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A Late Session

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
June
Year
1893
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Public Domain
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All the aldermen were present sooner or later last Morulay evening except jlr. Fillmore who was reported as dangerously 121. Proceedfngs bega o ffith an act of courtesy, Messrs. Kline and Wines being invited to take seats within the rail. These gentlemen accepted and were placed near his honor the mayor who now occupied the place voted him at the last meeting. Mr. Wines brought down several copies of tb e report of an Ohio city on their sewer system, how it was built, what it cost, and how it works, and presented them to different members of the council. During the disability of Aid. Fillmore, Aid. Kitson was asked to preside over the deliberations of the sidewalk coiximittee. Aid. Manly introduced an ordinance to prevent trees and telegraph poles being used as grand stands for base ball games which was passed unanimously. An ordinance relative to flre limits was then passed to second reading. ïhis provides that the iire limits shall be as follows: On Main St. from Kingsley to Williams, Huron from First to Fifth Ave., Washington from Askley to Fifth Ave., Liberty from First to Fifth Ave., Ann from A-hley to Fifth Ave., Catherine from Ashley to Fifth Ave.,Fourth Ave. from Kingsley to Liberty, on F ifth Ave. from Kingsley to Liberty, Ashley from Catherine to Williams, State from Williams to Huron, Detroit from Fourth Ave. to Depot. The council reserves the right to grant permission for bnilding frame dwellings and barns in the región north of Catherine St.. west of Ashley St.,southof Liberty St. and on State St. between Liberty and Huron. The committee on streets reported in favor of letting the M. C. R. K. layithe track across Fourth Ave. where the insurrection occured last week. Aid. O"Mara recommended that the Sixth ward engine house be equipped at a cost of $4,000 to give additional flre protection to the First, Sixth and Fourth wards. Aid. Prettyman moved to accept and adopt. Aid. Martin asked where the money was coming from. Aid. Herz thought an alarm system a better investment. Aid. Kitson told of a house in the Sixth ward being saved by an old fashioned bucket brigade, that would have burned to the ground in spite of the fire department. He urged the advantage of a down grade in reaching fires. Aid. Prettyman explained how wholly unprotected the Sixth ward and some parts of the First and Fourth were last winter a good many times. It is a fifty foot climb from the engine house to E. University Ave. and when the snow is drifted and flying, and a strong wind blowing, a fire would be beyond control before the down town force could possibly reach the spot, Aid. Martin asked Aid, Prettyman to state the reason differently. This lucid request eaused Aid. Prettyman to observe that he only stated obvio us facts. Aid. Herz wanted it understood that they had snowdrifts in other parts of the city, and that it was up hill elseWhere besides in Sixth ward. Aid. Prettyman ,"Oh no!" Aid. Martin said the lack of protection was due to waterworks. The matter was eventually tabled. Aid. Herz then reported that the lighting committee knew all about why a large number of the electric lights had not been burning for several nights, at which information the council indicated the proper amount of joy. Four more saloon bonds were reported as follows: L J j. t Baumgartner. uj. Dimm, , Fred Brown. n„„„. f xt 11 t W. Walsh. Henry McNally, J H Hardenhaus. i,-r .. I Moses La Joie. Kpp & Ardner. j ErBegt Rehberg. R Vn. M. Lutz. R. Knapp, j Ad Kemper, Aid. Manly also brought to second reading an ordinance closing the saloons f rom 10 p. m. to 6 a. m. Standard time, except in the months of' July, August and September when they are to be permitted to remain open until 10:30 p. m. Six druggists' bonds were accepted, The ring performance by Messrs. E. E. Calkins, II. J. Brown and John Moore caused a smile. It was Calkins, princi. pal, Brown and Moore sureties; Brown Principal, Calkins and Moore sureties; üoore principal, Calkins and Brown sureties. The sidewalk committee reported some walks to be built: On Catherine St., Ingalls to Clark ; on Forest Ave., 8. Univ. to HUI; on E. Univ. Ave., from Ilill to Packard; on State, from Kingsley to Fuller, and on Summit Pt., from Detroit to Beakes. A very pretty little circus occurred over the report of the city building committee. Mr. Clay Green of Detroit interjected himself into the matter and complicated the problem. He made a very good proposal, better in some ways the comniittee thought than Mr. Rinsey's. The council gave Mr. Green a few minutes to explain his designs and propositions. Aid. Prettyman moved that the matter he referred to a committee consisting of the present committee plus the mayor and city attorney withp ower to act. This was objected to so strongly that Aid. Prettyman withdrew his motion to give way to one by AidManly that Mx. Green's proposals be accepted. It was objected to very strongly on the ground that they were not formulated yet.and that it was imfair to Mr. Rinsey not to give him a chance to modify his proposals. Aid. Shairer spoko so strongly for fair piay for Mr. Rinsey that, Aid. Manly 's motion was amended to read justas Aid. Prettyman's motion had been at first. The amendment was lost. Then Ald.'s Martin, Kitson, Schairer and Prettyman spoke strongly in favor of giving Mr. Rinsey a fair chance to meet Mr. Green's proposals. Further amcndments to that end were duly defeated and at last Aid. Manly's motion prevailed. Mr. Green must now satisfy the committee. During the entanglement Aid. Snow admitted that he was mixed up and announced that he would vote yes every time, a resolutic-n that he carrieil out. Aid. Kitson handed in two valuable resolutions about the placing and care of city hydrants, and Aid. Prettyman introduced a resolution requiring that the city engine house should obtain a water guage so that the actual pressure on the water mains could be determined at any time; Ove readings to be recorded e,a.Si day. It now being nearly 11:30 and several aldermen becoming anxious for adjournment, the bids for city printing were disposed of with a rush, the job being presented to the Argus and Courier. They then adjourned.

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