Common Council

A regular meeting of the common council was held Monday evening, and notwithstanding the hot weather aad hotter room but Jtwo members were absent. The Board of Public Works made the following recommendations: That $350 be appropriated for coping and grading the center line of trees on North Univergity-ave; that $75 be appropriated for piping and filhng at the north end of Fourth-ave; that a sidewalk be ordered built on the north side of Monroe-st, from Ingalls to 12th-st. City Attorney Kearney reported that the city is not iiable for any Djuries that Mrs. Sophia M. Pierce may have received as shown by her petition. The ground taken by the city attorney was that the portion of Pcntiac-st where Mr?. Pierce was irjured, has never been accepted by the city. The financft committee reported in favor of calling a special tljction for the purpose of voting $5,000 to the street fund, lor building crosswalks. The report was accepted and adopted. The flnance and street committees report in regard to widening Division-st from North-st to Detroit st, that they were unable to agree upon tPrms with all of the property owners. They recommended that $350 be paid J. F. Lawrence and bis sidewalk moved, and that $175 be paid George Miller, for their property used. In regard to the other property owners, the committee recommended that oondemnation proceedings be commenced against the property needed for widening the 6treet. The ordinance relative to public health was placed upon its third reading and p issed. By resolution of Aid. Martin, the mayor and city clerk were direoted to cali a meeting of the electors, to be held at the Fireman's Hall, on June 3U, from nine a. m. to 6ve p. il, for the purpose of determining whether they will authorize the council to raise by general tax the sum of $5,000 for building crosswalks. The city clerk was directed to have the blank bands printed and prepared for issue for aid to the erection of the new University hospital, as heretofore voted upon by the electors. The city clerk was directed to advertise for bids for the bonds of this city about to be issued. Mrs. Flynn was allowed $5 for damage to her garden by reaeon of an overflow ot waier from the street. Condemnation proceedings were ordered instituted for widening üivision-st. The city attorcey was authorized to take the proper legal Bteps for vacating the old cemetery.