Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-04
Alma. Mich. Dec. 26, 1911.

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! i'm council rooms on the above date.
The council was called to order
by the mayor, Hon. J. NJ, Montigcl.
Present Aids. Fuller Knight, Pull
frey, Cook, Fullerton and Frakcr.
There being quorum present the
council was declared to be in session.
The journal of the preceding scs-
sion was read and approved.
The Committee on Claims make
the following report:
That the case OF Geo ). Young ct
al. against the city Of Alma be re-
ferred to the city attorney
On motion OF Aid. Pulfrey, sup
ported by AID Fuller, that the re-
port of the committee be accepted
Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Cook, supported
by Aid. Fullerton, that the petitions
signed by s. Messenger, +. +. Pol
lasky, A. w. Buck, a. w. Hodson,
+. A. Gill, ct al, relative TO paving
be received and placed on file. Mo
ton carried
Your Committee To whom was re-
| ferred the matter OF preparing the
necessary resolution, submitting to
the electors of the city OF Alma, the
question of issuing the city's bonds
for street paving and Improvement,
and who also was the committee to
whom was referred the matter OF
presenting the resolution that the
city OF Alma pave and further i'm
prove It's streets, and which resolu-
tion was adopted at a regular session
of the common council Of the Sald
city of Alma, December 12th, 1911,
would most respectfully report. thai
since the adoption of SAID resolution
OF December 18th, aforesaid, they
have talked personally with major
ity OF all persons owning properly
upon Superior and State streets III
said city who would be assessed for 4
portion Of the expense OF construc-
tion Of such paving and improve
ments. and find that a large percent
age OF those thus talked with would
prefer 1o have such portion OF the
cost OF said paving and improvement
assessed according TO 7he frontage
of their respective pieces OF prop
erty. instead OF sixty per cent OF the
entire expense thereof. and that the
city at large shcnld pay fOr all streets
and alleys Your committee would
therefore recommend the vote upon
the resolution OF December 12th,
1911. should be rescinded and said
resolution amended, and theRTore
| for that purpose make this as a sup
elemental report upon the proceed
ings OF December 18th aforesaid
ALBERT =. COOK.
r. ]. FRAKER,
Committee
Moved by AID. Fuller, Tnd sup
ported by Aid Knight. that the sup
elemental report OF said committee
be accepted, adopted placed ON file
and recorded III the proceedings Of
this council.
Yeas: Aids Fuller, Knight, Pu1-
frey, Fullerton, Cook and Fraker.
Nays: None.
AID Cook offers the following re-
solution and moves its adoption.
which motion was supported by Aid.
Fullerton:
Whereas. the supplemental report
OF the committee appointed to pre-
pare and present the necessary re-
solution as to paving and otherwise
! improving the streets and avenues I'm
the city of Alma. recommends the
resembling of the former resolution
az adopted; therefore, be ii
| Resolved, BY the Common Council
of the city OF Alma. now i'll session,
that the adoption of the resolution
of December 18th, 1911. relative to
the paving and improving of certain
streets and avenues in the said city
of Alma. be rescinded, and said re-
solution be again submitted to this
said cornell for further action
/ thereon
Said resolution was adopted by a
unanimous vote of the council, as
follows:
Yeas: Aids Fuller. Knight, Pulfrcy.
Fullerton. Cook and Fraker
Nays None
Therefore. the said resolution here
tofore adopted by said council. Dec
ember 18th, 1911. being by said vote
rescinded, and said resolution being
now before said council for further
action, AID Cook offers the following
resolution as substitute to said
former resolution, and moves its adj
| option, which said motion was sup
! ported bv Aid Fullerton.
Whereas, The Common Council of
the city OF Alma believe il to be
necessary public Improvement to
pave and otherwise improve certain
streets and avenues in the said city
OF Alma. and that it is necessary to