Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-03
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
BELpING, Nav rs. ls97

COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
BELDIsG, May q. 1897.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Spencer
Present Mayor Spencer, aldermen Moore,
Morse, Glass, Avery, Locke, Curtis.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved
/ Report OF l. Ohlinger, city health officer, made
In regard TO the bitches the mats by Mr.
Carten's, that they be cleaned; also pond back
OF Mr.. Broas and on Mr. Wallace's lot In south
part of the city be drained.
Report of street committee read as follows:
Your street committee respectfully report
| that they have carefully examined the streets
OF the city and find that the main thoroughfares
leading To the country are most OF them In "a
poor state OF repair. We recommend that the
following streets be repaired and that the street
| commissioner be instructed To proceed rap
idly as possible TO complete the work.
lst In the First ward on Kiddville street
from the bridge crossing Flat river TO the foot
OF the hin opposite Harroun farm west; we
recommend that the same be repaired and gray.
eled.
md. That the State road running northwest
| from the bridge at the west end or Main street
TO Ellis avenue intersection be repaired, graded
and graveled, and that the commissioner put i'm
SUFFICIENT tile for sewerage when necessary.
Bird That in addition To work in Second ward
already authorized and begun, Centre street
from Front street TO I5roas street be graveled.
ith. That in the Third ward, the State road
beginning at intersection OF Liberty street and
running thence southeast To Hoyts Corners be
grayeled and repaired, and tile be placed when
In the opinion OF the commissioner IL Is neces-
sary to drain on water.
| 5th. That Bridge street south from State So.
To the bridge over Spring creek be repaired and
graveled
| Your committee beg leave TO make further
report at some fu ure time as TO work advisable
| To be done on the main road To Kddville and
other streets when they shall become satisfied
as TO cost OF work already recommended.
| IL is further the sense OF your committee that
the sum of 1850 be held in the treasury to meet
the necessary expenses that may be incurred
during the year in repairs, street cleaning etc.
We report upon the petition for the grading
and graveling of Pleasant street from Centre TO
Main streets, that owing TO the passable condi
ton OF the street and the small amount OF
money that Is available to spend upon the
streets, that the petition be tabled
Respectfully,
A M. GLASS
ALVIN MORSE,
A. X. LOCKE.
Moved by Locke and supported by Glass that
the report OF street committee be accepted and
adopted, Yeas Moore, Morse, Glass, Avery,
Locke Curtis-6 Nays none. Carried.
Street committee reported as follows:
Your street committee respectfully report
that they have purchased gravel of the Belding
Savings Bank AT the rate Of ten cents per load,
the gravel being situated on the farm known as
the Loveland farm. We also report that we
} have with the advice of the street commissioner
contracted with Cobb and Owens TO haul and
unload the gravel for the repairs OF the State
road and Front street ut the rate of l2h cents
per cubic yard; the city To furnish one man To
help unload the gravel
A. NJ GLASS,
ALVIN MORSE,
A k. LOCKE
| Committee.
Moved by Locke and supported by Curtis that
; report be accepted. Yeas Moore, Morse Glass,
, Avery Locke Curtis-6 Nays none Carried.
, Moved by Locke and supported by Curtis that
the city attorney be instructed TO get the high
"a NJ tiGpa toxu nShi I'm har
and confer with him in regard to the street from
1 the east boundary of said city to the bridge on
I<iddville street of this city. Yeas Moore,
Morse, Glass Avery, Locke, Curtis6. Nays
none. Carried.
) Moved by Glass and supported by Locke that
2 the following account be allowed and an order
drawn for the same. Yeas Moore Morse, Glass
Avery, Locke, Curtis-6 Nays none. Carried
STREET FUND.
D Fred Scott days work on street. ........S q 25
{ Moved by Glass and supported by Morse that
the following accounts be laid the table
Yeas Moore Morse Glass, Avery, Locke, Cur
tis-6 Nays none Carried.
CONTINGENT FUND.
Geo. w. Smith, / days board each for
crazy woman ana glrl ........,......,....s2 "
w. A. Wilder, cash book for treasurer g u
Druggist bond of w. l. Benedict & Co with
NJ. A Reed and w. r. Hetherington as sureties
: read
e Moved by Morse and supported by Moore that
. the bond of w l. Benedict & Co. be accepted
: Yeas Moore, Morse Glass Avery, Locke, Cur
K tis-6 Nays none Carried
5 The following petitions read
Z We the undersigned residents and tax payers
upon Bridge street and other streets adjacent
| thereto humbly petition your honorable body
i that you take some action towards extending
: the water mains from their present terminus OF
the south TO what is known as the State road
as there is some who desire to take water fol
lawn and garden purposes and others who de
sire more protection in case of fire, as under
the present system a large amount of territory
Is almost wholly unprotected.
Dated this 18th day of May, "A. ID. 1897.
}. We the undersigned residents and taxpayer:
= OF the city OF Beding humbly petition your hon
= orable body that you cause "A water main 10 b,
t laid with suitable hydrants thereto from Bridg,
V street on the east TO Ranney street on the wes
q on the line OF what il known as May street
:, there being large amount of territory and de
y sirable residences in that part OF the city tina
r. is not protected by the water mains as they nov
,. are. All OF which we humbly pray.
= Dated at Bedding this 10Th day OF May, 1897
Moved by Locke and supported by Curtis tina
the above petitions be referred to the fire com
: mttee Yeas Moore Morse, Glass Avery
y Locke, Curts-6. Nays none. Carried
Moved by Glass and supported by Moore tina
, the fire committee be instructed TO ascertain "a,
near as possible the cost OF the extension OF thu
water mains as requested in the petitions pre-
u sented at this meeting and referred TO the fir
q committee Yeas Moore, Morse, Glass, Avery
e Locke, Curtis. Nays none. Carried.
on motion the council adjourned until tn,
l. next regular meeting
c. g. EDDY, City Clerk
D, Mr. Isaac Horner, proprietor Of tn,
d Burton House, Burton, w. Va, and
.. one of the most widely known men il
the state was cured of rheumatism aftel
three years of suffering. lie says: .
have not sufficient command OF Ian
guage TO convey any idea of what