The City Fathers Meet Again

The city council held a very brief session Monday night, everything mov. ing off lifce clock work and the business being transacted in a reasonabte time. The firsl petition presented was that for extending Clnuch street south to the Soutb line of Smith's second addition to said city. This was signed by Vm. Biggs, Alexander Otis, C. Johnson, Hudson T. Morton, J. ï. McDonald, Eliza Smith, Sarah F. Vaughn, Chas. C. Church, Ellen C. Watson, F- A. Munson, Andrew Mills, J. F. Jud. son and VV. H. Ryder. It was referred to the street committee. Moses G. Neitlmmmer presented a claim for $500 for damages sustained the day before New Years from a ! fective walk on the .north side of '■ erty street, in front of Chase property, situated at the N. E. corner of Liberty and Jewett streets. Mayor Smith reported that he had ■ received $95 in cash and $65 in notes on the extention of Church street from private parties. The Fiuance committee reported the bilis amounted to $1,600.03 which were ordered paid from the following f unds. First ward fund, $1.50, fifth ward fund f3.00, sixth ward fund, $3.20, General street fund, $338.90, general fand, $761, contigent fund $493.33. The principal bilí was one of $586 for electric lighting. The Marshal reported the expense of caring for the poor of the city in the various wards to have been as follows: first ward, $27.95; ;second ward, $18.71; third ward, $42.04; fourth ward, $131. 50; fifth ward, $91-51; sixth ward, $14.00. Xotal $325.71 . The market ordinance was ameuded by charging it so as to read as follows; All persona selling or orïering for sale from wagons, carts or other vehicles, any flsh, meat by retal; hay, straw or wood, within the limits of the space bounded on the south by William Btreet on the west by First street, on the east by the east line of Ingalls st. reet and on the north by Xortb street s hall occupy and stand yith their teams on the space of ground by this ordinance constituted and known as the city market. A bilí for $25 presented by {Mrs. E. F. Mollister for nursing the family of Mr. Kusterer who were ill with typhoid fever and were isolated for the public good was ordered paid . On motion of Aid. Kearns, the recorder was'jrequested to post the necessary notices to open Church street through" Lot 5, block 1, R. S. Smith's second addition to the city of Atin Arbor. Thecouncil aljourned,and then with cigars furnished by Mayor Smitm wended their way homeward .