Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-30
COMMON COUNCIL pRoCEEpINGs.


Ing fehu ana Improved.
Petition OF Bedding Bros. & Co. and four
others as follows read:
The undersigned citizens and tax payers re
spectfully petition your honorable body that
you will cause To be graveled that section OF
Main 1t. extending from point where IL Is in
tersected by Alderman st. easterly TO what Is
known as the East End bridge Also that you
will cause To be graveled Riverside ave. from
Hall Bros. factory westerly 10 a point where II
ADULTS on Ashield ST. Also that YOU will cause
10 be graveled High St. from point where y
II Is intersected by Bridge 81
We would respectfully call your attention TO
the fact that, with the exception OF this road
from the old Casket factory building west 10
Bridge St the entire streets covered by this
petition have been graded but not gravelcd
and by far the greater portion OF the manuiac
over these roads. We think are IL twill viii be good
economy for the city TO gravel these streets
they have already graded We consider that
from every p9i PM OF view is not oSiy goTe
justice To the MANUFACTURES directly concerned
and the citizens at large that this petition
should be allowed ana the work ordered com
pleted as soon as possible
On motion referred TO the committee on
streets. Yeas Harroun Moore, Jersey, Glass,
Hunt Locke-6. Nays none.
Petition OF Il. S. Moulton and seven others as
follows read
holders on the street, would respectfully petit
tion your honorable body 10 take the necessary
steps TO repair and grade Congress ST. from It's
intersection on Bridge ST. on the west TO its in
tersection on Hanover ST. on the east. We
would respectfully remind your honorable body
that said street Is main travelled street ana
that IL has been cut up and quilted out untll
the water stands in the street and makes SAID
thoroughfare nearly impossible.
On motion referred 10 the committee on
streets. Yeas Harroun, Moore, Jersey, Glass,
Hunt, Locke-6. Nays none
Petition OF owen J. Barker and twenty two
others as follows read:
We, the undersigned taxpayers on the street
represented in the following humbly petition
your honorable body that you cause the follow
Ing street TO be first; the grade established ana
the same graded and graveled, said street being
described as follows, TO wit: Commencing AT Il
point where Bridge street is intersected by May
street, thence west on the line OF May street TO
State street And further that you grant unto
your petitioners such other relief as shall seem
Just and your petitioners will ever pray
On motion referred to the committee on
streets. Yeas Moore, Jersey, Glass, Hunt,
Locke-5 Nays Harroun-I.
Petition OF Andrew Maynard and eighteen
others as follows read:
We the undersigned tax payers on those parts
of the streets effected by this petition, humbly
petition your honorable body that you cause
the grade on said parts OF streets TO be estab
liShed and the same graded and graVeleu IN &C
cordance thereto; said parts Of streets being
described as follows, towit: Commencing on
Ellis ave- where Ellis ave. is intersected by
Bridge ST., thence east on Ellis ave- To Root ST..
thence north on Root ST To Vincent St, thence
east on Vincent 81. To Lewis ST thence north
on Lewis st. TO Earle ave, thence east on Earle
ave. TO Jay St, thence north on Jay 81. TO Har'
roun St, thence east on Harroun ST. TO Martha
st, thence north on Martha IT. TO kiddville ST.,
thence east on Kiddville ST. To city limits. And
further that you grant unto your petitioners
such relief in the premises as shall be equitable
and just And your petitioners will ever pray
On motion referred TO the committee on
streets. Yeas Harroun, Moore, Jersey, Glass
Hunt Locke-6 Nays none.
Petition OF A. L. Spencer and twenty seven
others as follows read:
The subscribers freeholders and tax payers
OF this city, respectfully petition your honorabl,
body To cause To be properly graded, Pearl ST
from Main ST. so far as may seem necessary OF
to the termination OF said street
On motion referred to the committee on
streets. Yeas Harroun, Moore, Jersey, Glass
Hunt Locke-6. Nays none.
Petition Of the Weter-Wise Co and seventeen
others as follows read
The undersigned citizens and taxpayers re
spectfuly petition your honorable body tina
you will cause Pleasant street to be graded ant
graveled from, commencing at Depot street
thence south To Centre street.
streets Yeas Harroun, Moore, Jersey Glass
Hunt, Locke-6. Nays none.
Petition of +. T.. Chapple and f. A. Palmer
trustees of the Baptist church, and six Others
as follows read:
We the undersigned taxpayers residing on
the north side of Washington street, between
Hanover street on the east TO Bridge street OF
the west, OF the city OF Beldlng in the county o
Ionia and state OF Michigan, humoly petition
luGn mr. n
be established and made and side walk bull
from said Hanover 81. on the east TO Bridge ST
| on the west, within reasonable time after th'
presentation OF this, our petition. or on or DE
fore the LIST day of May, A. ID. 1896 all of which
we must humbly ask.
On motion referred back TO the petitioners OF
| account OF not having the signatures OF major
| ity OF the property owners where said walk Il
| asked for. Yeas Harroun, Moore, Jersey
Glass, Hunt, Locke-6 Nays none.
Moved and supported that w. A. Wilder b'
appointed member of the Board OF Auditors
| to I'LL vacancy. Yeas Harroun Moore, Jersey
Glass, Hunt, Locke-6. Nays none. Carried.
| Moved and supported that Clerk notify Treas
urer TO turn over his books TO Board of Auditors
and also members of said board to proceed Il
audit same before May lst Yeas Harroun
Moore, Jersey, Glass, Hunt Locke-6 Nay
none. Carried.
Ordinance No. 81 read.
on motion ordinance as read was accepted
and adopted. Yeas Harroun, Moore, Jersey
| Glass Hunt, Locke-6 Nays none.
| City Health Officer Morris reported a PROPOSE
tion from the state board of health TO hold
sanitary convention in Bedding.
Moved and supported that committee o
three be appointed TO solicit subscriptions ant
also TO prepare petition for the holding o
such a convention in this city, Yeas Harroun
Moore, Jersey, Glass, Hunt, Locke-6. Nay
none Carried.
| The appointment OF the committee was de
ferred until after further correspondence wa
had with the state board.
A sewer nuisance was reported on nortl
Bridge ST. and on motion same was referred u
the street committee for Investigation.
| Liquor dealers bond OF Geo. w. Smith will
Daniel B. Green and VIM d. Conner as suretie
was presented and on motion approved. Yeas
Harroun, Moore, Jersey, Glass Hunt, Locke-6
Nays none.
| Liquor dealers bond OF Hauck Bros. will
| William Clarke and Samuel Walker as suretie
was presented and on motion approved. Yeai
Harroun Moore, Jersey, Glass, Hunt, Locke-6
Nays none.
Liquor dealers bond OF John Dehn with Dan
Tel b. Green and f. Trail as suretes, was pre-
scented and on motion approved. Yeas Harroun
Moore, Jersey Glass, Hunt, Locke-6 Nay