Council Proceedings

f OFFICIA) CODNCIL CHAMBBB, Aun Arbor, Mioli.,Sept. 7,1891.1 Regular meeting. Couneil met and was called to order by the president. lloll called: A quorum present. Absent- Aid. Ferguson and Bekberg. Minutes of previoua meeting ruad and approved. IMJICNICATHINS FROM THE MAYO1!. ClTYOK 4.NN Akikiii, I Hatob's Ofïicb. August 19, 1S9L To the Howrabh . the (Jommon Cowmü: I herewith return to you, with my disapproval, so much of the record of your proceedings at your last stated meeting as relates to the purchase of a map for the walls of the Council Room at an expense of one hundred and sixty dollars. The contingent fund, out of which this expense must be borne, is ready overdrawn and I respecttul l j ask your honorable body to forego ( your personal convenience in this matter until such time as the city's financial condition will warrant so large an outlay for objects which are undoubtedly artistic, but whose utility is not always measured by the cost of their production. Respectfully, W.M. G. Dotv, Mayor. Aid. Kitson moved that the communication be laid on the table, to be taken up later in the evening, which motion prevailed. City of Aks Aubor. i MATOR'S OFFICE, August 19, 1891. To the Honorable, the Common Council: Gentlemen: - I herewith return to you with my disapproval so much of the record of your action at your last stated meeting as relates to the following resolution: "By Aid. Wines. - Resolved, that the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated from the Street fund for coping on South University nue. While I am of the opinión from personal inspection that the expenditure of this sum of money would materially add to the attractiveness of that beautiful avenue, I am yet reminded that the condition of the city's funds, as shown by the last report of the Treasurer, is not such as will warrant the expenditure of public money during the remainder of the fiscal year for objects which are more largely ornamental than necessary. In this connection I take the liberty to quote from the Report of your Committee on Streets, made to your honorable body at your meeting Aufbst 3rd inst. and adopted by you the same evening: "The coping on South University avenue is a matter which may be deferred until next year to advanvantaa;e." I am convinced that your Street Committee gave the subject their careful attention and that their expert opinión is worthy of your thoughtful consideration. A perusal of your late proceedings discloses the fact that your honorable body reconsidered the vote by which the said Committee report had been adopted, but I find no record of the reconsideration of the report itself. Had such action been had, 1 am confident that your wise and delibérate judgment would, again, have been adverse to the appropriation. Respectfully, Wm. G. Doty, Mayor. Aid. Hall moved that the commiinication be layed on the table, to be taken up later in the evening, which motion prevalled. Ciïy "." An.v Aiuiok. I Mayor'S Ówicb, August 19, 1891. f To thi Ho Common Cou Gentlemen: - I herewith return to you with my disapproval so much of the record of the proceedings 'of your honorable body, at your last stated meeting, as relates to your action in regard to culverts on Hill street, Fifth strcet, and Felch street in said city. Reference to the report of your Street Committee made to your honorable body August 3, inst., and adopted by you the same evening. discloses the following statement in regard to these culverts: "In regard to the culverts, we think that inasmuch as the streets are little frequented and a small outlay for planks and timbers would put them (the culverts) in as good a condition as new, it is not advisable aMthis time to tmdertake the construction of entirely new culverts." I fail to find in the record of your proceedings any reversal of your delibérate, legislative judgment of August 3, the vote by which that report was adopted havingonly been reconsidered and not the report itself. To my mind the record does not show even a substantial compliance with the provisions of Section 137 of the Charter in regard to public improvements and the expenditure of money therefor. In view of the large overdraf upon the Street fund, now amounting to over $5,000.00 (a pleasant fiction for a debt of that amount in this department) and in view of what I can but conceive to be inconsiderate action on your part which your calmer judgment wolud refuse to approve, I respectfully ask a continuance of your efforts for nunicipal economy in the linos sugested by your committee. From personal nspection I ana convinced that all of the aforesaid culverts could be advantageously repaired at slight expense, except possibly the Felch street culvert, whcrc the'necessity is greater; for the repair of this culvert 1 especially bespcak the considérate attenúon of the authorities, to the end that the public convenience and safety may there be preserved and assured. Respectfully, Wm. G. Doty, Mayor. Aid. Kitson moved that the eommunication be laid on the tabla, to be taken up later in the evening, which motion prevailed. A . n Akbor, Mich., Sept. 5, 1891. To the Hon. the Swronow Cnuncil: Gentlemen: The snbjoined correspondence between myself and the City Attomey, relating to act No. 198 Session Laws of 1889 (Soldiers Relief) and the powers and duties of the Conimon Couucil and City offlcers thereunder is respeetfully subinitted to your honorable bodywith the recbmmendation that the aldermen individually and tlie Council as a body take such proper proceedings in the premiso as are re■uired by law. ' WiLi.iAM G. Doty, Mayor. Ann Auiioit.MiCH , Aujf.2P, 1891. Hon. Ezra H. Norris, City Attomey: Sik: Certain warrants upon the Soldiera Relief Fund in the city treasury, having been presented to ine for my cöuntersignature, and I being of the opinión lliat the iirovisions of the statute (Act 193 Lavvs of 1889) have not been sufticiently observed as vet to authorize the legal issuance of such warrants, 1 respectfully refer said act to youi notice and ask yonr official opinión as the city Counseller as to the duty of the Common Gouncil and the city officers in the premises. Reapectfully, WM. G. DOTT, Mayor. Cuy attornkvs Onrox, I Ans Ahbor. Sept. 5. 1891. S Bon. Wm. G. h"t:i, Mayor. Dear Sik: Your note of Aug. 29th, calling my attention to act No, 193, Session Luws of 1889, relating to the relief of honorably discharged and indigent Union soldiers, sailors and marines outside of the Soldiers Home, and requeating a short statement of the marnier of its execution lias been duly considered. Section ;; oí said act requires that during the month oí May the aldernien of each ward shall make a list of UI the persons resident in their respective wavds entitled to aid and leliver auch list to one ot their number whoshall meet witli the Soldiers Helief Commission oí the county, and togetlier certify such list to the Cotnmon Council, along with their estímate of the money required for such fund during the year. That thereaf ter the Commission and Council are required to meet and jointly determine frona ! such cei'tiüed list who are entitled tü relief and lix thé amount per month. After such determination it is a duty of the Council to certify to the list - determined to the City Clerk. who is then int only then aathorized to draw his warrant on the Relief fund in favor of the persons named in such certifícate and for the particular sum stated therein. There is also a provisión in the statnte for emergency relief so called, which is not important in this connection. On inquiry I lind that qo action bas been taken dnring the present year by eiiher the aldermen, Relief Commission or Common Council. I also find that there is money on hand belonging to the Relief fund. ïhat there maiiy deserving persons resident within the city who