The Mayor's Message

The May meeting of the council wn held Mondsy evening, and waa a eession of more than usual interest as it was the time when the city officers for the year were to be ppoimed and the mayor's annual message was to be read. At thia meeting the question as to wheiher Ann Arbor hall have a Btreet railway or not was tettled and settled in the affirmative, as it should have beeD. Mayor Manly'a message was read to the council, containing a number of reoommendation8 and his nominations for the year as follows : 2b the Honorable Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor: In accordsnce with the requirementa of the charter, I have the honor to present to your Honorable Body my views on some of the many questions ihat are now pendini', nd others of more or lcss importance that will require your careful consideraron. Firt, I desire to say that all honor is due to the Mayor and reiiring members of the Council for the able manner in which they have diecharged their duty. 1 can but aay, well done thou good and faithful ierTants, enter thou into our council and ee the system of the improvements you have inaugurated go slowly but surely on. It is our duty to be caretul and judiciom in all our deliberations, having ever in view the best interests of the people at large. Economy ought and must be the watchword of tbis administration, money must be expended, acd when apropriations are made, be sure ihat it i neces-=ary. Then Kee to it that every dollar used in improvenitnts is placed to the best possible advantage. BOARD OF PÜBLIO WORKS. Mayor Beakes, in the fortnalion of this board. Blected as lts members three of our priDcipxl business men, who have manged ihe street expenditures of tbig city with the same care and deliberation as they would their own private business ; and to tbem much credit is due tor the many improvements in the gtreets and idewalk in our city. From the best iníormation I can get, the best of feel ngs toward each oiher bas prevailed during their deliberations. The wise and careful management in the expeoditure of the funds intrusted to their keeping, leadg me to belinve that a change in the board at thi tim would be detrimental to the best interestij of the city. FIBE DIPABTMUT. Thii branch of our city govemment I am free to ay is one that needa vour closest atttention. Liberal appropriations ■hould be made to pu: this departmeot in perfect working order. None but experienced men ihould be employed, eren in the minor posiiions. ïne whole depart ment ougbt to be under the most rigid rule and trictest discipline, as success dependa on the promptness and accurncy ol the men. This depanment, like the Board of Public Woiks, is in charge of first-class business men, who are well versed in this particular branch of our city goyernment POLIOS. Your attention is most reapectfully called to this depanment. A.lthough tbe most important, it seemi to receive the least ttention. It is our sworn duty to see that the laws are enforced. In order to do our whole duty in this direction more help is needed. I would therefore recommend the adding of at least two more patrolmen to the force. MPKOVKIIKlfTt. J am gtroogly in favor of i uprovements nd believe that they ehould be made as üesrly permanent as possible. Ttie committee on streets ehould be directed by your honorable bndy to investígate and inquire into the different kinds of paving, the best system of macadamiied roads, especially the use of crushed etone. It ■eems to me that this sysiem is the most practicable for the city, and I would recommend the purchase of a sione crusher. I would further recommend that a city lockup be builr, and that every person arrea ted and convicted under section one hundred and five of the charter, be re-, quirad under the direction of the Mar.-hal or his deputy to Work at the ütone crusher for the tull term of his sentence. An eaforcement of an ordinance of this kind, would not only be beneficial to the city, but very insirucuve (o the tramp. ilMRUM In compliance with the term of the charter, I nuoet respectfully recommend tor the cons deration f your Honorable Body the íollowing named gentlemen, whom I Domicaie tor office as follows : CltT Attorney- Thoma D. Kearnej. Treasurer- VV. W. Watts. Marehal-Willlam Walsh. Member of ihe Board of Public Work- Thomas J Kt'Hch Member of the Board of Fire Commissioner- Member of thé Board of Health- Martin Clark. All ot which is r spectfully submitted. C. H. Majjlt, Mayor. The message was received and placed on 61e, alter which the nominations were confirmed by the uoanianui vote of ihe council. The Board of Public Worki recotnmendt d ihal sidewalk be ordered built on both side of Vdland ft, from Washtenuwave to Observatory-8t, The Board of Fire Oommifsioners made recomniïndtioD8 as follow: Tht the hydrant in Irunt of Ferguson's cart works be changnd to across the ttreet ; that fire escapes be ordered placed on the Opera House, Hatnilton btuck, Cook House, Franklin House, Germán! Hotel A. O. TJ. W. and Hangslerfer's halls ; that the cljininey on the tore ocanpid by F. Q-. Bo'ileivMif be ordered rebnilt; that tlie Water Worka Co. be ordered to clean iheir mama by opening iha blow plug?, aud tbl befóte this i done the fire deparlmtnt be given 48 hours notiop. The recooimendatior,s were adnpted. The comtnissioners also a-ked that the $1,000 whioh had been ppropnated for the pu-chase of a team of horses tor the hook and ladder truck and for an extra hose wagón, be now used for this pui o e. They aso recommended that an eleclric tower bell atriker be pnrchased at a cost of not over $400. These mattere were referred to the fire committee. A petition was received agking that the wa'.ermains be ordered extended on HUIst, from Twelfih st to Fore3t-ave, and one fire hydrant phced. Referred (o ihe water commiltee. A rep rt was recíived from the street committee and Bard of Public Works r. cjcnmending the route for ihe street railway as r-ported by ihe ordinance commit ee at the laat meeting. Healin üfficer Breakey made bis annual report in which he congratulaled the city upon the good healih which has prevailed during the past year, and made some ex ceileut suggestions for keeping it so. Tbere have been but 120 deutbs in the city witbin ihe year, which on basis of 10,000 population would make the death rata but 12 in 1,000. The Qnance commitUe had audited bilis upon the different funds and warrants were ordered druwn as follows: Continent, $36194; pólice, $116; water, $3.25; cemetery, $44 86; poor $118 71; □re department, 289.59; atreeta, $4d8.39; total, $1,372 74. The ordinance committee reported the ameudment tothe street railway ordinance as reported at the last meeting for third reading, and the amendment which changas the route w8 passed by a vote of i2 to 1. The fire rommittee thought that $1,000 askcd for horses, etc, was all right, and the approprialion was made. Tne following liquor bonds were reportad by the committee and approved : Henry Frank, Fred R-ttich, Millman & McNally, Werner & B enner, L. Buchholz, A. Gwinner, and W. Fred Schlanderer. John R. Kiner was sppointed lo examine the books of tbe City Treasarer and Citv Cleik, at. an expense of not over $25. Superintendent of ihe Pojr, Sipley, reponed the expenditure of the following ninn for ihe poor dunne the month: lsi ward, $9.42 ; 2ud ward, $14.32 ; 3rd ward, $23 62 ; 4ih ward, $49.32; 5 h waid, $18 - 03; 6h ward, $4; to al, $11871. The city Marphal repu ted 12 arresta during the month, on the lollowing charges : Vagrsncy, 1 ; forgery, 2 ; burglary, 2; druukenties', 2; violatiug city ordinance, 4 ; insane 1. The City Treasurtr reported $2,249.18 expenditures during the month, leaviug balaüce of $5623.40 on hand. The council ihen adjourned to smoke a box of cigars which the newly appoiuted officen had provided.