Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(oFFIcIAL)

(OFFICIAL)
Council Chamber, Monday, May 3, 'Os.
Meeting called 10 order by Mayor
Sandell, Roll call--present, Mayor
Sandell, Aid. Crawford, Hudson, Hull,
Menkee, Putnam, Scott, q. Absent Q.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bonds were presented
and read. Cornell Bros. drug bond In
the sum of $1,000 with A. l.. Spencer
and T.. II. Spencer as sureties. w. l.
Benedict, drug bond in the sum oil
1000 with Ill. T.. McElroy w. Lee
Cusser as suIeties. Wortley d French
drug bond in the sum of $1,000 with r..
r.. Spencer and Fred f. Ireland as
sureties. Thomas Dawes bond Tor
constable in the sum of $500 with Chas.
Coon and 5. III. Stacey as sureties.
The foregoing bonds were referred by
the Mayor to the Ways and Means
committee. Four names were placed
before the council for the office of city
marshal; w. III. Kennedy, James Me-
ginley, w. r.. Odds and @. M. Blett.
w. r. Menkee and George Crawford
were appointed by the Mayor as tellers
for the elective offices. Twenty ballots
were necessary for choice for marshal
which resulted as follows: Whole mum
Der of votes cast, 6, of which G. Nj.
Blett received and James Meginley =
G. NJ. Blett was declared elected Mar
: shall for the ensuing year Mayor san
dell appointed A. Weber city night
watch at salary of $50 per month
Moved by Aid. Hull, seconded by Aid
Menkee, that the appointment be con
firmed which motion prevailed. Yeas
AID. Crawford, Hudson, Hull Menkee
Putnam, Scott, 6. Nays 0.
The application of Fred l.. Warne
for city attorney was read. Moved D.
Aid. Crawford, seconded by Aid. Hull
that the council proceed to elect cit.
attorney, which motion prevailed
Yeas, Aid. Crawford, Hudson, Hull
Menkee, Putnam, Scott, 8. Nays
follows: Fred l.. Warner received
votes, the whole number cast.
Moved by Ala. Crawford, seconde
by AID Hudson, that the council pre-
coed TO elect president-pro-ten
Which motion prevailed Yeas, AID
Crawford, Hudson, Hull, Menke
Putnam, Scott, 6. Nays 0. Aid. CraN
. ford placed in nomination Aid. HUI
N and Aid. Putnam placed in nominate
Aid. Hudson. A ballot was then take
which resulted as follows: whole nun
Der of votes cast was q, of which a.
Hull received and +. +. Hudson
ceived =. A. b. Hull was declared cleo
~ ed president-pro-tem for the ensuii
year.
The application of l. ;. Morris
~ Health Officer and City physician W
presented and read. Moved by Al
Hull, seconded by Aid. Hudson tn
the council proceed TO elect Heal
Officer and City physician, viii
motion prevailed. Yeas, AID Crawfol
Hudson, Hull, Menkee Putnam, SEQ
= 6. Nays, 0. Aid Hull placed in no
"a nation the name of q. \. Stanton
%j Health officer and City physician. L
~ ballot was then taken which result
MI as follows: whole number of votes Ca
M 6, of which |. > Morris received 2, a
IN g. A. Stanton received 4. q. a. 81
VI -. ,,.o., laoIa rod alaotaA
Moved by Aid. Menkee, seconded
Aid. Putnam that the Council proc
to elect Park commissioners for
ensuing year, which motion prevail
Yeas, Aid. Crawford, Hudson, Ill
. Menkee, Putnam, Scott, &. Nays,
G.. ID. Weter's name was placed
. nomination. A ballot was taken ;
he received six votes, the whole nj
Der of votes cast. II. Earl Wilson
nominated for member of Park G.
mission, ballot was taken, of WI
he received six votes, the whole nj
Der cast. J. III. Armstrong was 4
\ ~ named to fill vacancy caused by j.
N Arnwine's not qualifying last y
M The result of the ballot was that j.
Armstrong received six votes,
whole number of votes cast. III.
Younger, +. NJ. Parney, and Z.
Ashby were appointed, by the Ma
as building inspectors for the ens'