Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-20
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
BELpING. Sol. Is. I'm

BELDING, Sept. 10, 1900.
Special meeting of the common council.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Fra cisco
Roll cal: Present Mayor Francisco, Aid
Morse, Barker, Avery, Jersey, Flsher-5. Alb
sent, Aid. Curtis
The minutes Of the last meeting as read were
approved
Moved by Aid. Barker seconded by Aid.
Jersey, that committee OF three consisting Of
the Mayor, Clerk AMI City Attorney, be APP
pointed for the purpose Of comforting with the
owners OF land TO be purch lsed for Water
Works purposes and given fun power TO bring
about the contamination OF said purchase and
transfers. together with the power OF signing
deed or instrument OF transfer and Of binding
the City of Bedding by the covenants therein 10
be inserted, when said action is approved by
the Common Council, which motion prevailed.
Yes, Aid. Morse Barker, Avery, Jersey, Fisher
3. Nays none.
On motion OF Aid Barker, seconded by Aid.
Fisher the following resolution was accepted
and adopted, by the follow ng votes. Yeas
Aid Morse, Barker, Avery, Jersey, Fishers.
Nays-none
Resolved, That whereas the City of Bedding
has issued and sold It's bonds 10 the amount OF
Ten Thousand Dollars for the purpose OF rails
ing q sum OF money sufficient to purchase Ger
tam described lands for Water-workS purpose.
| /; having been estimated that said lands could
be purchased for about the said amount and
whereas a committee OF three OF said city was
appointed by said body and given full power
to confer with the owners of said land and 10
consummate said purchase and TO enter into
deed or instrument of purchase for and in be-
half OF the City of Bedding and TO subscribe
their names to the necessary instrument or ln-
strumentS 10 be created as agents OF said city
| and to thereby bind said city TO the tern
agreements. and conditions of the deed or in
struments TO be entered into, when said con.
| tract Is approved by the common council and
whereas said amount is in the hands of the
City Treasurer and tits believed that said lands
can be purchased for much less money than
estimated and on. much more advantageous
| terms OF payments; Therefor be it
Resolved that the Common Council of the
City of Bedding hereby appoint Il; Frank Ire
| land, Herbert l.. Page, Albert l.. Spencer,
| Henry j. Leonard, Edwin r. Spencer, Brinton
| f. Hail. and Maurice A. Reed, "A committee of
| trustees and direct that the some OF money
| raised by the sale OF said bonds be turned over
| TO said committee, when satisfactory bonds are
| given by said members of said committee that
they VIII faithfully pretorm the trust reposed,
ana that the said committee OF trustees and
their successors to be appointed in case of
death, incompetency loss OF residence, shall
have full control of said money, and that the
said committee shall invest same To the best
of their judgment and out OF the interest of
SAID sum invested and so much OF said princi-
pal sum as necessary TO carry out the terms,
agreements, and conditions TO be performed
| by the said City OF Bedding and mentioned in
the deed or other instrument 10 be entered into
by the committee first appointed and described
| above. and should the owner OF said land fail
TO deed said land TO the City OF Belding, or 20
carry out the terms OF said instrument to be
entered into, or SHOULD there be any OF said in.
terest or principal remaining after performance
on the part OF the city by its trustees hereby
appointed, than all the remainder or residue
! shall either be turned over TO the City of Beld
ing or be used by said committee for such public
purposes as the Common Council shall In such
case designate.
on motion Council adjourned.
GEO. w. MoULToN, City Clerk.