Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-11
Tinker & Lancaster lumber,
$40.O4

Tinker & lancaster lumber,
tile etc. $500
w. 5. q s., nails, 3:
On motion the claim of Tinker &
lancaster allowed at footing and the
Clerk instructed TO issue order for same,
On motion the claim of Wright, Sch
neider & StuttZ was referred to com
mittee on claims.
Clerk reports loan of $500 for ninety
days at ten per cent and that the same
was placed to the credit of Village
Highway fund as instructed. On mo-
ton the report of the Clerk on loan
was accepted and adopted.
Committee on streets advise the con-
struction and repairing of Pine street
in accordance with the previous in
struction and action of the council and
that the same be done Immediately.
On motion the report was accepted and
Street commissioner instructed to pro-
ceed in the construction of the same.
Notice was then given that at the
next session of the council motion
would be made for the adoption of the
following ordinance:
An ordinance TO amend Section vi,
of Ordinance No. XII. of said Village
of Alma, being an ordinance "relative
to the establishment of water rents and
the collection thereof" adopted by the
common council Of said village of
Alma, May 10th 1887 and published on
the 18th day of May. 1887.
Sec. /, The village of Alma ordains
that Section six, of ordinance No. II g,
of said village of Alma, being an ordi-
nance relative to the establishment OF
water rents and the collection thereof
adopted by the common council of the
village of Alma, May 10th 1887 and pub
lished on the 18th day of May 1887, be
and the same is hereby amended SO as TO
read as follows;
II Sec. ?. At the regular meeting
of the board of water commissioners III
the month of April in each year, said
board of water commissioners shall
make out bills against each and every
person in said village using water
from the village water works for the
next year commencing with the first
of the next May; and said board of
water commissioners shall at their next
regular meeting after the issuing of
amy permit to any person to use water
from said water works, make out bill
against such person for the water rent
for the reminder of the year ending
on the last day of the next April.
Sec. 3, This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force twenty days after
its pasasage and due publication.
President protein then appointed
VIM. \. Vanderhoof pound master for
ensuing year, j. W.Vanderhoof having
failed to qualify as required by law.
On motion the appointment of VIM.
\. VandeThoof was confirmed, pres-
dent protein then appointed b. W. Ell
hson special assessor, Geo. Delavan the
regular appointee having failed to
guilty. On motion the appointment of
b. w Ellison was confirmed.
On motion the Village Marshal was
instructed TO stop all ball playing with
in the corporation limits on Sunday.
Moved and supported that committee
on street be instructed TO purchase nails
for the use of the Village in keg lots
and where they can buy them the cheap
est, unless when only few pounds are
needed, when they are instructed to
purchase less quantities as case may
require. Carried.
i. NJ Smith, chairman of committee
on streets, here tenders his resignation
rs member of such committee, orally.
Resignation not acted on.
On motion council adjourned.
VI. MONTIGEL, w. y. BAHLKE,
President protein. Clerk