Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-17


city Clerk.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, April IA, 1902
Meeting called to order by Mayor Lapham.
Roll call-Present, Mayor La ham, Aid Hud
son, Smith. Putnam, Chave Coles, Fisher. (6J
absent none.
Mayors message read, received and placed on
file.
Mayor appointed the following Standing Com.
mittees:
Clams-Ald Fisher Chave. Smith
Ways and Means-AId. Cbaye, Hudson, Z ish.
Purchasing Com. Aid Hudson, Putnam,
Coles.
Fire Department-Ald. smith, Coles. { have
Ordlnances-Ald Coles, Chave, uudsOn
Health-Ad Putnam Hudson, oles
streets and Sidewalks Aid Putnam, Coles.
Hudson.
street Lighting-Ald Hudson, Chaye, coles
Cemetary-Ald Coles, Cnaye, smith.
BELpING, MICH, April T. 1903
lion. Mayor dHd Board Of Afdermeni The IN
derslgned residents owning ana occupy ny
property on Hall and Washington Streets, re
spectiul Y peutlUn your honorable body that
said Washington Street from the point where "
u Int rsected by Hanover, and east 10 point
where II u lntersected by Hall street, be graded
and graveled We call attention l. the fact
tn this stretch OF thoroughbred Is probably the
poorest OF any similar length OF street IN the
city. II has never zen grdd d and IS at This
TINS receive early ana thorough consideration.
Signed by 4 Frank Ireand ana Others.
Referred to Street and Sidewalk Committee.
BELDlNG. MICH, April llth, 1870!
lion. Mayor and Board Of Aldermen; The uu
derslgneu residents or taxpayers o ning prop.
erty abuttipg on b ia haITlson aud Morton
Avenues, respectfully petition your honorable
body at the CITY Water Mains be extended
rom the point where they are now la on Ash
he d Street, easterly along, firs', on Riverside
Avenue, 10 the point where Harrison Avenue
leads of, thence east 70 Brooklyn Street, thence
south on brooklyn Street TO morton Avenue,
ia nee east on Morton Avenue TO Pine Street,
thus furnishing water sup ly TO- fire and
other purposes for which the water is common
~ USED, 10 the residents OF both Harrison and
Morton Avenues, We would call particular
attention 10 the fact that this lay out W IL ac-
comodate, by actual count 80 houses which are
W wholly unprotected from ire and without
Accommodations from the CITY Water Works in
any mains.
signed by Bedding Bros. 4 Co and ~ others,
Referred to Fire Department Committee,
BELDING, MICH, April II, 49, 9.
hon. Mayor and Board Of AideyWsH: -Ine un
dersigneu residents or taxpayers owning and
occupying property on Harrison Avenue, re
specially petition Your honorable b dy that
that part OF Harrison Avenue, beginning al "a
point where YORK Street leads on a"d extend.
ing eastward on said Harrison Avenue Oh Pine
Street be worked this season 10 the extent OF
establishing grade and turnplhlng ana gravel.
ing. This particular part OF Harrison Avenue
Is used daily b. various grocers and market
men OF the City a. well as others and AT this
time is greatly inferior To the average country
road We believe that IL your able Street Co Al.
will view this piece OF thoroughfare ana port
TO the Council, t"ete will bee no hesitation
whatever in having the WORK done that We petl
ton for
Signed by Bedding Bros, & Co and ~ Others.
Referred TO Street and SIDEWALK Committee
BELDING, NJ en-, April IT, 1902
Common t0UScit.-Wlll you lease cause to
be issued 10 me permit TO remove tho Metho.
dist Parsonage uilding from Is present ioca-
tion on Washington Street 10 lot located east
side Bridge Street, between ii. A Smith and
o. "eCue. With perm please issue such
necessary orders TO telephone and light com.
panies as IS required tor them TO care for their
wires. W. +. SANDELL
Moved 10y AID. Putnam, seconded by Aid
Hudson that permit be granted w f. Sandel
TO move the building as petilioned, but that
such removal be cone without expense TO the
City which motion prevailed. Yeas, Aid. Hud-
son, Smith, Putnam, Chavc Coles. Fisher CO.,
Nays, none
Moved by Aid Coles seconded By Aid. Smith.
that the bond OF Geo. y Mouton as City Clerk
with 7. Frank Ireland and T.. X Spencer as
sureties be accepted and approved. which mo
tion prevailed. Yeas, Aid. Hudson Smith, Put.
nam, ChaYe Coles, Fisher I6l. Nays none
Clerk ga notice that he had appointed Chas
Il Foote Deputy city Clerk.
City Clerk notified the Common Council that
Lyman Coyey, James Ayery and A % Hun
failed to qualify as constables
on motion Council adjourned.
GEO v, MouITo,,
City Clerk,