are justly entitled to relief and that applications for such relief are now pending as suggested in vour communication. Thís state of faets raises the single question, can the aldermen, Commission and Council now authorize relief, they having neglected to make the list during the nionth of May as required by lawï I do not doubt but that they may öo now what the law made it tiieiv duty to do at another time. Tliere can be no question but that in so far as to the money whicb is now in the fund it could be lawfully paid out of a list made at tliis late day. It could be of 110 importance wben the list was in fact made; the only important thing in this connection being that it be made by the proper offlcers. The reason for requiring the. list to be made in the montli of May was j doubtless for the purpose of collecting the money on the then next city roll. Mauy of the cities and probably all villages of the state collect their city lax during the summer rB the estímate of the amount of mi required for this particular fund was thus required to beon liie in time to be made a part of the regular city tax The Vim Arbor, as you are advised. collects its city tax at the on the same rol] witli the atate and county taxes. I am therefore of the opinión that il' th tímate iBonflleiu time to be certifled along with the regular city tnx levy, the certifieation will be in aüthings ilar and the tax for this particular d ;i legal one. 1 am also of the opinión tina the varióua offlcers and boards chaigetl with the execntion of Vet mav now l;ivi'u!]y jpjoceed to irm their respective dutiès. That payment out of the fand nowon hand, the ('ouncil and Commission bavins first certified a list to the City Clerk, be lawful And the estiraates having been certifled, the wi tax lew Eor tliis fund alid. Áll o!' whicb is respectfullv submitted. ■ctliilly yours, E. 15. N'ikkis. City Attoniev. Aid. Hall moved that the commuriication be received and placed on file, which motion prevailed. TETITIOJiS AND COMMUNICATIONS 'L'n Un 'ommon Cornial : We, the Boanl ot' Public Works, respectfully recommend that the following Bidewalks be ordered built: On Observator? street from Geddes avenue to Arm street. On Ashley street, west side, from Madison to Williams street, and the ■ following sidevvalks be renewed in front of the following property: l'atrick McNally, on Catherine street, west; Mary Aun Bouins, . W . W Indon. Am., on Catherine street, east. We further recommend, and herebj Bubmit plan and Bpeciflcations, of proposed uew Iron Bridge, tío. 8, foryour inspection aud approval. The. biils lor repairs of Bridge No. l werefóundto be as follows: C. Helber, $485, and Wisner vV Rencbler, I :j ). and Uk! following resolutien waa adopted: Whereas, The two blds for repairs on Bridge No. ü are hieher than wort is worth, as estimated by Street Comniissioner Sutherland, therefore be ït Resolved, That we recommend i the Common Council that the bida ol Ilelber and Wianer & Kenchler be reiected and we further recommend that the work be made ander the direction of Street Commissioiier Sntherland. Kespectfnllr snbmitted, By order of the Board of Public Works. W. .T. Millkb, Clerk. Referred to Street and Sidewalk Committees. A petition signed by A. C. Nichols and seventeeu other residente and property holders of the City of Aun Arbor, asking for the location o(' ai electric street lamp al the corner of Geddes avenue and Hill street. Beferred to Lighting Committee. A petition Signed by Nbah G. Butts and twelve other residente and property holders of the City of Ann Arbor asking lor locationof afirehydrant on the corner of Washington and 14th stieets. Referred to Water ('oramittee. A remoiistrance relative to the erection of the Standard Oil Company's receiving tankson Felch streetreceived and referred to the City Attorney. KEPOKTS OF STANDING COMMITTKES. F1NANCE. To the Conimon Couneil: Your Committoe on Finance respecthilly report that tliey have had tlie following bilis under consideration and would reeommend their allowance at sums stated. ONTIMGBNT rüSO. v, ,1. Mil'.er. ealary J? E.B. Norria, " - ■' uu Dr. E. A Clark, ealary tor May, Juno mil July ■ " Win A.. ïhorpe & Co., rubber stampa.. .'IJ J. I,. Bklnner, type writing-, (sewer re.,()I.t) O Geo. Wahr.suppUes, per Jas. K. Baob 25 10 Aim Arbnr T.-H. Bleetrlo Co., street liu-htiD2 ONS HU Ann Albor T.-H. Electric Co , city elerk's office -■■-- - "" . siipplies, per W . J. Miller, from April l&J w Kearns, abstract work 3 00 Bid w. Millard, priatiDg - --- - 5U Jacob Starks, l montn'B salary and oleaning old oarpet - W. W. ':itis, repairing type-writing ohlne --■ } ; William Herz, suppllea ' ;'.- A. A.'l'.-H. Elec-tnc Co., moving poles 1 16 v..i MUIer. express charges 20 S. w. Beakes, printing 4 Tolal bjl i ;:t fl'nd. elsonSutherland, salary, ';i Smith Motley, " 'j ] W.J.Jupt, lumber - ■' (;■.. Walir. siipplies tor Engineer 1 Bj Fnuik Sutherlmid, labor '■ M. rt. Murnliy, labor. a 00 ó. der. i ibor a Antón Shatfold, labor 60 Douglae Byoraft, labor 1 Geo. Devine. Itibor f " Franfe Shultz.labor M Herman Bucbolz. labor J 50 Herman [.m.-pka, Ihbor l lJ KarlYarndt. labor -- lo Charles Eladke, labor ' - Willis Clark, labor - h Wm. Kuchn, lahor.. ' ;s Micnael Kinney, labor '- ■■■ J.Drake, labor ■;', V' E. " illiams, labor 4;j 'e Patrlok MoCabe. labor.. -- '■' ■'' Ji Beph Hutzel. labor - Michael Williams, labor. Mtchenflelder, labor 9 IS Wm. Cleaver, Janltor 6th ward engine house '; o" Wm. Nimos, labor "' "s Gustave Waltere, labor.. Nelsou Sutherland, horse and cart 26 87 Joaepb MeCabe, horee and oart 18 78 lliimn Kitredgre, teaming ls M Richard liurns, teaming ib 9 Daniel Crawford, teamiug h Oo 1'. li Rogere, t umin?. : BU W. H. Wells, teamlng 100 John MoHagh, teamlng 6 8 Geo. Leonard, teaming 1" 60 Jacob Hauser, teaming, 1 i" 1'homas Hannon, teamlng ;i "f Mattaew SL-lmierle, teaming 'J m Miehael Kusterer, teaming 1 T5 Crtsi.ar ttlnsey, 11 bbl salt, etc 11 lu Win. Allaby, boxes 60 F. M. Halloqk, lamber. 3 22 John liau;Tiif inlner, stone -- 'i'1 04 Miehael Staebler, repairs 16 36 Hareden, repairs 7 60 T. h. Hewitt, building sidewalk.. 6fl 53 (fu. K. Schwab, specincatiou lor Driuge uu EmiLBaur, street eweepinj? lü 00 W. G. Snow, use of hack by B. of P. Works 2 60 John Buriis, labor I ;' Total I 10U9 10 DEPARTMENT BTTSD. Fred! ry 60 00 c. Kdwards, salary. 50 00 i ..,.!- i i.-fix.lc. sabry s U0 Heory Mcl.nren, salary - 45 00 irroll, salary Morg-an Wil] ry - 4 08 au Kim, falary s "0 Kobert Koss. alary XX LouIb iVeinmann, salary 8 00 John K .:-y ilary. - ' 8 Lafi for Il-L truck - 8 '0 Clark & Jones, su iplies - (■o. I - . Mailoy, rep maan & Co., oats ■i's. cl; 19 I Total : lll HM' l-.-V!) . '." David i ■ ary Polhemus, use of hack. 10.) Wm. Snow, use "I ewo 1 horse and oarrlage --- --- 2 50 Tot! 1B8 50 POOB i i'-.:i. nalary (Poor Supt.,) 10 00 Mr. Evans, ald J} - haw, aid ■' ''" ri Martin, l : ■ d :0 00 .1 Ca i food - John Gootz & Son. grocerles l f+ W F. Lodholz, grooeries - s "!l Wm. H Molntyre, " T 3 t, " n o C. Rinsey, grooeriea Jacob .Vciini-, grocerles -- " 00 Total S TT .:- i i -. 1 1 - ■ .