Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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Meeting called TO order by Mayor
Hall. and roll call found the following
present Aid Martin, Skellenger,
Gildemeister, /.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved
The following report from the Board
of Water Commissioners was read.
Bedding, Mich. April B. 1914.
Honorable Mayor q City Council,
Bedding. Mich.
Gentlemen
With reference To furnishing water
during the late Spring. summer and
early Fall months, for sprinkling Main
and adjacent business streets from the
I City mains, will say:
The Board of Commissioners have
canvassed this matter carefully and
arrived at the conclusion that il will
not be safe. from the point of view
OF having sufficient water from the
wells for this purpose and being as
sured Of adequate pressure for fire
protection and domestic supply at all
times.
1ur record shows that during the
I HtOIln OF JUNE, 1910, lllf bdSlil ItStI
yoir supplied by the wells did over
flow into the river 191 hours, or an
average OF 6 hrs. and 20 minutes each
twenty-four hours. The range, how
ever, being very great on June 18th
this overflow was in process for Is
hrs. and five minutes and on June 18th
and goth no overflow occurred for
two days, the hours overflow ranged
all the way from nothing to g hrs,
and g minutes.
In July the overflow was "a hrs.
and 80 minutes, an average Of hrs.
and 80 minutes a day, and the range
this month was from I hrs, ) minutes
on July Sth TO no overflow on four
different days.
For August the overflow occurred
1S6 hrs. average for each twenty-four
hours, hrs, As minutes. and the range
was from IL hrs, 40 minutes to l hr.
As minutes.
The above shows the great irregul-
arity in the overflow and this is largely
contingent upon whether it is a wet
or dry season, but il is certain that
the overflow would not accommodate
itself to the City's requirements for
water. 1t is more likely TO occur be-
tween midnight and morning, and
probably again during the middle of
the day, when water would not be us
ed for sprinkling purposes and it is
certain that when there was less, or
no overflow, on account of the large
consumption Of water for domestic
use that this would be just the time
il would be in demand for street use.
Again, it is certain that the con-
sumption of water will be greater this
season, as it is likely 10 increase from
season to season. There will be more
takers and il is proposed TO allow
sprinkling at any hour optional with
the consumer. This course being TAX
en- for the reason that all takers will
he metered after May 1st. This may
lead TO an increased amount OF water
for sprinkling purposes. Again, it
is certain that large number Of
takers who were put on meters last
season were very cautious in the use
Of water until they learned that they
could use reasonable and necessary
amount Of water without having TO
pay excessively for it, with the result
that in many cases they did not use as
much as the meter rent would come to-
In other words, they have grown Co
have confidence in the meter system
and will use more water this season.
For the above reasons and perhaps
also for the fact that we have no guar
antee that all wells will continue TO
flow, or that the strata OF water will
always enable us TO put down new
wells and get a flow, we consider ii
only good Judgment to conserve the
present supply Of artesian water for
domestic use and fire protection only.
This is the policy OF the present
Board OF Water Commissioners.
Your truly
T.. w. HOWARD
4. S. DIMMICK
+. I'll. TOTTEN
Board OF Water Commissioners.
Moved by Aid. Olds, seconded by
Aid. Martin, that the report be accept
ed. Which motion prevailed. Yeas,
Aid. Martin. Skellenger, Knapp, Olds,
McCue, 8. Nays, o.
A communication from Justice of
the Peace e. B. Lapham relative to
paying rent in the City Hail was read
and no action taken.
The following report from the City
Health officer was read.
Monthly report Of the Health Of
ficer for the month Of March 1914.
Number of Complaints Of nuisances, ].
Nuisances ordered removed, 2. Num-
Der removed, ?. Inspections made, ..
Classification OF Nuisance complaints.
Filthy closets, q Number of cases Of
Contagious diseases reported; Scarlet
Fever. /. Consumption, 2. Meningitis,
I. with death. Pneumonia, !, with
one death Number houses fumigated,
3. Number calls. City poor. L. Speci-
mems Sputa for Tubercle Baccilli, 2.
Respectfully, G. a. Stanton, Health
officer.
The following report of the Fire
Chief was also read.
Report OF Fire Chief for the quar-
ter ending March 31st, 1914.
Salaries: c. Smith, $3.50, T. Little,
$3.50, c. Coon, $3.50, %. Taft. $3.50,
A. Kelly. $3.50, V. Leach, 1925, II. i