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Day
4
Month
November
Year
1891
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('ouiu-il ('lamber. Aun Arbor, Xov. 2, lKíil. Regular meeting. Preeiüent Cootey betng absent, i he ((nini-il w.is cali 'd to order liy the cllty clerk. RoB called. A quorum present. Absent, AM. Hall and l'ivs. Coolcy 2 AM. Tnylor was called to the chair. Minutes of prevloue meetings read and approved. Tlic clerk announced the appointment by the mayor, oí Churlos J. ('onrath and V. C. Conrath as spectal policemen al the opera hcmse, subjeei to the provifeioois oí the resolut;on paseed Ost. 19. PETITION8 AND COMMUNICATIONS. A petiltlon si'J,iu-d by Seswick Dean, and one lnindr.-d and t wcnty-six oiheií-.sidents and property ludders ol the city oí Ana Arbor, asklng for i he conertpuctDon ot a nnin sewer, in accordnnee wJtth the plan submitted by PpoI. ('has. E. Greene, and by the se.werage eommDttee, and bo vais.' iiy tax and to be levd in the year 1892, the Mini ol tw'iity ilionsand dollars, and th ■ time for BUbmittlng said qnrsti'im to a vot of the people to be fixed during the nionth oí November 1891. President Cooley havlng arrlved, resumed the chair. Aid. Mart la moved that the petltiin be received and spread on the Journal. Which inotion wae lost by a vea and nay vote as íollows: Veas- Alils. Manu, Taylor, Kitson, and Pivs. Cooley- 4. Xayg_AWs. Herí, Martín, Allnvendtnger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Fersuson and QBhberg - 7. Aid. Mano moved that the pott tton be recedved and placed on file. AVliich motion was lost by a vea and nay vote as follows: Yeas - Alds. Mann. Wlmee, O'Hearn, Taylor, Kitson and l'res. Cooley- 6. Nay8- Alde. Horz, Jfartiln, Allmen,i: .t. Fillmore, Ferguson, Rehberg -0. REPOKTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. FiNANCE. To the Common Council: Your Commlttoe on Finance respectfully report that they have liad the folio wing bilis Tinder conskleration and would ri'Commend their allowance at sums stated. CONTINGENT FU.MI. v. J. Miller, salary 66 88 R.B. Norria, " 25 00 Register Publlsning Co , typewritingr Bridge oontract 1 50 Jacoh H. Stark, two months' salary, janitor ' '' 88 W. .1 . Miller, freight charges, etc 6 35 Martin Clark, salary from August 1 to November! 25 00 Wllliam (;. Dleterle, handles ou Councllroom Curniture, etc 9 00 IV'nphono and Telegrnph Construction Co - ' iiO J. C.and W. v. Watts, repairing Couneil room clock and jrold dollar mounted forEx-Mayor Heakes 9 00 im rbor T.-ll. Electric Co., Street lichting 613 36 Ami Arbor T.-H. Electric Co., lig-hts, Clerk's office --- 2 00 W. Beake8, three months' salary 25 00 Ü8tate of Hice A. Beul. priuling 88 65 i. v. ISeakes, printinir - 5 00 ïstuteof KiceA. Beal. Pub. Council Proceedings 37 52 Inn Arbor Argus, Pub. Council Proceedings 37 52 Total 930 72 STREET FUND. Nelson Sutherland, salary, 66 66 imlth Hotley, " SO 00 lichaei Williams, labor - 5 25 oseph Hur.el, labor - 17 tEi K. u. Murphy, labor :l 38 Mienael Kenny, labor 13 80 Anton Spiere, labor 1 511 Gustave Waltere, labor 8 Tn Villis Clark, labor 26 SB Frank Sutlierlaiid, labor ' 26 Vm. NlmpB, labor 19 2 Vin. Kuehn, labor 22 ■'■" 3an Crawford, teatning --- S T8 viliiain Mason, teamlng 50 Mm Sehnierle, teamlng 8 50 Jelson Sutherland, teamlng 22 8] [elnzmann & Laubengayer.' salt 60 e Kirn. building sidewalk !ï; 50 ames Tolbert. lumber, c-tc 385 65 l. C. B rney, relayingswewalk IK 50 Sm1l Baur, teaming -. S 00 }.H. Winslow, gravel 50 00 leybold & Allmendlnsrer, repairs 16 00 ohn Baumgardner, etone - 17 85 .'. L. Hewitt, building Bidewalk 47 72 Total.. Í 812 33 FIRE DEPARTMENT FUMJ. Ipley, salary - --- 60 00 A. Edwards, salary - 50 00 jOuiíHoelzle, salary. 