Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-12
Council Proceedings
(OFFICIAL)

Council chambers, July Seventn,
nineteen sixteen.
Council called to order by Mayor
Knapp. Roll call present, Aid. Tot
ten, Barker, Brown, Sayles, McCue-
5; absent, Aid. Crawford--t
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved. ...,,,....,.s-..., 49,.
The following was read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Belding,
Gentlemen:-We are informed that
there is about $500 or a little more
of the money received from the dog
tax in the city which can be paid into
the school library fund As pkovided
by the charter. If such is the case
we would ask your body to make ar
engagements to have the same paid
over to the board before, the annual
meeting, if possible, which wjl Occur
on the tenth day of July, A. d. 1916.
(Signed):
Board of<Education.
Fred l.. Warner, Secretary
Moved by Aid. Barker, seconded by
Aid McCue, that the clerk be authoriz-
ed to draw an order on the library
funds for $56.24, payable to the
Board of Education. Motion prevail
ed: yeas, Aid. Totten, Barker, Brown,
Sayles, McCue-5; nays, 0.
The following was read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Beldinng,
Gentlemen:-At the semi-monthly
luncheon and meeting of the Bedding
Board of Commerce held June Goth,
the discussion by the members per-
tanning to Mr.. III. j. Leonard's pro-
posed gift of cemetery to the city
resulted in the following motion:
Moved by Mr.. z. C. Lloyd, sec
onded by Mr.. w. F. Bricker, that
it be the sense of this meeting
that the Common Council of the
city of Bedding accept this gift
from Mr.. Leonard. Motion car
ried unanimously"
(SignedC:
Belding Board of Commerce,
By X. c. Gunsolus,
Secretary.
Mayor Knapp referred the forego-
ing to the cemetery committee for re-
port at the next regular meeting.
The following resolution was read:
solution-Whereas the special
assessment as made by the Board of
Assessors on Paving District "B" was
duly confirmed at a meeting of the
board of review, which meeting was
convened on May 18th, 1916, which
assessment has been duly certified
to this council
Now, Therefore Be 1t Resolved.
that the said assessment as certified
to by said board of assessors is here
by duly confirmed by this council, and,
Be 1t Further Resolved, that the
said assessment shall be divided into
five 90 equal installments, one of
which shall be collected each year
and that the supervisors, of the re-
spective wards wherein assessments
are to be levied, shall levy an assess
ment for the first installment as soon
as notified by the city clerk Of this
resolution, and that said assessment
roll shall be turned over to the treas
urer and that the said treasurer shall
be authorized to collect said assess.
ment and that the said assessment is
now declared due and payable, and,
Be Ii Further Resolved, that the re-
naming four (4) installments shall
be levied together with the interest
at the rate of six per cent &c per cent?
per annum each and every year here
after at teh same time Of levying the
fall taxes and shall be due and payable
at such time and in such manner as
said fall taxes are due and payable.
Adopted and fled this seventh day
Of July, A. ID. 1916.
F. f. CONANT, City Clerk.