Our City Fathers

The regular meeting of the city council last night was in inany ways a model one. It lasted from 8 to 9, a good amount of business was transacted and every alderman was in bis seat, though several of tliem were a little tardy. Three petitions were presented and quickly referred to their proper committees. ïhe first was signed by David "Wild and fifteen other residents and tax-payers from the second ward asking that the tile on south side of W. Jefferson st. at Second st. crossing be enlarged and that the glitters on First st. be gradeddown. This went to the sidewalk committee. J. E. Burke and ten others from the fourth ward asked for a cement crossing across Fourth st., on south side of Arm st., and also across Ann st., east side of Fourth. Sidewalk committee. Win. Lijras and thirteen others prayed that a walk be laid across Elm st. on north side of Wilmot and on Washtenaw on north side of Wilmot. Sidewalk committee. Next carne the reports of regular cominittees. Committee on streets, asking B. P. W. to prepare plans and estimates and report at next regular meeting for grading State st., between Catharine and Fuller sts., so that gutters will carry Burface water. Bv same committee, asking that B. P. V. be directed to exteud the gutter on Catherine st., no'further east than at a point opposite the east end of pavement in front of hospitals. The committee also recommended that $175 be appropriated f rom the street fund to grade Chubb Road and Hamlin st. These tliree reports were adopted. Alderman Coon for sidewalk committee made a long report ordering plank sidewalks at nuinerous places over the city. Also ordering tar walks repaired in many places. Stone or cement walks were ordered on Washtenawave. in neighborhood of Judge Harriman's residence. This was adopted withoM dissent. Committee on Parks, recommended that five water boxes be put in Felch Park and that the dead boughs be trimmed off the trees and also that one water box be put in each triangle of over Square. Adopted. Coinmittee on flnance recommeuded separation of lateral sewer accounts on treasurer's books and suggested payment to secretary of $30 or less for such work. It was so ordered. The cominittee on streets and fiuane es asked that the matter of raising wages paid for team work to $3.50 per day be referred to B. P. W. This was done. Under the reports of city officers, carne Chief Sipley's usual report- at no time liad the water pressure been below the standard. City Assessor O'Hearn turned over to the council for review the assessment rolls for districts No. 3 and 4, the Hill and Huron st. districts. Alderman Almendinger offered two resolutions which were adopted after some discussion. The first stated that the iron pipes on south side of Washington across T. & A. A. tracks are too small and ordered railroad coinpany to put in larger ones. The second authorized the B. P. W. to buy 300 loads of stone, 8 in. and under, and to crush thern and all stone iivailable from sewer ditch, in the stone crusher, and use thein upon our streets. Alderman Snyder offered a resolution resquesting B. P. W. to raise price of team labor to $3.50 per day. Some discussion, but President Hiscock declared the resolution out of order. The special committee on printing reported that "inasmuch as the Argus and Courier have cheerfully rendered this service to the city for the past several years, the bid of the Register and the Democrat at 20 cents for 1000 eins. for each paper be accepted." Adopted. On motion of Alderman Butterfield it was resolved that the Council should sit as a board of review of the assessment rolls for districts 3 and 4, at 9 a. m., July 29. Alderman Taylor offered resolution authorizing B. P. W.' and Street commissioner to macadamize a block of street to test the utility of our road roller and stone crusher. Also to put Sftid machines through such a series of tests as they may considernecasary. Adopted. Alderman Brown, resolution directing City Treasurer to advertise and sell city bonds to amount of $30,000 for constructing lateral sewers in districts 3 and 4. Adopted. Council adjourned.