Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-02-19

council met in regular session at the ONCE
OF A. YeringtOn, Feby 10, lhS8.
Present-President, Trustees Sartor Webb,
Montigel; Yerington and Lumsden. Absent-
Trustee Hamlin
Minutes of previous session approved as
Following claims were presentedi
Hutchinson Taggart, nails y
i. ID. Petit, marshafs salary .......... 81 20
J. r. SartOr care of water works ........ . on
4. SerVls' highway order................,. 10
Which were allowed at footinys and Clerk
instructed to draw orders on proper funds in
payment
Following committees reported viz; Com.
on Claims favorable on claim of l.. ID. ROdman,
- cents, at 35 cents. Report accepted and
claim ordered paid Com on Claims favorable
on claim of l.. ID. Petit, 81 20, at S6.ls. Mr..
Petit having collected taxes since iOdgment
Of claim with committee. reducing amount OF
same TO S6ls Com on Claims progress on
claim of Mich. Pipe Co, aud asked further
time. Granted
Special Com. on Electric Light asked further
time. Granted
President and Clerk on loan for village,
whereupOn they were instructed to draw an
order Tor amount $500, payable in four months
10 W. =. Turck Co, with interest at 10 per
cent. and place proceeds 10 the credit OF gen.
cTal fund.
Following petition was presented:
ITO THE hoSoRABLE, THE COMMON COUNCIL.
OF THE VILLAGE or ALMA. MICH:
Your petitioners, the undersigned, beg leave
10 show to your honorable body that. whereas.
II is necessary for public use to construct a
sewer from he propo sed normal school site TO
connect with the main sewer now running
through and under the center Of superior
street in said viii ge, 10 Is desirable that some
action be taken by the said Village. Now,
therefore, your petitioners ask ~ at some action
bs taken 10y your body which will givt pcrmis-
sion to the undersigned md thus protect them
In the construction OF said sewer. And your
petitioners will ever pray.
Dated AT Alma, Feb 10, 1855.
Signed ANMI w. WRIGHT.
FREDERfCK NJ. HARDiEo
BY their Atty in fact, Marcus Pollasky."
On motion prayer OF petitioners granted.
Trustee ferington presented the following
resolution;
"RESoLvEn by the Common Council of the
Village of Alma, that Ammi ". Wright and
Frederick NJ. Harding be and they arc hereby
authorized and empowered to construct sew
er from the normal school site 10 intersect with
the superior street : wer at any point where
II may be deemed advisable. Also 20 construct
such catch basins as shall be necessary TO carry
of the surface water along the line OF said
sewer, provided the same be done free OF cost
10 the village"
Unanimously adopted as read.
special asses ssOrs presented the special assess
meut roll OF sidewalks, whcrcupOn IL was te-
solved that the Cl TX hcHud is hereby instruct
ed 10 have published in the ALMA RECORD the
date OF the hliug Of the special sidewalk asscss-
mcnt roll for two weeks, and that said notice
shall contain q notice OF JOINT meeting ot the
louncil and Board OF \ Assessors, 10 be- held tn
first TUESDAY in March, $50, a. a board OF re-
view OF sAid roll Adopted
IL was moved and supported that a special
committee Of three be appointed 10 invest gate
the advi- ability OF establishing fire limits in
village and the extent - which same shall he
established trcVaied. President appointed
~ such committee Trustees Yerington. Lums-
den Hnd Montlgel
Adjournment was then taken
II. J. WARD, Clerk.
c. l.. DowSIE, President.