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The Council

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Day
13
Month
June
Year
1895
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Public Domain
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Theadjourned meeting of the council convened last night. The principal matter to come up was the report of commit tee on sewors to which was referred the matter of awardin? the contract for the construction of the Huron and Hill,-st. sewers.The committec reported in favor of awarding the contract to Henry Oollins, of Detroit, he can furnish bonds satisfactory to the couiicil. The chairman of the committce stated that he had found no roason why Mr. Collins should not have the job if ho could give asatisfaetary bond. Evidently the report that he was not rosponsible was started by some oompetitors who desired to beat him out of the job. Mr. Prettyman offered a resolution that the report of the Bewer committce be accepted and the board of public works be authorized to enter into contract with Mr. Collins.Be fore theresolution wasadopted president Clark made some explanations about poisible chang-es in the contract which ahould be understood by the council. A f ter a lengthy discussion the resolution was adopted. The committee on pĆ³lice reported that the city lock-up be abandoned and the county jail be used instead. The report was adopted. Aid. Taylor moved that the board of public works be ordered not to proceed to repair the Detroit-st. bridge. Aid. Tayloi-'a idea is to close the bridge and opon up N. State-et, and have people cross the tracks east of the depot. He seoms to think if such a thing were done the M. C. railroad people would soon repair the brigdo and thus save litigation. The questioa of removing trees that stand in the sidewalk came up as it does every year and was votcd down. The council deoided to have the board of public works not fy all people who have dead trees in front of their property to remove samo within twenty days. If not removed within that time, the fact is to be reported to the council.

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