■■ .hic.il) Kalmbach, labor - $ i 00 KECAPlTUfjATION. Contintrftnt Fund 1 88] 38 Street Fund 1.089 10 Fire Department Fund --- 381 h" Pólice Fund... 188 50 Poor Fund - 77 i8 Cemetery Fund 00 Total KW82 82 Etespectfully submitted. E. G. Mann, Wm. Hkrz, L. P. Hall, Finance Committee. Aid. Tlall moved that the report be accepted and adopted and warrants ordered drawn for the same which inotion previiiled by a yea and nay vote as foÜows. Yeaa-Ald. Manu, Wmes,Herz, MarIn, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Caylor, Hall, Kitson and l'res. Cooley -11. Na ys- None. SUPPLBMKNTABT KEPOBT. CONTINGENT FUND. Hutzel A: Co., suppllea l8 9B Respectfully submitted. B. G. Mak, VVM. II KI!., Louis P. Hall, Fiaance Conimittee. AM. Mann moved that the supplementary report be aceepted and adopted and a warrant drawn for the sanie wliich motion prevailed by yea and muyóte as Eollows: Yeas- Aid. Manu, Wines, Hera, Martin, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Taylor, Hall, Batson and l'res. Cooley- 11. Nays- None. OKDIX.VN'CE. The third reading of au ordinaucé entitled "An Ordinance relativo to the Use of Street Railway Cara by the Public." The president having stated the question to be: Staall this ordinance pass. On motioii of Aid. Wincs, the ordinance was reoommitted. s i i;het. To thc Coninioii ( 'omicil: Vonr Committee on Streets to whom was referred the petition of G. F. Allmendinger, J. W. Kogers and more thau ten other freeUoldera of the City of Aun Arbor, praying among other thinga for tlie laying out of i street extendíng on the lines of Fourth avenu projected southerly from Madison ti Ilill streets, respectfully report tha they have had the subject matter o: such petition ander consideración and recommend that the prayer of said pe tition be granted and that a street be laid from Madison street to Ilill stree on the line of Fourth avenue, pro jected southerly and said street be called Fourth avenue. , Your committee further report that the following named persons owi or are otherwise interested in lands ind prémlses, the right of way over wliicii it willbe necessary to acquire by gift, purchase. or otherwise forsuch proposed street or extensión to wit:- Fi anklin L. Parker and estáte of Lucy Morgan. LouisP. H.vll, E. Gr. Mans, Walt i:ii L. Taylok, RISEIAN MAKTIN, A. X. FlLLMOBB, Street Committee. Received and filed. WATER. The petition for ;i flre hydrant on Brooks street, third ward, waa denied for the reason that all yroperty was fully protected. The Committee on Water recommended that the six-inch water main be extended 800 feet on Pontiac street, Bfthward, also 700 f eet on 13th street, fourth ward, and a flre hydrant placed at the north end oí each extensión above named. mnrmisHED business. Aid. Martin moved that the report of the Sewerage Comniittee be nmv taken tïoni the table, which niotion prevailed by i yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas- Aid. Mann, Wines, Martin, Taylor, Hall, Kitson and Pres. Cooley Xays- Aid. Ilerz, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn-4. By Alderman Martin: Iiesohed, That the report of the Sewerage Committee be received and spread on the record. Yeas- Aid. Manu, Wines, Martin, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, ïaylor, Hall, Kitson, Pres. Cooley- 10. Nays- None. The report of the Cornmittee is as follows: To the Common Council of the City of Aun .1 rbor: Your coinmittee on newerage apjiotnted to act jointly with the Board of Pubilo Works and i committee of rtve froin the Buainese Steu's Vssüciiitiou, would respectfally sub', niit tliat they have bad thesubject ander I oonsIderatlQD and liereby pitsent Ihefollowing report: Wenre early convlnoedthat the report sabraltted ui the Commou Cinncll In Maroh v Prof Charles K. Greene, was the only RyBtem "I sewerage to aiiopt in tliiacity, and iii view of the f;iet tlmt ho Uien made a thorousli stutiy of tlie subject in oonneotlon wlth :i proper survey oi Hik city, we uiu uoi n ii aecessary Uiat ihe same pretlmlnary work shonld be done over agaln, and accordlngly resubmll lila report tn tbia council as a pari of our ovn report. We therel re attach lus ,al report aud Bewerage map to this reYoUr eotnmlUe wishes lo cali several parts ol !'i . Qreene's reil :is lodoioe oi the matter oon. port of tlie committeö on ugo made to the couucll Marvli ie' report wai made. In view of i rmproved metboda of cari Dg ii,r ( ' "8 of modi ilatlon amount of money is uut iieeded eitherln laying tüenialu èewer 01 in the oouHtructlon ol ra 8. A , an illuslratton we wih -to quote the cost "i the sewers In the city of Schenectady, New ïork, pulatlon In VSHO u-as 13,820. BXCAVATI0N8. PRICE ri:n DEPTH. COST. 14,509.2 IS cents. $1,886 20 6 to 8 ft. 28,886.4 a 20 " 5,667 28 S to 10 ft. 5,186.1 80 " 1,555 88 in toian. i i 36 ■ asi '.i-j 12 to lift. 0 50 - 11 to 16 ft. I 50 " 126 00 16 to IX ft. 0 l 00 " Total .... 51.BB2.S I 10,828 4S PIPES 1.A11) AND 1THX1SIIKI). PEICK PER DIAM. LEKGTH. KOOT. COST. Oinch 202.U0 $ 0 17 84 M 8 " R8.254.Ü0 0 19 7Í68 26 10 " 5,187.20 0 2ii 1, 12 " :.ls7.30 (' 82 1,755.95 1 8318.00 0 55 1,822 15 Total .... 12.229 37 u CBSSOBIES. 24 Man-holes at $ 80 00 t 7 00 4S1ush-tanks at tó 00 180 00 27 ■ at 4() 01 1,160 00 1S7 Lnmp-holes at 00 823 00 ,690.8 lineal (eet repatrias oí pavement at in.::';i LJ99 18 6,293 B. M. lumber at 20 Oü 18188 Extras -. '■' !;;', Outlets ir:,' ?S Iron pipe laid '91 ls Total Itissald tlK.i "The work ui'orded the contractora resoaab!e profit;'1 bot ltisdpubtlul ir mi present iri.vs il i-..uM be dupllcated. rhe entlre oosi ofthesyRtem Inoluding manholes. fluRh-tunkn and all accestiorles,Rll exnenses dl' engineering mul preparación ol laiiü and record, expeuea ol newer oomlittee and all oosts of whatever nature nariceable bo Bewers, was 72 oenti per lini al mi ■ therefore iheentireoost of the Bystemol [,ssi.2feel of8ewer8at72 oents per toot waa Tbe'above figures u-e taken from stateleni of actual oost givenby üady Stayleyatid leorge 8. Plerson, C K. In a treatise on ilie genarate System ofSewerage." Tfiere Isnodoubi bul whal the ultímate toal costofthe maln and lateral Bewersiu this nv wil! 'ie more thhu the amount quote bove; butas only the raain aeyerwlll uecesnrllyDebe built by the elly, and the couiruotion of the laierals distributed over a lumber of years, the matter ol ool is ol out noderáte Import mee when oompared wltb ither oonaiderations. rbeooat of the average none e bbwci n the city of Kalamáíoo waB tS.Ti 1.89. I ''"'■ Jreene's system for a maln sewer from Ui" rail rond bridge to Grove or Packard Btn l.tHXI feet.oi-2 82 miles wliieh at h costofta- ,i 36 is !15 178 U . Il would therefore sec rn ai bough Ihèestimatedcostoi inaln sewer ,000 is on tbesafe Blde. Caliing the populatlon of Arm Arbor 10,00(1. ihe aoatof the ma n sewer per capita will be . 'mi But this Is nor way our taxee are tssesssed. The equalized valuuMon .of Ann rhor is over W.OUj.OOO of which $i,(jO0 Is lesa than one third of one por cent, so that a permui who Ikis property assessed at 100 wJil pay lesa than 38Vg, $200 will pay lesa than 68; ■.. S800 will pay les than $1 00 $400 will pay lera than wifi pay lesa than - $600wlli pa lessthan wi I pa.v le ,,.U1 -■■ ;;:; $800 will pay JfSR lUau 2.66%, Í800 will pay lees tbau $3.00, $1,000 will pay lesa tban $3.S8$l,a0üwiH paylesH Hum $4.OO,$1.600 will pay lesa than $i.ou. $1800 will pay Jess tlinn $8 UO 2,00U Will piiy less than $ .';(i'-;!. f3.01 0 win puy less mun iu w. The queslïon now arises wno will nave 10 nay forthls main uewer; manlfeatly, trom i "lance :it tlio forgoinp: table. the man who Dolds propert.y and the moro be Iihs thmore lie most pay. lt may perhaps be well to oouslder the ac-t tbat when sewers are lald and used In Aun Arbór tliat thr pour man reoelves as mnch benefltrotn tuem as the rlch man withoat havlng been oollged to pay fur anythlng like whal might have been his sliare shoulrt the !ix have been levied per capita; BO tliat the idea tliat the poor man is ti liave liis nurdens Increased is bise to B large extent, for In raany oa' u-ill'have an opportunity of earniüg many times the amount ofhis Increase of laxes aue to a iiiain Béwer. ■-ial t 8 , :e ] to tax tliis City anywliere from one Kundred thousand to Iwo bundred thouband dollars, v.uli whion to l.nild scwers, is in uur iudgraent without IbundaUon, and the contlnoed pi Lliu i,l. aas opposed to ihe Judgioent oJ Gieene, one of theforemosl englneers in tols i-ountry. sieins nownrrantable and ni to put In Jeopardy thi ftlth anildeservedly envlable reputatiou of oor city. - ir Committee mof the opinión itai irenrly oost i building vaults and cesspi ols mi tb la cliyundofkeepini; the name In proper an ni rrom JSOUÜto il . ..oii; is of bul Ujmporary [tscosl would In three, oral ii"-t tour yearstlme pay the entlre expense of themaln sewer wliioh the city must build." itmweii Unouii that An.i Arbor is tuis year building between 20 and SOOnew house. Taking the lowest estímate, 2iKl houses, one ean easlly detei mine the min mum expense ol biiilimi-1 vaults and cesspools during ilie present season. 