Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

| coMmON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
BELDISG April % 1899
Meeting called To order by Mayor Spencer
Roll call: Present MayorSpencer; Aldermen
Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery. Page, Curtis
The minutes OF last meetings as read were
approved
The saloon bond of VIM. J. Mosgrove as prn-
opal with Smith Rowley and JOS Cobb as
snreties was read and on motion OF Aid. Page
seconded by Aid Glass IL was referred to the
Ways and Means committee by the following
yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery, Page,
Curtis-6. Nays none
| The saloon bond OF Edward b. Fuller and
VIM A. Hodge as principals with Nathaniel
Wallace and Joseph Cobb as sureties was read
and on motion Of Aid Page seconded by Aid.
Hudson II was referred TO the Ways and Means
committee by the following yea and nay vote;
Yeas-Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery, Page,
| Curus-6. Nays none
The saloon bond Of John Dehn as principal
with Erastus Trail and Chas. @ Wright as
sureties was read and on motion OF Aid. Glass
seconded by Aid Curtis il was referred TO the
Ways and Means committee by the following
yea and nay vote:
Yeas Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery, Page,
Curtis-6. Nays none.
Moved by Aid. Glass seconded by Aid. Hud-
son TO reconsider the action taken on the sa-
loon bonds which were referred TO the Ways
and Means committee and that the council
take action as a committee as a whole.
Yeas-Hudson Morse, Glass, Mayor Spen.
cer-4. Nays-Avery, Page, Curtis-3. Carried.
Moved by Aid Avery seconded by Aid. Curtis
that the saloon bond of John Dehn as principal
with Erastus Trail and Chas. Wright as sure
ties be accepted and approved which motion
did prevail by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery, Page,
Curtis-6. Nays none.
| Moved by Aid. Curtis seconded by Aid. Page
that the saloon bond OF Edward b Fuller and
VIM. A. Hodge as principals with Nathaniel
Wallace and JOS. Cobb as sureties be accepted
and approved which motion did prevail by the
following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery, Page
Curtis-6. Nays none.
Moved by Aid Page seconded by Aid Avery
that the saloon bond OF VIM. j. Mosgrove as
principal with Smith Rowey and JOS Cobb as
suretes be accepted and approved which mo
ton did prevail by the following yea and nay
vote
Yeas-Avery, Page, Curtis, Mayor Spencer-4
! Nays-Hudson, Morse, Glass-3.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
BY the clerk.
have to present for your consideration anc
action petition No. 1, entitled
TO THE MAYOR AND COMMON CoUNCIL-Gen
tlemen:-
| We the undersigned taxpayers OF the city o
! Belding humbly petition your honorable body
! that you cause "a street TO be laid out from
James street, on the west, to Charles street on
| the east. being extension of what Is known
| as Ann street, IL being necessary TO purchase
or condemn two lots owned by Judson But
! tolph, all of which we humbly petition.
| Signed by Frank Brown and 80 others
Dated at Bedding this 18th day OF March,
| d.. 1899.
Moved by Aid. Avery seconded by Aid. Page
that the petition be referred to the committee
of Ways and Means which motion did prevail
by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Hudson, Morse, Avery, Page-4
Nays-Glass, Curtis-2.
BY the clerk
have TO present for your consideration and
| action petition No. !, entitled:
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELDING:-We the
| undersigned taxpayers OF the city OF Bedding dc
petition your honorable body TO extend the
| water main commencing at the corner of North
Bridge street and Ellis avenue thence running
one block north up Bridge street to the corner
| OF Leonard street, thence running two blocks
east on Leonard street to the corner OF Craw
signed by ). w. MINER and 20 others
Dated April H. 1889.
Moved by Aid. Avery seconded by Aid Pag'
that the petition be placed on the table viii cl
motion did prevail by the following yea and ma.
vote:
Yeas-H Hudson Morse, Glass Avery, Page
Curtis-6. Nays none.
BY the clerk
have to present for your consideration an
action petition No. 5, entitled:
TO THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL or TIL
| CITY OF BELDING-Gentlemen: II hereby as
permission 10 erect frame dwelling hous
| within the fire limits at the corner OF Bridg
and Liberty streets. Very Respectfully
T.. X. SPENCER
Moved by Aid. Curtis seconded by Aid. elias
that the petition be granted which motion di
prevail by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Hudson, Morse Glass, Avery Page
Curts-6. Nays none
The communication of David Gates in regar
to the payment of the burial of Jos. Herringto
was read.
Moved by Aid. Morse seconded by Aid. elias
that the communication be referred to AID
Page for investigation which motion did preva
by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery Curtis-i
nays dbt-l
The following bid for water pumping was read
TO THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF TIL
CITY OF BELDING-Gentlemen:- We ar
pleased TO submit the following bud for furnish
ing water for fire purposes and for the purpos
OF sprinking laws for the year beginning Ma
Is 1899, under the following conditions
For fire purposes SIS per month, payabl
monthly, and for the sprinkling OF laws 70 cent
per month per tap payable monthly; the cit
TO do the collecting, be TO the expense OF Keel
ing pipes in order and turn over TO the Richar,
son SILK Co. 80 cents per tap per month. Ais
the city TO be at the expense OF connecting u
main pipe at the west end OF Main street wit
the Richardson Silk Co.'S main pipe at TN
south end OF its plant. IL is unde rstood tht
the hours for sprnkling shall be from p.
TO p. m. and from a. m. until "a. IN.
soon as the city has it's connections made, IN
Richardson silk Co. agrees TO have the watt
ready for the mains.
Trusting we may receive favorable reply
our proposition, we remain.
Yours Respectfully.
Richardson SILK Co.
, Per +. A. Was hburn, Supt
, Moved by Aid Avery seconded by Aid. Pas
, that the bid OF the Richardson silk Co. be r
, ferred TO the fire department committee whic