Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-18
VILLAGE COUNCIL.
Alma. Mich. Dec. S. 80

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esent;-Trustees, Young, Brown,
Arnold, Montigel and Hannah.
Absent;-Trustee Hall.
Minutes of session of Dec. LIST read
and approved as read.
Claims presented.
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On motion claims were allowed at
footing and clerk instructed to issue
orders for same.
In regard to the petition of Charles
Morden and others which was referred
to the village attorney for his opinion,
said attorney reports as follows: that IN
his opinion the council gave power to
cause the removal of any nuisance Diet
rimental to the public health but not TO
the extent OF removing the buildings.
Village attorney also reports III regard
to the nuisance ut corner Of Water and
Superior streets that said nuisance can
be abated by the village of Alma, filing
bill in chancery.
Village attorney further reports, on
the rules and regulations drafted by
the Committee Oh Health, that i'll his
opinion said rules and regulations are
unnecessary for the reason that they
are already covered by the Village
Charter and Ordinances and 10y the
Statutes of the state of Michigan.
On motion the several reports Of the
Village Attorney were accepted.
On motion the prayer of the petition
ers to remove the building on Wright
street occupied by E. Hooper as horse
stable was not granted.
On motion by a yeas and nays vote
as follows, the village attorney was III
structed to proceed at once to take such
action as lie may deem necessary to
prevent the digging of gravel at the
corner of Water and Superior street
better known as the Hubert Gravel
Pit" as dangerous to the public.
eas:-Trustees, Young, Brown,
Hannah, Montigel and Arnold
Nays:-None.
Trustee Hall absent.
Vote announced and declared carried
Acting from the report made by The
Village attorney, in regard to the rules
and regulations drafted 10y the Com on
Health it is moved and supported that
the said rules and regulations be not
adopted,
Motion carried.
Moved and supported that the follow
ing named Ordinance, known as Ordl-
nance number twenty-five OF the vii
age of Alma, Michigan, Relative to
the construction, maintenance, re-
pairing, rebuilding land changing OF
side walks, and the ieyying and collect
ing of assessments therefor and the
keeping of the same free from obsJruC-
tions, snow, ice, filth and nuisauces
and the proper protection Of openings,
traps and stairways therein, and to re
peal all ordinances inconsistent there
with, be put upon its third reading.
Vote by yeas and nays results as fol-
lows
Yeas:-Trustees, Young, Brown.
Hannah, Montigel and Arnold,
Nays.-None.
Trustee HALL absent.
Said ordinance was then read by
Clerk.
Moyed by trustee Montigel and sup.
ported by trustee Hannah that the
above named ordinance be adopted as
Ordinance Number twenty-five of the
village of Alma Michigan, aud that
the same be published in the Alma
Record newspaper published and cir
culated in the village Of Alma, as re
CURED by Sec. 2s36 Of Howells Ammo
tated Statutes and that the clerk j.
hereby authorized to cause the same &
be entered upon the book of ordinances
of the said village of Alma as Ordi
nance No. %.
Vote by yeas and nays results as fol
lows.
Yeas:-Trustees. Young, Brown
Hannah, Moatigel and Arnold.
Nays None.
Trustee Hall absent.
Vote announced and declared car.
ried.
Com. on Fire department report tina
they have examined new hose ant
found same to be all right and of goo,
quality as far as they are able to de
termine.
On motion the report Of Com on Fire
department was accepted.
On motion council adjourned.
G.. S. You've. JAS. c.. KREss,
Pres Protein. Cletk