Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-14
G l.. DOwNIE, President.

Alma, May ith 1876.
Council met in regular session at The olicc
OF a. Yerington.
Present the President and trustees Mcleod,
Montigel, Green aad YcringtOn. Absent Webb
and Lumsden.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Petition of T.. Meyer ct al for sidewalk on
south side OF Centre street from Lincoln stro TT
to west corporation line, To committee
on ,4rccts.
Claim OF David Leach night watch for 1
weeks salary at $500 per week allowed at
$40. Coz and Clerk instructed t. draw an order
for the amount.
Claim ~ ID. Iubbcll for labor done on strC ct
lOi, days AZ 81 % per day allowed at SEQ aud
Clerk instructed 30 draw an order lor amount.
Claim OF q. l.. Downic tor furnishing lock
for Engine House allowed II II cents.
Committee cn Ways and Means ask further
time to report on salaries II village oEccr';
granted.
Committee on Pumping works report pro-
gross ana asked further time; granted.
Clerk reported that he bad received notice
from County Treasurer that SIS had been
paid TO him for the credit of this village and
that the money is now in tn hands OF the
Village Tr,asurcr.
On motion President and clerk authorized to
ascertain tho amount due ". :. Turcs Il 20.
on loa ls am =. port at next meotiag.
Commute, on STREETS report ia feyprG to the
petition OF Marcu. rolIsky cor tho grading
and draipiny OF Watcr street near ara udluln-
ing hi promise ard recommend 'hit iluivort
Avenue b. opened from Nnic. street to- Pine
street, thu. aTouinY drainage 10 the tow
lr0Uud on Water street. Report ace, pied and
adopted.
Petition of VIM. Bad g,ly ct al fcr sidewalk
on cas-. side Of Pine str,ct, taken from table
ana rcfcIicd 10 com. or streets with instruct
ionS to report at next meeting.
Question of fc-.urvcy of the village referred
to com, pil streets
Question ~ building culver; under superior
street At or near the intersection of the road to
It. Louis with said street, referred to &c. al. on
streets
Question of village paying SON cthing to-
wards the expense Of putting in sewer now
being built by subscription III superior street
west laid orcr for next meeting
On potion the Village Attorney was instruct
cd to co,shliiui"ute with the officers Of the u.
J.. X y. T.. Il. 90. N tcg1ird to the blocking Of
The str cts Of this v!lUAr IS ~. jsh, jii'~ 80 ;
demand di'contInu 'hcc W thr poetic"
Question OF movi z rror" ~ 70 81 ruooia
sourh from Jennings mill. ON mott ~ referred
20 n com. Of one with instructions 20 r.'' such
counsel rs he shall drcm pron"r, iu,o.tigptc tn
To- .t;ar md .rport. \ Yctlugton vas appoint.
cr ~ such cernniiiae
ON motion Village Attorney 49,. ,..trrctcd 10
DAFT an ordinance ronov'nr nnI - .bihitibg
s'.uc acro. 81 icvalks aud 81 cts.
Oi - o'ior g M o. FIRE Loot. IN instru = 4
20 "nl.t.r, into tio cost OF trImpn- an the
"a stability of procIriu ono or two FL tn
IL - the apartment.
S1'Irot Of TIE Pollasky sc'.cr on state stree
ant tic right of McCarty 80 tap it rcfc~rcl o
VIA 4 6rney
on Motion w W ''lho wq+ appointed Gu y
Mlrshu'.
o, motion Dvil Lc'"h was appointed
D',uty Ma s!al.
on motion the Marshal was instructed to
noHry pa. ons whose gates obs,ruc the side
wa K To- remedy ;he ,amc.
On motion the Jerk was INSTRUCTED to draw
an or !cr ror 500 to pny the Indebtedness of
firc dept e. The sta association.
Subject of tn obstruction of IN ,ulvcrt AT
the intersection OF the r.. Il. with Centre street
rcfcrrc 10 committee on streets.
President rcporic hat the ntract for lay
20 the waite y - wet OIL superior street was
ct ny tn Board of Wafer commissioners
getting ny the consent of the RESIDENT {
Hodgkinson az $3.50 per rod. O1 motion, the
ocfiou af tho Ronrd of NVatcr Com N ainnors IN
regard To the matter, was ratified.
On moiiOn S.5 was trtts crrc from the
general fund % water fund and Jerk was i'm
structcd draw an ord,sT Fer the same in fav or
of A. Ilodgkinson.
ON motion committee 90 two was appoint
cd 20 invcstigat the subject Of water supply
for watering troughs. President appointed
Montigcland Green as m 'mbers of said COM
mmittee. X. w. Ely, Clerk.
~ President