Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-13
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
BELDING, May z, 1897

NOiittltt
Moved by Locke and supported by Morse that
the report of the finance committee as made AT
the last regular meeting be included in the min
utes OF this meeting. Also that the bids tor
city physician and health oficer be printed as
well as bids for city printing by the Bedding
Star and BELDING. BANNER, the same being
corrections OF minutes OF last regular NEE ting.
Yeas Moore, Morse, Locke, Curtis-4. Nays
Glass, Avery-2. Carried.
The following is the report OF finance commit
tee, etc, as requested aforesaid:
The report OF finance committee was as fol
lows: That they had notified the newspapers
of the city TO make bids for city printing.
Bids for printing: Bid OF BELpING BANNER
was SIS per year for printing OF the council pro
ceedings and one half the legal rate for ordi
nances, election and registration notices. etc,
Bid of Belding Star was go per year for council
proceedings and one.quarter the legal rate for
all legal notices. Contract was awarded TO the
BELDING BANNER Yeas Moore, Glass, Avery,
Curtis-4. Nays Locked. Carried.
Bids for city physician and health officer:
Bid OF w. Andrew Dutt, NJ d., 500 per year.
Bid OF /. $. Morris, same as last year, SO per
month or S2i0 per year. Bid OF T.. Coville, $500
per year and furnish medicine but not oisinfec.
tants If needed Bid of Dr. Ohlinger, Sl9s per
year or 1880 per month payable monthly; TO
treat all INDECENT poor furnish all medicines
CURED but the city to furnish all disinfectants.
l. Ohlinger received the appointment.
Chairman Avery of the finance committee
submitted the following report:
We, the undersigned To whom was referred
the question OF the annual appropriations
would recommend that the per cent. be divid
ed as follows: Onehalf OF one per cent for
contingent fund, three tenths for fire fund, and
two -tenths for street fund. Signed,
JAMES AVERY,
BARNEY G. CURTIS
JOHN w. MOORE
Moved by Moore and supported by Morse that
the report of the finance committee be accepted
and adopted.
Moved by Locke and supported by Glass that
the former motion be amended To read that the
report be accepted.
Vote on amendment: Yeas Morse Glass
Locke-3 Nays Moore, Avery Curtis, Mayor
Spencer4 Motion lost
Vote on original motion: Yeas Moore, Avery,
Curtis Mayor Spencer-4. Nays Morse, GLASS;
Locke-3 Carried.
Fire committee presented the correspondence
OF the Muskegon Chemical Fire Engine Co.
Moved by Glass and supported by Moore that
the chairman of fire committee be instructed to
write the Muskegon Chemical Fire Engine Co.
regarding the changes suggested by Chief Pope
viz; that the carrying capacity OF hose wagon
be changed to 1000 feet of PA inch cotton lined
rubber hose, instead of 800 feet. Yeas Moor e,
Morse. Glass, Avery, Locke, Curtis-6 Nays
none. Carried
Moved by Locke and supported by Moore that
the city marshal be instructed to enforce the
bicycle ordinance. Yeas Moore, Morse Glass,
Avery, Locke, Curtis-6. Nays none Carried.
Druggist bond OF w. A. Dutt with VIM. j..
Wilson and NJ A. Reed as sureties read.
Moved by Moore and supported by Locke that
the druggist bond OF w. A. Dutt be accepted.
Yeas Moore, Morse Glass, Avery, Locke, Cur
tis-6 Nays none. Carried.
Bond of Edwin f. RilSer, nightwatch, with
Jno 5. Donovan and Ed. Lamb as sureties pre-
scented.
Moved by Curtis and supported by Moore that
the bond of Edwin Riker be accepted Yeas
Moore, Morse, Glass Avery, Locke Curtis-6.
Nays none. Carried.
Bond Of Frank N. VanPelt, city treasurer,
with M. A. Reed, f.. II. Spencer and l.. l..
Holmes as sureties presented as corrected.
Moved by Glass and supported by Moore that
the bond of Frank n. VanPelt, city treasurer,
be accepted. Yeas Moore Morse, Glass, Avery,
Locke, Curtis-6 Nays none. Carried.
Bond of Geo. N. Foster for marshal with M.
A. Reed and r. +. Ireland suretes, presented.
Moved by Locke and supported by Moore that
the bond OF Geo. N. Foster for marshal be ac-
cepted Yeas Moore, Morse, Glass, Avery,
Locke, Curtis-6. Nays none. Carried.
Bond and contract of |. Ohlinger for city
physician and health officer with Louis l..
Holmes and Harry j. Connell as sureties pre-
scented.
Moved by Locke and supported by Moore
that the bond OF l. Ohlinger be accepted. Yeas
Moore, Morse, Glass Avery Locke, Curtis 9.
Nays none. Carried
Moved by Locke and supported by Moore that
the city attorney be instructed to draft city
ordinance assessing per cent OF the assessed
valuation OF the city taxable property OF the
city OF Bedding as the city tax and that the tax
be divided into the following funds: One fifth
into the street fund, three -tenths into the fire
fund, two tifths into the contingent fund, and
one tenth into sinking fund to pay the bonded
Indebtedness of the city Yeas Moore, Morse,
Glass, Avery, Locke, Curtis-6 Nays none.
Carried.
| Moved by Glass and supported by Moore that
the following accounts be allowed and orders
drawn for same Yeas Moore, Morse, Glass,
Avery, Locke, Curtis-6 Nays none. Carried.
CONTINGENT FUND
w. A. Wilder, supplies. ............... 50 80
w. A. Wilder, az da. auditing city books "
w. L. Cusser, az A." 9 90
+. G. Lloyd, AZ 9OO
BANNER Pub. Co, printing. ............. 81 80
Geo Smith board day for crazy woman ~
| w. w. Mitchell, tickets from Bedding To
Butternut station for woman and girl IA
w. NJ. Foote, order poor com go. ..,....... 81
II. L. VanBenschoten, mo salary city
attorney ................... IL ~
l. S. Morris, mo salary city physician 100 "
Spencer Electric Light Co, lights, April 10 q
| w. A. Wilder, journal for city Clerk. 81
Fisk Bangs, supplies for city clerk and
nightwatch ....... ......... W
STREET FUND.
Wilson, Dimmick g. Sinclair order street
commissioner 81
FIRE FUND.
Bedding Hall Mfg. Co, pumping for April 70 "
Moved by Moore and supported by Morse that
the city treasurer be instructed TO transfer the
sum of two hundred Cs20O) dollars from the con
tingent fund to the street fund. Yeas Moore
Morse, Glass Avery, Locke, Curtis-6 Nay
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