Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-25
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINcs
BELDING, July 5, 1885,

p1hpiNo, July D, 1895,
Meeting called TO order by Mayor l3ricker
Roll call: Present Mayor Bricker, Alderma,
Spencer, Harroun, Jersey, Ireland, Hunt. An.
sent Peck.
Minutes of last regular, also special meeting
read and approved.
Committee on fire alarm reported having
closed "A contract with Mr.. Geo. w. French IN
erect the same for Ssa5, the city TO furnish the
poles and set the same. on motion the report
was accepted and adopted. Yeas. Spencer
Harroun Jersey, Ireland Hunt--5. Nays none
On motion The purchasing committee was
instructed TO purchase the necessary poles and
have them set. PEAS Spencer, Jersey, Ireland.
Hunt-4. Nays Harroun-l.
Petition of Chas. Stevens, VIM. Anderson.
and fortyfve others as follows read:
We, the undersigned residents and taxpavers
OF the third ward would respectfully pettion
your honorable body To have Bridge st, survey.
ed, graded and graveled from Ann st. south 10
the Catholic church. Dated July 18th, 1895.
on motion referred to the committee ON
streets. Yeas, Spencer, Harroun. Jersey Ire
land, Hunts. Nays none.
Petition OF j. r. Hauck, Il. II. Howe and
twenty three others as follows read:
Your petitioners, free holders OF the city OF
Bedding, respectfully pray your honorable body
to grade the following streets. Commencing
where Lewis ST. lntersects Ellis St grading
north TO Earle ave-, thence east on said ave 10
Jay ST. thence north on said street to its inter.
section with Harroun st.. thence east on said
street TO Martha ST., thence north To Kiddyille
road, and your petitioners will ever pray.
On motion referred TO a committee consisting
of the entire council Yeas, Spencer, Harroun.
Jersey, Hunt. Nays, Ireland-l.
Petition of j. w. Scott, f. l.. Sagendorf and
twenty three others as follows read
tl..,
body, Mayor and Common Council OF the city OF
Belding, TO do all necessary grading and gravel
as much OF said road as is practicable In the
opinion of your street committee and commits.
sioners as follows: Commencing at the corner
of Mlllard st. and Ellis ave, thence north TO
Eager ST, thence east TO Jay St, thence north
To ktddville ST.
On motion referred to a committee consisting
of the entire council. Yeas Spencer, Harroun,
Jersey, Hunt. Nays, Ireland-l.
Petition of w. j. Wilson, A. l.. Spencer and
sixty five others as follows read:
We, the undersigned citizens and tax payers
OF the city of Bedding. do most respectfully pc.
titlon your honorable body and request that il
possible you will cause to be repaired the fol-
lowing streets: Commencing at the east end
OF Liberty ST. and continue the angling street
or road running south TO what is known as
Green Ecorners, grading and gravelng said
street. III is Travelled by many farmers with
loaded teams and there are times when IL is al
most impossible by loaded teams. We believe
That the, two streets named are two leading
roads into the city and IL repaired would show
that we.appreciate farmers trade.
On motion referred to the committee on
streets. Yeas Spencer Harroun. Jersey, Ire
land, Hunt Nays none.
Mr. Geo. l.. Wells OF the Michigan Pipe Co.,
offered to furnish the city with a map or plan
for water pipe system which, on motion
was accepted with "A vote OF thanks. Yeas,
Spencer, Harroun Jersey Ireland, Hunt
> Nays none.
Chief Pope OF the fire department requested
that a tap of water mains be placed at the hose
house on motion referred TO the committee
on fire department Yeas, Spencer Harroun,
Jersey Ireland, Hunts. Nays none.
Motion made and supported that parties
building on Main street be instructed not to oc-
cupy over half the street with their building
material Yeas, Spencer Harroun, jersey
Hunt Nays Ireland-l. Carried.
The following accounts were allowed: