Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-12-08
Commission Proceedings. +.

Commission Proceedings.
Regular meeting of the City Commits
sion held at the commission. rooms,
Monday evening, December 4, 1916.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor
Cross. Present-Cross, Gidley and
Lancaster Absent-none.
Minutes Of the last meeting were not
read.
Moved by Lancaster, supported by
Gidley, that the meeting be adjourned
until Tuesday evening, December 5,
1916. Carried.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Commission held at the commits
sion rooms, Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 5, 1916. Meeting was called to
order by Mayor Cross. Present
Cross, Gidley and Lancaster. Absent
none.
Minutes OF the two previous meet
ings were read and approved.
On motion by Lancaster, the follow
ing bills were allowed:
Alonzo Graves, draying 49,. 8 $50
Cha'v'x Abstract G. Eng. Co.,
engineering services 90. 900
j. A. Lancaster, salary ....... $500
City Treasurer, payment for team
work 80. 80. ..........,. 1880
James Gidley, salary ............ $500
Mich State Tel. Co., toll and
rentals ........ 49,. TIP
Dwight II. Fitch, salary and
rentals ...,........,.... .-. 4.lI
Andrew Berg, repairing hose
house -. ........... $500
RIA. Risk, salary as health officer $500
Peoples Saw. Bank, order of
Flee. Light Co ............ 315.35
Otis j. Smith, salary, postage, etc 27.91
Moved by Gidley, supported by Lam
caster, that, whereas Carnegie Corpora
ton of New York object to donating
sl2, 900, but are willing to furnish &c.
600 for free public library building,
the action of this Commission, in pass
ing the resolution asking for $4,000, be
rescinded. Carried.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner Lancaster who NOV
ed its adoption; seconded by Commits
sioner Gidley;
Whereas, Carnegie Corporation o.
New York has agreed to furnish ter
thousand dollars $4,000 to the City o
East Jordan, Mich, to erect a free
public library building, on condition
that said City of East Jordan shall
pledge itself by resolution of this com
mission, to support a free public
library, at cost of ten hundred
dollars $1,000 year, and provide {
suitable site for said building; nov
therefore.
Be it resolved by the City Commits
sion of the City of East Jordan tina
said city accept said donation, and doe
hereby pledge itself to comply witt
the requirements of said Carnegie Cor
poration of New York.
Further resolved, that it will furnisl
suitable site for said building, an,
will maintain a free public library il
said building when erected, at cost o
ten hundred dollars $1,000 year
Further resolved, that an annual lev
shall hereafter be made upon the tax
able property of said City of East Jor
dan, sufficient in amount to compl
with the above requirements.
Adopted by the City Commission c
the City of East Jordan on the fit
day Of December, A. d. 1916, by an ay
and nay vote as follows:
Ayes Cross, Gidley and Lancaster
Nays-None.
Moved by Gidley, supported by Lar
caster, that the sum of Fifty Dollars b
appropriated for Community Chris
mas tree, and that the mayor be il
structed to appoint committee OF fou
with full power to act. in the matter
Carried.
The Mayor appointed the followin
named persons as community Xma
committee:-Supt. L. p. Holiday, Re,
John Clemens, Rev. r. S. Sidebothar
and FIR Kroboth.
On motion by Lancaster, meetin
was adjourned.
OTIS j. SMITH,
City Clerk.