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COUNCIL ChaMBEB. I As abbor. June 6th, 1892. ( Begular meeting. Called to order by President Cooley. Koll called. A quorum present. Absent- Aid. Herz- 1. Minutes of May 16th meeting approved. COMMUNICATION FKOM THE MAYOR. City oí Ann Arbor, Mayor's Office, I May 21st, 1892. f To the Honorable the Common Council: Gentlemen. Pursuant to the resolution of yourj honorable body passed in Common Council, May 2, 1892, authorizing the appointment by the Mayor of an additional patrolman to the regular pólice forcé of said city, and the detail of the said patrolman as truantoffleer, I hereby appoint, subject to your conflrmation, Thaddeus Thompson to the regular pólice forcé of said city, and detail said Thompson as truant officer, as provided by law; it being expressly understood, nevertheless, that the servipe of the said Thompson under and by virtue of this appointment and this detail are to be without expense to the city of Ann Arbor. William G. Doty, Mayor. Referred to Pólice Committee. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. To the Common Council: We, the Board of Public Works, respeetfully recommend and ask the Common Council to appropriate the sum of $50 to grade at the junction of South University avenue and Linden street. By order of the Board of Public Works. W. J. Miller, Clerk. Referred to Street Committee. A petition signed by Mrs. Ernestina Kauska and nineteen other residents and property holders, in the Second ward of the city of Ann Arbor, asking that a sidewalk be ordered built on the east side of First street from Liberty street to Cari Joerndt's north line. Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition signed by Paul Snauble and seventeen other residents and property holders in the Second ward of the city of Asn Arbor, asking that sidewalks be ordered built on the north and south sides of Williams street- north side from Ashley street to Fourth street; south side from Ashley stree' to third street. Referred to Sidewalk Committee. To the Common Council: Your Board of Health respectfully represent that there is urgent need for a general inspection of the sanitary condition of the whole city; that is, to make a house to house inspection of all privy vaults, cesspools, etc, in this city. We would therefore petition your honorable body to permit the Board of Health to engage a suitable person to perform this work at once, at a cost not to exceed $100. The Board of Health have the power to employ some suitable person to do this work, but wish to consult your honorable body first before taking this step. We therefore pray your honorable body will cause the necessary order therefor to be passed. The Board of Health organized by electing Eli W. Moore, president, Dr. John Kapp, health officer, and Martin Clark, inspector. Dated May 25, 1892. By order of the Board of Health. W. J. Millek, City Clerk. Received and flled. To the Honorahle City Council of tl City of Ann Arbor, Midi.: The undersigned lias examined th books and vouchers of the City Treasurer, the books of the City Clerk, and the interest account between the City Treasurer and the city depository, anti find the same correct. ltespectfully, June 4, 1892. John 11. Minek. Received and filed. A communication from the Soldiers Relief Commission, which included a list of soldiers and soldiers' widows entitled to aid under the provisions of the Soldiers' Relief Act. Received and filed. A quit-claim deed of Edward A. ott et al, to the city of Ann Arbor, onveying Brook and Gott streets. Referred to City Attorney. A communication from the Ann Vrbor Water Co., was read and re!erred to Water Committee. A petition signed by thirty-five saloon eepers asking for permission to keep heir places of business open to the our of eleven o'clock p. m. legal time, nd stating that they were all willing ereafter and will keep and maintain losed their respective places of busiess on each week day night after sueh our of 11 o'clock, the curtains and creens to be drawn, to the end that 'heir bars