of the D., Y., A. A. & J. at Catherine street, west on Kingsley to N. Main, thence north to city limits.

The question of buying and installing a city scale came up again and the committee having the matter in charge was directed to advertise for bids.

The lighting committee reported a compromise proposition relative to the city lighting bills for the past six months. These bills amounted to $5,927.43. The committee recommended that the bill be allowed with a 15 per cent discount, which reduced the bill to $5,038.32. It was passed at that figure.

The city treasurer reported that up to August 1st he had collected $20,699.97 of the levy of $72,050.

Council adjourned.