Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
COMMON COUNCIL PRooEEDrNGs.
BELpiNG. March 30, 1900


Meeting called 10 order by Mayor Spencer.
Roll call; Aid. Hudson Morse, Glass, Avery,
Page, Curtis-6
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Moved by Aid Page, seconded by Aid. Morse,
that an order be drawn for Morse & Locke for
s2el so. which motion prevailed. Yeas-Ald
Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery, Page, Curtis-6
Nays none.
Moved by Aid. Hudson, seconded by Aid. Cur
tbs, that sIs7 so be transferred from the bridge
fund to the contingent fund, which motion pre-
vailed Yeas-Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery,
Page, Curtis-6. Nays none
Moved by Aid. Page, seconded by Aid. Hud
son. that sl25O0 be transferred from the street
lighting fund to the contingent fund.- which
motion prevailed Yeas Aid. Hudson, Morse,
Glass, Avery Page, Curtis-6. Nays none.
Moved by Aid. Avery, seconded by Aid, Cur
it's, that the following bills be allowed and
orders drawn for same, which motion prevailed.
Yeas-Ald. Hudson Morse, Glass Avery Page,
Curtis-6. Nays none.
CONTINGENT FUND.
Ada Woodn poor com.,................,. $40 90
Mrs S. Down, poor com. .................s %
Chas. Luce digging grave. .....-.....,.... o %
G. A. Stanton, prof services at Waldron's 2 %
Moved by Aid Page, seconded by Aid. Hud-
son. that we proceed TO elect election inspectors
to fill vacancies, also clerks add gate keepers
for the several wards for election purposes,
which motion prevailed. Yeas-Ald. Hudson
Morse Glass, Avery, Page, Curtis-6. Nays
none.
Moved by Aid. Hudson. seconded by Aid.
Morse, that the clerk be instructed TO cast the
ballot OF the council for Chas. II. Foote for
election inspector G.. M. Bett, c. B. Foote for
gate keepers, which motion prevailed. Yeas
Aid Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery, Page, Cur
tis-6. Nays none
Moved by Aid. Avery, seconded by Aid. Glass,
that the clerk be instructed TO cast the ballot
OF the council for Geo. S. Roosevelt Oscar a.
Day and Chas NJ Kingsley for election inspc-
tors also John Travis and Il. Kimberly for
clerks also u. SOVEREIGN and Ii. Hanks for gate
keepers which motion prevailed. Heas-Ald
Hudson, Morse Glass, Avery, Page, Curtis-6
Nays none.
Moved by Aid Page, seconded by Aid. Curtis
that the clerk be instructed TO cast the ballot
OF the council for Romano Robinson, Joseph
| ID. Morse and Hauley A. Waldron for election
inspectors, also L. w. Holmes and M. f.. Peck
| for clerks, also H. Ii. Goodng and b. +. Har
rington for gate keepers, which motion pre-
vailed. Yeas-Ald. Hudson, Morse, Glass
Avery. Page, Curtis-6. Nays none.
| Moved by Aid Morse seconded by Aid Glass
that the following report of the street commit
tee be accepted and adopted, which motion pre-
vailed. Yeas-Ald Hudson, Morse, Glass.
Avery, Page Curtis-6 Nays none.
| We the committee TO whom was referred the
| question as TO the Unger block, situated on the
| south 40 feet of lot 10, and the southwest lsXi
| feet OF lot No. "a OF Supervisor Moons plat, @
the village NOW city, OF Belding, say: We
| find the front OF said building badly settled anC
bulged out towards the street and In our Judg
| ment its condition on said front Is dangerous t(
| the public and is not fit for use in its present
condition as a public hall, or even Tor large
| number OF tenants; and would hereby recon-
mend that the said building on the front be de
clared nuisance and condemned at once b,
4 this council and that copy of this report win
any action taken by the common council oi
served on the agent of the premises and cop!
also be mailed 10 Henry II. Higgins, of Couders
port, Pennsylvania, as soon as practicable, I'M
| owner OF said premises.
| Dated at Bedding this 29th day OF March a
d., 1900 ALVIN MORSE,
| Ii. L. PAGE,
| A. Nj. GLASS,