200 and ont-bulldlngs at $25, 00 cesspools at $15, 50 vaults renewed at $10, ' pools renewed at $15 uw Total We are oonfldent that thees flgnres arëbelow ;iic amount oi money actually expended. Win-n II lsobserved that tbls money is all expended lor teraporary work, and that the earth underlylog our city is beini; polluted In thia Wholesale way.isitnot high urre that this city of culture, education ;md advanceinenY simula uwaken f rom lts inactlvlty and ud, with n unanimous volee, that lts government próvida sjine better way ai me si possible day. Many of our cltlzens seem tolhink ït necessary that before Bewere cao beofan; yalue or iiso to i house, that t!iey must be In direct conneotlon with the water works: this is not go sewer can and shoukt be used by every person wlio basaslnk.ln whicb dishes are l ■ It can be used ty every person who has a 8 connectton in his back yard, ïf heis so unfortunate as not to possess a siuk ; it can be ased tooarry off the reLuse from liis vault. All oí lliis can be doné without a drop of water from the water works, anq the notion that oewers means raoney Tor the water works. necessarily is uofounded. The matter of the dlsposal of our sew:ii,'e has been consldered nnd we reoommend that the ou tiet be placed below the lirst rallroad bridge east of the city. That it will influence the quallty of water to some cxtent flo' In the ri ver at that polnt, nobody will question, but we do not tbink it neoessary that Ann Arbor phould initiate works of whatever nature topurify tlie cllluent so loog aa no other city in Michigan bas thoughf u neoessiirv to do tlie same. But wlien the time comes that suoh work shall ba establlshed there is every opportuuity deslrable in tliat looallty. Land could be easily oblained for a sewage farm, or precipitation works could be construct ed for clarffying the effluent beforeitsliould be nllowed to enter the riv. r. Dberelsalso the rutnsof anold dam In the locality whiob could be rgnewed atasraail expense and water kept in storage lor BUCb . as mlKhl requlre tbat the river at I lii outlet befluhed and the effluent Bwepl i the river wltb n large volnineol water pi tue : ion; or thi bed of the eau be e i ■ ttnil ouring and mix all seasons of the j lel of tbeSanltary Dlstncl ol Chicago, saya lüiil . i,,i the ditution o Cor Chtcairo requlred a Bow of 2l),iH)0 cublo feet per m for eacb 100,01)0 people ua b minimum; or per second for ■ ui of populatiou. Thai would mak e tor Ann Arooi :i requireu uu Bter in the Hurori Rlver ol cublc feet per secood. Me farther tlmtfrom o more extended research heisnow satlsfled that for Chicago thls 18 too low, aa Ity probably produces organlc refuseal more tlian ■ e rate of the oralnary Dl city or country lown under of popnlatlon, bo : ,. .. lec, ;,,;. i i imple U . h How o fn the Hurou Rivet tnay be apiwoxlpul d n om '■ '■ i ■'■■ ei .lcvi-lo]n-ü Is. At Bwlft's MUI th. the dry sc-;is(.n is estlinateü to be ror the minimum ttboul sOhorse-powers wlth .1 hand ol 11 feel whlcli corre pondH ti a flow out ó'i cuiiic feet pi'i1 necoiid, or 8,18) oubic feel per minute. At the Superior Milis hi' dry weather ponrêr Is placed at75porsepowers witn a in ad ui 18 reet, wbioli c ponda to u ü"v of aljout 55 cublc reel pei ; 30 c.ubic feet per rnluule. probably mark the lower liiuils of Bow In the rlver it hls city, and for „ perlod of twoor tb ree months uii.v certatnly much more Lhan ilusütuil olher time o'f the year. Ou u ba o cublc leet per l otio lubabitants, t-he noinlraum Bow would care lor a populatlon ..I about IB.nOU. . Mr L. E. Cooley furthur says, " My impressiou is ibat at this time it m ly be said tliat . , o ii ii cublo feel per minute for h LOO.OOti of populatlon wtll mark the limiis willen w i 1 1 Inaure rreedom fróm oulsance, aml thatinauy event tbc streain wlll irnprove rapldly as It flowa down the valley. One liundred cnbic ie.et per ueoond Bhould care fora popnlatlon f from 15,000 t 30,000 people. The low water isasmall i rad dm o!1 theyearand yoursewage probably below the average city per capita, all of wtiicli is favorable. I ludge yni liave a liberal margin to 10 oiL [ftbere iaauy doubt, ltli always posslble to plan yoar system tliat at a future time tliH dry weather flow can be pleked up by au interceptiiiB sewer and carried to a 8wage farm, or treated chemlcally." Yuur commlttee is tlierefore conlident tliat if the water ordinnrlly flowinu iu the Iluron River is properly mixed with the sewage of the city as it llows out of tbe inain sewer, in its already diluted condition, it would fail utterly to "lve rise to any unplexsnnt odor or uusanitary Influeuoe on the locality below the outlet. Kalarnazoo, as far aK we can learn at this distance, Is perfeclly satisfled with its separate system of sewerage, and has experienccd illfMculty In only one or two streets where the fall is very slight, ad this can be remedied by URing alittle larjcer pipe. Thls can hardly be a cause of complaint iu a systein of sewerg In thi city beoause of the lai'ge fall lliat, eau bu easily obtained froui the natural contour Ql our si rei t levéis. report of a former oommlttee on sevrerage says "The niembersof Ui (mralttee were all orl1naUy ópposd to emptylug the sewnge ol i ii.' olty Into ti"" Hurón imt a study of l'nii. Oreene'i plao and of further Information fartïlshed has couvlnced them tliat it. is safe and in t:ri the only feaKibkmeOkod, ofdlSDOBlng of the ciy"í, Bewage." Wf i.'i'l ci'i-talii llmt the conclusión of the former committee was correct, and alo tUal the establishment oí a systein of sewers In lliis city will oonduce tolis tiealtUfulnees and proEperity, Aun Arbot la airead) recognlzed as oue of themosl beautllul resldenoe cltlea in Michigan, anu la rapldlj approaoblnga diiy wheñltwlll le admltted, iiy all Uiut-e Tin l'amüiar willi other clttex, l le tlie mosl destrabé. i;ui befora thatdny eoiues ,. inasi mand abreasi ol our mm er oitles and tlmrougUly gewer uvery locality wiliilu lts llmllH. in view of the loregolnts statement we tberefore recommend thatthla councll cali fora meeting oí the electora as proviueu iy our charter for Ihe parpose of decldlnt; il :-".■ UOU slm'.l Uu raUed by lax to defray Uu' ix ulldlng amaln sewer iVom iisproposed terminus below the llrst tailroaa to 1 1 ;■' r Packara s!. If II shftll be the plensure of u.is oouncll to ttdopt tuis report, work on ihis muln Bewer can be begun m the fall and it can i1 made to provlde manya daj a worh tor Ihe laborlng man at i time of the year wheu he most needs 11, Kespectfullj snbmlttod, ;HRIBÏIAN MARTIN, L. D. WINES, ai. k. ciiiii.i-.i , .Commlttee. To the Conunittee on Sewers: In accordance wltli the deslre ol Comniittee, J liava made u special examination Into the wuys lor Bewering Ann Arbor, n-lth n vii "í repon Inii to the Cominii tee wliu t plan e ■ the most expedieni and bes) . H the City Councll should decide upoa beginning an iniprovemeni oí ilU k and L present herewith a map which gives a general vu-w oí the system suggested. in all large villages and cities isal ol the solid and liquid refuse becomea a seroius problem. Where 110 means have been aken to gel j'id of the necessary accumu ationa oi Hlth, Incideni toa considerable population, the refuae which should have been removed far from tlü' dwellings has been tlung upon the ground or deposH - edin vatilts and cesspools, to poison the air and sink into ilic ground. In excavatlng lor the cellar oí a new house, on premises which liad been previouüly occupied tor a number of yeaïs, and where there wevc three privy vaults, there were uncovered and removed two cisterns, and three cesspools whicii pau evldently b imih in sncceseioo as their sors became dogged and useless. Whether any other exlsted outstde oí i lie ei Uar excavation is unknown. Any observant citizen la aware ol similar instances. 