Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-04-22
WAS A WARM SESSION
Mayor MCCllntOn Breaks The First
Tie Vote of His Adm IniStratiOn.
TWO HOURS OF DISCUSSION
Al the Special Meeting of the City Council
Held Tuesday Evening.

Mayor N. F. McClinton called a
special session of the city council for
Tuesday evening and when the roll
was called all members with the ex-
ception of DIR. Dav were found to be
present, The mayor briefly stated the
reason for the call as follows: To
hear the report of the committees
appointed at the last regular meeting.
looking toward the combining of
certain city offices and the appoint
ment of standing committees. Alder
man Hannah. chairman of the special
committee, presented the following
majority report signed by himself and
Alderman Ogden;
To the honorable mavor and common
council of the city of Alma, Michigan.
Gentleme en- Your committee ap-
pointed to investigate and recommend
the uniting of the various duties TO
be performed bv the several respective
offices of the city of Alma. for the
year beginning with their appointment
and qualification after the first Mon
day in May. would most respectfully
submit the following as majority re-
port of said committees
We would recommend that the offices
of street commissioner. city marshal
and park commissioner. be united.
and the man who shall be appointed
by the mayor and confirmed by the
council as strest commissioner, shall
be appointed and confirmed as city
marshal and park superintendent.
Last year we paid the city marshal
a salary of $3.50; the park superinten-
emf $40. and the street commissioner
work at 20 cents per hour. figured
$412. 40. making total of 81. 1872. 40.
BY uniting the work and recurring
one man to look after same, even If
we paid salary of 5000. saving
would be made to the city of 1892 40.
We would recommend that the Office
of superintendent of water works shall
perform the duties also of superinten-
dent of sewers, as we have ordinances
governing this work. and with our
extensive water system. and the
work involved bv ordinance upon the
Superintendent in looking after such
water system, and the work required
of him by ordinance in looking after
all sewers, taps and connections made
at any time. and which should be done
by competent person, and one who
understands the system and making
repairs to mains and by one who
shall become acquainted with all
private meters and private house
connections and shut offs, as we'll as
all main line shut offs. is such that
he should not be given more or other
work. In this connection we would
time actually spent in his work as
required of him bv the ordinance, at
a certain sum per hour, as has been
done heretofore.
We have carefully reviewed the
situation-and cannot see where other
offices can be united. at least TO
advantage
Verv rcsDectfullv Submitted
Edward Hannah.
George Ogden
Alderman Russell Of the Second
ward. the third member of the
committee. could not agree with his
brother committeemen and presented
the following minority report.
To the honorable mavor aud com mon
council of the City Of Alma. Mich.
Gentlemen:-You committee ap-
pointed To jnvestigte and recommend
the uniting of the various duties to
be performed bv the several respectiv e
officers of the City of Alma. for the
year beginning in Nav, would most
respectfully submit minority report
from said committee, for the reason l
could not agree with Messrs Hannah
and Ogden as to which of the offices
should be united.
l would recommend that the offices
of superintendent of water works and
steet commissioner he united, and
the man whom the mavor shall ap-
point and the council confirm as
superintendent of the water works.
shall also be appointed and confirmed
as street commissioner. and shall
perform the duties of both Offices.
verv respectfully submitted
Isssc Russell
The motion to adopt either report was
not made bv its author. hence In order
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