Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-28
poiNos OF THE 4isT SESSION

TO build bridge across River Rouge.
cost not 20 exceed S2O,00 providing
| for construction OF bridge across Stur-
geon river, Houghton county, cost not
| to exceed 81, 900; submission of PROPOSE
tion to electors of the city of Grand Rap
| ids authorizing the board of education
to purchase school sites and to construct
library building; prohibiting the sale
| of intoxicating liquors within two
miles of the township of Cleon, Manis-
tee county; providing compensation of
| So so per day for sheriff aud deputy
sherifs Of Bay county while attending
court; authorizing village of Alma to
borrow SOS, 900 for public improve
ments; submission of proposition TO
electors of township of Crystal for
the relief of c. B, Barker, township
treasurer, and his bondsmen on ac-
count of loss of township funds caused
by the failure of Nelson g. Co. IS bank
at Pentwater in May, 1900; relief of ii.
A. Grant, treasurer OF the township of
Pentwater; providing for management
of free public library in Saut ste
Marie; submission of proposition to
Jacket 10 bond itself for 500, 900 for
paving improvements.
The following bills were passed by
the senate on the 10th: Abolishinp
conventions in Grand Rapids; provid-
ing that the board of estimates of De-
troit may sit until April % instead of
April 10; creating a park commission
Ia,
ment TO the constitution so that the
supervisors Of Bay county may vote ex-
ira pay TO their circuit Judges; pro-
posing a constitutional amendment re-
ducing the time for the introduction
of bills TO 30 days; authorizing Red
Jacket, lIoughton county, to borrow
money; authorizing Alma, Gratiot
county, to borrow money; authorizing
the electors of Crystal township,
Oceana county, to vote on releasing
Town Treasurer c. b. Barker from
liability for loss of town funds in a
bank failure; same as above for treas
urer of Peutwater township; authoriz-
ing the townships of Springwells and
Ecorse, Wayne county TO jointly build
and maintain draw bridge over River
Rouge at the Dix road; authorizing a
bridge over Sturgeon river, Portage
township, Houghton county; allowing
four justices instead of two in Flint,
and placing them on salary of 81 900
each.
The following bills were passed by
the senate on the Goth: To prohibit
the sale of liquors within two miles of
the center of Cleon township, Manistee
county; changing from the first Mon
day in April the date for selling prop
erty in Grand Rapids, delinquent for
taxes; TO establish Carnegie library
in Sault Ste. Marie; to provide for the
incorporation of Free Methodist
churches; fixing the compensation of
upper peninsula members during the
asSsion at S. per day; fixing the salary
OF the Kent probate judge at SO, 500; to
provide for auditing the accounts of
Manitou county; to allow the village
of Montrose, Genesee county, TO Dor
row money; regulating building and
loan associations; appropriation for the
state and travelling libraries.
The following bills were passed by
the house on the night of the 18th:
Relative to the annual election of
township officers of the township of
Manistique, Schoolcraft county; rela-
tive to the annual election of township
officers of Hiawatha township, School
craft county; To authorize the town
ship of Lawrence, in Van Buren,
county, TO borrow SIS, 900 This bill
was passed by the senate on the 18th:
Authorizing the township of st. Clair
to borrow 5000 TO pay judgment.
In the senate on the 18th, Senator
Atwood introduced bill providing for
the inspection by the dairy and food
commissioner of beer manufactured
and sold in this state; also stating
what ingredients shall be in beer An
inspection fee of cent gallon is pro-
vided for. About 10000 barrels Of
beer were manufactured in Michigan
last year, and Senator Atwood says
the state will realize about $500, 900 a
year from beer inspection fees if his
bill goes through
Gov. Bliss and % of the Republican
senators are at loggerheads over the
state tax commission appointments.
The governor on the Goth refused the
request of Republican senatorial COM
mittee to withdraw the names of c. ID.
Lawton and VIM. Il. Dust as tax COM
mission nominees.
The following bill was passed by the
house on the Goth: To amend section
of article 6 of the state constitution
so as to permit the Bay county board
of supervisors to increase the Bay
county Judges salary.
Rep. Rulison, on the 10th, introduced
a bill extending to women who own
property and are taxpayers the right |
to vote.
Since his experience in signing the |
Detroit board of works bill, Gov. Bliss
has adopted new rule, by which all |
bills will be allowed to lay in his office |
week before he signs them, so as to
give those opposed to any measure
chance to be heard.
Rep Totten has an amendment to |
the divorce law providing that persons
guilty of adultery shall be prohibited |
from marrying for 10 years, of extreme