The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-01

N. AUGUST |, IS(
Proceeding of .he Common Council.
CITY CLEFK's OFrcE LANzNG Jliy *. lss5.
Council net pursuant o. q ca C., .As M4vor. and
cal.-l G. order oy the President.
KEp1ers Or ooxxirTzE-
BY the Committee on streets
On Claim ~ c r St-1lri. Vitao-; recommend
aIo1.
BY Committee o. Cisy Affair.".
On claim NJ shine TO- E .79f go RI onrendirg
Allowance o., 5, - SO
,li Hars movei that TIE claim De aliowes-u4o
tin prevailed.
% notion u All Jones. ths subject " .le grade
u Michigan avenue was referred 90 the Chsrmen d
the Com tsess On City Afairs Streets Ways and
Means an1 Fire Department with lcti1ns t. r-
port IN iull the condition Of the grade and funds, 50
that al ASSESSMENT for the grading of the street may
De made
MOTIONS, EIzsoLrTloSs AND SoucES
Ald Jones of.rei the following:
>solo-d That the Street Inspectors Of the several
warts il tie city, Dc and tAev hereby directed
ID cut down during ths present month. ali the nox-
lons weeds 10 the streets N their res pectve warts
Adopted.
On motol ~ ALI Jones the subject ~ the grade
Of Cedar street sac asses -ment Tor the re
fe-rei % the special COumittee appointed d report
on Michigan avenue grade.
Ali Whitney offered tbs following.
Resolred, That the Comrsittee u BRIGGS together
with Aid. Uids, be anu they hereby Instructed 10
cas- such plan ani sDeciicatO-s Tor tn repairs
Oh Benton House br.ige, across Grand River. as o.
then may seem proper and report the sane Mon
day evening next 10 tbs Council-Adopted.
on moii1n NJ All. Whitney Counci. adjourned
a. T. COWLES. City Clerk
LANSING, July 23. 1856.
Coanci met pursuant t. adjournment, an was
called to order by tie President.
Roll cllltd-Qlnrum present.
Minutes 81 last two mee-iags Teal alt -pprns ei.
rEnrIoxs AMI CAIN, rnI-,ENrn,
By AID. Olss
Petition Of Ezra Jones and other, for q sidewalk
on east side Of Capital avenue-Ways and Means
b Ali Jones.
Claim Of }. Johns, for sl35 s.-wsys and MeAus
By AID. Whitney.
Clam Of J Robson for s5i ee-special order
Claim Of b. vanaussn, Tor $40 0O-streets.
By AlS EdmOnds
Claim OF II Ingersol, for $3i Oo-S,reets.
CLAIM Of s Rogers Tor SlOj e5-S,reets
Petition Of Morehouss. in relation T. side walk
n front Of blO5k Si-Ciy Affairs.
ErToRrs or COMMITTEES.
By the Committee on Streets:
Reported back the assessment roll OF Willow street
recommending that It be referred back u the Com
missioner with Instructions 10 correct II IN relation
| TO ass sssment on q. PerBer
BY Committee on Fire Department.
/ In relation 10 grade of OTTAWA street-recommend
/ ing profile
BY COMMITTEES on Ways aud Means.
I 10 relation to grade Of Aliesan street.
On motion OF All Jones, report ami assessment
/ roll laid OF tabls
( BY COMMITTEES on City Affairs
In relation 10 the grade Of Michigan avenue.
Rss0losl That tbs present centre lIre Of Michigan
! a. ne 81 Y
set on line Of Washington avenue 10 the center
OF Michigan avenue on a direct line to 4 point eight
and two inches south of the present centre line
OF sae Michigan avenue where 10 iDtersects the lane
Of east street cost line Of section sixteen. Tbs
lue hereby amended is understood being the line
I surveyed by Mr Nash, and established by the COun
/ Gil in 1865
Ol motion of Ala Whitney, the amended profile
WAS adopted
CDnMUMcAuONs TROM CITY CEY1cEEs.
From City Physician
In relation to water standing School ~ lare, 10
! tho Fourth warl-Accepted ans tled.
MOTIONS, RssoLUToSs AND NOTICES
AID Whitney OF red the following:
Resolved That tho Board OF Education of the City
/ Of lansing be and they hereby respectfully re
Quested 10 take immediate steps TO grade such psrts
OF the school square IA the Fourth Ward being block
No 81, IS shall al up the south part Of the same, -
| that the water shall not remain Oh II.
RsSOlvsd, That the City Clerk be and is hereby re
quesIe1 TO transmit copy Of the foregoing resolu
ton the Chairman of the said Board Of Education
| Adopted.
/ AID Van Keuren offered the following
Resolred That the Marshal be and he Is hereby d.
rectei to cause oulvers u be built across Cedar
Street near the residence Of r. Bryant. said cul
vert % be built in the form OF bridge the span I,
be ten feet wide the same 10 be covered with timber
aud plarks twoaty four feet IN length II center o
sirest-AoOpted.
! Aid. Vanheuren offered the following.
Resolvsd, That Smith Tooker be allowed four hun
dred dollars from the bridge iund As part payment o
hs contract 3Or building Cedar Bridge, and the Cleri
Is hereby directed 10 draw his order iOr the
| Adopted
] AID Jones offered the following:
/ Rssolr,f That Mayor aud City Attorney be anc
they hereby requested 70 confer With the proper
authorities OF the township OF Lansing, and ascertain
II the township will transfer to the city authorities
its title 70 the cemetery grounds now used by th'
city IN common with the township, and u So on W ha
terms and c)nditions-Adopted.
I By the Committee on Streets
/ Report recommending the adoption %. the prOhl,
! OF Madison street
! All Eam0nds offered the following.
R,sOlred. That L. D. Preston be and is hereby d.
rectet % make survey and profile OF Ottawa street
from Washngt avenue 10 Sycamore street, AS sOOT
! As practiclbe-Adoptei.
! Aid. VanKeuren moved that when tho Council ad
journ il be until Tuesday afternoon at Ga O'Clock, Il
examine Michigan avenue AMI Pine street disce-nO
! tion prevailed
on motion, Council adiourned.
A. { COWIE-, City Clerk