Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-26
VILLAGE COUNCIL.
Almn. Mich.. JUNO 20, '0l

Alma, Mich, June -, vi.
The Common Council of the Village of Alma
. n session at council rooms on above date.
Present: President Hamlin, Trustees, Young,
Arnold, Hannah and Hall
! Absent; -Trustees Montige aud Brown.
Minutes of session OF June 9th read. and APP
proved rs read
Claims presented:
Standard oil Co., gasoline ............. Vo
"A. Woodward, copying assessment roll. W
D. Adauasj lunches for Fire Department
al q Faughner's fre,.......... 40
hhllng -. s. Evefarf, blank ass mt roll . 90
Star stofS highway orders ............'. 20
Smith Glass, Sundries per inv ......'' 10
y. G Kress. Rig to Ithaca, attending suit
Elwenys. Leonard ...... %
Is. D. Yerin lton, duties as health officer w
Wv. A. Thomas, work on cemctery.......' 10 %
iJohn Arnold; messages and freight %
.Caple Blk.sundries per inv. .......... 81 8!
j. Alverson, work on camp meeting grds ~
III. Shivers, making well at grounds. 40 90
4 Moved and supported that the above claims
,bs allowed at footing, except claim OF Smith y
,Glass which be referred To Committee on
Claims. and clerk instructed TO issue orders for
same when there is money In the proper fund.
Motion carried,
Clerk reports that the following named per-
{ sons qualified as special police during the Free
Methodist camp meeting and that they put IN
time as follows: VIM Nesbett, days work;
+. Belbeck, days work; Henry Frost Ia days
and nights; Eli Rollin. 116 days and nights;
Geo. z. Harter, 8 days work Geo g. Holiday
Q days work
Moved and supported that the report of
clerk be accepted and that the time be allowed
= as reported, except the time of G G.. Holiday,
,,.ir aud hot =
hereby instructed to pay said claims at Sl.25
Motion carried.
Com. on Streets report that Prof. Butler asks
for a grade of Maple street in front of his
property on said street, for building purposes
! Moved and supported that the Village Sur
i. veyor be notified to make said grade from Cen
ter street to Superior street. Motion carried.
L Moved and supported that the matter OF
n sidewalk on the east side of Euclid street from
Superior street south to d. L. n n. railroad, be
reconsidered, and said walk ordered construct
ed. Motion carried.
Com OH Sewers and Drains make the fol
n lowing report;
- Alma Mich. June sd, 1891.
~ eve the Committee on Sewers and Drains
recommend that the sluice box rum ng across
Prospect and Center streets bc reopened by ID.
Il L. Il n. X. r Co., at once; also the suice box
n running across state street and under ID. l..
n, X. X. track be lowered and the approach Of
said water be changed 10 run into bridge
straight and corner be filed up with stone 10
y prevent washing out We hnd upon taking
, levels that the bottom of ditch where it enters
bridge TO be on a dead level with the bottom
of ditch where il emptes out Ten feet fur
I Their west into Poasky yard, we find it to be
ten inches higher there; therefore that first
hole will have to be filed IN order 10 obtain a
fall into said ditch.
JoHN IL. ARNOLD,
NJ. MoNTGEL,
Committee.
Moved and supported that above report be
adopted and that ID. l.. q n. r. r. company and
all other parties interested be notified TO take
care of water in said ditch, as recommended
in said report Motion carried
Special committee appointed to look up the
matter Of paying fremcn, report and recon-
mend that One Hundred and Fifty Dollars be
paid to the Fire Department for the year 1891
On motion the report of the committee was
laid on the table for one week.
On motion council adjourned,
FIJI HAMLIN, JAS. G.. KRESS,
President, Clerk.