To Allow Cellars Drained

To Allow Cellars Drained

The Council Is Disposed to Do So

Cost Of New Sewer

Is $1169 51 - Electric Light CO. to be Allowed to Trim Trees - Other Business of Council

The common council held a quiet meeting Monday night. Only 9 aldermen were present and the attempt that will be made to pass the $300 for constructing curbing and gutters on the Liberty street hill over the mayor's veto was postponed until the next meeting. There have been few attempts of this kind made and they have rarely succeeded, so that this attempt will be watched with interest.

The Board of Public Works were instructed at a recent meeting to trim the shade trees all over the city. The board referred the matter back to the council with a request for $1,000 appropriation. This opened up the matter for discussion. Street Commissioner Ross said that the telephone companies when they trimmed the trees had done as a rule an excellent job of trimming. After considerable talk a motion by Ald. Robinson was carried that the electric light company be given permission to trim the trees that obstruct the light under direction of the Board of Public Works.

The Board of Public Works recommended the construction of a stone culvert across Summit street on the east side of Gott street. A discussion followed as to using cast iron pipes or 24-inch tile and the matter was referred to the street committee.

The total cost of the lateral sewer on First and Jefferson streets, known as lateral No. 11, was reported as $1,169.51, of which $1,111.04 was ordered paid E. L. Schneider, the contractor, and the balance of 5 per cent held back for one year. Of the total amount $1,102.31 is to be paid by the property owners and $67.20 by the city.

City Engineer Groves recommended that applications for sewer connections to drain cellars only should be granted and the rules amended allowlñg such connection provided it is made with a trap having a water seal of not less than three feet. Many of the property owners along the new sanitary sewer need to have their cellars drained. It seemed to be the disposition to grant this request providing proper precautions against sewer gas was insured. After considerable discussion the city engineer was instructed to draft plans and report at the next meeting.

The fire commissioners requested the council to allow them to buy 500 feet of hose and the clerk was authorized to advertise for bids.

Prof. Demmon and others petitioned for a crosswalk on the long block on Washtenaw avenue, south of S. University avenue, and the street committee will look into it.

Labor bilis amounting to $790.31 were allowed.

The ordinance regulating the keeping and storing of inflammable goods and oils came up for its third reading. Several objections to the wording being raised, the ordinance went over to the next meeting to allow the technical points to be looked into. In reply to a question Ald. Fischer said the ordinance was not directed against Dean & Co., but was to prevent others from doing what Dean & Co. had been granted permission to do. He said, however, that the council nearly six months ago had required Dean & Co. to build a fire wall and steel roof around their tanks and nothing had been done.

The sidewalk and street committee reported in favor of building a sidewalk on Chapin street, from Miller avenue to Huron street, and making the street three rods wide, taking a deed from Mr. Sipley and building a well in the place of the well thus taken up.

The assessment rolls for paving districts Nos. 7 and 8 were presented to the council, and Thursday, Oct. 8, was appointed for the council to meet as a board of review to hear the objections, if any, of the property owners.