may be seen from the sidealks in front of their respective places f business, also that on Sunday all of heir places shall be closed. Eefeired to Ordinance Committee. EPOKT OF STANDING COMMITTEES. FINANCE. To the Common Couiicil: Your committee on Finance respect' ully report that they have had the ollowing bilis under consideration nd would recommend their allowance t sums stated. CONTINGENT FUKD. W, J. Miller, 6alary 6(i 66 . H. Stark, janitor g id W. Millard, supplies 00 lichael Staebler, coal ij H. Randall, frames OU f.3. Miller. supplies - 05 ouis J. Liesemer, notice l o '.C Dorr, typewriting j osephine Henion, typewriting i OU . B. Norris, salary 0 rederickJ. Schleede, supplies 00 . O' Hearn, salary lw W Villiam Herz. letterini? ballot boxes.. 3 00 nn Arbor T.-H, Electric Co., street lichting 588 90 Ann Arbor T.-H. Electric Co, .office 2 00 Total 887 62 STREET FUKD. elson Sutherland, salary, 66 66 ordon Wallaee, labor 18 9u Villiam Lamborn, labor 12 42 mos Drake, labor --- 3 10 ottlob Scnneider, labor 6 13 ordon Wallaee, labor o 56 rank Sutherland, labor 9 02 August Tessmer " lichael Williams, labor 41 33 Villiam Kuehn, " 29 8 ndrew Zeigler " 18 75 HenrySchultz " 3 00 Michael Kenny " 15 lo hristian Dieterle " - 1 W ustave Walters " 12 90 Jordon Wallaee 4 35 oseph Hutzel, labor 39 90 hristian Bonine, labor T5 atrick Welch, labor 1 60 am Dett, labor 8 fe5 Villiam Nimtz, labor 30 15 liarles Joerndt " 4 50 otan Baumgardner, erossing stone 25 89 }len V. Mills. 25 city maps 2 80 onathan Drake, labor 11 40 Villiam Lamborn "■ 2175 Willis Clark, labor 22 50 Douglass Bycraft, teaming 24 85 AugustBirk " 4 60 .D. Rogers " 15 40 srael Clark " 73 15 Richard Burns " Ü4 85 l.Schnierle " 27 30 Andrew Dupslotf " 37 B2 Albert Petteys " 8 75 ,iram Kittridge " 7 50 ielson Sutherland, norse and cart 24 02 Hiram Kitridge, teaming 7 00 acob Michellelder, labor 5 93 ohn Finnegau, seed 3 10 3eo. Wahr, engineer supplie6 3 20 otan Allmand, Utree 7 00 Eberbach & Co., supplies 3 95 Geo Weeks, building eidewalk 7 50 Wagner& Co., repairs 90 Louis Rhode, cement 2 L0 Wasbtenaw County, stone 11 00 A. M. Clark, repairs 15 31 S. Wood&Co., supplies 176 15 S. S. Brown.buüding cement crosswalk 20 00 Hutzel&Co., piplng 4 45 Total t 956 66 FIKE DEPARTMENT FÜND. Fred Sipley, salary 60 00 C. A. Ed warde, salary 60 00 Henry McLaren, salary 46 46 Louis Hoelzle, salary 45 00 Charles Carroll, salary., 40 00 Max Wittlinger, salary 40 00 Alexander D. Imus, ealary 40 00 S. F. Granger, salary 26 36 Herman Kirn, salary 8 OC John Kenny , salary 8 0C Sam McLaren, salary 8 0C Morgan Williams, salary 8 00 William Rettich, substitute 14 64 Louis Weinmann, salary 8 00 Mrs. B. Keam, wasbing 4 00 H. C. Clark, 1 bale hay 50 Hutzelác Co, supplies 24 01 Heinzmann & Laubengayer, bran 1 7C H. D. Edwards & Co., 500 f eet Ure hose 400 00 Bach, Abel & Co., supplies 6 75 William Herz, supplies 6 3u Total I 844 72 POLICB FITND. ames R. Murray, salary 65 00 )avid Collins, salary BO 00 fobie C. Tice, salary 50 00 frank Campion, special pólice 2 00 'obn Manning 50 W. G. Snow, horse hire 1 00 Total t 168 50 POOR PUND. H. C. Clark, wood 2 75 Fred Sipiey, ealary 10 00 Edward Duffy, grqceries 'i 00 Mrs. Ana Evane, aid 5 00 Eberbach & Son, medicine 4 20 John Goetz & Son, groceriee 4 45 John Goetz, jr., groceries 6' J. Henne, groceriee 4 0 W. Y. Lodholz, groceries 15 53 William H.Mclntyre, groceries 8 6 E. P. Masón, horse hire 7 O'Hara & Boyle, groceries ] 50 Rinsey & Seabolt, grocerieB 8 9 C. Rinsey, groceries 5 2 A, D. Seyler, shoes 100 M. P. Vogel, meat 1 0! Ann Arbor Brick Co., wood 17 2o Total t 94 05 RECAPITUI-ATION. Contingent Fu nd % 887 6 Street Fund 958 6 Fire Fund 844 T Pólice Fund 168 50 Poor Fund 84 o Total 82.951 I Respectfully submitted. Waltbr L. Taylor, A. H. FlLLMORE, WlLLIAM HEBZ, Finance Com Aid. Kehberg moved that the repor be accepted and adopted and warrant ordered drawn for the sums statec therein, which motion prevailed by yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas- Aid. Wines, Schairer, Martin Fillmore, Snow, Ferguson, O'Mara Rehberg, Taylor, Kitson, Prettyma and Pres. Cooley.