1 ai re comes b -i Ime even the porus gravel í Ann A. is likely to be overloaded wlfh Imp-urlty, unleas a remedy ís found Wlth the general Introduction of water to oür houees, and the n ■ bi th tube and water-closets, there is additional iieed for sewers. There are ius ways o-hich tiave been tried, particulai íy i irope, for ' ti ing rul oí the refuse ui .-i city. S i. thepail systam, nsecl at Birmingham un 1 lanches i t, England, r contenta oí snall moyable recep ■ ■'■ Bive method for the collection and (üsii.-ai. oí housi'lmlil wastis. ana ns nu ls sucb iirii it would not be tolera ín any communi country. Ttie earth i Losel system and moi cationa o! it ha ! n I one time earnesi :i. o :ates. Hi iv pulveruleni d o are applied : the excreta dui ti'cir storage upon the premises, and the mixturo is subsequeatly removed nnd used tor agricultural purpo The mosi important types are the earth closet proper, the ash closet, and the eharcoal cl isi t. While powere ol dry earth as an absorl and deodorlzer are undoubted, i wiiïl ■ such i return of waste prod to the Boil .'is ls contemplated by thle ! tli" prevlous Bystém ia mosi í I [fj ■ and desirable, the larjse ijuaii ,f earth required tor a city, even n used repeatedly, the storage on premlses, me cmvomh biwuiiuu icmed which will olten fail to be renaerea, and the constam rounds of earts tor ïTiiioM-l. are serlous objections to Lte Introduction on a large scale. Neither oi tfethods provides for the water from bath tube, basins. water eloeets and kitchen sinks, and as the introduction pi a water supply leads directly to a multiplica of such conveniences, some v, a.v shoultl . provided tor the removal ol hall million to a million gallons dally ! into this city, and whi li a-way in a more or less impure II is therefore seen thai estabUshment of a perleci system e removal of human „nt relieve the communlty from the uecessity ol eonstructing o compi system of sew rage [or the removal ol these Uquid wastes. Th i - sewerage Bystera ould nol ii afl bv the exclusión ol o smal] It has also been proved by eJiemical . analysis that the exclusión of nimiui faeces Irom sewers ry Bligm the composition i the sew.,,,,. :.,,i i tierefore the coat ol u urj or similar system ■■' I ■'' an additional an I lias i-ea.cl ipmen1 In qt liquid wil ,. 'ome ■ necessity. or , , v.i-. il oi sewi ■ ■avengers; ar opei lution ! '!' 1S are iallv applicaUe to eitles oi i, wlitch werks I . ■ S " nartial va uin, wis : li] citi applies :ii! n1 es, lias ' Limite in Paris. Tige in detail by meanu of amall pneumatic Bituated n dilfereni n.-nIty. all of wliicli are operated by power generated a1 a siBRle stati Ann irbor has sufficieni deelivlty, iiot resori to sucli mr: i, ...... o i or tii" other of i hes ods Is sometimos applied to thi i mts trom closi and cesspoola to tanks or liai ;!r . then carted b vay. a moaifii i oí the pull sys1 Siidi a proc 'sa lia - - tried in Bome places ín t his öiul ms once advertlsed liere under the name ol an odorless procese, l nlosf ol the water is i?xeln volume of sewaee to be i with is rormidable, and In any case thi annoyances overbalance the nclvantajses. , The wnter carriiifje system, aa name lm] Ui b, dependa upon the transportlng and cleaneing propertles w water tor the removal ol Bewage. H s the one that haa been adopted for the great r number of Be-wérage works. ThlB system Ie hol restricted to the removal ol any Bpeclllc clasa of ewi lmt is used for 1 lic removal of ho gewage the surlace storm water, the Bubeoll water, and such llquld wasti trom manufacturlng establlshments as it is proper to admli into sewers. .n effleieni system of se-weis shouiu eonvey all the Bewerage away from inhal Ited dis-t 1--. before any decomposltion has taken place in it. The sewera Bhould be so yentllated thai any gases contalned in them shall have no ai - to the Interion ol buildings. The nrsi Oontinued on tixtli page. -comUtiou is provided tor In the water arrianv syetem by giving the Bewera 8ucii .ui inclination that the sewage ni.-iy iiow with sufflcient velocity bo remove the solid mattere suspended in ii. .nul iiy giving tlicm sucii transverse dinxensions t ii.it the stream of bewage ahall ie concentrated, bnereby economizing its scourlng power, increasing i is velocity, and preventing the stranding ol solida along thetr ininterior. A velocity of from two to two and one-hali feet per second will remove all objects of the nature and dimensions of those thai are likely to be Found in sewers. a mean velocity ri three feel per second is generally enffisient to prevent depositB. The greater tlio concentration of the stream, the lees will be the relative surface oi contact between the sewage and the sewer, and consequently the [rictional resístante, and the greater will be the velocity and scouring power for ;i given grade. The quantlty conveyed by ;t given pipe increaa ii in :rease elocity. Before deterniining the slzes of sewTs, it is necessary t ascertaln the volume of Bewage that they will have 4o carry. There are two distind lypes e water carriage sewerage calrcspectlvely the "Beparate" and "combined" systems. By the Beet, the house sewage and other waste liquida, wit li Aii houl a limit■■(1 portion ol the storm water, are conveyed in one distinct system of Bewers, 1 1 1 ■ surface and subsoil watera being conveyed in other diatinct syslems. By the second, a single sstem o!' channels i-; provided for Mie conveyance o; :ill ui- i tera. i'.y far the greater portion, w :.■; ;:ll ■■i aeeda no under drain1 1 ■ r porus stilisoil is able to take np readily and allows ti soak away all ralnfall that ia modérale in amount, as ir has dispoaed heretofore of all our liquid was tes. There are very few places in the city where the -uri.iee water in more w'.'u storma cannot siül be aUowed to finfl iis way ïnto the natural water eouraes without inconvenience to the public or damage to the Btreeta. Por suc-h parta as would l.' lu-ncfited hy storm water draiiis, .-hort and Independent underground channels eau be provid■d. I have therefore planned a system .■■ house drainage exclusively. The moderate coat of the "separate" system inakes it possible to carry ■out a system of aewcrage when the ase oí the "combined" system would in Bome cases make the conatruit'.on of sewera impoaalble. Usuallv the eost of the combined system is more than throo times that of a separate system. Sewers on the 'Beparate" system eau huilt which m cd 'iiot eost the owner of a lot more than .rhe expense of what would be cousidered :i good brick cessj 1. With reference to the employmeni t)f eewera ior houaehold wastes only, I will add a few worde. That portion of the city lyimr west of Allen creek, aainely, a greater part of the second and third wards, as well as those parta oí the Krat and sixth wards lyinir Kouth of Packard, Jefferaon and Oríeans sts. and Forest Hül cemetery naiurally drain Into Alien creek. Why ashould nol a sewer be built ap that creek which woiüd take all the surface aad storm water aa well, and thus oblitérate the ereek and improve thi land? Those who nave noticed thi ílow 61 tliai creek 1n the time oí spring freghets, when a heavy rain f all carrifs oíi t'ie show, will judjge bhai th ■i opeuings muf built a1 t!n larious streel crosfllngs are not cx3irely large. A brlck sewer, to bi lnrge enough for that storm