$31,000 Of Paving Bonds

Are Offered for Sale by the City of Ann Arbor

EXACT COST OF PAVING

Liberty Street $24,486.05 and Fourth Avenue $6,490.80 - Boys Bother D., Y., A. A. & J.

All but three of the aldermen were present at the special meeting of the council Monday evening. A long resolution was presented by Ald. Hutzel fixing the boundary of the Liberty street paving district and assessing $15,660.43 in ten annual payments on the property owners on Liberty street, and $8,825.63 in ten equal installments on the city at large, and passed by a vote of 12 to 0.

A similar resolution was passed in reference to the Fourth avenue paving district, assessing $5,192.64 on the property owners in ten equal installments and $1,298.66 on the city at large.

Bonds were authorized to be issued by the mayor and clerk for $24,486.06 on Liberty street paving and $6,490.80 on Fourth avenue paving to be dated Sept. 1, 1903, and payable in ten equal annual installments beginning with August 1, 1904. The interest is placed at 4 per cent and bids are asked to be in by September 7.

The sidewalk committee favored ordering a tar walk built on the north side of Hiscock street between Fountain and Gott streets, also on Miller avenue from Fountain to Spring streets, and on the west side of Spring street from Miller avenue to Cherry street, and in front of 1226 Pontiac street. The committee wanted the plank walk on trestles on the north side of W. Washington street torn up and suitable grade established for tar walk. The culvert on William street at the railroad tracks is to be extended across the sidewalk as well as the street. All these recommendations were adopted.

The following communication was received from Supt. Dill, of the D., Y., A. A. & J.:

Hon. A. Brown, Mayor, Ann Arbor, Mich.:

Dear Sir- I desire to call your attention to the way the boys of your city are behaving at our station. They board the cars and race in front of them while they are in motion, which is very dangerous. If some action is not taken to put a stop to this, the result will be that some one of them will be seriously injured if not killed. The conductors and motormen have warned them repeatedly, but their duties will not allow them to give their undivided attention to the matter, consequently the boys take advantage of this and continue their dangerous practice. We do not wish them to get on our cars at all in Ann Arbor. Will you kindly take the matter up and see if something cannot be done whereby we may find relief from this condition?

Yours truly, S. J. DILL, Superintendent.

The communication was referred to the marshal.

The Labor Day committee wanted the license money collected by the city for Labor Day. The license money was donated for this occasion.

The collection of the Ellis estate personal tax for 1900 was referred to the city attorney with power to act.