45 00 ïenry M citaren, salary 45 00 loarles 'a noli, salary 40 00 Jorgan Williauis, salary 40 09 lax Wittlinger, salary 40 00 X k'.vander D. Imus, salary 40 00 lerman Klrn, salary 8 DO lobert Koss, salary 8 CO mann, salary 8 00 lolui Kiniiey , Balary -- 8 00 3am MoLaren, salary 8 00 Seabolt ie AümendinKer, horseshoeinir, etc 18 0 lacn, Abel & Co., supplies 8 98 VllliamG. Dieterle, supplies 24 00 lanlel iliscock, supplies 24 00 lach, Abel &Oo .supplies 9 00 lavld Malloy, repairs, - 75 M rs . licam, washing 4 00 H.C. Clark, oals : 50 James Tolbert, lumber, etc 82 51 Total 518 29 pOT.lfIK. VITNTI. ames R. Murray, salary K (ki Jnvid Collin, salary. 50 t)O Joble C. Tloe, salary 5 ohn Kenny. epecial pólice 6 00 rank Campion, special pólice 4 00 V. (i. Snow, horse hlre ï 00 Total % 177 00 POOR ki:.mi. " 'red Slpley, salary.. 10 00 lenry liraun, 15!2 corde wood 62 00 {obert Martin, 15 cords wood 45 00 Cd. Duffy, grocerlea 2 42 lohn Uoetz íc Son, groceries '■', 53 Vllliam F. Ivodholz, " 8 40 Viliiain H.McIntyre, " 55 iinsev & Seabolt, " 4 75 'aspar Kitisey, " 6 41 aoob Wcrner, " 5 00 Mrs. Evans, aid 6 00 Miss Snaw, aid 8 00 Total $ 165 06 RECAPITI' LATIOS. imral i'uiid $ 950 18 Street Pund... 812 88 Pire Eund 518 29 Pólice lijiid 177 00 Poor Fimd 165 06 Total Í2.623 40 Kespectfully submitted. Ktgene G. Mann, Wili.iam nmiz, Finan ce Committee. - Aid. Manu moved th.it the report li ■ accepted and adopted and varr.-inls ordered drawn for the same, whlch motioii prevailed as f olio we: Yeas- Alde. Manu, Herz, Martin, All. Fillmore, O'IIearn, lor. Rtehberg, Èttson and Pres. Cooi'■y 11. Nays Aid. Wln.es- 1. BBPOBTS OF CITY orili'KUS. CITY TÜUASI liKU's REPORT FOR THE MONTII ENDINO OCTOBER 81, 1891. To the Oornmon Comctt of the Citi oj Arm Arbor: Balance overdrawn as per last report 4,077.65 MÜNEY RECEIVED. Contingent Fund- Mlller, lampa ï loro Murray, omoer's fees.. 7.10 Uounty Treas., liquor tax liOl.10 Justice I'nnil, line 1.00 31U.20 Delinquent Tux Fund... 21.66 Street Fund- Sutherland, dlrt eold RlDsey, Ferguson aud Pattengill .277.35 Total $ 618.31 $3,459.44 MONEY DISBUKSED. Ccintinirent Fund $ 84887 Street Fund fïli.Si Firemen's Fund 447 78 Polloe Fund 11KI50 Poor Fund bjJ7 Total Bi,899.! BALANOH OM HAND. Contingent Fund overdmwn $3,08fi.64 Mui t Fund, over„'■"■n U,UC0.7U Inrnicn 6 Fund, om i, iii.'iwn :iS.;iT POllOe Fuud ! Poor Fund - 1,184.14 Water i'umi h,;i -] ( emetery Fund Soldiere' Relief Fund ülö 4U Dnlveralty Hospital Aid Hond Funil 840.00 Delinquent Tax Fund !"-"-n 888.88 Dog'laxFund 100.00 ,„ . .Total $3,889.40 i9,74tU6 lotal overdrafta $5,a8C9 licspectfully submitted, S. W. Beakes, City ïreasurer. Ann Arbor Cily, Oetober 31, 1891. An.v Aubob Savinqs Bkk ) Ann Abbob, Mich.,Nov.2, 1891. j To the Mayor and Aldermen of the Cifcu of Ann Arbor: Tliis is to certify tliat the account of 8. W. Beakes, City Treasurer, with this Bank stands overdrawu FifLyeight Hundred Seventy-two and 16-100 Dollars (f5,872.16). Yours truiy, Chas. E. IIiscock, Casliier. Tlie reporta of city clerk, marshal and Buperiatendent of the pooi-, were reeetved and placed on öle. I' X FINISH KI) BUSINESS. Aid. O'Heara moved that the resolution of Aid. Fillmore for building n. etone culvert on Pelen streel according to original motion, be put upon lts passage. Aid. Martin moved that Col. Dean be ailowed to have the floor. Carrled. The resolution oí Aid. Fillmore was -tlion' read, as follows: Whereas, The board o! public u-ui-ks. having reported bo the eominon eouncdi, tha1 the culvert, over the mili race on Felch ebreet, is om if repair and in a dangerous condition, and having subniitted plans niid estímate of cost of a new stone sulveort, and ir appearing to the councll that a new stone culvert ought i be built and constructed thereat, and that the saín ■ ia a necessary mblic improvement, theretore, Resolved, That a new Ktone culvert be and the same is hereby order■il eonatructed over mili race on Felch streel, aecordiog to the plans so submitted by the board of public -works, úül that the sum of four hundred and Ifty dollars be and the same is here),v approprlated trom the street fund, lK'rcfcir. That the board of public works do lause said culvert to be construct ril. vithout uní: irssiry delay, accordlna; ii lila as go submitted. A!1. Mann moved a-s in amendiiint : ii n t the culvert be constructed if wood instead of stome, and at au ■ not exeeedlng $100. AVlikh amciidmcnt was lost by yeas nul nay.s as follows: s Alils. Mann, Tafylor ?Tes. Cooïey - 8. Nays- Aids. Wlnies, Herz, Martin, Vllmcn .:í!