The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-08-30
Proc ceilings OF the Common Council.


Council Room. Pre-ent-IIon II. IL smith Mayor, AID.
Burr, Kerr, Elder and Newbro.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Petition of A Watkins and others, asking that the
for the pens. Of culvert Centre at
b. charged upon the property adjoining, presented
and referred
Stafford, S270 20 H. ANGEL, S. 90 II ANGEL 81 50
Nelson Turner, 81 90; J. Woodruff, SIS rs
On motion of Aid Elder certain of the Jour
nal ordered.
On motion If AID Kerr, il
Rsoir,d, That the City Clerk enter fine Of ons dollar
sssint all absent Aldermen this evening" aud az all future
meetings OF the Council who shall at the next meet
ing make good excuss for attendance and that
shall he good except sickness of himself or has
family, OF absence from tn. city business
Council ADJOURNED till next Wednesday evening.
Wednesday evening August "a
Council met pursuant to adjournment. rresent-The
| Hon Mayo, and fui, board oi Aldermen.
GA motion. the pecal order for this evening laid
| On the table.
Resolution change grade Of g,on Avenue WAS
| presented, argued AMI tabled
The following resolutions were then passed
Rsotrt, That ali papers presented to the Council shall
| be endorsed.
R,soIred, That smoking shall be allowed by any Mem
Der daring sessions of the Council.
Resolrci, That the side walk ia the I,t wsrl on the
west side Of Washington Avenue, be allowed To remain
| for the present
Resided, That the OF the street on Washington
Avenue be raised one foot.
R,ssIr, That the contractors be required finish
| job Of grading Washington Avenue from wash,ens~
| street To Ottawa street, M six days.
The Marshal directed % ascertain and report
Monday evening, a; what expense Wash ngton Avenue
| can BE- graveled.
| A res ,luton for draining and ditching certain low
grounes in tins city, adopted by
| the Council.
Also, resolution heretofore passed, for euvert and
euibsnkment Ceat,e street, put unan
mousy adopted, TO which the MAY fled with the Clerk
| a notice of suspension.
An order appointing Commi- Oner-, refe red
committee grades.
resolution draining certain low grounds on block
81, was indefinitely postponed.
resolution to extend Shiawaxsee street. adopted
resolution u repair Elizabeth and Cedar streets
adopted.
Aid Mead AMI Pinckney we're fined one dollar each for
non attendance at the last meeting OF the Council aud
| rendering excuse therefor.
Council then ADJOURNED TO Thursday evencs, making
cross Va ks the special order for next meeting.
Thursday evening, August 18th.
Council met pursuant TO adjournment Mayor in the
Chair Present-A!d Burr, herr, Elder, Mead and New
AID Kcrr called from the table the resolution to change
the Washington Avenue, and offered substitute
towt:
Rssolred Tnst said grade be raised one and a half feet
between lot, and n, oock ca, and lower foot Ia
peer street, aud half fee: Shia
inches at Iona and and h,f feet AT otlaws
street, and the lines profile be made 10 correspond
The Mkfshsl osterei To notify the ecnrractots q
SAID change
The Mayor Tied his veto TO the resolution for culver
| on Centre street
Ala Mead moved that said resolution pas. by thir,
vote which motion was lost.
resolution increase the assessments, also resou
tiop 10 construct certain Washington Ave
referred TO committee grades and side walk
The Council then sijurned till Friday evening
Friday evening, August 23tb,
The Council met pursuant to adjournment. The Mayo
in the Chair. P!c,-n,-Ai. Burr, ker. Mead and Nes
bro
Aid Kerr reported resoutan TO increase the
h ment upon Wash nSton Avenue. which was lost
Aid herr also reported resolution 20 construct certsi
; side walks. which vas tabled
10 tH..rl -n-F- fal IN a nria
Cit. treasurer for SIS co. payable TO J Bailey
Alderman finckney vas fined one dollar for non sttent
q ance at the last meeting
The Council then adj luinei
l., MONDAY evening, August 29th
Council held regular meeting. The Mayor in Ii
4 Newbro and Pnckney.
Petition of u Ward ana Others for protection IN I'll
II sale of meat referred ID committee on lieense
n, On motion Il AID. Kerr, il was
ResoIred, Ths: the sse walks on Washington Avenue
increased four feet from the he of lots to tie curb I'm
f.om Ottawa street 10 Franklin street, add from WASN'T
J" nav street I, Main street.
o. R,solr,d, Taat the grade on Wash ngtou Avenue
changed BY raising the inches at Ottawa stree
The Marshal o-!e. ed to a culvsrt Ia be "a
"A across Wash nyton Avenue a: Iona street
The resolution heretcfo.e passed limiting the ade
Id Washington Avenue the First Ward rescin ed.
The resolution 10 construct cross-wsks pon my ~or
they're all cross snt 10 nght) on Washington Avenu
vas taken from the table and referred 10 committee
| grades aud side talks
SO The aaes ssans, ALI Pnckney, for attenian
e. RENTED account Of Sickness N his family
was resolved 10 der the vote by which the
or luton the Washington Ayen
lost, and said resolution lard on the tsoie
The fsliosipg aims repor ed by AID Nesc
iS- AMI allowed E sheridan, SIS 20 u Armes 3
~. +. z. pavidscn, s. 60 A Snyder g. W Thompson
'"' Hun'er. SO IS t. X Merrih-li 81 - W. Mar,
est 81 30 Lee. 81 so wOochouse Butte, - 90.
An ord nance - restrain and event houses Of i'll fan
read twice, the rule suspended put its III
in reading and passed.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
GEO. A. ARMSTRONG, GUY Clerk