Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(oFrIcIAL)

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Council Chamber, Thursday, July y,
a. M, '09.
Meeting called to order by VIM. +.
Sandell, mayor.
Roll call: Present, Mayor Sandell,
Aid Crawford, Hull, Menkee, Putnam
"A. Absent, Aid Hudson, Scott.
Meeting called for the purpose of
hearing any suggestions or objections
relative To Sewer District Number Ten
1O), also Lateral A of Sewer District
Number Two (2)
Mayor Sandell excused.
No suggestions nor objections were
Offered and the hour Of 5o'clock having
arrived, President Pro Tenn Hull took
the chair and motion was made by
Aid Menkee, seconded by Aid Putnam
that the common council of the city of
Bedding do now adjourn, which motion
prevailed. Yeas, Aid Crawford, Hull,
Menkee, Putnam. Nays-0.
w. ;. Eddy, City Clerk.
Council Chamber, Friday, Aug. 6, %.
Meeting called To order by Mayor
Sandell.
Roll call.
Present-Mayor Sandell, Aldermen
Hudson, Menkee, Putnam, Scott, 4.
Absent-Aldermen Crawford and
Hull, ?.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
Belding, Mich, July %, 1909.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the city of Belding:-
conference.-the, the undersigned
citizens OF Bedding, do hereby remon-
strate against the new ordinance that
you have made relative To forcing
bicycles from the sidewalks entirely.
The enforcement of this ordinance
would be "A hardship on many good
citizens that you have little apprecia-
ton of. This is city of manu1ac-
tories and by necessity many OF the
employees have To live a long distance
from their work, with the use of bi-
cycles and having the use OF the side
walks outside of the restricted dis
trcts of the old ordinance, makes ii
possible for them To take their dinner
at home during the entirity OF the
pleasant weather.
Were the streets of the city in pas
sable condition for riding a wheel we
would ask nothing more. The facts
are lamentable, yet true, that IL is a
physical impossibility for one to ride
bicycle on majority of the streets
of our city their entire length.
Further, we beg you to consider that
some of the employees of the mills are
not physically able TO walk the re-
spective distance 10 their work con-
F, tinually, it is hardship enough dur
ing the inclement weather that we
must have
We also wish you To consider the
fact that the bicycles of Belding are
used in business way, not for pleas
ure or scorching, but simply as a
necessity. We further believe that "A
large majority of bicycle riders have
regarded your previous ordinance and
are willing to live up TO the same.
| Farther, it is unjust for the small
minority to cause this Injustice inn
posed on all. We therefore ask your
honorable body TO repeal this new ordi-
nance.
signed by Floyd Darling and 300
others
Also the following from the Board
of w alter Commissioners.
To the Mayor and Common Council
conference.-the Board and Water
Commissioners herewith petition the
Mayor and Common Council TO make
an exception in the case of Mr.. Peter
Fredricks, superintendent of water
works, in Ordinance l02 forbidding
the riding of bicycles on the side
walks. 1t being shown to their salts
faction that said Fredricks is unable
TO satisfactorily perform his duties by
being forbidden To ride his bicycle eX-
cept on the streets.
Respectfully submitted,
+. w. Howard.
III. u. MeElroy.
The foregoing petitions were re-
ferred by the Mayor to the ordinance
committee.
Moved by Aid. Menkee, seconded by
Aid. Scott, that the present bicycle
ordinance be suspended until further
action by the council. Which motion
prevailed.
Yeas-Ald. Hudson, Menkee, Scott,
3; Aid. Putnam voting no.
Belding, Mich, July 30, 1909.
Mayor and Common Council, City,
MISUNDERSTANDING to petitions of
residents on James street for extension
of water mains on said street. The
superintendent of works for the water