í.ií( r. Pillmore, O'Hearn, Fer;uson, Etehberg and Kits on - 9. The resolution was then passod by vea and nay vote as follows: Yeas - Aids. Herz, Martin, Allmenlinger, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Ferguson, Sehberg and Pres. Cooley- 8. Nays- Aids. Mann, "Winos, Taylor nnd Kitson- 4. AM. Martin moved that the vote upon the inotion to receive and spread upon the Journal, the petition of 127 cilizcns relating to sewerage be re■uiisidcrcd. Aid. Wines moved that G. Frank Ulmendinger and others be allowcd he floor. There being no objection, G. Frank Allmondinger, Henry S. Dean" and John V. Sheehan addressed Uie council on the sewerage questlon. 'Die motion to reconsider was losi ),v a ycü and nay vote as follows: Yeas - Aids. Wines, Martin, Taylor, Kiison and Prea. ('ooicy- 5. N'ays- Aids. Manu, Herz, Allincnllnger, Pillmore, O'Hearn, Perguson uwl Jix-hljci'K- 7. By Aid. 11. -i.: ü'.-olved, That city clcrk advertlse or iiids tor elghty streel llghts, to be 2,000 candle power electric lampe igditing our city for tlie coming year, to bc run on the Phlladdphia schedule of moon-llght, lighttng. Which resolutlon prevailed by a yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas- Aids. Mana, Wines, Herz, Maiin. Allnicndinser, Fillmore, O'Hearn, Perguson, Taylor, Rehberg, Kitson, nul Pres. Cooley - 12. ays- None. By Aid. Taylor: Biesolved, That héreafter all moneys ■ecelved l'rom fines and pólice officers [nes be placed to the credit of the lo'.ice fund. Whlch resolution prevailed. By Aid. Herz: Hesolved, That the sum of seventyIve dollars asked by tlie board of works for putting tlie alley ■etween Huron and Washington sts., uk] between Main and Ashley sts., on he proper grade, be granted. AVli: lltion prevailed as folmvs: Was - Aids. Manu, Wines, lli'i-z. Martini Alltii.'iuüirici-. _„' ■'üliiiurr, O'Hearn, PergTison, Taylor, Rehberg and Pres. Oooley- 11. Nays - Kitson - 1. M0TI0N8 ASD RKSOL1 I [ON8. By Aid. Kitson : Resolved, Thai the followlug stdewalka b( and are hereby brdered eraded nnd coustr i wiihin ten davs from N'ov. I2th, J8.M. on the '-m gide of Observatory street, from t. avenue to Ann street.andin front of lotsand premiaos owned and occupied by tlio fol[owing 1 1 ji il-- i persons : Alice E. Grant. lot I, block I, R. S. Smlth third add it Ion. Sarah l„ Wilson, lot 18, block 1, II. S.Smith thini addll Ion. Win. Jacobus, lot 5, block 2, R. s. Sralth third addltion. Sylvia E. 8mlth,lota 6aud 9, block 2, R,S sniiih thlrd additlou. John K. Miner, Iot7, block 2, R. s. smith. thlrd addlt Ion. Alice E. Grant, lm s. block 1. K. s. Smlth third addltion. Marinda A. Lükins, lot 1. block . R. 3 Smith third u lilit Ou. Julia V. Street, lol II. block -2. R. 8. Smlth third udditiou. The siud sidewalks shal] be flve feet in ui il il, and sh;ill beconstructed of good plne plank, free from sap.whlco Bhall be not less than two lnches ín thlckness. more than iwr! than flve inches nride.and laid on oak, cedar, pine or hemlock sleepers not ! s than twoby four inohen in slze, in be placed in pairs not more than tour (eet apart. The plank shallbe laid lenethwls ! the street and shal 1 be laid uith nails not less than tv. enty penny, with at Least two at each end of each plank and uot less than two al any other bearlng. They Bhall be raised from the curbstone in the proportlon . Inches in 90 feet and