Council Proceedings

[OFFICIAL] COUNCIL ClIAMBER. Ana Arbor, Dee. 21, 1897. f Regular session. Called to order by Pres. Luick. Roll callod ; quoram present. Absent. Aid. Grossman. Brown,Vandawarker, Spathelf. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. A petition signed by Edson Wetherbeo asking for damages for alleged injuries, was read and referred to the Financo Committee and City Attorney. A petition signed by Midiólas Miller asking fordamaged for alleged injuries, was read and referred to the Finance Committee and City Attorney. A petition signed by The Ransom Uandolph Co., asking for the return of certain taxes, was read and referred to the Finance Committee and City Attorney. A petition signed by D. M. Cowie, City Physician, askmg for a telephone to be furnished by the city, was read. Aid. Cady moved that the request be granted by the council. Adopted as follows: Yeas - Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Koch, Dell, Sweet. Ehodes, Soule, Coon, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick- 11. Nays- None. The clerk stated that Health Officer, John Kapp had asked for a telephone. Aid. Koch moved that the request of Dr. Kapp be grantad. Adopted as follows: Yeas- Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Kbodes, Soule, Coon, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick. - 11. Nays - None. To the Common Council: The Board of Public Works respcctfully report to your honorable body, that Schneider Bros. filed with them a claim for extras in sevver district No. 6 for $100. We referred the same to the City Kngineer and City Attorney, who recommended the allowance of the bill. We refer the same to your honorable body for approval. Respectfully submitted, Glen V. Mills, Clerk of the Bcard of Public Works. Aid. Koch moved that the Council concur in the report. Adopten as follows: Yeas- Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Koch, Dell, Sweet Kbodes, Soule, Coon, Danfortb, Cady, Pres. Luick.- 11. Nays- None. KEPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. STREETS. To the Common Council. Your Committes on Streets to whom was referred the eommunication of the Board of Public Works would recommend : First- That the Ann Arbor Water Co., and the Ann Arbor Gas Co. be ordered within sixty days to lay con cections to buildings along Main street between Catherine and Liberty, and to inspect their mains and pipes along said street and see that the same are in good condition. Second- That the Ann Arbor Electric Co., the Westera Union Telegraph Co., the Postal Telegraph-Cablo Co., the Michigan Telephone Co., and the New State Telephono Co. be ordered within sixty days to lay all their wires under ground that run along Main street between Catherine and Liberty. That the Ann Arbor Electric Co. be directed to place iron poles along Main street between the above named streets for the support of the ar? lights. Third- That the Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti Electric Railway Co. be ordered within sixty days to place iron poles along Main street between Catherine and Liberty and further that said Railway Co. be ordered prior to April lst, 1893, to procure and havo delivered upon said street steel tics and rails to lay along said street between the streets above stated. And further it is resolved by the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor that after the complotion of any pavement in this City, that any person, persons, llrm or Corporation who may tear up the same for repairs to any streot railway, water, or gas pipes, electric eonduits or any other improvcment, that ttiey will be required to place the samo back in as good condition as the original pavement and deposit with the City of Ann Arbor a sufticient amount to pay an inspector to superintend such work and sëe that the same is done according tospecifieitions. llespectfully 3ubmitted, Geo. L. Moore, C. H. Cady, Har.rison Soule, G. C. Rhodes, J. A. Dell, Committee on Streets. Adopted as follows: Yens- Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Rhodos, Soule, Coon, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick. - 11. N'ays- Nono. A'd. Koch moved that the Board of Public Works xlispense with the services of Mr. E. W. Groves assistant engineer d uring the winter. Aid. Coon moved that the subject be referred to tho Sewer and Financo committees. Adopted. RESOLUTIONS. By Aid. Rhodes. Whereas, There is pending in Congreas a bilí known as the anti-ticketscalpin? bilí (H. R. No. 30): and, Whereas, We believe that said bilí will encourage discrimination in rates and pool-forming by the railroads of the United States, besides unwarrantable interfercnce with rights vested in the purchasers and bolders of raiiroad tickets; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor respectfully urge our senators and representatives in Congress to use their inlluence to defeat the said bilí. Aid. Dell moved to lay the resolution on the table. Lost as followa : Yeas- A!d. Hamilton, Koch, Dell, Sweet. - 4. Naya- Ald Moore. Rhodes, Soule, Coon, Danforth. Cady, Pres. Luick.- 7. Whereupon the original resolution was adopted as follows : Yeas- Aid. Moore, Rhodes, Soule, Coon, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick.- 7. Nays.- Aid. Hamilton. Koch, Dell, Sweet.- 4. On motion the Couneil adjourned.