Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-24

Regular meeting of the City Commits
sion held at the commission rooms
Monday evening, July 10, 1915.
Meeting was called to order by May
or Cross. Present, Cross, Gidley and
Lancaster. Absent, none.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion by Gidey, the following
bills were allowed:
ID. S. Payton, spreading tax and
correcting roll -. ...... $1,000
Enterprise Pub. Co., printing. 14.25
John F. Kenny, draying ...,.. 6.22
Edw. Kake, repairing town hall. PIP
City Treasurer, paym't st. labor 1920
James Gidley, mdse ...,....... 2.30
George g. Glenn, surety bond. 500
Mrs. o. E. Sundstedt, rebate on
cemetery lot. :. 400
E. W. Giles, cleaning Streets. 24.0O
Petition having been filed asking for
electric light extension from Division
street, northward on the cemetery road
motion was made by Lancaster, sup
ported by Gidley, that a series of five
incsndescent lights be installed thereat.
Carried.
Moved by Gidley, supported by Lam
caster, that the petition of Mike Muma,
asking for permission to build cement
walk along the west side of Lot s,
Block 4, original plat, be accepted and
permission granted. Carried.
Moved by Lancaster, supported by
Cross, that the low bid of Reid Graft
Plumbing Co. for installing water
meters, outside-old work, $3.50; new
work SOC, inside-old work, 81 90; new
work SOC, be accepted. Carried.
Moved by Gidley, supported by Lam
caster, that the low bid of Bert Hughes
of 40c per cubic yard for filling in not
less than 5000 cubic yards of dirt at the
bridge, be- accepted, and that the city
attorney be instructed to draft the
| necessary contract. Carried.
The City Commission of the city OF
East Jordan, having under considera-
ton the matter of establishing and con-
structing a sewer on Mill street and
Block 20 of Nicholl's Second Addition,
Commissioner Gidley offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its adop-
ton. Seconded by Commissioner Lam
! caster.
Whereas, The Assessor of the city
has completed his special assessment
according to the directions of this Com
mission heretofore given, for the pur.
pose of defraying portion of the cost
and expense of the construction of a
sewer commencing at the eastern
termination of the sewer on Mill street,
thence east to the alley in Block 20 OF
Nichol's Second Addition to the Village
of South Lake, now incorporated part
of the city of East Jordan, distance
of 500 feet, thence north in said alley @
distance of 32619 feet, which this Com
mission has decided shall be borne by
a special assessment on the special as
sessment district No. 5, heretofore
established, according to benefits,
Resolved, That said special assess
ment roll be filed with the Clerk of the
city and be open to inspection by al
persons interested. Further
Resolved, That the City Clerk give
the notice required by the Charter OF
the city, to all persons assessed in SAID
special assessment roll and to all per
sons interested, said notice to be pub
lished in the Charlevoix County Herald
for not less than two weeks, that the
said assessor together with this Com.
mission will meet at the Commission
Rooms over the Post Office, on the
ninth day of August A. d. 1915, al
eight o'clock p. M, for the purpose oi
reviewing said roll, at which time and
place all persons interested may ap.
pear and will be given an opportunity
to be heard.
Adopted by the City Commission Of
the city of East Jordan on the nine.
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