Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-27

Alma, Mich, April, Is 1911.

mayor, Hon. j. NJ. Montigel.
Present Aldermen Knight, Demuth,
Pulfrey, Bansill, Fullerton, Fraker.
There being a quorum present the
council was declared to be in session.
The journal of the proceeding session
was read and approved.
Your committee of the whole would
report that they have taken up the mat
ter of electric lights OH Orchard Street,
and on Lincoln Avenue and Center
Street and would respectfully report that
they have had the same under consider
alton. They would recommend that the
prayer Of the petitioners be not granted,
but that the light on State Street in
front of DR.. Lancashire's residence be
moved TO the north about 80 feet or as
far as the committee on lights would rec
ommend.
On motion of Aid, Pulfrey, supported
by Aid. Fraker that the report of tine
committee be accepted. Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Demuth, supported
by Aid. Pulfrey that the petition signed
by VIM. Knudson, ct. al for an arc
light at corner of Orchard Street and
Wright Avenue could not be granted at
present
Which vote was as follows: Yeas
none. Nays, Aids, Knight. Demuth,
Pulfrey, Bansill, Fullerton and Fraker.
Aid. Fuller appears.
z. The committee of the whole would re-
spectfully report that they have had the
matter of light at corner of Lincoln
Avenue and West Center Street under
consideration. and would recommend
that the prayer of the petitioner be
not granted.
u n.motion eff Aid. Pulfrey.t supported
by Aid. Demuth that the report of the
committee be received and adopted.
Motion carried
On motion of Aid. Fuller, supported
by Aid. FTaker that the request of Chas.
Fishbeck for $50 to help purchase new
uniforms for the fire department be
granted, and the clerk be instructed to
issue order for ssme. Which vote was
as follows: Yeas, Aid Fuller, Knight,
Demuth, Pulfrey, Bansill, Fullerton.
Fraker. Nays nonen
On motion of Aid. Pulfrey supported
by | emuth that the communication of
the Standard Oil Co. relative to oiling
street, be received and placed on file
Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Fuller, supper ed
by Aid. Bansill that the report of the
treasurer be received and placed on file
Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Pulfrey, supported
by Aid. Fullerton, that there be trans
ferred 500 from the General Fund to
the Park Fund Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Pulfrey, supported
by Aid. Demuth, that the constable bond
of Joseph Ray as principal and Clinton
Nelson as surety, be approved. Motion
carried.
On motion Of Aid Pulfrey, supported
by Aid. knight, that the Justice of The
Peace bond of J. 7. Swigart as principal
and G.. II. Bansill and Thos. u. Clark
as sureties be approved. Motion car
ried.
The mayor would recommend that
the City Clerk be instructed to pay to
the Treasurer of the Civic Improve
ment League the sum of SIS each and
every week, from the 1st of May, 1911
TO the 1st of November, 1911 The
same to apply as part payment for
any team that the League may hire to
work in connection with the city team
in sprinkling our main street, as fol-
lows:
From the mill-race bridge on SUI
perior street east, to Park street on
Superior street west; from A. W.
Wright's office to Dr. Days office on
State street; from the Alma city
! laundry to the rear of the Church
block on Woodwork avenue; from
the rear of Foraquer's garage to STU
perior street on Gratiot avenue
The city to have the use of the said
, team at ali such times as it is not
! sprinklng the streets, for such work
as the city may have to do and to
work under the supervision Of our
city street commissioner The city
team to sprinkle all they can, not get
ting away from the City Hall any
more than two blocks at any time
J And all moneys collected for sprin-
king residence property by the city
team should go into the treasury OF
the Civic Improvement League to pay
the balance due the extra team. All
moneys left at any time out of the
sprinkling fund should be used by
the League TO pay the expense OF
making collections of the money to
maintain the free reading room. and
such other city improvements as they
see fit TO make