Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-07-20
Commission Proceedings.

Speclai meetin8 Ol the Clty CoHinis-
sion held at the commission rooms,
Tuesday evening, July H. 1917. Meet
ing was called to order by Mayor Cross.
Present-Cross, Gidley and Crowell.
Absent-None.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion by Gidley, the following
bills were allowed:
Enterprise Pub. Co.. printing : l6.45
w. l.. French, rebate on walk O.. 37.58
A. Walstad, repair work ........ 5.65
Mich State Tel. Co., rentals go. 625
r. o. Bsbee, surety bonds 49,. $50
Reid Graft Plumb. Co. labor and
material 60. olo III
C. A. Brabant, mdse. for H. Talbot 81 Is
State Bank OF +. D., surety bond 500
Thomas Gagnon, labor ......... 600
w. l.. French, rental acct Of II.
ldlDOt lOUO
Fl. D. Edwards & Co., fire hose 240O 90
j. A. Nickless, labor ......... AIS
On motion by Cross, the followin ing
named persons were granted sidewalk
permits: w. l.. French, Lots and 3,
Block | !; John Monroe, 81 feet along the
north side of Lot z, Block /; Robert
Price, Lot 6, Block q, Stones Addition.
Commissioner Crowell offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption. Seconded by Commissioner
Gidley.
Resolved that the vacating OF that
part OF William street in the City of
East Jordan, described as commencing
at the southeast corner Of Lot /, Block
II, Nichols Second Addition to the
Village of South Lake, now incorpor-
ated part of the City of East Jordan,
thence easterly along the south line of
said Lot distance of 1876 feet, more
or less, to the southwest corner of said
Lot /, thence southerly along the east
line of Spring street distance of twen-
ty-seven feet, thence easterly parallel
to the south line of said Lot | to the
west line OF Main street. thence north
erly along said west line of Main street
to the place of beginning, and to be
used together with Lot 1, Block II,
aforesaid, except strip four feet in
width along the entire north side there
OF and as heretofore deed to the Board
OF Library Commissioners OF the City of
East Jordan by w. p. Porter, for the
purpose OF erecting Carnagie Library
building, is necessary public improve
ment Be II Further
Resolved, That this commission in
tends to vacate the above described
portion OF Williams street for the pur-
poses above described and TO make
deed therefor to said Board of Library
Commissioners to be used in connec-
ton with said portion of Lot /, Block
IL, aforesaid, for the purpose OF the
erection OF said library building.
Further
Resolved, That this commission meet
on the Goth day Of August, A. d. 1917,
at 8 o'clock p. NJ, at the commission
rooms over the Post Office in said City
for the purpose Of hearing objections
to the making Of said proposed inn
provement the vacating OF the above
described portion of Williams street
and the making and executing of the
deed therefor to the Board OF Library
Commissioners of East Jordan for the
purposes aforesaid. And be it Further
Resolved, That the City Clerk give
notice OF said meeting Of this commits
sion by the publication of proper
notice thereof in the Charlevoix Coun-
ty Herald newspaper published and
circulating in said City OF East Jordan,
said publication to be for not less than
two weeks and previous to said date of
meeting, to which notice shall be at
tached true copy of this resolution.
Adopted by the City Commission OF
the City of East Jordan on the seven
teenth day OF July, A. ID. 1917, by an
aye and nay vote as follows:
Ayes-Cross, Gidley, Crowell
Nays--None.
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