The Council Meets

The i-pecial meeting of the council ; Tliuvsd'ty eve. was a l&ngthy one as to , talk, "iRit a very briei one as to business. , The borne of coiitention was the overhead bridge cm Beakes et., crossing the M. G. E. K. trarks. City Attorney Kline, and Ex-City Attorney Xorris held different opinions reepecting the validity oí the contract oí the M. C. E. E. wlth the city of Amn Arbov rppocting t'his bridge, find whoso dutr it is to keep it in repair. After a ecniple of homr's talk, Aid. AllmeniUnser offered a resolution clfcsing t he uiatil it shall be made safo for public travel. This was adopted by tho folloTving vote : Yras- Aids. 'Moore, Maynard, AHmendlnger, Kocih, Snyder, Butterficld and PreS'. Hiscock. Nays- AldiB. Laubeasayer, Brown, Sha'diard, Cooa Cady. Tliis dispositian of tlie matter seems to be tlio salest, 11 Inot the most couvoiient to adopt. as tliere was ai Accideat on tliO bridge yesterday a. m., -niüch it is said may yet cost the city sometliini'. It seems as if the coimcil had taken proper nction on this question :it a prcvious meeting, when it ordered the teidge repaired. Public travel should not 1e interfered with, trat the brida-o tshould bo repaired at once l:y tlie city and the questioa of av!io shal! the buráen for the ame lie settled in the courts afterwar On motioii oí AU1. Broivn the lond of Henry Collius, contractor for the HUI and Ilnron st. lateral scwers, in the snm oí $30,000. was approved.