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What The City Fathers Did

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
June
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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At the couucii meeting Mouday evenin_' John R. Miner sent in bis resignation is supervisor of the Ist wan] nl tiis sou .1. Rice Miner was appointed in Ilis place. The sum of $175 was appropriated for woik on Spring si., $150 on W. Huron ml $150 fur extending culverl on W. Seventli st. A lot of petitions mostly n reference to sidewalks and Street grading we re reÍ and referred. Robert Hunter was given the contract to furnisb the city witli 10,000 alumiinini es. The nuance committee reported $5,761.20 worth of billa which were allowed, of which $2,639.19 was from street fund, and from bridge, culvert, etc. fund, $628.83. Mack & Co. were granted permission to extend their show windows pernaanently over the sidsw'alk 18 inches. The tax levy for the year was fixed at $45,820, as follows: Street fund $10,000 00 Fiie " 7.0110 CO Pólice :;. l'oiir " 2 500 00 Water " 0,000 00 City Cemetery fund ioo ui 0. of M. Aid uonds 3,4a) 00 liriiliie, culvert and crosswalks 5,OU0 00 interest on sewer bon ds s,-.'00 uo Balance to Contingent fund 600 00 $45,S20 00 The salaries of the city ofneers were fixed for the year as follows : City Treasurer 100 00 - Clerk 1000 00 Engineer ],2uo 00 " Assessor 1000 00 " ALtorney 600 00 Street Commlssloner 8üü 00 Cicy Physiciau s 100 00 city Marsbal aoo oo Health Offlüer 150 00 Healtb Board Inspector 100 Ou Memoer Board of Health Kour Patrolmeu,$600each 2.-100 00 $8,400 00 Tlie city clerk agrees to furnish lus own help, the city attorney to bold the city free from any expense for aid in conducting city law business, and marshal to furnish horse and buggy for pólice department without expense to the city. After appropriating the free tele. pliones given each member of the council, the body adjourned.

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Ann Arbor Courier