Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-09

BELDING, May 0, 1895.
| Meeting called TO order by Mayor Bricker
Roll call: Present, Mayor Bricker, Alderman
Spencer, Harroun, Peck, Jersey, Ireland, Hunt
Motion made and carried to proceed to a bal
lot for apresident pro TEN for the ensuing year
Result OF ballot Il. Frank Ireland 5, j. A. Spen
Ger |. Mr.. Ireland was declared elected.
| Motion made and supported that salary Of
city physician and health officer be placed al
800 for the ensuing year. Yeas, Spencer Har
roun, Peck Jersey, Ireland, Hunt Nays
none. Carried.
Motion made and supported that salary OF
chief of fire department be placed al $50 for the
ensuing year. Yeas, Spencer, Harroun, Peck
| Jersey, Ireland, Hunt Nays none Carried
Motion made and supported that salaries of
| all other officers remain as at present. Yeas,
Spencer, Peck, Ireland-3. Nays, Harroun,
Jersey, Hunt, Mayor Bricker-4 Lost
Motion made and supported that salary of
| nightwatch be placed at $500 for the ensuing
year. Yeas, Harroun, Jersey, Hunt, Mayor
| Bricker-4. Nays, Spencer, Peck, Ireland-3.
Carried
Motion made and supported that salary OF
city marshal, street commissioner, water com.
missioner, and poor commissioner, Ito be held
by one man as last year, be placed at 5000 for
the ensuing year. Yeas Spencer, Harroun,
Peck, Jersey, Ireland, Hunt-6. Nays none.
Carried.
Motion made and supported that salary of
city clerk be placed at FPS for the ensuing year.
Yeas, Spencer Harroun, Peck, Jersey, Ireland,
Hunt-6. Nays none Carried.
Motion made and carried TO proceed to ballot
for city attorney.
Result Of ballot, Geo S. Roosevelt G.
Mr. Roseveltwas declared elected.
Motion made and carried to proceed to ballot
for marshal, street commissioner, poor com
missioner, and water commissioner.
Result OF ballot, W. W. Mitchell 8.
Mr.. Mitchell was declared elected
Motion made and supported that the council
confirm the election OF VIM r. Pope as chief of
fire department. Yeas, Spencer, Harroun,
Peck, Jersey Ireland, Hunt-6. Nays none
Carried
Motion made ana carried TO proceed TO ballot
for city surveyor.
Result OF ballot, f. A. Pamer6
Mr.. Palmer was declared elected
Mayor Bricker announced the appointment of
Edward Riker as nightwatch and on motion the
same was confirmed. Yeas, Harroun, Peck
Jersey, Ireland, Hunts. Nays, Spencer
The following was read and placed on file:
To THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL.
Gentlemen Misunderstanding that your honor
able body is about TO appoint city physician
and health officer for the coming year, / beg
respectfully to offer myself IA candidate for
inc appointment and should you favor my APP
pointment shall do all in my power TO fulfill
all the duties appertaining TO such office
Most respectfully
j. +. PrNKHAM.
Alderman Peck offered the following resolu.
ton and moved its adoption
Resot0ed, That the city physician be instruct
ed TO draw contract with the city physician
stipuluting that In consideration of 500 for "a
years salary he will answer all calls for med
zeal attendance made by the poor commissioner
ana furnish all medicine used in such cases.
And in case OF an urgent call which for any
reason he is unable to attend he shall designate
some other physician TO go at his expense.
ANA Tor all work done as health officer wherein
the county Is pecuniarily liable he is to look to
the county for paw.
Yeas, Spencer, Harroun, Peck jersey Ire
land, Hunts. Nays none. Adopted.
Motion made and carried TO proceed TO ballot
for city physician and health oficer.
Result OF ballot /. S. Morris 4. j. F. Pink.
ham2
Mr.. Morris was declared elected
Motion made and supported that +. A. Palmer
be chosen fire warden for the ensuing year
Yeas, Spencer, Harroun, Peck. Jersey Ireland,
Hurt-6 Nays none. Carried.
Mayor Bricker announced the appointment OF
the following committees for the ensuing year:
Ways and Moans-Harroun, Hunt, Peck.
Claims-Ireland, Spencer, Jersey.
Purchasing Jersey, Harroun, Peck
Fire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Spencer, Hunt.
ordinances-Spencer, Ireland, Jersey.
Health-Peck, Ireland, Spencer
StrpptS and Cidawa1lfe f.ai.,.t
Spencer.
Lighting-Harroun, Hunt, Peck
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Jersey, Spencer.
Petition Of Geo. f. Stout and nine others as |
follows read:
To THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE CITY OF |
BELDING;
We, the undersigned, declare the barn situat |
ed on the south end OF Arthur Corners lot to |
be public nuisance as well as detrment to |
good health.
On motion referred to the committee on |
health. Yeas, Spencer, Harroun, Peck Jersey. |
ireland Hunt. Nays none
Petition OF A. S. Dimmick Geo. f. Divine.
md ninety-fou others as follows read
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELDINe:
We, the undersigned tax payers do berahv
petition your honorable body TO extend me |
water mains on Bridge and Broas SITS. from The
present southern terminus, viz Ann 81 south
wv W ST. SAID extension will
lecessitate the laying of forty rods of nine and
me hydrant on each street viz Bridge and
3rOas.
Dated this 10th day OF April, 1895.
ON motion referred TO committee on fire de-
'artment. Yeas, Spencer, Harroun, Peck Jer
icy, Ireland, Hunt-6 Nays none
Marshals and Poor Commissioner reports
OF month OF April read and on motion accepted
On motion Chief Pope was delegated 10 inter.
lew the Richardson Silk Co regarding the
connecting OF the pump at their mill with the
lily water mains. Yeas, Spencer, Harroun.
'eck, Jersey, Ireland, Hunt-G. Nays none.
Chief Pope requested an increase in paw for
members OF the fire department while m actual
ervice and on motion the same was referred to
he committee on fire department Yeas.
spencer, Harroun, Peck Jersey, ireland. Hunt
8. Nays none