Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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Hudson, Skellenger, 1. Absent-Ald
Connell and Hull.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Health officers report for the month
of June as follows:
Number complaints of nuisances, 8;
nuisanceS ordered removed, ll;nuisances
removed, II; number cases of contagious
diseases reported, scarlet fever, -;
measles, 3; number houses fumigated, D.
Respect. Submitted,
g. A. Stanton, Health Officer.
Moved by Aid Crawford, seconded by
Aid Gildemeister that the report be
accepted. Which motion prevailed.
Yeas-Ald Crawford, Gildemeister,
Hudson, Skellenger, 4. Nays, 0.
TO the Hon. Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Bedding.
We the undersigned residents of the
city of Belding, believing that the or
dinances Of the city and the laws of the
state are not being enforced in regard
TO the closing hours of billiard and pool
rooms and in regard TO the presence OF
minors in and about such rooms and
other rooms and places occupied and
used for playing cards, dice and other
unlawful games and further that the
law is not being enforced in regard 10
the presence of slot machines and other
gambling devices in stores and other
places i'm the city, do humbly petition
your honorably body TO enforce the or
dinances of the city and the laws of the
State in regard TO the presence of minor
in and about billiard and pool rooms or
rooms used for the purpose of playing
cards or any other unlawful game and
other rooms in which il is unlawful for
such persons to be; that the laws of the
state in regard to the presence of slot
machines or other gambling devices in
and about the stores and public places
be enforced; that all persons operating
billiard and pool rooms i'm the city be
required TO observe the ordinances in re-
gard To closing thereof; that the laws in
regard To closing business places on
Sundays be enforced and that the
propritoTs of soft drink establishments
and places of amusement he required
10 remove all card tables therefrom.
Signed by j. Il. Witt and POS others.
The foregoing petition was referred,
by the Mayor, TO the ordinance COM
mittee
Aid Crawford offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, the common council of the
city of Belding, after due investigation,
deem the sidewalk now made and CON
structed on the east side of South Front
street, along and in front of lots num-
Der 8 and 10 of Putney's addition To the
village, now city, OF Bedding to be in
an unsafe condition and unfit for re-
pair, and,
Whereas, the said common council
after due investigation also deem the
sidewalk now made and constructed
on the east side of South Pleasant street
along the west side of lot number 81 of
Supervisor Moons plat To the village,
now city, of Bedding to be in an unsafe
condition and unfit for repair, and,
Whereas, the said common council
after due investigation also deem the
sidewalk now made and constructed on
the north side of East Ellis avenue,
along and in front of lots number |, IL,
IL, %, 26 and 80 and 80 of Vincent's
first addition to the village, now city,
of Belding TO be in an unsafe condition
and unfit for repair
Now Therefore be il Resolved, That
the owner or owners, occupant or occu-
pants OF the premises hereinafter des-
cribed be and are hereby ordered and
required To- make, rebuild, construct
and maintain or cause TO be made, con-
structed, rebuilt and maintained "A ce-
ment or concrete sidewalk i'm compli-
ance with Ordinance No. %, adopted
and approved on the l1th day of May,
"A. ID. 1908, with the ordinances amend
atory thereof, such walks To be con-
structed upon the established grade of
such walks respectively. The portions
Of the sidewalk hereby ordered and re-
quired To be made, constructed, rebuilt
and maintained are TO be laid and con
structed rs follows, to-wit: On the east
side of South Front street along and in
front lots number and 10 of Putney'S
addition to the village, now city, of
Belding; on the east side of South Pleas
ant street along the west side of lot
number 81 Of Supervisor Moons plat
TO the village, now city, of BeIding,
and on the north side of East Ellis ave
nue. along and in front of lots number
/, II, IL, %, rs, 30 and 36 of Vincent's
first addition TO the village, now city,
of Bedding, and be il further
Resolved, That the owners or occu-
pants of the premises above described,
adjacent TO and abutting on the line of
the sidewalks above ordered TO he made,
constructed, rebuilt and maintained, he
and are hereby ordered TO make, con-
struct, rebuild and maintain such side
walk within 10 days from and after
service upon such owner or occupants
of "A notice of this resolution rs herein
after mentioned, such sidewalk To be
constructed, made, rebuilt and main
tanned in the manner and of such ma
terial rs required and provided by said
Ordinance No. %, and the ordinances
or parts of ordinances amendatory
thereof and 10 the satisfaction of the
sidewalk committee of the said city of
Belding, be ii further
Resolved, That notice of this reso-
luton and of the time within which
the owner or owners, occupant or occu
pants of the above described premises
adjacent To and abutting on the line of
the sidewalk herein ordered and re-
quired To be made, constructed, rebuilt
and maintained are required and di-
rected 10 make, construct, rebuild and
maintain such sidewalk be served by
the city marshal on the owner or own
erS, occupant or occupants of said prem