water, _ i i .1 be frpm five to s feei in i 1 1nal diameter. Sucha sewer would aire from 250 to 300 bricks per i-p.nnúuv foor. and the cost wou five dollars or more per foot, : serious Item. If the property own■rs throuRl whose land it öotvs desire al any time to reelaim the bed mi ntiliw it for building -. they nmy properly uonsider qnestlop o! cost, and inaugnrate sueli un improvement, if the land le- ínluable enough to warrant it; liií there Is no immediate prospect ;h would make Buch an Rxpendituic wise. As ,-, snviT for house wastes. howr. ir would be most undesirable. Oe midsummer flow oí the creek is ■xtremely small, and the tributary gewage would make a trlckling stream on the eomparatively flat bottom oí the lacee sewer, checked in its reloeity by xhe roughness oí the bricks; deposits would accumulate by on oí the BlugKisnnesa ol tne iidiv. índ aecomposition would sel In and and continue until ; shower of rain should flusb the server. lt would not be e il, besides, to carry so Larga a srwer trom iln' moutli oí Allen creek to the outlet of the sewer, wherever that may be. 11 is unnecessary to dlscuss, in addition, the water riüiit which exists on this ereek. ow comparatively small n t ï i( is needed to earry the household wastes s BhowD by a guaglng al St. Louis, . of the in a seven n diameter, where the sewage from 3,2 ni people, in a district having 1 .- 190 water taps, was iammed back and passed through a li' inch sewer pipo, giving then only geven lnches th of 'riow. The transporting ! of water dependa on the rtopth '■'■ velocity; subetances ,vhoi!y largely immersed will be -vrfi along, whrn they would lodge ■ ii a ghallow Btream. A man can T'.iron-íli .-i Btream whicli ík knee-deep, even if the velocity of the er ia considerable; bul let the water reacli hl9 waiat or shotüders, , . 1 1 - ï :i moderate veloelty wlll takc hini ■ii. u ii Btream. The amouni o( sewage derlved from the drainage of houses. public instltui and manufacturuig eetablish-.ni-nts mny 1p approximately taken as , , n i to the water Bupply, at thnt season f the year when water is not for i' ts and l;nvn gprlnkllng. ai present, for Ann Arbor, that .miii'inT may be y"t at from 500.000 to 750.000 gallons daily. The maximum tlow is In the mornlng. and allowanee tor sueh flow ij to be made in pitoportioning the siwcrs. Future ili of population and extenslons of the gyatem must also be provlded lor, and BUCh provisión I havo imidca'vorcd tf keep in view. The eal■ ■■iliiions have been based upon 15 persone por 100 feot of si'ivcr, or fivp persons to a house on each lot of r(' foct. throngh the outlylng resldence po-Mon of the city. and doublé that irnmiii'r in the cpntral pnrt, wlth an aHownnce equivalent to some 00 persons iiit 10(1 feet In business si f. -ets. quantity of sewasre caleulated for is 7" gallons per capita, average dai1y flow, and a maximum discharge t limes ui the rntp of 150 gallons. "Whatever the plan finally adopted kir the disposai of snvatjo, whether by hnnredlate discharge lnto the rivor. or iy Hltratlon pr by chemlca] precipltati'on, .-iftcr which the effluent flnds lts way tu the sanie channel, or by putnpinr to some other piare for purposes ,f irrisratlon or otherwise. the sewage miifit firet be collected. and such brins:iiia: of it toarether wlll be acconïpHshed at the lowrr levéis of the city. Henee the gystPni oí pipes lsM down on the acnompanyinB map wlll be uecee elther as a wholp or for the main pari . whtever dlsposltion Is made of tlie sewage. In casp eyept tha1 ol direct discharge lnto the If in on rlver, the storm svafor Bhonld be excluded. or should ho diverted al proper points by storm water overflows or wasteways, to ohylate the necessltv of, at times, dealivith such a large volume of ter. Il it becomea aecessary bo pump sewage to some other place, for disposal iiy irrlgatlon or ftltration, i. is enougb ol a task to pump an amount equal t the water supply; for thai wort alone an outfit nearly il not (init - equal to thai employed by the water works would be requlred and an annual expense for pumpIng and management whlch would probably amonni to $2,500 or ■'.- 000. No sewage farm that I am aware ol has proved a pecuniary Buccess, although promlsing crops may have been raised, luit only an annual expense. From 40 to 80 acres ol sandy land. susceptible ol drainage, would be requlred for Irrigatlon. Where Hlir.it um, Irrigatlon or chemlcal preclpltatlon nmst be resorted to, no adequate return eau be counted on ïrom crops or from the sale ol sludge and sneu producto, but an annual outgo for malntenance and running expenses may be confidently expected. We come, tiieu. to the conslderation ol the direct discharge ol the sewage j into the river. Sewage from the iBOuth ol a sewer properly built, tvhich conveys the flow through the city wiiii reasonable veloelty, so that, trom the remotest part. the sewage passes to the outfall belore putrilaction sets in, is not offeiisive to the senses, looks much like moderately dlrty washing-water, and Ia dlluted wlth the contents ol the lulsn tanks, and bucIi ground water as leaks In ai the slight tmperlections In the many joints. The household wastes ought to flow at least one and one-hall mies per Uour, and wlll soon reach the river. Observers and Inspectora of weil constructed sewers, workmen In maullóles and at the outfall, all experience no Inconvenlence and notice very Uttle odor. My experience as a city engineer and my inspectlon o! work in other cltles, enables me to Bpeak from posltlve knowledge on tnia polnt. , . , The contemplated outfall, is l'2 lncheè in diameter, to flow half full. ('au one anticipal ■ thai the amount oi sewnsre dlschorged by BHCh a pipe will be notlceable in the Huron river below the city V lt will boar but a moderate ratio to the water whieh runs through one wheel at Swut's Tlie water of the Hurón river has been comparatively low dnrlng the pns1 and preeeding year; the small fakes which ar.' lts head waters have been Bhrinklng away lor a series ol years, and the same thing has been reported tliis last sunimer of the iiivat lakea whlch border our state. Hie cause li 's in a greatly diinlnlshed ramfall- ilmv small it lias been tho past year few realise. Blnce 11 Ann Arbor, as well as the state, has pxht[enced an almost si. 'adv falling olí m the precipitation. The average anoual rainiall for Michigan, and fora irooil aarlcultnral country, may De put at 33 to 35 lnches. In Am Arbor the rainfall Urr 1881 was 40.4 mches; for 1882, :w.-2 nches; 1888, :;;.,.:; iuri„-: 1 Ss l . 2'.).:!; l8o, 85.' lnches; 1886, 27. ( lnches; 1887, 2S i; inchea; 1888, i-'1'..", Inches, and in 1889 onlv ■2:',.- Inehes, 8.6 lnches Vil in December. Is ït any vronaer that erops are and streams are low; iudging froin data from a long serles oí yeare, there is reason for supposing that a change wal presently take place, and that we shall return to a normal condition ot things. If not the country -vvill become unproductive and there will be no need of such au Improvement as the one contemplated. , Pnrther: Bewer at the outfaU is proportioned [or the discharge ol the sewage of the svhole city and tor a population of from 15,000 to 20,000, so that il v.ill aot need rebuüding alter the growth of the city. i or i; the si-wíTS are conBtructed by degrees aa caUed lor, as is usually The case, the sewers will be of limited extent, and the number ol honses draining into thcni tively moderate, lt is tneroiore - tirely practicable to turn into the main Bewer for some time a portion .p r,ie ilow o! Allen crcrk. By thls meana the sewage wiD be Btill turther diluted, and any objections to turning it into the river will be bo far módified or obvlated. When tne Bewage of the city Increases suiöciently In volume, the creek water can be sluit om. and if the discharge Into the river then becomea objectionable, other plans of disposal eau be considered. ' Pipe sewers are deeigned to run hali full and thelr Bizes are iixrd accordingly. They have the sa mr velocity ol discharge and li nee doublé the capacity when flowing completely full, and a Bomewhai greater velocity and discharge when flowing to b depth ol about 0.85 ol the diameter. The outtall sewer below the city can run ruil without liarm. ' system o! sewcrs branches ana taper.8 like the tnink and limbs o) a tree ' The ma in or trunk sewer may empty lt at the first railroad bridge below the city; 2d, at the liighway bridge at the east end of w.