Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-04-03

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Respectfully.
JAS. G.. kRESS.
Village Clerk.
Clerk reports that all the elected Of
ticers have qualified and filed the con-
stltutional oath as required by law.
Clerk reports bond of Geo. Willard
as village constable with Geo. Willard
as principal and Bert Woodland and A.
b. kngel as surities on file in the
Clerk S office.
Moved and supported that reports
as made by Clerk and Treasurer be &C
copied. Motion Carried.
Trustee Montigel appears.
Special Committee make the follow
ing report TO wit;
To the Honorable, The Common
Council of the village of Alma,
Gentlemen.
Your committee appointed to audit
the books and reports of clerk and
treasurer beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report.
We have examined the books and COM
pared the same with said reports of
clerk and treasurer as corrected, and
find them to be correct in their final
footing although the books of the clerk
show less amount of cash on hand
than does the books of the treasurer,
yet this is accounted for by orders being
issued by clerk and not presented to
treasurer until too late for him to bring
them into his report. We recommend
that the reports of Clerk and Treas
urer as corrected from the report OF
March, 18th, 1891, be accepted and
placed on file. and further that vouchers
held 10y Treasurer be taken up and
placed on file in clerks office.
Respectfully,
a. j. HALL,
Ct. 5. YOUNG,
Committee.
Moved and supported that the re-
report and recommendation of special
committee be adopted and placed on
file. Motion Carried.
Moved and supported that Trustee
Hall be appointed as a special COM
mttee to wait upon the township board
and see if they will share in the expense
of repairing road-scraper.
Motion Carried.
Trustee Arnold appears,
The following was presented to tie
council.
To the Village Council of Alma.
The undersigned, begs leave to pre-
sent to your honorable body the fol-
lowing statement and pray that you
give the same your due consideration.
In the year of 1856 under the admin
istration of G. l.. Downie your petit
toner being anxious that the village
pound be removed from the center of
the city to more remote place offered
to give in exchange suitable lot of
equal dimension as owned by the vii
lage, and move the pound and place it
in the same condition as it was before,
at his own expense, which offer was
seemingly accepted, reserving the
privilege, that the lock up should re-
main on the premises for two years
Subsequently however the matter was
revised by tie new elected president
b. 5. Webb, who for some reason or
other unbeknown TO your petitioner,
demanded more ground in addition to
the former proposition which was con-
sented to by your petitioner, providing
that in replacing the pound it would
not exceed his expectations. Mr.. Haw-
kins who superintendent the erection of
the pound, caused some sheds to be
added which i'll building same materia
ly increased the expense to the detri-
meut of your petitioner.
Your petitioner therefore presented
his claim then and there and asked to
be compensated by either the sum of
Twenty Five dollars or to accept the
first otter. Nothing being done ever
since, your petitioner prays for an add
justment or the facts as heretofore set
forth and still offers to exchange titles
for lot upon which the pound now
stands for the lot excluding the Lock-
up, 1.-THE two years having expired)
owned by the village.
Respectfully Yours.
Nj. PoLLAsKY.
Moved and supported that President
appoint two trustees as a committee
to investigate the matter presented by
Mr.. Pollasky. Motion Carried.
President appoints as such committee
Trustees Montigel and Young,
Village Attorney reports that an
application for a continuance of the