Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
COMMON COUNCIL
HANDED OUT CITY
JOBS MONDAY
FOUR LOTS IN NORTH PARK AD-
DITION PURCHASED FOR
GRAVEL PURPOSES


The annual appointment and con-
frming of appointments of officers for
the city for the coming year occupied
the time of the common council at
the special meeting of Monday night
Marshal Meginley was instructed to
place signs at the intersections of
Main and other streets and also at
the city limits on the roads leading
into Belding, relative TO the lawful
speed within the city limits.
light was ordered TO be placed at
the intersections of Millard street and
Ellis avenue. The mayor and city
clerk were ordered to purchase a
street sprinkler from the Good. Roads
company according TO contract
which the company had submitted.
Ihe tires of the wagon are To be at
least four inches wide
Mayor Hall and city Clerk Conant
were also instructed to execute deeds
for the purchase of lots 8, IA, 5 and
l6 OF Block 20 of North Park Addi-
ton. The price paid was $12O. The
lots >have a good bed of gravel and
the prospect is that the vein is suf-
ficiently large TO provide the city with
gravel for some time to come. About
six hundred loads have already been
taken from the pit.
Wess Porter, fire chief, reported the
election Of the following officers in
his departments: chief, Wess Porter:
assistant chief, ollie Taft; captain of
hose wagon. Dennis Hogan; captain of
hook and ladder wagon, Frank Klock;
secretary, ollie Taft.
B. f. Brown of the library board
made report in which he stated that
about $3.50. In view of the fact that
the city was to be asked to do many
other things the coming year the board
recommended that only $500 be allow
ed the library this year. The matter
of insurance was also mentioned as "a
vital one to the city. The board sug-
gested policy Of $1,000 covering a
two-year period.
The council accepted the bonds of
Harry b. Curtis. Lewis T.. Granger and
Tom Dawes as constables of the three
wards OF the city
Petitions were in from both /. l..
Hubbell and Fred l.. Warner asking
to be appointed city attorney. The
vote showed a tie. and Mayor Hall
cast the deciding vote in favor of l.
l.. Hubbell.
For health officer the petitions of
DR.. +. w. Little and DR.. G. a. Stanton
were presented. The vote on the Of
flee stood five for Little and one for
stanton.
James Meginley was re-appointed
marshal with one dissenting vote, at
the same salary as last year Elmer
T.. Cook was re-appointed city team
ster and janitor of the city hall at a
salary of S25 per week. He is to con-
tinue to use his own team.
The petition of Jason Platt asking
for the appointment as nightwatch
was presented and with it "A paper
signed by w. +. Hetherington and
about one hundred others showing
satisfaction with his past services.
Platt was given the place for the
coming year.
The council received and accepted
the resignation of A. S. Dimmick from
the water board. f.. T.. Fales was ap-
pointed to succeed him. The other
members of the board are to retain
their places. on the library board DR..
G.. +. Smith was appointed to succeed
Mrs. EarfWilson whose term expired.
Licenses were granted to Frank
Harlan and George Kingsbury at one
dollar per ,month to occupy the side
walk with their popcorn and candy
wagons These men are to assume all
damages that may be incurred by such
distractions.
The contract for doing the city
printing for the coming year was
given to Frank j. Luck at nine cents
per folio, the bid OF the Banner be-
ing twelve and one-half cents per
folio.