Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-04-17
VILLAGE COUNCIL.
Alma. Mich. March 3lst. 1891

Dung. mOnllPel anu ildnndn'
Absent-Trustees Brown, Arnold aud
Hall.
Minutes of sessions April 9TH and
oath read and approved as read.
The following petition was presented:
To the President and Common Coun-
Gil of the Village of Alma,
Gentlemen
We the undersigned members of the
Alma Fire Department do hereby pc
tition your Honorable Body to appoint
as chief of the said fire department for
the ensuing year, Z. NJ. Smith:
James Kress, VIM. Kelly, G. ID. Sails
bury, J. w. Glass, Ely Brewbaker, f.
Medler, j. Nesbitt, Fred Bloomfield,
l.. B. Kehn, Joe SartOr Jr., John Glad
ding, NJ. Medler, Dick Brown, II. An
derson, Bert Stevens, Dennis Fitzger-
aid, ii. Parsons, Zen Taylor, f. L
i. Beckwith, VIM. Club. Jay Alverson,
d. Vought. Ray Turck, Chas. Caple.
Geo. Young, S. Bennett, Otto Sander
hoff, C. Richards, JAS. Kinch, +. Car
penter, Fred Chapman, Will Faughner,
Otis Wise, Chas. Fishbeck, Chas.
Spicer, l.. ii. Hayt, F. w. Davidson, +.
Shannon, Theo. Marsh.
Moved aud supported that the above
petition be received and placed on file.
Motion carried.
Claims presented.
E. stanton, Highway order, .... 49,. o.. .si.OO
On motion the above claim was al
lowed at footing and clerk instructed to
issue order for same.
Special Com, appointed in regard TO
the matter of Cahoon's taxes ask fur.
ther time, and same was granted by
council.
Trustees, Brown, Hall and Arnold
appear.
Moved and supported that the petit
ton for sidewalk on Superior and
Euclid streets be taken from the table
and referred to to the com, on streets.
Motion carried.
Street Com. Dallas reports that it is
necessary to put culvert across Ely
street, just east of the intersection OF
Ely and Meyer streets, also that side
walk in front of what is known as the
"Kelso building, on Superior street is
in bad condition and that bridge in
front of Fireplen's Hall needs repair
ing. Moved and supported that the re-
ports of Street Com. be referred to the
proper committees. Motion carried.
Moved and supported that clerk be
and is hereby instructed to procure
blanks for the use of Street Com. Mo-
tion carried.
Applications were presented in writ
ing by the following named attorneys,
for the appointment of Village Attor-
ney for the ensuing year. Francis
Palmer, John Norton and John d.
Spinney. Trustee Hall presents YER
bally an application for the appoint
ment of w. A. Bahlke, as Village At
torney for the ensuing year.
Applications were presented in writ
ing for the appointment of Village Mar
shall for the ensuing year by Chas.
Spicer and f. N Chadwick.
Applications were presented in writ
ing for the appointment of engineer of
Water Works for the ensuing year, by
b. r. Lane, for $500, per year and l..
d. Rodman for 1915 per year and by
James Bogart for 1925 per year.
VIM. Padelford makes verbal appli.
cation for the appointment of Engineer
of Water Works for the ensuing year
Applications was presented in writ
ing for the appointment of Night
Watch and Deputy Marshal, for the
ensuing year, by David Rosenbury and
Thomas Hart.
Moved and supported that the above
applications be received and that the
written applications be placed on file.
Motion carried.
Moved and supported that Council
proceed to the appointment of officers
by BALLOT, for the ensuing year. Motion
carried.
President appointed as tellers, Trus
tees Brown and Arnold.
The vote for Village Attorney results
as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 7, of
which John Ii. Norton received 4; w.
A. Bahlke, 3.
The result of the ballot announced
and John II. Norton declared appointed
to the Office of Village Attorney for the
ensuing year,
The vote for Village Marshal results
as follows: Whole number of votes
cast, Z, of which Z. n. Chadwick re-
ceives 8; Chas. Spicer, 3; Frank Beck.
with, /. Result announced and no
election declared.
On second ballot the following votes
were cast. Whole number of votes