Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-12
l.. w. Sayles.
O. j. Barker.
Committee

o. j. Barker
Committee.
Moved by Aid. Sayles, seconded by
Aid. McCue, that the foregoing re-
port be accepted and the grade be es-
tablished, also the walks ordered
built within one year. Motion prevail
ed: yeas, Aid. Totten, Barker, Brown,
Sayles, McCue-5; nays, O.
Moved by Aid. Totten, seconded by
Aid. Totten, that the clerk be author
lied to draw an order i'm favor of the
Standard Engineering Company for
Two Hundred Forty-Seven dollars
($247.00) this being the first pay.
ment on the West Main street bridge.
Motion prevailed: yeas, Aid. Totten,
Barker, Brown, Sayles, McCue-5;
nays, O.
Mayor Knapp referred the installa.
ton and operation of the boulevard
lights to the light committee.
Report of the lighting committee:
We, the committee on lighting, to
whom was referred the matter of
We have arranged with the Spencer
Electric Light Company to install and
maintain one 60 Watt light for five
Aoj iHoHtnS dt 9i'oV pei hohtH lioH
June 1, 1916.
(Signed-Committee):
o. j. Barker.
L. w. Sayles.
Moved by AID. Barker, seconded by
Aid. Sayles, that the report of the
light committee be accepted. Motion
prevailed: yeas, Aid. Totten, Barker,
Brown, Sayles, McCue-5; nays, 0. :
Reports of officers:
The reports of the city clerk, treas
urer, nightwatch, health officer and
fire chief were read. Moved by Aid.
Sayles, seconded by Aid. Totten, that
the foregoing reports be accepted,
Published and placed on file. Mos
ton prevailed: yeas, Aid. Totten,
Barker, Brown, Sayles, McCue-5;
nays, 0. Ri
N ~ Monthly Report I.
of the health officer to the common
council of the city of Bedding, from
May II, 1916 to June 80, 1916.
Number of complaints of nuisances,
8; no cause for complaint, O.; nuisan-
ces ordered removed, 3; number re-
moved, 8; inspections made, IS.
Classification of Nuisance Complaints:
Chickens, 0; filthy barns, 1; filthy
closets Ito clean), 1; filthy premises,
o; manure Ito remove), O; stoppage
of sewer, o; water in cellar, o; filthy
alleys, / filthy cellars, O; filthy priv
les Ito remove) O; garbage receptac-
les, 1; stagnant water, 0; rubbish and
refuse, O.
Number of cases Of contagious dis
ease reported:
Scarlet fever, 2, died, O; diphtheria,
0, died, 0; typhoid fever,0, died, O;
whooping cough, 0, died, O; measles,
$50, died, O; smallpox, /, died, o; con-
sumption, /, died, l.; meningitis, 0,
died, 0; pneumonia, 1, died, 0; quaran-
tined families supplied, 2; number of
houses fumigated, g.; number of calls
made, city poor, %; number Office
calls, city poor, 1; specimens sputa
for tubercle bacilli, 0.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjory NJ. Orr, Health Officer.
Report of Nightwatch:
Doors open in June, 1916:
June l. Bedding Hardware Co.
June 20-22, Will Clarke's marble shop
June 22-24. -. Spencer Light Office
June 30 .-.r.........F #. ID. Lincoln's
Total--6.
ArreSJS In June.
June 81, 1916, Arthur Ringold for
speeding, fine, $685..
June 81. Mr.. Ed. Levandowski for
speeding, fine, $5.S5.
Jason Plat, Nighwatch.
Auditing City Bills
James Meginley, marshal, June
salary commemorate. 1000
Jason Platt, nightwatch, June
Marjoryy M. Orr, health officer, 80
June salary .............. $500
]. l.. Hubbell, attorney, June
salary ............. 35.0U
f. E. Conant, clerk, June sal
E. I. Cook: janitor, i weeks -
weeks salary ............ 24.0o
p. A. Frederick, water works
superintendent, June salary 5000
VIM. Oberlin, day engineer,
June salary ........... $500
+. J. Oberlin, night engineer,
June salary .............. $500
Mark Leetch, general utility
man, June salary ......... $500
Mary s. Barnes, librarian,
June salary ............ $500
G. o. Bignell, hospital rent for
Chas. Smith, fireman, 3
months salary .......... 1880
Art Corey, fireman, 3 months