East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-03-03
SECOND DAY OF THE SESSION.

SECOND Dh1 Of IhE cESSlON'
4. .r Feb. 18th, 1868.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the chair.
5o Roll called. Quorum present. %.
Record of yesterdays proceedings
read. approved and signed. ,
Certificate was presented of the ap
pointmeDt of Newell Barnard to act as
Supervisor of Ward No /, Of the city
Of Saginaw at the present session OF
the Board. Certificate received, and
on motion Mr.. Barnard was admitted to
seat, ., aHF ,fIl ..
Sundry claims were presented and
referred to committee on claims. .,@
Mr.. Hiram J.. Miller, one of the
building committee on fire proof offices,
reported progress on the same, and
presented memorial of Michael Heme.
ter, the contractor of said building, ma
king a statement in favor Of said memo
rial. On motion Of Mr.. White, said
memorial was referred to committee
of three to report further action upon,
and said committee to be appointed by
the chair. The chair appointed Messrs
White, Jackson and Hunter, said com
nittee. nn-.h 'r. tN''''' '',' '
Mr.. Jeffers, chairman on special com
mittee for bridge across Saginaw river
made the following report, viz: 49,. I"
Whereas, the Saginaw River Bridge
Company, lately organized under the
act of the Legislature of the State OF
Michigan, entitled "An act to authorize
the incorporation of a bridge company y
approved April 4th 1851, have peti.
toned the Board of Supervisors of Sag
inaw County for permission to construct
bridge across the Saginaw river, and
have made and fled a certificate of their
organization with the Clerk of Saginaw
County, and in pursuance of notice oi
application to be made to the Board oi
Supervisors Of Saginaw County, duly
published in said county, and duly
posted up in three Of the most public
places in each city and township through
which the Saginaw river runs, at least
three weeks previous to the time OF
making such application, have applied
to the Board of Supervisors of said
county for license to construct and
maintain bridge across Saginaw river
and said Board having duly heard said
petitioners, and all others who desired
to be heard in the premises, and having
duly considered the matter, it is hereby
Resolred, and determined by the
Board Of Supervisors of Saginaw Co.
as follows, viz That the Saginaw river
bridge company be and they are hereby
authorized to construct and maintain .
bridge over and across Saginaw river
according to the said certificate of or
ganization, at point where Gcneses
street in the city Of East Saginaw, il
Saginaw county, Michigan, comes tt
said river, said bridge to be built o
timbers, plank aud iron, and supported
by spilss, piers, or partly by both, or |
combination of both, in good and sub
stantial manner, with one or more draw
or swings, the openings of which to b,
each at least seyenty.fye feet in length
providing for the passage of vessels an'
boats navigating said river, as specified
in the articles of association of sal,
company, and ofthe certificate of organ
itation made and fled with the Clerk O
Saginaw county, and when said com
pany shall have constructed abridgc a
contemplated by the articles Of associa
,ion, and commencing from and aite
the time when the work of constructing
said bridge shall have SO far progresse'
that footmen or teams can ssfcly pas
thereon, shall be authorizrd 10 oharg
and collect from crossing thereon frof
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