The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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Minutes of regular and special
meeting read and approved.
TIC the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council Of the City Of Bedding:
The petitioner has personally seen
the mayor and five members of the
council in regard to the street flush
ing changes we would like to make,
did not manage to see Mr.. Shawley.
The business men are thoroughly sat
isfied with the previous arrangements
made including the price, but there
seems to be a general feeling that
they would want more than three
flushings per week. So we are
asking you to kindly change the ar
engagements SO that we will pay $500
per flushing, which will enable US to
have as many flushings as we want,
providing we give Mr.. Cook due and
timely notice.
The money is in my hands and will
be paid over to Mr.. Conant so that
the city at no time will be out any
thing. Mr.. Conant also suggested
that the matter of when the street
should be flushed be handled through
my office and / am willing to under
take this part of the deal If satisfac-
tory to the council. All the business
men expect is a thorough job and
see no reason why everything should
not be all right.
took so much Of your time at the
previous meeting l did not care to
bother you again in person but simply
to bring this matter to your attention
as the aldermen have already been
interviewed as before stated.
Thanking you, we are,
Yours truly,
B. F. Brown, Sec'y.
p. S.-The general opinion seems
to be that it is wholly unnecessary
to flush the streets at o'clock in
the morning Between 6 and z or
possibly the noon hour there are very
few machines on the streets, if any
at all. However, this part of it is
only suggestion and you will decide
to suit your own ideas.
Moved by Aid. Hollenbeck, second
ed by Aid. Purdy, that the city accept
the proposition made by b. +. Brown,
secretary of the Bedding board of
commerce. Motion prevailed. Yeas
Aid. Arnold, Shawley, Hollenbeck,
Purdy, Friedly, McCue-6. Nays-0.
Health officer. treasurer and
clerks reports were read.
Moved by Aid. McCue, seconded by
Aid. Hollenbeck, that the reports be
accepted, published and placed on file
in the clerks office. Motion prevail
ed. Yeas-Ald. Arnold, Shawley,
Hollenbeck, Purdy, Friedly, McCue-
6. Nays-0.
Moved by Aid. Arnold, seconded by
Aid. McCue, that the citv of Bedding
buy $1,000 worth of War Savings
Stamps. Motion prevailed. Yeas
.n1I al
Purdy Friedly, McCue-6. Nays~O.
Moved by Aid. Hollenbeck, second
ed by Aid. Purdy, that l.. w. Sayles
be appointed member of the board of
water commissioners to fill the unex-
nired term of A. M. Hall, resigned.
Motion prevailed. Yeas--Ald. Arm
old, Shawley, Hollenbeck, Purdy,
Friedly, McCue-6. Nays-0.
Auditing city bills:
James Meginley, July salary S 5000
Leonard Mcpherson, July sal
Elmer W. Little. July salary 5000
II. L. Hubbell, July salary -. $500
F. K. Conant, July salary =. 66.66
G. o. Bignell, hospital rent :. $3.50
E. E. Cook, janitor salary, for
Mary S. Barnes, librarian, July
W. D. Pond, janitor July salary 1900
p. A. Fredericks. waterworks
Supt. July salary -. -. 1000
Z. j. Oberlin, day engineer -. $500
Charles Johnson, night engin-
eer, July salary -. -. -. $500
Ben Neve, utility man, July
E. E. cRhappie & Co., labor with 80
team 49,. -. 49,. $50. 35.40
Frank Antcliff, labor with team $500
James Caverly, labor -. -. 2700
George Antcliff, labor -. -. 2700
Steve Bostwick, labor -. 49,. $500
Bert Castle, one load gravel 1.50
James Meginley, two months
rent for garage -. -. 200
bridge signs .... $50
Wise & Cobb 80. 49,. -. -. 3.18
Bedding Hardware Co. $500. 1894
w. Overly. repair and well at
The County Poster Service, ~
lettering board signs 49,. 800
Belding Lumber Co. ...... rs
A. M. Simmons & Co., one-half
dozen brcoms -. -. 49,. 4.50
.G. w. Kingsbury, groceries ;. 4.29
E. S. Chase, rebate on sidewalk 1891
Two Johns, rebates on sidewalks $500
Two Johns, rebates on sidewalks 1888
w. E. Smith. labor 80. -. 20.25
R. ID. McNutt, stalking out side
walks LOU
f. s. Chase, labor 49,. ... 49,. $50
Spencer Light Co. -. -. -. 353.67
L. G. Epson, drawing Is loads
leaves from park go. 4.5O
VIM. II. Kennedy, July salary $500
Moved by Aid. Friedly, seconded
by Aid McCue, that the city bills be
allowed and the clerk authorized to
draw orders for same. Motion pre-
vailed. Yeas--Ald. Arnold, Shaw
ley, Hollenbeck, Purdy, Friedly. Nc
Cue-6. Nays--0.
Water Works bills:
Joe Tower, labor 49,. -. IS lilo
Low Mel ,ean labor 21(