The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-08
Claims and Accounts.

GEO. A. OWEN,
SIBERIAN LITTLEriELD,
cHAs. y. MccARTY.
STEPHEN 8. sKRZYCkI
Accepted and adopted Is fol'ov p:,u.,
Yeas@Aid Allan. Brono' cpe enmIs,
Kosnis. Knapp, Littieneld. Lodge.
Lynch. MeCsrty,, Mason. Ms,fit,'
oBrien. ostrow,ki Owen. T Eosensna,'
Tossy, walsh, Watson. zoelier and the
President.---33.
Nays-None.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Claims and Accounts beg leave to
state that we have had under consid-
Grafton q letter FROM the Corporation
lard VS.. City OF Detroit; that on oci.
26th. verdict for the City was IND;
on Dec. 3oth, 1910, the supreme Court.
holding that case was one Tor de-
cislon In lower court and on Feb. ~,
1911. the second trial was begun aud
continued through Feb. Gath, on which
latter date. after . ecSferenes with Win
Element for $500 was reached. Your
Committee and the Corporation Coun-
sci was satisfied that no better settle
men could be made In , behalf OF the
ommend the adoption OF the following
resolution.
Re'pss,fylly sysmit,sS,
GEO. A. OWEN,
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD.
S S1Hs 7; T Ts6ART9a
STEPHEN s. SKRZYCkI,
Accepted, and on leave, the follow
ing resolution was offered.
By Aid. Grindley:
Resolved. That the City Controller
be and he 10 hereby authorised and In.
proper fund In favor OF Rufus A. VIII
lard for the sum OF $4,000, tho same
to be I'm full settlement Of all claims
for damages that said willard may
reason OF certain injuries alleged TO
have been sustained. upon pressnta-
ton OF the proper receipt therefor, as
may be drafted or prepared by the
Corporation Counsel.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald. Allan. Broso, Defined.
Ellis, Field. Garvey, Gilman, Grindley,
k Ko.Rf: k ninS1s Lts i.st : oass
lynch. McCsity.. Mason. Merritt,
oBrien. Ostrowski, Owen. Rosenthai.
Schultz. Skrsycki, Theisen, Thompson.
President.-23.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council;
Claims and Accounts. to whom was re-
ferred petitions OF Morris Levy, Louis
Schaub and Blanche LsFrancois. all
60 70 hs Sr s.sn ai Ss fsnsx
upon alleged defective sidewalk, etc,
same under confederation; have list:
after consultation with the Corpora
tlon Counsel, are satisfied that there Ia
no legal liability on the part OF the
City and we sser.f9re ssG ,Sn ;sas
petitioners be denied,
Ro'p sSHS GER sHspIis;a'
s SIZE 4. SI ElTs+tLErlELp.
JOHN r. THOMPSON.
STEPHEN s.. sKRzYCKI
Accepted s seS . 42Rh SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council;
Gentlemen Your Committee on
Claims and Accounts, TO whom was
poration Counsel relative TO the petit
ton OF Hattie Johnson. asking for
damages for injuries alleged 10 have
we have had thee same under. consider
alton and ind that in suit tried before
Judge Hosmer, petitioner Obtained
verdict Of $500 against the be- city and
walking into an open trench
left unlish ted and unguarded. on the
north side OF jefferson avenue; that
iSloCng tn rendsrlns Or ,ns sTois,
bonding company. which. was surety
for the contractor on the sewer IN
course OF construction. OF the PROPOSE
that that Il was conditioned upon the prop.
that the CITY would take step. look.
ing TO payment ai,srCsrds' Jookins
isgs attorney. In behalf Of the Village,
asreed TO above settlement and agreed
% reimburse the city for the grnooppoor-
tiGnste share OF r,s ssms ne that p IN.
amount OF the verdict be paid. and
your committee. seeing no alternative,
recommend that his suggestion be con-
so,,r%r In r. smd "'rs'0 one" '"'
H': yHosN aYRIs sisIis''''
eeEE11iRMA 4, SY ETiTT+LrrrELp.
d qhss Z. T MHeScAsTY
Accepted, and on leave the follow
ing re::olnticn. , was onsred'
b. and he 10 hereby authorised and
instruot.d 20 dr:w w ,Ha. uR %Srs sns
ment OF ali claims for damages that
she may have against the City OF De-
troit and village OF Crosse Pointe Park,
by reason OF certain. injuries alleged
10 have been sustained by walking into
an unguarded open trench on the n 9.
Jererson avenue on August .. 1905,
upon presentation OF the proper re-
csipt therefore, and the Ming Of such
papers as may be required by the Law
Department.
Ysnswxld. Allan. Brozo, DeineI,
Ellis Field, Garvey, Gilman. Grindley,
Koeris. Knapp, Littieneid, Lodge.
Iynch. McCarty. Mason, Merritt.
oBrien, ostrowski, owen, Rosenthal.
schultz skrzycki, Theisen. Thompson.
Tossy Walsh, Watson. Zoelier and the
President.--3s.
Nays-None.
Ways and Means.
To the honorable the Common Council;
Geutlemen--Your Committee on Ways
and Means TO whom was referred the
rsnorts OF the various city of1cers for
the week ending March 4. 1911. RESPECT
fully report that with the. Chief Ac-
countant We have examined the same.
and believing them 90 be correct. rec
their approval
Respectfully submitted
TUOs ". GILMAN.
ALBERT T. ALLAN,
JOHN G., LODGE,
wM. KOENfG.
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
a. y. WALSH,
J. c. CARNEY.
Accepted and adopted as follows;
Yeas--Ald. Allan. Rroxo. Delmei.
Ellis Field. Garvey Gilman. Grindley.
HARPER. Hindle. Heating. ksusch.