Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-21
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


COUNCIL ABERs, Friday May IS. 1908
Meeting called 70 order by Mayor Bricker.
Ron call; Present. Mayor Brtoker. Aid
Smith, Budson, chaye. Clarke. Fisher. Demon
est. 90 Absent. none
The minutes OF TIE last meeting as read were
approved.
Bedding. Mich, April 20, 1903,
To the Mayor and Comu on Council:
Gentlemen:-We the undersigned property
owners, respectfully petition your hono able
Dody nat water main be extended from where
~ now enus on North Bridge ST. one block
North To Leonard ST. thence east 10 Crawford
street.
Signed by Mrs O. A. Day and o others.
Referred to Fire Com
Belding. Mich April 20, -sOs.
To the Hon. Mayor ana Common Council:
Gehtlemeh'-We the Undersigned properly
owners respect ully petition your honoraole
body 10 grade and gra' ell Leonard 81. com
menclnR az bridge 81. AM running east 10 MI
Signed by Eugene Warner and others.
Referred TO Com. on treets and Sidewalks.
The following are the reports OF special com
mittee TO investigate water ano sewer system
] would recommend boa ding the city for a
sunclent amount not u exceed t4O,OOO 10 put IN
complete SYST m OF water " orks with neces-
say pumps and boilers a reservoir and stand
| pipe, using Toe same water pipes we now have
IN, beleVlng II would be- soon enough 10 substl-
Il
| present wood pipes was insufficient extension
10 De mace win iron pipe II deemed necessary.
signed ii j. Leonard.
| | am in favor OF bonding the city to the
amount OF $50 900 u ! 5000 IL needed To put In
complete system OF water works, using two
pumps. two boilers. "A reservoir and standpipe,
/ Main ST. leaving the woe pipes now in place
10 be used IL case OF accidents 10 iron pipes, all
! other wood pipes TO be useu for the present. AL
| further exclusions TO be OF est iron pipe. The
/ 10 reDlaCeu
| larger pipes are needed. All water 10 De paid
| for oy D eter.
Signed 4. Frank Ireland.
The committee which was appointed to in
vestigate water works and sewerage system,
| wish TO repo that we have investigated the
sewer ana water system OF Lansing, Owosso
and 81. Johns, we found that ansing water
| works are paying for itself and small dividend
| to the clty. Owosso water works are paying its
giving It's citizens the T lowest possible water
| rent. 81. johns water WORKS are paying It's
bonded Indebtedness. interest and $500 div
dend TO city per year. Owosso and ST. johns
had TO overcome obstacles which we think we
would not have 10 contend with. ST Johns wells
are 600 H. deep and Owosso 3s5 II deep.
We would recommend that "A special electi n
be- called 10 vote for bondine the city for a gen
cral system OF water works and trunk line sew
en- mat Is the city shall bond large enough 10
cove putting in water works and trunk line
sewerage, the number, size. length and loca-
ton Of such sewers TO be determined by Com
mon Council after civil engineer mas MADE "a
survey and found the actual needs OF the CITY.
Would also recommend that all abutting prop
erty TO trunk line sewer constructed at public
expense or which sewer upon said property
aid not pay a special tax TO build said sewer,
sha pay for said connection the sum OF tl5 Tor
each resident, house or lot, so connected with
said sewer, all other sewers must be built &C
cording To provisions of charter That water
works shall consist OF a pumDiug station, Stanu
pipes u water mains and that water be SUP
piled from springs ana flowing wells in suffici-
ent quantities for domestic use and Dire protec-
ton. Signed by Leonard Smith,
w. Chave,
Il. Il. Hudson,
. w. +. Bricker.
Movad nv Hudson seconded hy Aid Smith