- 12. Naya.- None. Aid. Wines moved that the bill of eo. F. Key, City Engineer, be allowed nd a warrant ordered drawn for the um of $30, which motion prevailed y a yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas.- Aid. Wines, Schairer, Marn, Ferguson, O'Mara, Renberg, Kiton, Prettyman and Pres. Cooley.- 9. Nays.-Ald. Fillmore, Snow, Taylor. -3. Chairman Taylor, of the Finance ornmittee, presented the claim of S. Crause for erroneous assessment on ot21, Krause addition, without any ecommendation. Aid. Martin moved that the claim be eferred back to the Finance Commitee for a report, which motion preailed. STREET. 'o the Common Council: Your Committee on Streets to whom 'as referred the petitions of John irause and others, AdolphB. Covert and others and a recommendation trom the Board of Public Works, askin'g for grades to be established and when grades are established to grade the streets to the grade, respectfully report that they have visited the different loealities and fully inspected the same, and would recommend the following, namely: That the Board of Public Works report to this Council memoranda for grades on the following streets: On Vine street from Hurón to Liberty streets, on Madison street from Main to Seventh streets, on West Summit street from Main to Brooks streets. We further report and recommend that the following appropriations be made: For grading Vine street, $125; for grading Madison street from Fourth to Seventh streets, $2-50; for grading Summit street, $200. Respectfully submitted, Christian Martin. W alter L. Taylor, L. D. Wines. A. P. Ferguson, H. G. Prettyman, W. G. Snow. Street Committee. Aid. Wines moved that the report be aceepted and adopted and flled, which motion prevailed by a yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas- Aid. Wines, Schairer, Martin, Fillmore, Snow, Ferguson, O'Mara, Rehberg, Taylor, Kitson, Prettyman and Pres. Cooley- 12. Nays- None. SIDEWALK COM3IITTEE. To tlie Common Council: Your Committee on Sidewalks, to whom was referred the resolution of our last meeting to construct a crosswalk along Detroit street, across División street, would respectfully report that the appropriation be made of $115 to build said crossing, as said crossing is a necessary public improvement. Respectfully submitted. Arthur J. Kitson, Ernest Rehberg, J. O'Mara, D. F. Schairer, A. H. Fillmore, Sidewalk Committee. Aid. O'Mara moved that the report be aceepted and adopted and flled, which motion prevailed by a yea and nay vote as follows: Yeas- Aid. Wines, Schairer, Martin, Fillmore, Snow, Ferguson, O'Mara, Rehberg, Taylor, Kitson. Prettyman and Pres. Cooley- 12. Nays- None. REFORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 7o the Common Council: Your Special Committee to whom was referred the proposition to do way with the mili race along Allen's reek, would respectfully report thafc hey have examined the mili race and iud a conditiou, which in the opinión f your committee is little less than an ntolerable nuisance ; we have interiewed Messrs. Kyer and Peterson who laim to own the right by deed to mainain the said mili race, and find that ,hey are willing to sell their right and onsent to an abatement of the mili race for the sum of tour thousand dollars. i our committee f eel that the payment of any such sum by the city is wholly out of the qnestion, but that if the persons whose property would be benetitted by the abatement of the race were willing to pay a reasonable part of the said sum asked it might be prudent for the city to contribute to the fund required for that purpose. Your committee would therefore recommend that the President do appoint a committee of five persons among those interested in the abatement of such race, and that such committee do report to the Council at its next meeting what sum of money can be raised by voluntary subscription for that purpose. All of which is respectfully submitted. W. fcr. SNOW, H, G. Prettyman, L. D. WlNES, Committee. Aid. Taylor moved that the report be accepted and adopted, which motion prevailed. Pres. Cooley thereupoii appointed ;he following committee: Charles E. Hiscock, W. E. Walker, A. J. Sawyer, Reginald Spokes and Z. Sweet. REPOUTS OF CITY OFPICBRS. