Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-27
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
BELDfN0, May 81, lsg

Meeting called TO order by Mayor Spencer.
Present Mayor Spencer, aldermen Moore,
Morse, Glass, Avery. Absent Locke, Curtis,
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Alderman Locke took his seat
Ordinance To be known as ordinance No. "a,
or annual appropriation bin, read.
Moved by Locke and supported by Moore that
the ordinance as read be accepted and adopted,
Yeas Moore Morse, Glass, Avery, Locke-5,
Nays none. Carried
Alderman Moore excused.
Moved by Locke and supported by Glass that
the following accounts be allowed and orders
urawn for same
CONTINGENT FUND.
l. L. Hubbell, 80 days on election and
registration board .................x 90
Green Riker, order supervisor. ......... as
Fish 4 Co. order supervisor. .............. 90
|. =. Morris, a mo. salary .................. 500
w. w. Mitchell, sal. from May LIST TO 10th Is 80
Will DeGraw, draying ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30
Spencer Bros, rent of council o months. 30 20
STREET FUND.
Ed. Simmons, 3 days work with team 49, $50
Petition of the Weter-W Wise Co., f. +. Fales
and others in regard to the grading of Pleasant
street from Main street TO Center street read.
We, the undersigned citizens snd taxpayers
of the city OF Bedding do hereby petition your
honorable body To cause the street known as
Pleasant street TO be properly graded between
Main street and Centre street follows: To
pillow and lower from present condition ten to
twelve inches, commencing at Centre street
thence north to Washington street; take the
dirt and fill in between Washington and Nam
street. We ask for the above not TO please any
ones hobby, but consider IL an absolute neces.
Sity In consideration OF the above, the local
residents on the said Pleasant street agree II
six TO eight feet OF dirt is left in proper condi-
ton outside of walks, to boulevard and seed or
soil same and gravel in front Of their residence.
Moved by Locke and supported by Moore that
said petition be referred to the street commit
tee Yeas Morse, Glass Avery, Locke-4 Nays
none. Carried
Bond of Holmes & Cornell, druggists with T..
II. Spencer and VIM. j. Wilson as sureties
read.
Moved by Locke ana supported by Glass that
the druggist bond of Holmes & Connell be ac
cepted. Yeas Morse, Glass, Avery Locke-4
Nays none. Carried.
Moved by Locke and supported by Glass that
the street commissioner be instructed To grade
clay, gravel and put in thing where necessary
on Front street, commencing at Centre street,
running south to the State road, thence west
on State road to Bedding street Yeas Morse,
Glass Avery, Locke-I. Nays none. Carried
Moved by Locke and supported by Morse that
the matter of purchasing gravel for graveling
streets be referred TO the street committee and
the city street commissioner and that they be
empowered to purchase gravel, also to hire the
gravel drawn, or let it by the job in the discre-
tion of the committee. Yeas Morse Glass,
Avery Locke-4. Nays none. Carried.
Moved by Avery and supported by Locke that
the proper officers of the city be instructed to
sign the contract as corrected with the Muske
gon Chemical Engine Co. for the purchase OF a
hose wagon. Yeas Morse, Glass, Avery, Locke
L. Nays none Carried.
Moved by Locke and supported by Glass that
the street committee be instructed to see the
owners OF property adjoining Congress street
on the north side between Pearl and Broas st.
also on the west side OF Pearl street between
Congress and Washington streets in regard to
repairing sidewalks. Yeas Morse Glass, Avery,
Locke-4. Nays none. Carried.
Moved by Locke and supported by Avery that
the street committee be instructed to furnish a
report on what streets they would advise that
the entire work OF this year be done. Yeas
Morse Glass, Avery, Locke-4. Nays none.
Carried.
On motion council adjourned until Friday,
May 2sth, 1897, at 7:45 p. m.