Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-03-08
COMMON COUNCIL PRocEEDrNGs.
BELDING, March ;, 1900

BELDING March 2 1900
Meeting called 10 order by Mayor Spencer.
Roll call: Present, Mayor Spencer AID. Hud.
son, Morse, Glass Avery Page Curtis. Alb
sent none
The minutes of the last meeting as read were
approved.
Belding Mich. March 2 1900
To the Common Council of the City OF Belding:
Your Health Onicer and City Physician would
respectfully submit the following report OF ser.
vices performed for the month Of February:
Number OF alleged nuisances reported fnvesti
gated and ordered removed, none; number of
calls on city poor, y.
1. OHIINGER,
Health Omcer and City Physician.
The Street Committee 10 whom was referred
the matter relating 10 bridging across Cannon's
Pond. beg leave 10 report as folows That an
iron bridge, with suitable abutments and APP.
proaches be built and that resolution be
drafted ana submitted 10 the electors at the
spring election held April 2, 1900.
4 i. I i P1Gr, Com.
A. NJ. GLASS,
Moved by AID. Page, seconded by Aid. Glass,
that the report OF the Street Committee be nc
eepted and adopted. which motion did prevail
by the following vote;
Yeas, AID. Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery,
Page ana Curtis, g. Nays, none.
On motion of Aid. Morse, seconded by Aid.
Hudson, the following resolution was accepted
and adopted by the following vote:
Yeas AID. Hudson, Morse, Glass, Avery,
Page and Curtis, g. Nays, none.
ResOiceU, That owing TO the freshet during
the fore part Of February, a, d. 1900, the neces
slty has arisen whereby IL has become neces-
sary 70 bulld bridge and abutments and TO
make the necessary approaches thereto at the
south END of Bridge street at what is known MS
Cannon's Pond Therefore be IL further
HesOtred, That we submit TO the electors of
the city or Beldtng, lonia county, Michigan, OF
the annual city election, to be held in SAID city
OF Belding on the I'd day of April, A. d. 1900 the
proposition hereinafter set forth. And thai the
City Clerk be hereby instructed TO notify the
several Supervisors of lhe different wards and
TO provide suitable ballot boxes and tickets
upon which shall be printed these resolutions
as well as the following proposition:
PROPOSITION.
That the Common Council be hereby author
Yea 10 raise 10y loan the sum OF Two Thousand
Dollars, 10 be- paid by tax TO be levied upon the
taxable property of the city of Bedding Ionia
county. Michigan, as follows, TO wit: one
Thousand Dollars TO be raised by Special tax to
pay on sara loan TO be levied upon the taxable
property or said city for the year A. d. 1902 and
one Thousand Dollars to be raised by special
tax TO be levied, 10 pay balance OF said loan
upon the taxable property OF said city for the
year A. d. 1903
Authorizing the Common Council to male
such loan OF TWO thousand dollars and TO levy
SAID taxes therefor during the years ID. 1902
Authoriz NJ the Common Council TO make
such loan OF two thousand dollars ana To levy
said taxes therefor during the years A. d. 1902
ana A ID. 1903 No.
The Committee on Ways ana Means beg leave
TO report that they have examined the railroad
crossing AT High street and would recommend
that "a suitable bell be placed NJ this crossing
ana also that the railroad company remove 40
feet OF the bank on the northeast corner OF
High street anu the railroad.
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