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING MAY 31, 1892. lo the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor : Balance on hand as per last report -. $]1,768.23 MONEV RECEIVED. Contingent Fund- County Treas. LiquorTax $.845.85 Miller.lamp 200 ' licenses 6.00 Street Fund- Univ. Sutherland serv. . 44.70 M. Seabolt, dirt 1.00 Cemetery Fund- Speechley, 6ale[of lot 10.00 Pólice Fund- Murray, fees 5.85 Delinquent Tax Fund- County Treasurer 35.71 Collins, personal 3.68 Total 6,954.69 $18,722.f MONEY DISBUBSED. Contingent Fund Í1.203.24 Street Fund 673.50 Firemen's Fund 446.11 Pólice Fund 136.50 Poor Fund 67.84 Bridg-eFund, 122.00 Soldiers' Relief Fund 23.00 Total 2,671.19 16,051.7 Salance on hand. Contingent Fund 3,434.53 Street Fund, overdrawn 599-31 Firemen's Fund 3,255.24 Pólice Fund 1,204.18 PoorFund 1.522.41 Water Fund 3.789.71 Cemetery Fund 156.93 Soldiere' Relief Fund. 947.64 ünivereity Hospital Aid Bond Fund 840.00 Delinquent Tax Fund 1,062.57 Uridge, Culvert and Crosswalk Fund, .... 2,462.98 Dog Tax Fund 100.00 Total $17,713.61 81,661.88 Total Balance on hand $16,051.73 Respectfully submitted, S. W. Beakes, City Treasurer. Ann Ai-bor City, June 1, 1893. Aun Arbor Savings Bank, í Ann Arisor. Mich., June 6,1892. i T the Comtnon Cowicil of the Uity of Ann Arbor: This wil! certify that S. W. Beakes, City Treasuver, has to his credit in this Bank the sum of Sixteen Thousand, One Hundred, Twenty-eight and 12-100 dollars, (Íi6,i28.l2). Yours respectfully, Chas. E. Hiscock, Cashier. ïhe monthly reports of Treasurer, City Clerk, Marshal and Supt. of the Poor were read and ordered filed. MOTIONS AXD KESOLUTIONS. By Alderman Kitson. Whereas. In the opinión of the Council the grade of the sidewalk ou the uorth side of Hurou street ought to be chauged and flxed and established, to the end that svich street niay be made suitable and safe for public travel, tberefore Resolved, aud it is hereby ordered that the grade of the sidewalk on and along the uorth side of Huron street from Fourth avenue to Fifth avenue be, and the same is hereby changed, iixed and established, so that the grade of said sidewalk on and along the street aforesaid shall be as follows, that is to say : 836-66-100 feet at uortheast corner Huron and Fourth ave., 37-83-100 feet at east line Harailton Block, 839-02-100 feet at west line of Engine House. 839-98-100 feet at northwest corner Hurou street and Fifth ave., the elevation given being above the official city datum and along the center line of such walk, and the grade lines to consist of straight lines between the several points or stations above stated. Whioh resolution prevailed. By Alderman Kitson. Whereas, In the opinión of the Council the grade of the sidewalk on the south side of Washington street ought to be changed, flxed and established, to the end that such street may be made suitable and safe for public travel therefore Resolved, and it is herebv ordered that the grade of the sidewalk on and along the south side of Washington street from Main to Ashley streets be, and the same is hereby changed, fixed and established, so that the grade of said sidewalk on and along the street aforesaid shall be as iollows, that is to say : 829-4t-!00 feet at southeast corner of Washing ton and Ashley streets, 830-73-100 feet at east end of Staebler's Block. 831-93-100 feet at middle of alley between Main and Ashley streets, 834-S1-100 feet at Southwest corner Main and Washington streets, the elevation giveu being above the official city datum and along the center lme oí such walk, aud ie grade lines to cousist of straight lines between the several points or stations above stated. "Whieli resolution prevailed. By Alderman Kitson. Whereas, In the opinión of the Council the grade of the sidewalk on the east side of Fourth avenne ought to be changed. fixed and established, to the end that such street may be made suitable and safe for public travel, there fore Resolved, and it is hereby ordered that the grade of the sidewalk on and along the east side of Fonrth avenue.from Huron st.to Catherine street be. and the same is hertby changed. fixed and established. so that the grade of sajd sidewalk on and along the street aforesaid shall be as follows, that is to say : 830-66-100 feet at northeast corner Huron street and Fourth avenue. 