Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-22
COMMON COUNCIL
HAD BUSY SESSION
FRIDAY EVENING
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST
WERE TAKEN UP BY CITY
BODY
POSITION OF LIGHTING
POLES WAS DISCUSSED
Sewers and Other Street Improve
ments Received Some Attention
Visitors Attended

Considerable interest centered
around the council meeting of last
Friday evening. The location of the
cables for street lights and other mat
ters of Importance were taken up.
The width of the paving that is be-
ing laid on Main street is not the
same at all points, according to the
plans and specifications. AT the time
of laying the paving it was thought
best to decide on the location of the
light cable and the probable location
of the boulevard poles, when they
should be placed.
Two opinions were expressed as to
the best location. One was that the
lights should follow the curb line,
even though they were thrown out of
a straight line. The other opinion
was that all the poles should be plac-
ed in straight lines regardless of their
location in relation to the curb.
Much discussion was held relative
to both methods Of placing the poles
and their appearance when placed.
The plan to be adopted is in the hands
of the street lighting committee and
they will undoubtedly decide the mat
ter in the way they conclude is proper
and will please the larger majority of
people.
A petition to City Treasurer Row
ley, bearing twenty signatures in
which the signers asked the treasurer
to collect the $1,000 taxes from the
Belding-H Hall company, which COM
any has not been required TO pay,
was presented to the council and laid
on the table. A second petition, sign
ed by fifteen, and addressed to the
council, asked that body to rescind
its action at a former meeting when
it voted to give to the BeldingHall
company the $1,000 taxes. This pc
tition was also tabled.
The present arrangement was made
with the Belding-Hall company two
years ago. Since that time the tax
commission has raised the tax valua-
ton in the city so that after deduct
ing the $1,000 that company still
pays more taxes than they formerly
payer by between $3.50 and $500.
Several of the signers of the petit
tion for the Shawley drain that was
received at q former meeting and re-
ferred to the committees .on drains
appeared at Friday nights meeting
and asked to be released from the
petition. The following persons ask
ed release, most of them stating they
had signed the petition, either without
knowing what it was or just after
dusk: Reuben NJ. Worters, Ray Kline,
j. f. Osworth NJ. Osworth, Arthur +.
James, George Putnam, Bert Gregg,
Will Walker, Chas. Chadwick, Clark
Graves, Chas. Woodruff, Arthur Jones,
L. n. Wicks and G. n. Foster. There
were originally twenty-four names on
the petition.
The matter Of extending the Wash
ington street trunk line sewer was
referred to the sewer committee. The
only action taken on the Improvement
of Liberty street between Broas and
Front streets was the referring of
Of the Improvement to the sewer COM
mittee The deciding of the advisa-
bility of placing an inlet TO the sewer
at the corner of Liberty and Broas
streets was turned over to the sewer
committee.
A petition was received from inter-
ested citizens in the vicinity of the
Central schools asking for the con-
struction of crosswalks from the west
side of Ionia street, on East Liberty,
to the east side Of Ionia street. Also
a walk at the place to connect the walk
on the north side of Liberty street to
the one on the south side. The mat
ter was referred to the sidewalk COM
mittee.
The licenses granting popcorn
stands the use of the streets was re-
scinded. 1t also appeared that the
Pere Marquette railroad company is
in possession of some ground on West
Main street near the lumber yard on
which taxes should be paid. This
was referred to the committee on
claims.
After a discussion of the probable
success of purchasing a set of muni
cipal scales the whole affair was left
in the hands of the purchasing COM
mittee, with power to act as the COM
mittee thought best.
In the absence of Mayor Hall, AL
derman Olds presided at the meeting.
Zerba-Ball Nuptials
Mr.. James Walter Zerba of this city