Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
COUNCIL : PROCEEDINGS
(oFFIcIAL.)


COUNCIL CHAMBER. January 8, 90.
Meeting called TO order by Mayor
Bricker. Roll call-Present, Mayor
BriclSer, Aid. Crawford, Hudson, Hull,
Menkee, Putnam, Scot, 6. Absent 0.
= Special meeting called for the pur-
pose of taking up bills and such other
business rs might legally come before
the meeting. -
Health Officers report-Number OF
nuisances reported, 6. nuisances ordered
removed, 6. One case of suspected
small pox held in detention for diagno-
sis. Number of calls made ON city
poor, 20. Respectfully submitted,
Ills l. S. Morris, Health Officer.
Moved by Aid. Crawford seconded
by Aid. Scott, that the report of the
Health Officer be accepted, which mo-
ton prevailed. Yeas, Aid. Crawford,
Hudson, Hull, Menl<ee, Putnam, Scott,
6, nays.0. ~
Belding, Mich, Dec. II, 0S.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Belding;-
Gentlemen:-We the undersigned resi-
dents residing on the slreets below men,
toned, do hereby petition your honor
able body to cause street light to he
placed at the corner of Charles and Jay
streets. Signed by j. G. Zerba and 10
others.
The foregoing petition was referred by
the mayor to the street lighting Conn
mittee.
Bedding, Mich, Jan. 2, %.
We, the undersigned members of Dan.
$. Root Post, No. 1875, respectfully pc
ton your honorable body TO furnish
this post with metal markers for the
purpose of marking the graves of de
ceased soldier and sailors dburied in Bel
ding cemetery. Signed. J.-W. Cooper,
and Is others. 49,
Moved by Aid Hull, seconded by
Aid. Menkee, that the foregoing petit
ton be granted, which motion pre-
vailed. .
Yeas-Ald Crawford, Hudson, Hull,
menllee, Putnam, Scott, Z. Nays-0.
Moved by Aid. Hull, seconded by
Aid. Menkee, that the City Clerk be
authorized TO purchase numbers for
houses, which motion prevailed. Yeas
Aid. Crawford, Hudson, Hull, Menkee,
Putnam, Scott, 8. Nays-0
Belding, Mich, Jan. s, 1908
To the Mayor and Common Council OF
the City of Belding:-Gentlemen,-
Your Street Lighting committee
wishes to report we have considered pc
titons for street lights in our hands and
beg To make the following report. Il
The petition of VIM. Conlllin and 32
others for light at-the corner of Ken
wood and. Demorest. streets, we would
not grant this petition AT present owing
to the small number of people TO be
benefited
We ask Sor further consideration on
the petition of Bedding Bros. & Co. and
SO others for lights on Harrison avenue
and Morton avenue and one light at
corner OF Ashfield street and Riverside
avenue.
We recommend the petition of j. w.
Treat and 10 others for light at the
corner of Ellis avenue and Root street
be granted.
We also recommend that six arches
be placed as follows: One arch at the
corner of Main and Front street; one
arch Mt the corner of Main and Broas
street; one arch at the corner of Main
and Pearl street; one arch at the corner
of Main and Pleasant street; one arch
at the corner of Main and Bridge street;
one arch at the corner of Bridge and
Congress street.
Respectfully Submitted
Lighting Committee,
+. f. Hudson
A. B. Hull
| Geo. l.. Putnam
Moved by Aid Hudson, seconded by
Aid Menkee that the report of the
Street Lighting Committee be accepted,
which motion prevailed. Yeas-Ald.
Crawford, Hudson, Hull Menkee, Put
nam, Scott, 6. Nays, 0.
Two bids were submitted for snow
blowing, as follows: G. $. Moore, one
horse pillow, 30 cents per hour, and two
horse pillow, 40 cents per hour. Robert
Mcconnell, two horse pillow, As cents
per hour
Moved by Aid. Crawford, seconded
by Aid. Hull, that the bid of G. $,
Moore being lower than McConnells
be be awarded the work of snow-plow.
ing, which motion prevailed. Yeas
Aid. Crawford, Hudson, Hull, Menkee,
Putnam, Scott, 6. Nays, 0.
Moved by Aid. Hudson, seconded by
Aid Menkee, that Lizzie Belding, Ed
ward Crooks and the Richardson Silk
Co. be paid one (S1.00) each for the
right-of-way for trunk line sewer across
their property on the north side of Flat
river, which motion prevailed. Yeas
Aid Crawford, Hudson, Hull, MenlSee
a.