conform to the established grade. I n case the owner or occupant in front 01' which snid walk i hereby ordered laid shall neglect to bulld sald alk In accordance wlth the resolution and the ordinance of the city within the time herein liinited.it shall be the duty of the Board of Public Works lo ai once cause the same tobe doue in accordance with thls resolution and make report tbereof nnd of the cost of the same to the Common Council, in accordance u ith the ordinances of the city. c 'arrled. WiMcli motion prcvj lied ly yea and n:iy vote ;is [ollows: ' -Aids. .Manu. Wines, lt TZ, 'J'aylor, Rehterg, Kitson and I'r;'s. ('ooi.;. - 7. X yd- Aids. Martin AUmendinger Fillmore, O'Hearn, and Fergneon - 5. By Ad. Wihps: Resolved, That the following aldewalkf uní are herebyorderedgraded and conatructed within ten days f rom Nov.iuh. on thewestsidt of Ashley street, on the east slde oí Firat i!i Poürth ave., west Bide.and Lu front of lots and premlses owned and occnpied b the following na i.i ■ WB8T SIDX OF ASHLEY STREET. Phlli] its I .-iini 2, exeept the we-t Iractional part of said lots, block -1. south ■ange 2 east . bounded aorthby Wllllam streel asi by Second street, west by T. A. A. & N.M. 'allroad. Gottlieb Schneider, lots A and 1, ( fract t' dock ó. south range - e:i-; . Mrs. Conde lot 2 (fractlonal) block 5, soutli ange 2 easi . John Hermann.Sr., lol 3 i tractional i block 5 south range % ea9t. .lolin Herman, lot i (froctional) block 5. south ranje 2 Wllliam Schluede, residence lylng direetly east of lot .". south cange2easl oí equal width, said lot eztendlng to the west line of south lecond Btreet. Mrs. Loulse Dolle, lot 6 (fractional) blo. outh lüiiu'r -J east. Fadale Schmidt, m 7 (fractlonal) .lot-k ". outh range ira-t. Otto Scnneider, lot s (fractional) block ."i outh range 2 Andrew Buik. lots 9, 10 and 11. (fractional, jlock O. south raafti! - east. ON PODETH AVENUE. Kate Hanlon, lot is. block 1. north rai O.N IÍRST STREET. Toledo. Aun Arbor & Northern Miel lalIroadCo., lots :;. 1 and "i. block l. Boutli angc ■- ÍS Bhall be live fret in wldth ind shall be conatructed ui good plne plank ■ . which shail not lic lese than two in thickneB8, more thaa twelve orless than live inclies i lne or hemlock ale lian two by our inches in size. to be placed in pairs not nore than four feet apart. '1 lic plank slmll bc aid lengtbwise of the street and shall be laid wlth niiils not less than east two at eacn end of each plank and not ess than two ut any other bearlng. They Bhall ie raised from the cnrbstone ii the proportion .i eight Inches in twenty feel and conform ti. :he established grade. In case thcoun iccupant in front of whlchgald walk is hevehy .rdered lald shall neglect lo build sald walk n aeoordance wlth the rsolutlon aud ordiianceof the city wlthln the time hereln limted, t shall be the duty of the Board of Publc Worka to al onc e same to be done n accordance wltb thls reaolutlon and report thereof and of the cost of the sam ;he Common Councll, in accordance wlth the irdinancea of the city. ■Vhich motion prevai5ed as follows: Yeas- Ald6. Maan, Win?s, Herz, Martin, Allmendlnger, Fillmore, Taj lor, O'IIcíidi, Rehbsrg, Kltgon mul Pres. C(iuy- 11. Naya - Aid. Ferguson - 1. By Aid. Taylor: Ki'solvcd, That pciinissïou bo I s hereby granted to Jacob Greenruan 1o remove one ghade tree trom Defore ii premlses cm Broadway. Which motion prevailed. By. Aid. Kitson: Resolved, That thig c-onnil meet at 7 O'ClOCk standard time, for regular oeetings rrom November !!,. 1891, intil the last regular meeting in March, 1892. Which motion prevailed. By Aid. ll.tz: Resolved Ihat the board of public works lx; (BBtniCted to altend to the Btdewalk In front of Dr. Hecdnian'e jroinisos on W. lïuron Btreet. Ri'erred tc iii ■ board "i public worka On motion the council thon artjourn■il.

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