-iil street; or 3d, opposite the slaughter-houses near the fooi of Thirteenth street, where the university Bewer now discharges. It passes by the slde ol the Michigan Central railroad, crosses under the railroad at Fiftli Btreet to Summlt street, and thence west to Allen's creek, up -whlch It mus. partly througb streete and partly through private property, to Sladison street. Whether it is better to go through private property as snown on the dan (iilthough only Indlcated approximately as to locatlon), or to excávate to the depth requlred In certain al i ts, as at tli" lower.end of Mam nid in First street is a questlon ol ■o.t. lts proposed sizea and lengths tre as ioliows: From the outfall al ;he railroad bridge, to Main st., at orner "f snnimit, '2.2 inches, length, i 200 teet; from Summit st. up Aien's creek to Catharine, 1 -1 Inchea, 2,300 feet; from Catharine to foot of WiUiam st.. 15 Inches, 2:2w feet: from Willlam si. io 1 1 11 sr. at crosslng of ■rrck. IL inches, 3.500 feet; from II il! Btreel to Grove st., 10 inches, 700 eot. The general plan shows practically ill the houses in the city, the elevationK oí most of the Street iiiterseeions aliove the city datum, the elevalona ol the snvors at the samo )oints, the grades of the sewers and :he leniítli of the several partB whlch mar be modified In lome minor letails of arrangement without esential change In the general plan. The lines shown are intemlert to give i liberal provisión for future grcwth, m I in-iny of them ghould ttol hf fttilt until needed. Manholes are i" ie placed ai eaeh lntereection, change f direction and gmde, and not more than 300 teel apart, go tiiat there ghall be a straight reacn oí pipe !■- tween every two man-holes, to permit of imsiieftion and removal of ■Idental obstructions. Ai each dead■ml upper terminus f latera] sew'is where the grade is moderate, autonatie fluBh-tanka will be nrovlded Bupplied froin the city water pipes, and llecharging rapldly aa a ffush trom L25 to 150 gallons ol water, om r wice in twenty-four hours, to tho■oughly iinsh the laterale. All ol 1, ■ pipes except thowo of tlio maln lewer above mentioned will be night nches and Bis inches In diameter. The i-osi oí the sewers, exclusive of OTrer portion ol the main or trunk Bewer, Including everythlns: complete, nay be put at Irom $1 .00 to $1.20 ter linear foot, or $6.000 mile. Che city ensrineer of Kalamazoo relorts tor the year 1887, 7.12'.) 1-L' reet ol laterale, si and eighi luches in diameter; coat, $5,851.49; average nu 8.56 reet, aad average cosí per foot, eighty-tliree cents. The average eost is considerable in excess oí that ibr several yeara previous. Thls is due chielly to the tnore than ordiuaxily dlfflcult trenchlng, a considerable advance In cost oí eewer-plpe, and 1 "ss competltlon on the part oï bidder.-. The total extent of the separate uewerage Bystems was then twelve miles bullí at a total cost ol $69,256.18, and an average eoat oí $1.09 per ft. Total cost oí animal malntenance, wUli Beml-weekly lnspectlon, $204.97. The niain sewers have oever been cleaned except by regular flusliing, and the iii]'' opon examinatlon has Deen toumi in iimi'i'i oruer. n an, olie flesifes to estimate in detail, sewer pipe may be figured al the (ollowing prices per fout: ü inch, L5 cents; ti Inch, 'J. cents; lo inch. 83 eënt; 12 inch, 50 cents; L5 Inch, ." ei 18 Inch, 85 cents; 20 Inch, $1.10; 2-2 Inch, $1.35; l inch, $1.60. Cement, gaskei and taying al troi four to cents. Excavatlon and re-fillIng (or slx inch pipe, Beven (eel deep, :;., cents; to lü feel l p, $1.05; 12 inch pipe. 7 feel deep, TO cents; 12 to 1.", (cel. (leep. $1.50. .Manholes, $35.00 each. Flush-tanks, !j50.00 each. The trunk scwer at lower end, n as Main sivei i. is estima ted al -1 per íoot. The pirre trom the railroad bridge to the csi end of Wall streel w IJ i eist $3,600. t rom Wall - tu the foot 01 Thirteenth Btreet, Y-.- 000. I ■ rom Thirteenth streel to thu [ooi of Main Btreet, $6,500. The sewer from the toot oí Main Btreet i i xi! oí Madisou Btreet is eBtimrfted lor 6,001) fei t. ai $1.50, or .';.." '■ cost oi the trunk sewer, on a liberal estímate, [rom Madison Btreet to ihe fooi Oi Thirteenth Btreet, where the ersi-ty sewer uow discharge, wil] b ■ $16,000; and U re 11 may ttrmi until tue swi'1-í are used to such au extent iliat the outfall becomes obJectionable there, whèn ii can bs extended to the railniail bridge. 'i uat portion oi the city trom ilic old cemeterj and Forest llili cemetery northward, but thioly built up at present, will b ■ readily sewerêd down Thirteenth Btreet, and the l'iith ward wül lic sewered tlirough Wall street eastwaril. as slmwu on the plan, bringIng everything together at the same place. The following are soine oí the ínany plans iiiloi)ted íor a.-stssum the iusi ni1 aewers: 1. By o general Bewer tax, paj íor the sewers as fast as buil:. 2. By Issuiug bonds and providlng íor their gradual paymeut by general tax. 3. Iiv assessing the property benefited. 4. By paylng íor sewers by a general tax, and charging for permita to enter private drains. 5. By asseaalng property adjoining sewera in proportion to the frontage ol each lot. ;. By assesslng adjoining property in proportion to the arca oí eaeh lot. 7. By assessing adjoining property in proportion to the value ol each lot. 8. By assessing a certain part oí the cost (varying (rom one-lourth to tknc iouilhs) on the adjoiiün.u properiv. in proportion to the frontage, area, value, and raising the remainder by a general tax. !). By assessing a certain uniform amount per foot tront on adjoininii property, and pasing the remaiud a general tax. The method o?' assessing the cosí .; a M'wrr upoD '"the property 1) netited" uivcs rise to perpleïlng questions. Tlir judgemenl of diflereni individuals will dlfier widely as to the limita oí the district benefited, the proportion oï benefit derived by each lot owner, and the relative value oí the lots. in assesslng the cost oí sewers in any section on the afoutting property, a dificulty arises irom the fact that eome parts of any system wlll be mtieh more expinsivi' than others, and the extra cosí wili not be jusily chargeable to the adjoininii; property. In designing any .system of Mewers, the sewerage " a tvhole town, and the convenience of all the eitizens, will require tin1 conetruction of mains costina from two to four times as much as the laterals; and the conformatlon oí the ground may Decesaitate much deeper cute in some localities than in others. ''o compel the owners of lots adjoining the mains and deep cuts to pay all bhe cost of them, when the extra rxpense is incurred to benefit dlstant territory, is a manifest injustice. The burden oí expense may be more nearly equallzed, either by paying for the whole system by a general tax, or by assessing upon tlje lots a uniform aniounl per foot irom (or in non to área, etc.), ano paying tne retnainder by a general ia.. ïlic ordinance in fm-cc at Kalamazoo, a.s amended fitter expert s) anda as tollows: "In the cons tion of 'latera) sewers,' all property adjoining or abutting upon thai portion oí a Street or alley through or a long wliicli the lateral S'wci' shall extend, shall lie assessed ai the rate ol S3 1-8 