832-63-100 feet at southeast corner Ann street and Fourth avenue. 831-35-100 feet northeast corner Aun street and Fourth avenue, 829-89-100 feet at south line of Zachmann's Meat Market. the elevation given being above the official city datum and along the center line of such walk, and the grade liues to consist of straight hues between the several points or stations above stated. AVhiéh resolution prevailed. By Alderman Wines: Resolved, That the Street coinmittee to examine the grade oí the proposed xtensiom oï' Huron Btreet to the old emet-ery groraids, that they liave power to fix the same aaid report tl ame at thie next meeting. Which resolution prevailed. By Alderman Bnow: Resolved, Thiat the eoimmunicatiou rom the mayor be received and placed on iile and the appodntment o Thaddeus Thompson as truant officer be comfirmed. Which resolution prevailed. By Alderman Taylor: Resolved, That the thanks of thie eoumcil are liereby tejidered to Mr. John Baumgapdiier for hig kindness in placfrig a stone drinking trougli at the corner of Miller ave. and First Street, wHhtowt expense to the city. "Whdch resoloitioai unanimously prevailed. By Alderman Renberg: Resolved, Tliiat the report and recommemdiations of the Soldiere Relief Cornmitssion le adöpted and ordered placed an Me, a-nd that the list of persons therein contained be certiñeü to th,e city clerk, pursuant to1 law. Which resolutiioin prevailed by a yea and nay vote as fwllows: Yeas - Aids. Wimes, Schadirer, Martin. Fillmore, Sauaw, Ferguson, O'Mara, Rehberg, Taylor, Kitson, Prettyman, Pres. Oooley- 12. Nay b- None. By Alderman Prettyman: Wnereas, trespassioog on the publitt parks ia frequent in plain sight of waming signs to the coutrary, therefore be it, Resolved, Tlnat the mayor appoimt iH-h special pólice as are necessary arrest aind make complaint against euch tresspassers, euch special polk-e o reeeive ome hJf the fines assessed. A.M. Rehberg moved tliat the resoution be referred to the park committee. ALd O'Mara moved as am amendment tfo&t irt be referred to the pólice comniittee. Aid. Wiines moved ttoat the original resoïutkm be aanended so as to ii'lude the arrest of all ball players. Whiich amendment was accepted. AM. Wiinies moved as a substituto or tbe möitioiiiB of Aids. Eehberg and O'Mara, th&t the resotutiom be reerrel to the oi-dioance commiittec. "SVhich eubstiitute prevailed. By Alderma.n "Wines: ResolTetl, That Huirán street be extended eaet to übservatory Street, and ►arallel witto Anu et.1, saïid extensión of Hierom street to be four rods in width, and that Tliirteeuth st. be 'xteiided soiith to Huron st., said extensión of Thii-teenth st. tó" be four o'ds iin wiidt'li , provided liowover that before said streets S'hall .be extended, tire fuU riíght of way tor the same hall be oanveyed to the city wtthmt Charge (r tire same. Whileh resolutian prevailed by a yea arad nay vote as follows: Yeas- Al-ds. Wiines Hchairei-, Martin, ■Mlmore, Sqcav, Ferguson, O'Mara, Rehberg, Taylor, Kitsan, Frettyman, Pres. Oooley- 12. Nays - None. By Al'dërmain O'Mara: Resolved, That the chaiT appoimt a coanmiittee of three, to report to tliis cooiiicil the cost of a safe such as ïeeded fox ttie city clerk's office. Which resolutiora prevailed and the president thereupon appototed the fo owimg coimntttee: Aids, O'Mara, Taylor. Fillniore. A11. Wimes introduced an ordinance. entitled "An Ordinanoe Relative to ïlie Closiinig of Saloon and Bars ia Restauraints and Elsewhere." Aid. Martini moved tliat the said ordiinance be referred to the ordinance coimmittee. Which motion prevailed. On mot ion the councH then adjourned..