Lighting Contract Not Let

■RIk-h the roll was ealled at the arïjourned meeting of tlie city council lasl iii-ilit, 18 aldcrmen were present. President Hiscock being absent, Alctermian Iirown was chose-n president pro tem., a position ivhich ho f.llcd M'iy gnacefully, Daniel Fofbes Complained of the gténch aii-inr from tlie nnün'shed spwer and asked re'ief. Referred to .-r er co'mmit-tee. The finance roimiiiuce reported in favor oí acoepting the bid of the J'armcr's & ilcchaiúc' Bank. for Uie sewer bomds, at $10.50 premium and acc.UL'd interest to date. Adjpted. The coiuini. te ■ als reported Ar;hur .r. ïSwci'fs claim lor damages wlili(,ur. ie Diniiic.idailon. Accepted. The ooniiniüio al.-') asked that the claim of Adam Meuth ba referred io ;he &t cominittee. On mot ion ilie matUT was reierred to the Lnaiice aai! gtreel coiminitteea witli power to act, ii beimg underetood that a settiemeni follow. Ai' ordlaanee reiauln to ui-orilo:ly persons and cciin:t was iu.H'i! to. ii.s secomd reading1. On BïLggestiou oí Aitiirncy Kline a fcection was iudeclarjng all chi.drm under L6 yeare of age fi uind loitesring on the city ëtreets after 8 p. in. standard ,li!iu to be disoiderly persons. Tfiis ds the well kaown curfev- rule in such Buccesafup operation hl 60 many citie;?. Tho strcft railway extensión ordi-nance next earnie np for lts third mei last j-eading. It was passed without a dissonting' vote. The sidewalk committee recomme.nded that certain sidewalks le repaired instead oí rebuilt as heretoïoie ordered. SldewaJkis on certain o' Btoreets were ordered built. Adopted. An oidinanic nlative to the ieiting of contract for Ugflitlng the eity was introdticed toy rea ding of titleThie coammlbteie om liiiting reporlec ,in iaor of lettins' the contract for Ugiiting lt lue city for five year.s to the .Mii-hivai] EÜectrlc Col, tire "bond to be raised fram $5,000 to $10,000. AUlerniaiu l'.tit UTiield's resolution in Iaior of lacceptotalg the lid of "Vin. H. PoTter at $64.75 per lamp with the uiiderstaiuling' 'Uiat all Mr. Poter's iH'.lits be ttu-nert O'vcr to the Thompeoin-Houston Electric Co., was next taken ïïonn Vhe taWe wbere it hud been placed t the last meeting. The i esoJ u tian a we i. T1m qii stion "iliwt recurrecl out he iftioiu ol tllue report of tho ing coiiiiiuit toe in favor of glving the (■(lUti'act bo Une Michigan Electric CO'. Thcic was coíiMdi rabie discussion, tito coíitnict whách had been ptrepared by tihie city attonney and Trof. Carhart bedmg ï-ead in its entireity. l'i-c.-iilcjii Ixickwcod oí the Michigan Electric Ooi., wEus asifced ■whether liis company wouW accept sucli a contract. He isaid ihat tho contract as read 'wonld toe ccn.--idered and that he vo'uld 1e ready to state taelr posltion p.oBithxïly at the next regular niüotins o-f the comncil. Several aldcrmon opposed giving the c-ootract to thie company until it Avas known "vhether its representativas would sdgn the one proposed or noitt. This motion prevaüed and and itlue matter was agaiu referred back i o 'the ligtoting coramittee until thve next reyul.-ir meeting. The city engineer was instructod ot ,-i--is(. ithie ftti-eet railway corapany in tin: looatlng of the proposed track on the extensión. Aklermau. C'ady proposed that Packard istreot ile covered ionir inches thick witli ibroken stone from Monroe to si ato Hts. Eeierred. Trof SI.. E. Cooley was nsked to fumish Buggestione upon smokc -onsumei's. The ooduncil Ihen adjonrned.