cents per foot front, and at tho rate oí 33 1-'! cents for each foot of connecting sewer iliat may lie necessary (or tha1 may be deslred by the property owner) to connect said later-al aewer as-üU said property, and the city shall ossume and defray all othor expenses Incident to the laying of such latera] and connecting sewers." Op corner lors. not exceedtng four rods by ciffht rode, when a sewer is built on 1ci sde. tilo two sidos are artdcii tofrether and divlded by tiro to determine the frontage. Beepectfully submitted, ('H s. E. GREENE. Ann Arbor, Peb. 26th, 1890. Aid. Kitson moved that the Mayor's vetoes be now taken trom the table, which motion prevailed. Aid. Mann moved that when we adjourn, we adjouru uut il Thursday evening next at 8 p. m., which motion prevailed. Tbe Mayor's vetoes being taken f rom the table, the question being that the action of the Council regarding tlie map tor the Council chamber be tained, the Mayors veto notwithstanding, wliicli motioii was lost, two-thirds of tlie aldermen elect not voting tlierefore by yeas and nays, as follows: Yeas - Aid. Mann, Wines, Allmendinger, Fillmore, ïaylor, Hall, Kiteon, Pres. Cooley - 8. Nays- Aid. Martin, O'Hearn- 2. The fiuestion being that the action of the Council regarding the coping on South University avenue be sustained, the Mayor's veto notwithstanding, the motion was lost, two-thirds of the aldennen elect not voting therefore, by yeas and ïutys as follows: Yeas- None. Nays - Aid. Mann, "Wines. Martin, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'IIearn. Tavlor, Hall, Kitson, Pres. ('ooley- 10, The Mayor's veto of the nevv culverts being read. a división of tlie question was called tor. The question being, shall the action oMhe Council ing the culvert on Iiill street be sustained, the Mayor's veto aotwithstanding, the motlon vVaslqst, two-thirds ofthe aldermen elect not voting therefor, li yeaa aud nays as folio ws: Yca.s None. Naya - Aid. Mann, Wines, Martin, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Taylor, Hall, KHson, Pres. Cooley- 10. llie question being that the action of the Council regarding the oulvèrt on Fif tb street besustained, the May or's veto notwithstauding, the naotion tras lost, two-thirds of tlie aldermen elect nol vpting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: Feas- None. Nays- Aid. Manu. Wines, Martin, Allinendiuger. Fillmore, O'Hearn, Taylor, Hall, Kitson, Pres. Cooley-- 10. The question being that the action of the Uouncil regard ing theoulvert on Felch street l"j sustained, the Mayor's vi'in Dotwithstanding, the motion was lost, two-thirds of the aldermen elect nol voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: -'Aid. Allmendinger - 1. Nays - AM. Mann, Wines, Martin, Fillmore, O'IIearn, Taylor, Hall, Kitres. Cooley - . lUSPOKÏS OF CITY OFFICERS. Vi Y TKBASURBE S REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDINO Alc.rsr 81, 189 . To tfu Common Cmincil of tht City of Ai: ii Arbor: Batanea on hand as per last report 12,87048 HONKT KEl'KIVED. ry Fund- Aug. 1, Thos. Speectaley 20. 0 Contingent Fund- Murray oflU-or'y í'es 14. ló Coutingent Fund - K. J!. Pond fines 2.00 Contintti nt Fund- Millcr, sule otpound - 13U.iHi Street Fund- Miller .76 'J'otal Ü,637.6 K.537.68 ililM.v DISBUBSKD. i'uiititigent Fund $ 900.60 Streel Fund 1,518.09 Firemeu's Kund 1,373.84 Pólice Fund 191.26 Poor Pund Ï7.8Q Water Fund Cemeteiy Fund lil.BO -'■okliors"Kflief Kund 2.00 Toral M.17627 BALANCE ON HAND. Contingent Fund overdrawn $ 768.56 Street Fund, overdrawn 5,317.09 Firemen's Fund $ 604.28 Polios Pand 469.78 PoorFund 1,383.99 Wiitcr Fund.. 964.71 Cemetery Kund 06!):! Söldiers' Belief Fund. 602.40 CJniverslty Hospital Aid Hond Fund 840.00 Delinquent Taz Fund overdrawn 4;4 04 Dog Tax Fund 100.00 Tottil M.882.10 iti.519 69 Total overdrawn 81,637.68 Bespectfnlly submitted, S. W. Brakes, City Treasurer. An.v AiiBOü City. August 31, 1891 akn Arbor Savings Bank, ) Ann Arbor, Mioh., Sept. 7, 1891. j Tliis will eertify that the account ol s. W. Beakes, City Treaaurer, is overdrawn to the amount of sixteen hundredand forty-one and 71-100 dollars. H.71). Chas. E. HiecocK, Cashier. The reporta of the City Clerk, City Marshal and Superintendant of the Poor were read and filed. MOTIONS AXD BB8OLUTIOJtT8. Bj Aid. Martin: _ Resolved, That the plans and specification of the new bridge to be conBtructed at Bridge No. 3, siibmitted by the Board ot' Public Works be and the same are in all things approved and Board is hereby directed to advertise for bids for the construction thereof according to the same. Whieh resolution prevailed by yeas and naya ;s follows: Yeas- Aid. Manu, Wines, Martin, Allmendinger. Fillmore, O'Hearn, Taylor, Hall, Kitson and President Cooley.- 10. Nays - None. By Aid. Wines: Resolved, That the Board of Public Works is hereby instructed to determine the amount necessary to grade the streets of South and East UniverBity avenues, so as to secure the building of sidewalks on said streets by the University authorities, the council deeming snch gradingtobe a necessary public improvement. Which resolutiori prevailed by yeas and nays as follows: Yeas- Aid. Mann, Wines, Martin, Allmendinger. Fillrnore, O'IIearn, Taylor, Hall, Kitson and President Howlett- 10. Nays- None. By Aid. Taylor: The Board of Public Works having snbmitted the bids for the repairs ol Bridge Xo. 2 with recoinmendatiou that uil of said repairs be niade under the direction of the Street Comroissioner, therefore Resolved, That all of said bids berejected and said Board of Public Works (■tuse said repairs made under the direction of the Street Commissioner. Which resolution prevailed by yeas and nays, as follows: Yeas- Aid. Manu, Wires, Martin, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Taylor, Hall, Kitson and President Cooley - 10. By Aid. Martin: Resolved, Ihat the several Aldermen do proceed without delay, to make a list of all persons residing in their respective warde who are entitled to relief under Act Xo. 193 of sessioii laws of 1389, and tliat the Soldiers' Relief Commission are requested to appoint an early day for a meeting with the Aldermen for the purpose of certifyine a list of such persons to the Council together with an estímate of tlie probable sum required for such relief rund for the next fiscal year. Whicb resolution prévailed by a yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas- Aid. Manu. Wines, MartiD, Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Taylor, Hall, Kitson and President Cooley- 10. Nays - Xone. By Alderman Hall: Wliciviis. The Oommittee on Street, after full consideration, have reported in favor of gran ting the prayer of the petitiou of ö. F. Allmeudinger, J. V. Hogers, and more than ten other freeliolders of this city, praying tbr the layingout of a street on the linos of Fourtb avenue, f rom Madison street to 1 1 i 11 streel, tu be called fourth avenue, ïherefore, Resolved, That this CouncU do deern Buch proposed improvement advisable and hereby give notice to all persons interested therein óf the pendency of the same; Th.it the Common Council wil] meet at the Council Hoorns on the -tst dav of September next at eight o'clock p. in., oi said day, for the pose oí tieiermining me quesuon oí or (lering the laying out of such proposed strcct. 2d, The City Olerk a hreby ordered and requived to cause due uotice of the pendency of 8uch proposed impnivcnu'iit, as well aa the time, when and place whei'e this Council will meet tu determine the question of ordering the same, to be dulj served on all persons interested theiein. Which resolution prevailed by a yea and nay vote as follows: Veas- Aid. Manu. Wines. Martin Allmendinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Tayior, Hall, Kítson, and Tres. Cooley-lü. N.iys- Xoni'. On niotion, the Council then adjourned.