Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-04

Alma Record, printing. 1896
w., 5. & s., water-power, 5000
p. NJ. Smith, surveying per Chase, 100
John w. Morton. services COM, 1900
On motion the claim of John w.
Morton for S33.34 was allowed at S30.5l
and personal claim of John w. Morton
of SIS at footing and clerk instructed
to issue orders for the same.
On motion balance of claims above
presented allowed at footing and clerk
instructed TO issue orders for same.
Special commit ee of village map re-
port progress and ask for further time,
in which to report.
Village attorney reports in respect TO
street crossing of said village near L.
A. a. & n. NJ. railway company as
follows: 1t is hereby agreed by the
Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan
Railway Company that in considera-
ton of the village Of Alma in the
county of Gratiot and state of Michigan
per hitting the said Railway Company
to use the north eud of State street in
said village, that they the said Railway
Company will build and maintain a
crossing near their depot in said village
for the use of Isaac Pierce and will,
whenever the officials of said village re-
quest it, remove the platform now a.
cross the north end of said street and
build and maintain crossing at that
point.
Dated, April 90, 1888.
Signed, Toledo, Ann Arbor & North
Michigan R'y Co. II. w. ASHLEY.
On motion the report of village at
torney was accepted and agreement
above given received and placed on
| file.
Committee on printing report that
the bill of Alma Record referred to
such committee at last meeting has
been corrected and again presented as
allowed at this session.
On motion report of committee was
accepted.
On motion street commissioner in
structed to repair culvert in highway
near premises and residence of Mr.
Depew.
BONDS Of village druggists presented
L. a. Miller e Cosmetics. W. ;.
Turck and Fred Hamlin.
Byron 5 Webb-sureties. W. s.
Turck and A, w. Wright
l.. ;. Weaver ureties,G ~. Pulfrey
aud NJ. J. Bogardus.
All properly signed and executed
On motion the above bonds were ac-
cepted and approved
On motion village attorney instructed
to draft amendment to Article six of
ordinance number twelve in accordance
to the wishes of water commissioners
and present to the next session OF
council, also to draft such other neccs-
sary ordinances as he may think prop
er and report the same.
On motion clerk VS. instructed to
request township highway commissions
er to complete race bridge OF superior
street in accordance with directions of
council.
Moved and supported that The Toledo
Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway
Company be required to construct
sidewalk adjacent to their property on
West side of State street near depot; !
carried.
On motion treasurer instructed to
transfer one hundred dollars from |
general fnDd TO water fund.
Moved and supported that the pres
ident and clerk be instructed to pro-
cure bond of $500 and place to the
credit Of the village highway fund; car
ried.
On motion clerk was instructed to
publish with tine minutes of this meet
ing the syllabus of certain supreme
court decision in which it is held that !
property owners are responsible for |
damages resulting from defective side
walks recently reported in the Detroit
Free Press as well as other Detroit
papers; the same being the case of the
city Of Detroit VS. Chaffec.
On motion council adjourned.
W M0NTIGEL. W. i. BAHLKE.
President pro tenn. Clerk.