Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16

ANA. October. IL Iss6

ALMA, October. 70, lss6.
Council met In special session pursuant to
call of President at the once OF A. Yerington.
Present the President and Trustees sartor,
webb. Montigel and Yerinston.
Absent Trustees Hamlin aud Lumsden.
The reading OF the minutes was dispensed
with
The following petitions were presented; G.
II. Coates for redu elton of valuation OF lots
and 5, Elyton. from 500 to 5000 on motion was
referred to the village attorney to report at the
next regular meeting; Adolph He sse for poll
tax of iss5 10 be refunded. being exempt from
said tax. Street commissioner reported that
petitioner had not paid poll tax and on motion
petition was refused.
The following claims were pressntedi
Ziessc, h ighway order. ......... ........f "a .6
George hcCarty, ditto. ........ .......... 90
George Wilson, " 80 .............. O.
X Palmer, work on foot bridge. ...... 200
On motion were allowed at footings and the
clerk instructed to draw orders for the same
on proper funds
Committee ON streets submitted the follow
ing report: ITO the President and Common
Council Of The village OF Alma;-Your com.
mittce on streets would report the following
sidewalks for repairs and recommend that said
repairs he made within 2O days from the date
Of notice to owner or occu pant, to-wit: Lot
70, blk 20, MS. Rose Voght, st. Louis: lot "a,
blk 20, David Leach; lots - and D. blk 20, ID
= Carr; iots q and -. blk 20. I Y ARNOLD: ~
and 20, blk 20, Geo w Abbott; and 8, Blk >,
Mrs NJ A Tonpkins: 3, blk o, I A McLaren; 10
blk ., j Bogardus; IL and IL, blk .. EG
AlversOn; land 8, bfkd, WIN Stewart: o. 10. II,
BLK o. L ID Jsckmsn; IL, blk o. Geo II Yerriug.
ton; II A Dslevan, Q lots, 8 rods front on the .
corner OF Woodwork avenue and Walnut
streets; Y w Aorey. . lots 8 rods front, com'
msncing 9 rods n OF the corner OF Wood.
worth avenue and Walnut street; lots and 4,
| blk 81, Susan II Hubert, nail and nnish; lot 10
blk !, - Tsley; lots and s, blk I ID Dean
lot Q, blk !, - Young; A W Wright commence
ing AZ the " corner OF the brick block to tn q
corner of lot Is. block 81. Respectfully
submitted, A. Tsrington. h. :. Webb. Commit.
tee on Streets.
| On melton accepted and adopted.
Moved and supported that a committee be
appointed to confer with Mr James Gargett
relative TO the use by the village OF bis prop
erty south Of the river and north OF the new
scbeol house, as park. Motion prevailed and
President appointed trustees Webb and Yer
ington as such committee
on motion the matter of filling up tn abut-
ments of new bridge across the river WAS re-
ferred To village attorney for his opinion, 10
report al next regular meeting
Moved that the cros.walks across Superior
street 10y alley and west OF Woodwork
avenue be repaired and raised
Moved and supported that the Marshall Id
instructed to notify all persons obstruoting tn,
sidewalks 10 remove distractions Immediately
The following resolution was presented by
trustee Ierington who moved its adoption:
Resolved by the Common Council of the vii
lage of Alma that second notice be sent Nh,
following named persons 81 build sidewalks in
front OF their premises on or before 10 day.
from the date OF their several notices, and Ia
default OF building said walks isat the same
be built according to law. to-wlt; Francis
Palmer, lots and blk s; Lyman CahooRl 4
Holmes property lot :, blk 5; james Austil
| lot 4, blk :; c u ANtell lot 3, hrk :; also tina
new sidewalks be constructed infront Of to-
/ following premises within " days from dat
| of notice, tow H.; j Oappcr, lot II, blk1;
/ B Hubert. lot II, blk I.
Motion supported and prevailed.
on motion Council adjourned
II. J. WARD, Clerk