Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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Council Chamber, Friday Nov. 20, 08.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Brick
err.
Roll call. present Mayor Brcker. Aid
Crawford, Hull. Menkee, Putnam. a.
Absent, Aid Hudson, Scott 2.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
Belding, Mich. Nov. | 8. 'o8.
To The Common Council,
Gentlemen made an error in j. E.
Stanton's valuation on city tax OF "a. 05.
1t was an overoharge. You will please
remit to him that amount and oblige.
J. T. Angel
Moved by Aid Hull, seconded by Aid
Putnam, that the city reimburse j E.
Stanton "a o5, which was overoharged.
Which motion prevailed. Yeas Aid
Crawford. Hull, Mhnkee, Putnam, a.
Nays, o.
Gentlemen:-Th committee TO whom
was referred the Recommend by the
Health Officer to have the City Hospital
repaired and put in sanitary condition,
will say your committee have inspected
the same and would recc ommend the
cellar be filled up level with the ground
with sand and that covering Of tar
paper be laid over the floors in the house,
and hard maple matched floor be put
do wn, both down stairs and up, also two
inside doors where, the arch now is, to
close sick room from kitchen. Also that
the paper be taken off the walls and the
walls be patched up where loose or holes
in same, and the whole inside be given a
putty coat of lime ano painted so that it
can be washed and made sanitary, also
that window shades be placed at each
window, so they can be raised or lowered
Also have the wood work on the inside
painted and the floors be given coat
Of linseed oil, also have two pair OF steps,
one at the front and the other at the back
Of the house. We also Recommend that
the well be overhaued and a new valve
put in and see that the pump is alright, il
not, would get double cylinder pump,
also have sink put in kitchen to be con-
neoted to cess pool 90 feet from the
house, hole in the ground feet in dia.,
and feet deep, the tile to run into same
and be filled up with stone to within a
foot Of the top Of the ground and covered
with dirt. And there should be oistern
pump over the sink attached to the els
tern, also the opening leading 10 the cellar
be foored and used for a closet in kitchen
There are some glass broken in windows
hat should be taken out and replaced.
Your committee would recommend that a
telephone be put in the house before it is
used for sickness as it will save the city a
OF Of money in the way of extra visits for
doctors and will be very handy for the
nurse staying there in time Of sickness.
Signed by the committee; Geo. S
Putnam.
Moved by AiI fiufi, seconded by Ad
Menkee, that the report of the Health
Committee be accepted and complied
with. wh:h motion prevailed Yeas, Ale
Crawford, Hull, Menkee, Putnam,
Nays o..
Whereas. Isabel Mann, Of the city oil
Belding. for and behalf OF the heirs Of the
Broas Estate, has by certain petition
bearing her signature and now on file ir
city clerks office of said city petitionec
the said mayor and common council oil
the city OF Belding to take such necessary
action and cause to be constructed q
sewer on Broas street from the point oi
intersection of the center lines of Broas
and Ruth streets and running south along
the center lines of .Broas street and the
state road and,
Whereas. said petitioner does petition
that for the benefit resulting to the prop
erty Of said petitonerfrom the construct
ion Of said sewer and for the further priv.
ledge of connecting said sewer so con-
structed with the sewer on Broas stree,
in subdivision No. of sewer district No
g. that SAID petitioner be assessed on thai
property on the east side OF Broas street
between Ruth street and the state roac
and known as the Broas Homestead, as
if said property we're five lots Assess
ment to be at the rate OF forty-six dollars
and twenty-five cents per lot which wa.
the estimated assessment to be levied or
lots in sub division No. | OF sewer district
No 3
Now therefor be it resolved, that the
common council of the city of Beldnf
deem it necessary and expedient and DE-
hereby determine to construct a sewer or
Broas street from the point of intersection
of the center lines of Ruth and Broas
street south along the center line of Broa:
street TO the point OF intersection of the
center lines Of Broas street and the state
road. as petitioned by said petitioner and
Be il further resolved, that the cos
and expenses of establishing, making
laying and constructing said sewer a:
provided by the charter Of the city OIL
Beldng shall be paid by assessing a:
five lots that property on the east side oil
Broas street between Ruth street and the
state road and bnown as the Broas Home
stead, at the rate of forty six dollars anc
twenty-five cents per lot the estimated
assessment on lots in subdivision No.
OF sewer district No 8. or to-wit; an as
sessment OF two hundred and thirty-one
dollars and twenty-five cents on said
property. The surplus, If any received
from such assessment over and above
the costs and expenses Of establishing
laying, making and constructing the said
sewer on Broas street shall be paid into
the sewor fund for sub division No, oil
sewer district No. 8, to be applied toward
defrayng the costs and expenses of es-
tablishing. laying, making and construct
ing said sewer in said subdivision No. /,
Of sewer district No. 8. said sum to be
so paid for the privilege OF connecting the
| sewer herebv ordered established with